334 research outputs found
Identification of Services - A Stakeholder-Based Approach to SOA Development and its Application in the Area of Production Planning
Mid-Infrared Optical Frequency Combs based on Difference Frequency Generation for Molecular Spectroscopy
Mid-infrared femtosecond optical frequency combs were produced by difference
frequency generation of the spectral components of a near-infrared comb in a
3-mm-long MgO:PPLN crystal. We observe strong pump depletion and 9.3 dB
parametric gain in the 1.5 \mu m signal, which yields powers above 500 mW (3
\mu W/mode) in the idler with spectra covering 2.8 \mu m to 3.5 \mu m.
Potential for broadband, high-resolution molecular spectroscopy is demonstrated
by absorption spectra and interferograms obtained by heterodyning two combs.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure
Supernova Light Curves Powered by Young Magnetars
We show that energy deposited into an expanding supernova remnant by a highly
magnetic (B ~ 5 x 10^14 G) neutron star spinning at an initial period of P ~
2-20 ms can substantially brighten the light curve. For magnetars with
parameters in this range, the rotational energy is released on a timescale of
days to weeks, which is comparable to the effective diffusion time through the
supernova remnant. The late time energy injection can then be radiated without
suffering overwhelming adiabatic expansion losses. The magnetar input also
produces a central bubble which sweeps ejecta into an internal dense shell,
resulting in a prolonged period of nearly constant photospheric velocity in the
observed spectra. We derive analytic expressions for the light curve rise time
and peak luminosity as a function of B, P and the properties of the supernova
ejecta that allow for direct inferences about the underlying magnetar in bright
supernovae. We perform numerical radiation hydrodynamical calculations of a few
specific instances and compare the resulting light curves to observed events.
Magnetar activity is likely to impact more than a few percent of all core
collapse supernovae, and may naturally explain some of the brightest events
ever seen (e.g., SN 2005ap and SN 2008es) at L > 10^44 ergs/s.Comment: 5 pages, submitted to Ap
Including Protons in Solid-State NMR Resonance Assignment and Secondary Structure Analysis: The Example of RNA Polymerase II Subunits Rpo4/7
International audience1 H-detected solid-state NMR experiments feasible at fast magic-angle spinning (MAS) frequencies allow accessing 1 H chemical shifts of proteins in solids, which enables their interpretation in terms of secondary structure. Here we present 1 H and 13 C-detected NMR spectra of the RNA polymerase subunit Rpo7 in complex with unlabeled Rpo4 and use the 13 C, 15 N, and 1 H chemical-shift values deduced from them to study the secondary structure of the protein in comparison to a known crystal structure. We applied the automated resonance assignment approach FLYA including 1 H-detected solid-state NMR spectra and show its success in comparison to manual spectral assignment. Our results show that reasonably reliable secondary-structure information can be obtained from 1 H secondary chemical shifts (SCS) alone by using the sum of 1 H α and 1 H N SCS rather than by TALOS. The confidence, especially at the boundaries of the observed secondary structure elements, is found to increase when evaluating 13 C chemical shifts, here either by using TALOS or in terms of 13 C SCS
Two-Dimensional Distance Correlation Maps from Pulsed Triple Electron Resonance (TRIER) on Proteins with Three Paramagnetic Centers
Pribitzer S, Ibanez LF, Gmeiner C, et al. Two-Dimensional Distance Correlation Maps from Pulsed Triple Electron Resonance (TRIER) on Proteins with Three Paramagnetic Centers. APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE. 2018;49(11):1253-1279
Light-Induced Switching of HAMP Domain Conformation and Dynamics Revealed by Time-Resolved EPR Spectroscopy
Kinked Bisamides as Efficient Supramolecular Foam Cell Nucleating Agents for Low-Density Polystyrene Foams with Homogeneous Microcellular Morphology
Dark Photocatalysis: Storage of Solar Energy in Carbon Nitride for Time-Delayed Hydrogen Generation
While natural photosynthesis serves as the model system for efficient charge separation and decoupling of redox reactions, bio-inspired artificial systems typically lack applicability owing to synthetic challenges and structural complexity. We present herein a simple and inexpensive system that, under solar irradiation, forms highly reductive radicals in the presence of an electron donor, with lifetimes exceeding the diurnal cycle. This radical species is formed within a cyanamide- functionalized polymeric network of heptazine units and can give off its trapped electrons in the dark to yield H-2, triggered by a co-catalyst, thus enabling the temporal decoupling of the light and dark reactions of photocatalytic hydrogen production through the radical's longevity. The system introduced here thus demonstrates a new approach for storing sunlight as long-lived radicals, and provides the structural basis for designing photocatalysts with long-lived photo-induced states
Sequence-specific recognition of methylated DNA by human zinc-finger proteins
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mark. Three classes of mammalian proteins recognize methylated DNA: MBD proteins, SRA proteins and the zinc-finger proteins Kaiso, ZBTB4 and ZBTB38. The last three proteins can bind either methylated DNA or unmethylated consensus sequences; how this is achieved is largely unclear. Here, we report that the human zinc-finger proteins Kaiso, ZBTB4 and ZBTB38 can bind methylated DNA in a sequence-specific manner, and that they may use a mode of binding common to other zinc-finger proteins. This suggests that many other sequence-specific methyl binding proteins may exist
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