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We present a tomographic technique making use of a gigaelectronvolt electron beam for the determination of the material budget distribution of centimeter-sized objects by means of simulations and measurements. In both cases, the trajectory of electrons traversing a sample under test is reconstructed using a pixel beam-telescope. The width of the deflection angle distribution of electrons undergoing multiple Coulomb scattering at the sample is estimated. Basing the sinogram on position-resolved estimators enables the reconstruction of the original sample using an inverse radon transform. We exemplify the feasibility of this tomographic technique via simulations of two structured cubesâmade of aluminium and leadâand via an in-beam measured coaxial adapter. The simulations yield images with FWHM edge resolutions of (177â±â13)âÎŒm and a contrast-to-noise ratio of 5.6â±â0.2 (7.8â±â0.3) for aluminium (lead) compared to air. The tomographic reconstruction of a coaxial adapter serves as experimental evidence of the technique and yields a contrast-to-noise ratio of 15.3â±â1.0 and a FWHM edge resolution of (117â±â4)âÎŒm
The directed flow maximum near c_s=0
We investigate the excitation function of quark-gluon plasma formation and of
directed in-plane flow of nucleons in the energy range of the BNL-AGS and for
the E(Lab)=40AGeV Pb+Pb collisions performed recently at the CERN-SPS. We
employ the three-fluid model with dynamical unification of kinetically
equilibrated fluid elements. Within our model with first-order phase transition
at high density, droplets of QGP coexisting with hadronic matter are produced
already at BNL-AGS energies, E(Lab)=10AGeV. A substantial decrease of the
isentropic velocity of sound, however, requires higher energies, E(Lab)=40AGeV.
We show the effect on the flow of nucleons in the reaction plane. According to
our model calculations, kinematic requirements and EoS effects work
hand-in-hand at E(Lab)=40AGeV to allow the observation of the dropping velocity
of sound via an increase of the directed flow around midrapidity as compared to
top BNL-AGS energy.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures; plot of p(e) at various specific entropies shows
why mixed phase is not soft at AGS energ
Crystal Structure of the N-Terminal Domain of Nup358/RanBP2
Key steps in mRNA export are the nuclear assembly of messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs), the translocation of mRNPs through the nuclear pore complex (NPC), and the mRNP remodeling events at the cytoplasmic side of the NPC. Nup358/RanBP2 is a constituent of the cytoplasmic filaments of the NPC specific to higher eukaryotes and provides a multitude of binding sites for the nucleocytoplasmic transport machinery. Here, we present the crystal structure of the Nup358 N-terminal domain (NTD) at 0.95 Ă
resolution. The structure reveals an α-helical domain that harbors three central tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs), flanked on each side by an additional solvating amphipathic α helix. Overall, the NTD adopts an unusual extended conformation that lacks the characteristic peptide-binding groove observed in canonical TPR domains. Strikingly, the vast majority of the NTD surface exhibits an evolutionarily conserved, positive electrostatic potential, and we demonstrate that the NTD possesses the capability to bind single-stranded RNA in solution. Together, these data suggest that the NTD contributes to mRNP remodeling events at the cytoplasmic face of the NPC
, K and f Production in Au-Au and pp Collisions at = 200 GeV
Preliminary results on , KK and production using the mixed-event
technique are presented. The measurements are performed at mid-rapidity by the
STAR detector in = 200 GeV Au-Au and pp interactions at RHIC.
The results are compared to different measurements at various energies.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures. Talk presented at Quark Matter 2002, Nantes,
France, July 18-24, 2002. To appear in the proceedings (Nucl. Phys. A
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A compact laboratory transmission X-ray microscope for the water window
In the water window (2.2-4.4 nm) the attenuation of radiation in water is significantly smaller than in organic material. Therefore, intact biological specimen (e.g. cells) can be investigated in their natural environment. In order to make this technique accessible to users in a laboratory environment a Full-Field Laboratory Transmission X-ray Microscope (L-TXM) has been developed. The L-TXM is operated with a nitrogen laser plasma source employing an InnoSlab high power laser system for plasma generation. For microscopy the Ly α emission of highly ionized nitrogen at 2.48 nm is used. A laser plasma brightness of 5 Ă 1011 photons/(s Ă sr Ă ÎŒm2 in line at 2.48 nm) at a laser power of 70 W is demonstrated. In combination with a state-of-the-art Cr/V multilayer condenser mirror the sample is illuminated with 106 photons/(ÎŒm2 Ă s). Using objective zone plates 35-40 nm lines can be resolved with exposure times < 60 s. The exposure time can be further reduced to 20 s by the use of new multilayer condenser optics and operating the laser at its full power of 130 W. These exposure times enable cryo tomography in a laboratory environment
J/Psi Suppression in Heavy Ion Collisions at the CERN SPS
We reexamine the production of J/Psi and other charmonium states for a
variety of target-projectile choices at the SPS. For this study we use a newly
constructed cascade code LUCIFER II, which yields acceptable descriptions of
both hard and soft processes, specifically Drell-Yan and hidden charm
production, and soft energy loss and meson production, at the SPS. Glauber
calculations of other authors are redone, and compared directly to the cascade
results. The modeling of the charmonium states differs from that of earlier
workers in its unified treatment of the hidden charm meson spectrum, which is
introduced from the outset as a set of coupled states. The result is a
description of the NA38 and NA50 data in terms of a conventional hadronic
picture. The apparently anomalous suppression found in the most massive Pb+Pb
system arises from three sources: destruction in the initial nucleon-nucleon
cascade, use of coupled channels to exploit the larger breakup in the less
bound Chi and Psi' states, and comover interaction in the final low energy
phase.Comment: 36 pages (15 figures
Charged-Particle Multiplicity in Proton-Proton Collisions
This article summarizes and critically reviews measurements of
charged-particle multiplicity distributions and pseudorapidity densities in
p+p(pbar) collisions between sqrt(s) = 23.6 GeV and sqrt(s) = 1.8 TeV. Related
theoretical concepts are briefly introduced. Moments of multiplicity
distributions are presented as a function of sqrt(s). Feynman scaling, KNO
scaling, as well as the description of multiplicity distributions with a single
negative binomial distribution and with combinations of two or more negative
binomial distributions are discussed. Moreover, similarities between the energy
dependence of charged-particle multiplicities in p+p(pbar) and e+e- collisions
are studied. Finally, various predictions for pseudorapidity densities, average
multiplicities in full phase space, and multiplicity distributions of charged
particles in p+p(pbar) collisions at the LHC energies of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV, 10
TeV, and 14 TeV are summarized and compared.Comment: Invited review for Journal of Physics G -- version 2: version after
referee's comment
Study of relativistic nuclear collisions at AGS energies from p+Be to Au+Au with hadronic cascade model
A hadronic cascade model based on resonances and strings is used to study
mass dependence of relativistic nuclear collisions from p+Be to Au+Au at AGS
energies (\sim 10\AGeV) systematically. Hadron transverse momentum and
rapidity distributions obtained with both cascade calculations and Glauber type
calculations are compared with experimental data to perform detailed discussion
about the importance of rescattering among hadrons. We find good agreement with
the experimental data without any change of model parameters with the cascade
model. It is found that rescattering is of importance both for the explanation
of high transverse momentum tail and for the multiplicity of produced
particles.Comment: 27 pages, 30 figure
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