940 research outputs found
Prediction of design water level due to storm surge at teh Seogwipo coastal zone in Korea
Seogwipo coastal region is known to develop coast tourist attractions and expand its harbor facilities, but this region is also more likely to get damaged by typhoons since it is affected by most of the typhoons coming into the Korean Peninsula. This study comprehended the characteristics of Jeju Island coastal areas by analyzing severe weather elements like a typhoon, and particularly reviewed design water levels by storm surge in Seogwipo Harbor. The design water level was calculated on the basis of frequency analysis results regarding extreme water levels, tidal residuals per hour and observed surges and numerical simulation-based surge heights in case of a typhoon attack, and this study also suggested problems that rapid climatic change aspects cannot be reflected recently. To solve such a problem, it is required to constantly maintain the related data and apply high-degree stormy surge numerical simulations-based plans to the present work
Single-filament Composite MgB2/SUS Ribbons by Powder-In-Tube Process
We report the successful fabrication of single-filament composite MgB2/SUS
ribbons, as an ultra-robust conductor type, employing the powder-in-tube (PIT)
process, by swaging and cold rolling only. The remarkable transport critical
current (Ic) of the non-sintered MgB2/SUS ribbon has observed, as an unexpected
result. Transport critical currents Ic ~ 316 A at T = 4.2 K and Ic ~ 82 A at T
= 20 K were observed at self-field, for the non-sintered composite MgB2/SUS
ribbon. In addition, the persistent current density Jp values, that were
estimated by Bean formula, were more than ~ 7  105 A/cm2 at T = 5 K,
and ~ 1.2  105 A/cm2 at T = 30 K, for the sintered composite MgB2/SUS
ribbon, at H = 0 G.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Probing R-violating top quark decays at the NLC
We examine the possibility of observing exotic top quark decays via
-Parity violating SUSY interactions in collisions at \sqrt{s = 500
GeV. We present cross-sections for production followed by the
subsequent decay of either the or via the -Parity
violating interaction while the other undergoes the SM decay. We discuss
kinematic cuts that allow the exotic SUSY decays to be detected over standard
model backgrounds. Discovery limits for -Parity violating couplings in the
top sector are presented assuming an integrated luminosity of .Comment: 9 LaTeX pages, 3 PS figure
Photonic crystal cavity-based intensity modulation for integrated optical frequency comb generation
A simple scheme to generate an integrated, nanoscale optical frequency comb (OFC) is numerically studied. In this study, all optical intensity modulators based on photonic crystal (PhC) cavities are cascaded both in series and parallel. By adjusting the modulation parameters, such as the repetition rate, phase, and coupling efficiency of the modulating wave, it is possible to produce combs with a variety of different characteristics. Unique to PhC intensity modulators, in comparison with standard lithium niobate modulators, is the ability to control the amplitude of the light via a cavity rather than controlling the phase through one arm of a MachâZehnder interferometer. This opens up modulation-based OFC generation to new possibilities in both nanoscale operation and cavity-based schemes
Electromagnetically induced transparency in multi-level cascade scheme of cold rubidium atoms
We report an experimental investigation of electromagnetically induced
transparency in a multi-level cascade system of cold atoms. The absorption
spectral profiles of the probe light in the multi-level cascade system were
observed in cold Rb-85 atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap, and the
dependence of the spectral profile on the intensity of the coupling laser was
investigated. The experimental measurements agree with the theoretical
calculations based on the density matrix equations of the rubidium cascade
system.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Flocculation onset in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of ethanol, heat and osmotic stress
Aims: To examine the effect of different stress conditions on the onset of flocculation
in an ale-brewing strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 1195.
Methods and Results: Flocculation was evaluated using the method of Soares,
E.V. and Vroman, A. [Journal of Applied Microbiology (2003) 95, 325]; plasma
membrane integrity was accessed using propidium iodide and the staining of
the yeast cell wall was performed using calcofluor white M2R. Cells in exponential
phase of growth were subjected to different stress conditions. The addition
of 1%, 3% and 5% (v/v) ethanol, 1% and 3% (v/v) isopropanol or a brief heat shock (52ÂșC, 5 min), did not induce an early flocculation phenotype when compared with control cells. The addition of 10% (v/v) ethanol, a continuous mild heat-stress (37ÂșC) or an osmotic stress (0.5 or 1 mol l-1 of NaCl) did not induce a flocculent phenotype.
Conclusions: Flocculation seems not to be induced as a response to different
chemical (ethanol and isopropanol) and physical (heat and osmotic) stress conditions.
Conversely, osmotic and ethanol [10% (v/v)] stress, as well as a continuous mild heat shock (37ÂșC), have a negative impact on the phenotype expression of flocculation.
Significance and Impact of the Study: The findings reported here contribute to
the elucidation of the control of yeast flocculation. This information might be
useful to the brewing industry, as the time when the onset of flocculation
occurs can determine the fermentation performance and the beer quality, as
well as in other biotechnological industries where flocculation can be used as a
cell separation process.ERASMUS; ISEP (Portugal)
Hexatic-Herringbone Coupling at the Hexatic Transition in Smectic Liquid Crystals: 4- Renormalization Group Calculations Revisited
Simple symmetry considerations would suggest that the transition from the
smectic-A phase to the long-range bond orientationally ordered hexatic
smectic-B phase should belong to the XY universality class. However, a number
of experimental studies have constantly reported over the past twenty years
"novel" critical behavior with non-XY critical exponents for this transition.
Bruinsma and Aeppli argued in Physical Review Letters {\bf 48}, 1625 (1982),
using a renormalization-group calculation, that short-range
molecular herringbone correlations coupled to the hexatic ordering drive this
transition first order via thermal fluctuations, and that the critical behavior
observed in real systems is controlled by a `nearby' tricritical point. We have
revisited the model of Bruinsma and Aeppli and present here the results of our
study. We have found two nontrivial strongly-coupled herringbone-hexatic fixed
points apparently missed by those authors. Yet, those two new nontrivial
fixed-points are unstable, and we obtain the same final conclusion as the one
reached by Bruinsma and Aeppli, namely that of a fluctuation-driven first order
transition. We also discuss the effect of local two-fold distortion of the bond
order as a possible missing order parameter in the Hamiltonian.Comment: 1 B/W eps figure included. Submitted to Physical Review E. Contact:
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Probing Topcolor-Assisted Technicolor from Top-Charm Associated Production at LHC
We propose to probe the topcolor-assisted technicolor (TC2) model from the
top-charm associated productions at the LHC, which are highly suppressed in the
Standard Model. Due to the flavor-changing couplings of the top quark with the
scalars (top-pions and top-Higgs) in TC2 model, the top-charm associated
productions can occur via both the s-channel and t-channel parton processes by
exchanging a scalar field at the LHC. We examined these processes through Monte
Carlo simulation and found that they can reach the observable level at the LHC
in quite a large part of the parameter space of the TC2 model.Comment: Version to appear in PRD (Rapid Communication
Fabrication of high quality plan-view TEM specimens using the focused ion beam
We describe a technique using a focused ion beam instrument to fabricate high quality plan-view specimens for transmission electron microscopy studies. The technique is simple, site-specific and is capable of fabricating multiple large, >100 ÎŒm2 electron transparent windows within epitaxially-grown thin films. A film of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 is used to demonstrate the technique and its structural and functional properties are surveyed by high resolution imaging, electron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and Lorentz electron microscopy. The window is demonstrated to have good thickness uniformity and a low defect density that does not impair the filmâs Curie temperature. The technique will enable the study of inâplane structural and functional properties of a variety of epitaxial thin film systems
Anisotropic superconductivity mediated by phonons in layered compounds with weak screening effect
Anisotropic pairing interactions mediated by phonons are examined in layer
systems. It is shown that the screening effects become weaker when the layer
spacing increases. Then the anisotropic components of the pairing interactions
increase with the screening length since the momentum dependence changes. As a
result, various types of anisotropic superconductivity occur depending on the
parameter region. For example, p-wave superconductivity occurs when the
short-range part of Coulomb repulsion is strong and the layer spacing is large.
Two kinds of inter-layer pairing may occur when the layer spacing is not too
large. Although the phonon contribution to the d-wave pairing interaction is
weaker than the p-wave interaction, it increases with the layer spacing.
Relevance of the present results to organic superconductors, high-T_c cuprates,
and Sr_2RuO_4 is discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, (Latex, revtex.sty, epsf.sty
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