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Single Cs Atoms as Collisional Probes in a large Rb Magneto-Optical Trap
We study cold inter-species collisions of Caesium and Rubidium in a strongly
imbalanced system with single and few Cs atoms. Observation of the single atom
fuorescence dynamics yields insight into light-induced loss mechanisms, while
both subsystems can remain in steady-state. This significantly simplifies the
analysis of the dynamics, as Cs-Cs collisions are effectively absent and the
majority component remains unaffected, allowing us to extract a precise value
of the Rb-Cs collision parameter. Extending our results to ground state
collisions would allow to use single neutral atoms as coherent probes for
larger quantum systems.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Die Kosten der Modellabteilung „Joghurt“ am Beispiel der Herstellung von Rührjoghurt mit Früchten
Mit der Analyse des Kostenverlaufs in der Abteilung "Joghurt" wird die Aktualisierung der Modellabteilungsrechnung fortgeführt. In drei Unterabteilungen - Joghurtbereitung, Abfüllung, Lager - wird untersucht, welche Kosten bei der Herstellung von Rührjoghurt mit Früchten, abgefüllt in 150-g-Kunststoffbechern, nach ihrer Verursachung auf Abteilungsebene entstehen. Die Bestimmung der Abteilungs- und Stückkosten erfolgt in drei Modellgrößen, deren Kapazitäten entsprechend der Leistung der Abfülllinie 27.900 und 167.400 Becher/Stunde ausgelegt sind. In Abhängigkeit vom Beschäftigungsgrad, der für Werte zwischen 20 und 100% simuliert wird, lassen sich Kosten für 138,2 Mio. bis 829,3 Mio. Becher/Jahr ermitteln, die Produktionsmengen von rd. 20.800 t bis 124.700 t Joghurt entsprechen. Die in Ansatz gebrachten Investitionen betragen im Modell 1 12 Mio. DM und erhöhen sich im Modell 3 auf 43,4 Mio. DM. Bezogen auf die jeweilige Outputmenge ergeben sich aus den Investitionssummen spezifische Investitionen, die mit zunehmender Modellgröße von 87 DM auf 52 DM/1000 Becher abfallen. Bei einer Beschäftigung von 100% mit 250 Produktionstagen im Jahr errechnen sich modellspezifische Gesamtkosten in Höhe von 27,57 Pf im ModelH, 25,66 Pf im Modell 2 und 24,78 Pf im Modell 3 je Becher Fruchtjoghurt. Kostenanalysen bei einem Beschäftigungsgrad von 60% mit 250 Produktionstagen im Jahr zeigen, dass die modellspezifischen Gesamtkosten zu 45% von den Kosten für Hilfs-und Zusatzstoffe bestimmt werden. 22-24% entfallen auf die Verpackungsmaterialkosten, 20-23% auf die Rohstoffkosten, und mit 5-8% sind die Anlagekosten an den modellspezifischen Gesamtkosten beteiligt. Die Kosten für Energie und Betriebsstoffe sowie Personal werden je nach Modellgröße mit einem Anteil von 1-3% an den Gesamtkosten ausgewiesen. Der Kostenanalyse ist zu entnehmen, dass mit zunehmender Modellgröße und steigender Produktionsmenge Stückkostendegressionen zu erzielen sind, wobei der Einfluss des Beschäftigungsgrades auf die Kostendegression höher ist als derjenige der Modellgröße. Unter dem Einfluss von Kapazitätsauslastung und Kapazitätsgröße lassen sich nur im Bereich bis zu 100 Mio. Becher/Jahr starke Kostendegressionseffekte erzielen, die durch Simulationsrechnungen für verschiedene Variationen von Beschäftigungen belegt werden
Modellkosten in der Weichkäserei
Die Serie von Modellabteilungsrechnungen wird mit der Untersuchung des Kostenverlaufs in der Abteilung Weichkäse fortgefuhrt, um einen weiteren Baustein zur Bestimmung optimaler Produktionsstrukturen zu erhalten. Als Ausgangsposition dieser Themenstellung soll im folgenden die Modellabteilung Weichkäse Gestalt annehmen. Dazu sind drei Arbeitsschritte notwendig: die Festlegung des zu untersuchenden Produktes, die inhaltliche Abgrenzung der zu bildenden Modellabteilung und die Auswahl des Fertigungsverfahrens
Guidelines for the Definition of Innovative Industrial Product-service Systems (PSS) Business Models for Remanufacturing
AbstractRemanufacturing represents a well-suited approach for sustainable development in environmental, economic and social dimensions. Product-service systems (PSS) are among the most important enabler for remanufacturing. Companies that remain owner of a product have an intrinsic motivation to design goods for longer lifecycles considering the possibility of remanufacturing the product or its parts after each use phase. In addition, as the end customer only uses the goods without having its ownership, the acceptance – and consequently the demand – for remanufactured goods is significantly improved. This paper presents guidelines for the definition of innovative business models for remanufacturing, utilizing both remanufacturing and PSS characteristics, and permitting the dissemination of knowledge needed for successful implementation within a company strategy and operations model. Focusing on industrial PSS, an illustrative application of the guidelines is demonstrated
EXPRESSION OF A FUNCTIONAL CHIMERIC lg-MHC CLASS II PROTEIN
composed of the a- and ß-chains of the MHC class I1
I-E molecule fused to antibody V regions derived
from anti-human CD4 mAb MT310. Expression vectors
were constructed containing the functional,
rearranged gene segments coding for the V region
domains of the antibody H and L chains in place of
the first domains of the complete structural genes
of the I-E a- and ß-chains, respectively. Celltsr ansfected
with both hybrid genes expressed a stable
protein product on the cell surface. The chimeric
molecule exhibited the idiotype of the antibody
MT310 as shown by binding to the anti-idiotypic
mAb 20-46. A protein of the anticipated molecular
mass was immunoprecipitated witha nti-mouse IgG
antiserum. Furthermore, human soluble CD4 did
bind to thetr ansfected cell line, demonstrating that
the chimeric protein possessed the binding capacity
of the original mAb. Thus, the hybrid molecule retained:
1) the properties of a MHC class I1 protein
with regardt o correct chain assembly and transport
to the cell surface: as well as 2) the Ag binding
capacity of the antibody genes used. Thgee neration
of hybrid MHC class I1 molecules with highly specific,
non-MHC-restricted bindingc apacities will be
useful for studying MHC class 11-mediated effector
functions such as selection of the T cell repertoire
in thymus of transgenic mice
Precision measurement of spin-dependent interaction strengths for spin-1 and spin-2 87Rb atoms
We report on precision measurements of spin-dependent interaction-strengths
in the 87Rb spin-1 and spin-2 hyperfine ground states. Our method is based on
the recent observation of coherence in the collisionally driven spin-dynamics
of ultracold atom pairs trapped in optical lattices. Analysis of the Rabi-type
oscillations between two spin states of an atom pair allows a direct
determination of the coupling parameters in the interaction hamiltonian. We
deduce differences in scattering lengths from our data that can directly be
compared to theoretical predictions in order to test interatomic potentials.
Our measurements agree with the predictions within 20%. The knowledge of these
coupling parameters allows one to determine the nature of the magnetic ground
state. Our data imply a ferromagnetic ground state for 87Rb in the f=1
manifold, in agreement with earlier experiments performed without the optical
lattice. For 87Rb in the f=2 manifold the data points towards an
antiferromagnetic ground state, however our error bars do not exclude a
possible cyclic phase.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure
Three-Dimensional Dirac Electrons at the Fermi Energy in Cubic Inverse Perovskites: Ca_3PbO and its Family
The band structure of cubic inverse perovskites, Ca_3PbO and its family, are
investigated with the first-principles method. A close observation of the band
structure reveals that six equivalent Dirac electrons with a very small mass
exist on the line connecting the Gamma- and X-points, and at the symmetrically
equivalent points in the Brillouin zone. The discovered Dirac electrons are
three-dimensional and remarkably located exactly at the Fermi energy. A
tight-binding model describing the low-energy band structure is also
constructed and used to discuss the origin of the Dirac electrons in this
material. Materials related to Ca_3PbO are also studied, and some design
principles for the Dirac electrons in this series of materials are proposed.Comment: 4.2 pages, refined versio
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Simple method for sub-diffraction resolution imaging of cellular structures on standard confocal microscopes by three-photon absorption of quantum dots
This study describes a simple technique that improves a recently developed 3D sub-diffraction imaging method based on three-photon absorption of commercially available quantum dots. The method combines imaging of biological samples via tri-exciton generation in quantum dots with deconvolution and spectral multiplexing, resulting in a novel approach for multi-color imaging of even thick biological samples at a 1.4 to 1.9-fold better spatial resolution. This approach is realized on a conventional confocal microscope equipped with standard continuous-wave lasers. We demonstrate the potential of multi-color tri-exciton imaging of quantum dots combined with deconvolution on viral vesicles in lentivirally transduced cells as well as intermediate filaments in three-dimensional clusters of mouse-derived neural stem cells (neurospheres) and dense microtubuli arrays in myotubes formed by stacks of differentiated C2C12 myoblasts
Quantum jumps and spin dynamics of interacting atoms in a strongly coupled atom-cavity system
We experimentally investigate the spin dynamics of one and two neutral atoms
strongly coupled to a high finesse optical cavity. We observe quantum jumps
between hyperfine ground states of a single atom. The interaction-induced
normal mode splitting of the atom-cavity system is measured via the atomic
excitation. Moreover, we observe evidence for conditional dynamics of two atoms
simultaneously coupled to the cavity mode. Our results point towards the
realization of measurement-induced entanglement schemes for neutral atoms in
optical cavities.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, published versio
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