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Confocal Microscopy using an InGaN violet laser diode at 406nm
We report on the application of a novel all-solid-state violet laser diode source to confocal microscopy. The source has the potential to replace argon ion lasers in a range of fluorescence based imaging systems. Improvements in system performance and image quality through the use of anamorphic prisms to modify the beam profile have been characterised. These modifications have permitted high quality, optically sectioned images to be obtained from laser diodes operating around 406nm. Living mammalian cells stained with a range of biologically significant fluorophores have been imaged. In addition, it has been shown that at this wavelength it is possible to image dyes that normally require excitation with UV argon laser lines
Security by Spatial Reference:Using Relative Positioning to Authenticate Devices for Spontaneous Interaction
Spontaneous interaction is a desirable characteristic associated with mobile and ubiquitous computing. The aim is to enable users to connect their personal devices with devices encountered in their environment in order to take advantage of interaction opportunities in accordance with their situation. However, it is difficult to secure spontaneous interaction as this requires authentication of the encountered device, in the absence of any prior knowledge of the device. In this paper we present a method for establishing and securing spontaneous interactions on the basis of emphspatial references that capture the spatial relationship of the involved devices. Spatial references are obtained by accurate sensing of relative device positions, presented to the user for initiation of interactions, and used in a peer authentication protocol that exploits a novel mechanism for message transfer over ultrasound to ensures spatial authenticity of the sender
The use of geoscience methods for aquatic forensic searches
There have been few publications on the forensic search of water and fewer still on the use of geoforensic techniques when exploring aqueous environments. Here we consider what the nature of the aqueous environment is, what the forensic target(s) may be, update the geoforensic search assets we may use in light of these, and provide a search strategy that includes multiple exploration assets. Some of the good practice involved in terrestrial searches has not been applied to water to-date, water being seen as homogenous and without the complexity of solid ground: this is incorrect and a full desktop study prior to searching, with prioritized areas, is recommended. Much experimental work on the decay of human remains is focused on terrestrial surface deposition or burial, with less known about the nature of this target in water, something which is expanded upon here, in order to deploy the most appropriate geoforensic method in water-based detection. We include case studies where detecting other forensic targets have been searched for; from metal (guns, knives) to those of a non-metallic nature, such as submerged barrels/packages of explosives, drugs, contraband and items that cause environmental pollution. A combination of the consideration of the environment, the target(s), and both modern and traditional search devices, leads to a preliminary aqueous search strategy for forensic targets. With further experimental research and criminal/humanitarian casework, this strategy will continue to evolve and improve our detection of forensic targets
Fast computation of Bernoulli, Tangent and Secant numbers
We consider the computation of Bernoulli, Tangent (zag), and Secant (zig or
Euler) numbers. In particular, we give asymptotically fast algorithms for
computing the first n such numbers in O(n^2.(log n)^(2+o(1))) bit-operations.
We also give very short in-place algorithms for computing the first n Tangent
or Secant numbers in O(n^2) integer operations. These algorithms are extremely
simple, and fast for moderate values of n. They are faster and use less space
than the algorithms of Atkinson (for Tangent and Secant numbers) and Akiyama
and Tanigawa (for Bernoulli numbers).Comment: 16 pages. To appear in Computational and Analytical Mathematics
(associated with the May 2011 workshop in honour of Jonathan Borwein's 60th
birthday). For further information, see
http://maths.anu.edu.au/~brent/pub/pub242.htm
Josephson-phase qubit without tunneling
We show that a complete set of one-bit gates can be realized by coupling the
two logical states of a phase qubit to a third level (at higher energy) using
microwave pulses. Thus, one can achieve coherent control without invoking any
tunneling between the qubit levels. We propose two implementations, using
rf-SQUIDs and d-wave Josephson junctions.Comment: REVTeX4, 4pp., 6 EPS figure files; N.B.: "Alec" is my first, and
"Maassen van den Brink" my family name. v2: gate universality fleshed out,
small fix in d-wave decoherence para, discussion expanded, two Refs. added.
v3: some more Refs., a molecular example, and a few minor fixes; final, to
appear in PRB Rapid
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New Molecular Collisional Interaction Effect in Low-Energy Sputtering
Y. Yao, Z. Hargitai, M. Albert, R. G. Albridge, A. V. Barnes, J. M. Gilligan, B. Pratt Ferguson,
G. LĂĽpke, V. D. Gordon (currently with UT Austin), and N. H. Tolk are with the
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 -- J. C. Tully is with the
Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 -- G. Betz and W. Husinsky are with the
Institut für Allgemeine Physik, Technische Universität Wien, A-1040 Vienna, AustriaAn unexpected pronounced enhancement is observed in sputtering yields per atom for N2+
compared
to N+ from a polycrystalline gold target. This effect is seen when the kinetic energy per projectile
atom is below 500 eV and increases as projectile energy decreases to near-threshold energies.
Enhancements for O2+
over O+ begin at even lower kinetic energies below 100 eV per atom. This
new molecular interaction effect may be explained qualitatively by invoking a simple energy transfer
model which involves the vibrational frequency of the molecule and the collisional interaction time.
[S0031-9007(98)06668-X]Chemistr
Consumer empowerment in multicultural marketplaces: navigating multicultural identities to reduce consumer vulnerability
Multiple (inverse) binomial sums of arbitrary weight and depth and the all-order epsilon-expansion of generalized hypergeometric functions with one half-integer value of parameter
We continue the study of the construction of analytical coefficients of the
epsilon-expansion of hypergeometric functions and their connection with Feynman
diagrams. In this paper, we show the following results:
Theorem A: The multiple (inverse) binomial sums of arbitrary weight and depth
(see Eq. (1.1)) are expressible in terms of Remiddi-Vermaseren functions.
Theorem B: The epsilon expansion of a hypergeometric function with one
half-integer value of parameter (see Eq. (1.2)) is expressible in terms of the
harmonic polylogarithms of Remiddi and Vermaseren with coefficients that are
ratios of polynomials. Some extra materials are available via the www at this
http://theor.jinr.ru/~kalmykov/hypergeom/hyper.htmlComment: 24 pages, latex with amsmath and JHEP3.cls; v2: some typos corrected
and a few references added; v3: few references added
The Morphology of Passively Evolving Galaxies at Z-2 from HST/WFC3 in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
We discuss near-IR images of six passive galaxies (SSFR< 10(exp -2)/Gyr) at redshift 1.3 < z < 2.4 with stellar mass M approx 10(exp 11) solar mass, selected from the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS), obtained with WFC3/IR and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). These WFC3 images provide the deepest and highest angular resolution view of the optical rest-frame morphology of such systems to date. We find that the light profile of these; galaxies is generally regular and well described by a Sersic model with index typical of today's spheroids. We confirm the existence of compact and massive early-type galaxies at z approx. 2: four out of six galaxies have T(sub e) approx. 1 kpc or less. The WFC3 images achieve limiting surface brightness mu approx. 26.5 mag/sq arcsec in the F160W bandpass; yet there is no evidence of a faint halo in the five compact galaxies of our sample, nor is a halo observed in their stacked image. We also find very weak "morphological k-correction" in the galaxies between the rest-frame UV (from the ACS z band), and the rest-frame optical (WFC3 H band): the visual classification, Sersic indices and physical sizes of these galaxies are independent or only mildly dependent on the wavelength, within the errors
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