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Kinetics of Open Circuit Processes in Undischarged Li/SOC12 Cells
The kinetics of the heat producing processes in undischarged Li/SOCl2 cells under open circuit conditions were measured by heat-conduction microcalorimetry. The cells studied, Honeywell type G2666 reserve cells, were activated as needed and the rate of open circuit heat output determined as a function of time since activation and temperature. The results at each temperature can be described by an equation of the form q = Bktx where q is the rate of heat output, B is the heat produced per unit of reaction, k and x are empirical constants, and t is the time since activation. Both x and k are found to be functions of temperature; therefore, accelerated testing at elevated temperatures is probably not valid for these cells until the processes involved are better understood
Geometrically necessary dislocation densities in olivine obtained using high-angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction
© 2016 The AuthorsDislocations in geological minerals are fundamental to the creep processes that control large-scale geodynamic phenomena. However, techniques to quantify their densities, distributions, and types over critical subgrain to polycrystal length scales are limited. The recent advent of high-angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD), based on diffraction pattern cross-correlation, offers a powerful new approach that has been utilised to analyse dislocation densities in the materials sciences. In particular, HR-EBSD yields significantly better angular resolution (<0.01°) than conventional EBSD (~0.5°), allowing very low dislocation densities to be analysed. We develop the application of HR-EBSD to olivine, the dominant mineral in Earths upper mantle by testing (1) different inversion methods for estimating geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) densities, (2) the sensitivity of the method under a range of data acquisition settings, and (3) the ability of the technique to resolve a variety of olivine dislocation structures. The relatively low crystal symmetry (orthorhombic) and few slip systems in olivine result in well constrained GND density estimates. The GND density noise floor is inversely proportional to map step size, such that datasets can be optimised for analysing either short wavelength, high density structures (e.g. subgrain boundaries) or long wavelength, low amplitude orientation gradients. Comparison to conventional images of decorated dislocations demonstrates that HR-EBSD can characterise the dislocation distribution and reveal additional structure not captured by the decoration technique. HR-EBSD therefore provides a highly effective method for analysing dislocations in olivine and determining their role in accommodating macroscopic deformation
Particle parameter analyzing system
An X-Y plotter circuit apparatus is described which displays an input pulse representing particle parameter information, that would ordinarily appear on the screen of an oscilloscope as a rectangular pulse, as a single dot positioned on the screen where the upper right hand corner of the input pulse would have appeared. If another event occurs, and it is desired to display this event, the apparatus is provided to replace the dot with a short horizontal line
Thermodynamics and phase behavior of the lamellar Zwanzig model
Binary mixtures of lamellar colloids represented by hard platelets are
studied within a generalization of the Zwanzig model for rods, whereby the
square cuboids can take only three orientations along the , or axes.
The free energy is calculated within Rosenfeld's ''Fundamental Measure Theory''
(FMT) adapted to the present model. In the one-component limit, the model
exhibits the expected isotropic to nematic phase transition, which narrows as
the aspect ratio ( is the width and the thickness of the
platelets) increases. In the binary case the competition between nematic
ordering and depletion-induced segregation leads to rich phase behaviour.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
A solid-state low-noise preamplifier
Solid state low noise preamplifier for particle detector of electrostatic accelerator syste
The application of the global isomorphism to the study of liquid-vapor equilibrium in two and three dimensional Lenard-Jones fluids
We analyze the interrelation between the coexistence curve of the
Lennard-Jones fluid and the Ising model in two and three dimensions within the
global isomorphism approach proposed earlier [V. L. Kulinskii, J. Phys. Chem. B
\textbf{114} 2852 (2010)]. In case of two dimensions we use the exact Onsager
result to construct the binodal of the corresponding Lennard-Jones fluid and
compare it with the results of the simulations. In the three dimensional case
we use available numerical results for the Ising model for the corresponding
mapping. The possibility to observe the singularity of the binodal diameter is
discussed.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figure
Structure and thermodynamics of platelet dispersions
Various properties of fluids consisting of platelike particles differ from
the corresponding ones of fluids consisting of spherical particles because
interactions between platelets depend on their mutual orientations. One of the
main issues in this topic is to understand how structural properties of such
fluids depend on factors such as the shape of the platelets, the size
polydispersity, the orientational order, and the platelet number density. A
statistical mechanics approach to the problem is natural and in the last few
years there has been a lot of work on the study of properties of platelet
fluids. In this contribution some recent theoretical developments in the field
are discussed and experimental investigations are described.Comment: 23 pages, 18 figure
Infall near clusters of galaxies: comparing gas and dark matter velocity profiles
We consider the dynamics in and near galaxy clusters. Gas, dark matter and
galaxies are presently falling into the clusters between approximately 1 and 5
virial radii. At very large distances, beyond 10 virial radii, all matter is
following the Hubble flow, and inside the virial radius the matter particles
have on average zero radial velocity. The cosmological parameters are imprinted
on the infall profile of the gas, however, no method exists, which allows a
measurement of it. We consider the results of two cosmological simulations
(using the numerical codes RAMSES and Gadget) and find that the gas and dark
matter radial velocities are very similar. We derive the relevant dynamical
equations, in particular the generalized hydrostatic equilibrium equation,
including both the expansion of the Universe and the cosmological background.
This generalized gas equation is the main new contribution of this paper. We
combine these generalized equations with the results of the numerical
simulations to estimate the contribution to the measured cluster masses from
the radial velocity: inside the virial radius it is negligible, and inside two
virial radii the effect is below 40%, in agreement the earlier analyses for DM.
We point out how the infall velocity in principle may be observable, by
measuring the gas properties to distance of about two virial radii, however,
this is practically not possible today.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, to appear in MNRA
Conditional quantum state engineering in repeated 2-photon down conversion
The U(1,1) and U(2) transformations realized by three-mode interaction in the
respective parametric approximations are studied in conditional measurement,
and the corresponding non-unitary transformation operators are derived. As an
application, the preparation of single-mode quantum states using an optical
feedback loop is discussed, with special emphasis of Fock state preparation.
For that example, the influence of non-perfect detection and feedback is also
considered.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures, using a4.st
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