323 research outputs found
Characterization of Optical Frequency Transfer Over 154 km of Aerial Fiber
We present measurements of the frequency transfer stability and analysis of
the noise characteristics of an optical signal propagating over aerial
suspended fiber links up to 153.6 km in length. The measured frequency transfer
stability over these links is on the order of 10^-11 at an integration time of
one second dropping to 10^-12 for integration times longer than 100 s. We show
that wind-loading of the cable spans is the dominant source of short-timescale
noise on the fiber links. We also report an attempt to stabilize the optical
frequency transfer over these aerial links.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to Optics Letter
James Gozzard Interview
Transcript of oral history interview with James Gozzard by John Hanrahan on his experiences during the Vietnam War on February 29, 1984
Union of an intra-articular distal radius fracture after successive failures of three locking plates: a case report
We report a case of a 30-year old male, who presented with a right distal radius intra-articular fracture complicated by compartment syndrome. He was treated with fasciotomies and fracture fixation with a 3.5 mm LCP (Synthes™), followed 7 days later by skin graft. Repeat radiographs 8 weeks later showed a break across the plate at the level of an unfilled screw hole over the fracture. He underwent exchange plating with a 2.4 mm LCP Distal Radius Plate (Synthes™). This revision was complicated by an infected wound dehiscence 2 weeks later requiring multiple procedures. Radiographs at 20 weeks showed broken distal screws. A second revision was performed. At 12 months, the fracture had healed clinically and radiologically, but the three distal screws had broken. We discuss the multifactorial failures of the these three attempts at osteosynthesis, and which factors helped achieve osseous union. We also discuss the literature on volar locking plate breakage and conclude with the recommendations to avoid this rare complication
Astronomical verification of a stabilized frequency reference transfer system for the Square Kilometre Array
In order to meet its cutting-edge scientific objectives, the Square Kilometre
Array (SKA) telescope requires high-precision frequency references to be
distributed to each of its antennas. The frequency references are distributed
via fiber-optic links and must be actively stabilized to compensate for
phase-noise imposed on the signals by environmental perturbations on the links.
SKA engineering requirements demand that any proposed frequency reference
distribution system be proved in "astronomical verification" tests. We present
results of the astronomical verification of a stabilized frequency reference
transfer system proposed for SKA-mid. The dual-receiver architecture of the
Australia Telescope Compact Array was exploited to subtract the phase-noise of
the sky signal from the data, allowing the phase-noise of observations
performed using a standard frequency reference, as well as the stabilized
frequency reference transfer system transmitting over 77 km of fiber-optic
cable, to be directly compared. Results are presented for the fractional
frequency stability and phase-drift of the stabilized frequency reference
transfer system for celestial calibrator observations at 5 GHz and 25 GHz.
These observations plus additional laboratory results for the transferred
signal stability over a 166 km metropolitan fiber-optic link are used to show
that the stabilized transfer system under test exceeds all SKA phase-stability
requirements under a broad range of observing conditions. Furthermore, we have
shown that alternative reference dissemination systems that use multiple
synthesizers to supply reference signals to sub-sections of an array may limit
the imaging capability of the telescope.Comment: 12 pages, accepted to The Astronomical Journa
Development of a risk assessment tool to assess the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs. Phase 1 – Understanding better the retention of phosphorus in the drainage fields
The findings contained within this report have allowed Natural England to refine and implement a risk assessment methodology for septic tanks, which was developed through a previous project with CEH (NECR170)
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