63 research outputs found
An expanded database of Southern Hemisphere surface sediment dinoflagellate cyst assemblages and their oceanographic affinities
Dinoflagellate cyst assemblages present a valuable proxy to infer
paleoceanographic conditions, yet factors influencing geographic
distributions of species remain largely unknown, especially in the Southern
Ocean. Strong lateral transport, sea-ice dynamics, and a sparse and uneven
geographic distribution of surface sediment samples have limited the use of
dinocyst assemblages as a quantitative proxy for paleo-environmental
conditions such as sea surface temperature (SST), nutrient concentrations,
salinity, and sea ice (presence). In this study we present a new set of
surface sediment samples (n=66) from around Antarctica, doubling the
number of Antarctic-proximal samples to 100 (dataset wsi_100)
and increasing the total number of Southern Hemisphere samples to 655
(dataset sh_655). Additionally, we use modelled ocean
conditions and apply Lagrangian techniques to all Southern Hemisphere sample
stations to quantify and evaluate the influence of lateral transport on the
sinking trajectory of microplankton and, with that, to the inferred ocean
conditions. k-means cluster analysis on the wsi_100 dataset
demonstrates the strong affinity of Selenopemphix antarctica with sea-ice presence and of Islandinium spp. with
low-salinity conditions. For the entire Southern Hemisphere, the k-means
cluster analysis identifies nine clusters with a characteristic assemblage.
In most clusters a single dinocyst species dominates the assemblage. These
clusters correspond to well-defined oceanic conditions in specific Southern
Ocean zones or along the ocean fronts. We find that, when lateral transport
is predominantly zonal, the environmental parameters inferred from the sea
floor assemblages mostly correspond to those of the overlying ocean surface.
In this case, the transport factor can thus be neglected and will not
represent a bias in the reconstructions. Yet, for some individual sites,
e.g. deep-water sites or sites under strong-current regimes, lateral
transport can play a large role. The results of our study further constrain
environmental conditions represented by dinocyst assemblages and the
location of Southern Ocean frontal systems.</p
Study of ground and excited state decays in N approximate to Z Ag nuclei
4 pags., 4 figs. -- CGS15 – Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related TopicsA decay spectroscopy experiment was performed within the EURICA campaign at RIKEN in 2012. It aimed at the isomer and particle spectroscopy of excited states and ground states in the mass region below the doubly magic 100Sn. The N = Z nuclei 98In, 96Cd and 94Ag were of particular interest for the present study. Preliminary results on the neutron deficient nuclei 93Ag and 94Ag are presented. In 94Ag a more precise value for the half-life of the ground state’s superallowed Fermi transition was deduced. In addition the energy spectra of the mentioned decay could be reproduced through precise Geant4 simulations of the used active stopper SIMBA. This will enable us to extract Qβ values from the measured data. The decay of 93Ag is discussed based on the observed implantation-decay correlation events.This work was carried out at the RIBF operated by RIKEN
Nishina Center, RIKEN and CNS, University of Tokyo.
We acknowledge the EUROBALL Owners Committee for
the loan of germanium detectors and the PreSpec Collaboration for the readout electronics of the cluster detectors.
This work was supported by the German BMBF under
Contract No. 05P12PKFNE and by the U.S. Department
of Energy under grant No. DE-FG02-91ER-40609
The role of core excitations in the structure and decay of the 16+ spin-gap isomer in 96Cd
The first evidence for β-delayed proton emission from the 16+ spin gap isomer in 96Cd is presented. The data were obtained from the Rare Isotope Beam Factory, at the RIKEN Nishina Center, using the BigRIPS spectrometer and the EURICA decay station. βp branching ratios for the ground state and 16+ isomer have been extracted along with more precise lifetimes for these states and the lifetime for the ground state decay of 95Cd. Large scale shell model (LSSM) calculations have been performed and WKB estimates made for ℓ=0,2,4 proton emission from three resonance-like states in 96Ag, that are populated by the β decay of the isomer, and the results compared to the new data. The calculations suggest that ℓ=2 proton emission from the resonance states, which reside ∼5 MeV above the proton separation energy, dominates the proton decay. The results highlight the importance of core-excited wavefunction components for the 16+ state
Davidson on Self‐Knowledge: A Transcendental Explanation
Davidson has attempted to offer his own solution to the problem of self-knowledge, but there has been no consensus between his commentators on what this solution is. Many have claimed that Davidson’s account stems from his remarks on disquotational specifications of self-ascriptions of meaning and mental content, the account which I will call the “Disquotational Explanation”. It has also been claimed that Davidson’s account rather rests on his version of content externalism, which I will call the “Externalist Explanation”. I will argue that not only are these explanations of self-knowledge implausible, but Davidson himself has already rejected them. Thus, neither can be attributed to Davidson as his suggested account of self-knowledge. I will then introduce and support what I take to be Davidson’s official and independent account of self-knowledge, that is, his “Transcendental Explanation”. I will defend this view against certain potential objections and finally against the objections made by William Child
Study of Isomeric States in <sup>198,200,202,206</sup>Pb and <sup>206</sup>Hg Populated in Fragmentation Reactions
Isomeric states in isotopes in the vicinity of doubly-magic 208Pb were
populated following reactions of a relativistic 208Pb primary beam impinging on a
9Be fragmentation target. Secondary beams of 198;200;202;206Pb and 206Hg were
isotopically separated and implanted in a passive stopper positioned in the focal
plane of the GSI Fragment Separator. Delayed γ rays were detected with the
Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA). Decay schemes were re-evaluated
and interpreted with shell-model calculations. The momentum-dependent
population of isomeric states in the two-nucleon hole nuclei 206Pb/206Hg was
found to differ from the population of multi neutron-hole isomeric states in
198;200;202Pb
Search formixed-symmetry states of nuclei in the vicinity of the double-magic nucleus 208Pb
In this work we present the results from two experiments dedicated to search for quadrupolecollective isovector valence-shell excitation, the states with so-called mixed proton-neutron symmetry (MSS), in nuclei around the doubly magic nucleus 208Pb. 212Po was studied in an α-transfer reaction. 204Hg was studied in an inverse kinematics Coulomb excitation reaction on a carbon target. Both experiments provide indications for existence of one-phonon MSSs. Those are the first experimentally identified MSSs in the mass A ≈ 208 region
Properties of γ-decaying isomers in the 100 Sn region revisited
International audienceThe study of nuclei in the region around the N = Z doubly-magic nucleus 100Sn has been of long standing interest for the nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics. Recently, Park et al. have reported on properties of γ-decaying isomers and isomeric ratios in the vicinity of 100Sn. That experiment was performed at the Radioactive Ion Beam Factory (RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan as a part of the EURICA campaign. Neutron-deficient nuclei were produced in a fragmentation reaction of a 124Xe primary beam on a 9Be target at an energy of 345 MeV/A. Secondary ions were separated and identified in the BigRIPS fragment separator and implanted in the silicon detector array WAS3ABi. The data presented here were obtained in another experiment performed at the RIBF using the same reaction but slightly different separator settings. New results of ratios of isomeric population and half-lives of γ-decaying isomers populated in the experiment are presented
Properties of γ-decaying isomers in the Sn 100 region populated in fragmentation of a Xe 124 beam
A systematic study was performed of microsecond γ-decaying isomers around Sn100 produced in a fragmentation reaction of a Xe124 beam at 345 MeV/u at the Radioactive Ion Beam Factory of the RIKEN Nishina Center in Saitama, Japan. Half-lives of isomeric states in that region were remeasured allowing us to improve the currently available experimental information. Reduced transition probabilities were deduced and compared to shell-model calculations in various model spaces. The recently reported low-energy transitions in Rh92 and Ag96 were remeasured with improved precision. Additionally, experimental information on isomeric ratios, including five new ones, were extracted and compared to a previous experimental study and the sharp cutoff model of fragmentation reaction
CNS Delivery Via Adsorptive Transcytosis
Adsorptive-mediated transcytosis (AMT) provides a means for brain delivery of medicines across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB is readily equipped for the AMT process: it provides both the potential for binding and uptake of cationic molecules to the luminal surface of endothelial cells, and then for exocytosis at the abluminal surface. The transcytotic pathways present at the BBB and its morphological and enzymatic properties provide the means for movement of the molecules through the endothelial cytoplasm. AMT-based drug delivery to the brain was performed using cationic proteins and cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs). Protein cationization using either synthetic or natural polyamines is discussed and some examples of diamine/polyamine modified proteins that cross BBB are described. Two main families of CPPs belonging to the Tat-derived peptides and Syn-B vectors have been extensively used in CPP vector-mediated strategies allowing delivery of a large variety of small molecules as well as proteins across cell membranes in vitro and the BBB in vivo. CPP strategy suffers from several limitations such as toxicity and immunogenicity—like the cationization strategy—as well as the instability of peptide vectors in biological media. The review concludes by stressing the need to improve the understanding of AMT mechanisms at BBB and the effectiveness of cationized proteins and CPP-vectorized proteins as neurotherapeutics
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