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Antiproton annihilation on light nuclei at very low energies
The recent experimental data obtained by the OBELIX group on D and
He total annihilation cross sections are analyzed. The combined
analysis of these data with existing antiprotonic atom data allows, for the
first time, the imaginary parts of the S-wave scattering lengths for the two
nuclei to be extracted. The obtained values are: for D and for He. This
analysis indicates an unexpected behaviour of the imaginary part of the
-nucleus S-wave scattering length as a function of the atomic weight
A: (p) > (D) > (He).Comment: 13 pages, 5 figure
High-power test results of a 3 GHz single-cell cavity
Compact, reliable and little consuming accelerators are required for the
treatment of tumours with ions. TERA proposes the "cyclinac", composed of a
high-frequency, fast-cycling linac which boosts the energy of the particles
previously accelerated in a cyclotron. The dimensions of the linac can be
reduced if high gradients are used. TERA initiated a high-gradient test program
to understand the operational limit of such structures. The program foresees
the design, prototyping and high-power test of several high-gradient structures
operating at 3 and 5.7 GHz. The high-power tests of the 3 GHz single-cell
cavity were completed in Winter 2012. The maximum BDR threshold measured for
Emax of 170 MV/m and RF pulses of 2.5 \mu s was 3 x 10-6 bpp/m
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Lab-on-Chip for Testing Myelotoxic Effect of Drugs and Chemicals
This paper was presented at the 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2014), which was held at University College, London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics, IPEM, the Process Intensification Network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Heat Transfer Society, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group, and the Energy Institute, ASME Press, LCN London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL University College London, UCL Engineering, the International NanoScience Community, www.nanopaprika.eu.In the last twenty years, one of the main goals in the drug discovery field has been the development
of reliable in vitro models. In particular, in 2006 the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative
Methods (ECVAM) has approved the Colony forming Unit-Granulocytes-Macrophages (CFU-GM) test,
which is the first and currently unique test applied to evaluate the myelotoxicity of xenobiotics in vitro. The
present work aimed at miniaturizing this in vitro assay by developing and validating a Lab-on-Chip (LoC)
platform consisting of a high number of bioreactor chambers with screening capabilities in a high-throughput
regime
Effect of Duroc genes proportion on growth performance and on carcass and meat quality characteristics in heavy pigs
By means of the application of covariance models, the linear effects of the proportion of Duroc genes were evaluated with respect to growth (from 6 to 170 kg live weight) and feed/gain ratios, as well as carcass (lean cuts, adipose cuts, linear measures, backfat thickness, loin area and lean percentage) and meat quality (L* a* b* colour, reflectance, electrical conductivity, pH) in 167 heavy pigs (87 castrated males, 80 females) from different crosses of Duroc (D), Large White (LW) and Landrace (L) breeds, from 25 to approximately 300 d of age. The pigs were weighed at 25, 105, 170, 235 d and at the end of the trial (298 ± 6 d of age), and were raised under the same conditions. The proportion of Duroc genes was 0% (LWxL; no. 33), 25% [(LWx(DxL); n. 31 and Lx(DxLW); n. 35)] and 50% [Dx(LWx(LWxL)); n. 68]. The increase in the proportion of Duroc genes negatively affected the live weight at the different ages (P0.10). In fact, during the final phase (from 120 to 170 kg l.w.) the effect of the Duroc breed on daily gain became positive (P=0.08), and the feed/gain ratios were significantly lower (P=0.02). The carcass composition was not significantly influenced by the increase in the proportion of Duroc genes, with the exception of a rise in the weight of neck (P<0.01) and flare fat (P=0.02) and a reduction of ham (P=0.09). Carcass length resulted lower as the proportion of Duroc genes increased (P<0.01); at 24 h from slaughtering, meat colour showed lower values for lightness (P=0.08), redness (P=0.02) and yellowness (P=0.03)
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