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Observation of a cascaded process in intracavity terahertz optical parametric oscillators based on lithium niobate
Cascaded difference frequency generation has been observed in intracavity optical parametric oscillators based on bulk lithium niobate and producing nanosecond pulses of terahertz radiation. Two idler waves are generated, namely: the primary idler wave associated with the parametric down conversion process itself; and a secondary idler wave, due to difference frequency generation. Experimental investigations of the frequency, temporal evolution, propagation direction, intensity, phase matching and oscillation threshold of the generated down-converted waves are reported. The overall generation efficiency for the terahertz radiation is enhanced, thereby overcoming the Manley-Rowe limit. Advantages of the present approach over schemes based on periodically poled lithium niobate are identified.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Laser Doppler velocimeter system simulation for sensing aircraft wake vortices. Part 2: Processing and analysis of LDV data (for runs 1023 and 2023)
A data analysis program constructed to assess LDV system performance, to validate the simulation model, and to test various vortex location algorithms is presented. Real or simulated Doppler spectra versus range and elevation is used and the spatial distributions of various spectral moments or other spectral characteristics are calculated and displayed. Each of the real or simulated scans can be processed by one of three different procedures: simple frequency or wavenumber filtering, matched filtering, and deconvolution filtering. The final output is displayed as contour plots in an x-y coordinate system, as well as in the form of vortex tracks deduced from the maxima of the processed data. A detailed analysis of run number 1023 and run number 2023 is presented to demonstrate the data analysis procedure. Vortex tracks and system range resolutions are compared with theoretical predictions
A feasibility study for the detection of upper atmospheric winds using a ground based laser Doppler velocimeter
A possible measurement program designed to obtain the information requisite to determining the feasibility of airborne and/or satellite-borne LDV (Laser Doppler Velocimeter) systems is discussed. Measurements made from the ground are favored over an airborne measurement as far as for the purpose of determining feasibility is concerned. The expected signal strengths for scattering at various altitude and elevation angles are examined; it appears that both molecular absorption and ambient turbulence degrade the signal at low elevation angles and effectively constrain the ground based measurement of elevation angles exceeding a critical value. The nature of the wind shear and turbulence to be expected are treated from a linear hydrodynamic model - a mountain lee wave model. The spatial and temporal correlation distances establish requirements on the range resolution, the maximum detectable range and the allowable integration time
Laser Doppler velocimeter system simulation for sensing aircraft wake vortices
A hydrodynamic model of aircraft vortex wakes in an irregular wind shear field near the ground is developed and used as a basis for modeling the characteristics of a laser Doppler detection and vortex location system. The trailing vortex sheet and the wind shear are represented by discrete free vortices distributed over a two-dimensional grid. The time dependent hydrodynamic equations are solved by direct numerical integration in the Boussinesq approximation. The ground boundary is simulated by images, and fast Fourier Transform techniques are used to evaluate the vorticity stream function. The atmospheric turbulence was simulated by constructing specific realizations at time equal to zero, assuming that Kolmogoroff's law applies, and that the dissipation rate is constant throughout the flow field. The response of a simulated laser Doppler velocimeter is analyzed by simulating the signal return from the flow field as sensed by a simulation of the optical/electronic system
Exercise rehabilitation for recovery from critical illness (Protocol)
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.
As part of an ongoing research education programme.This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
The objective of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation programmes, initiated after ICU discharge, on improving functional exercise capacity and quality of life in adult ICU survivors who have been mechanically ventilated for more than 24 hours.
We will compare an exercise intervention to any other intervention or a control or 'usual care' programme. Exercise includes any structured or taught programmes. Respiratory or inspiratory muscle training is excluded due to it being initiated within the ICU environment, for example with weaning from a ventilator, and not as post-discharge rehabilitation as required for this review.sch_phyAngus 1997
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The effects of reinforcement interval on the acquisition of paired-associate responses
Effects of reinforcement interval on acquisition of paired-associate response
Quantum Analogue Computing
We briefly review what a quantum computer is, what it promises to do for us,
and why it is so hard to build one. Among the first applications anticipated to
bear fruit is quantum simulation of quantum systems. While most quantum
computation is an extension of classical digital computation, quantum
simulation differs fundamentally in how the data is encoded in the quantum
computer. To perform a quantum simulation, the Hilbert space of the system to
be simulated is mapped directly onto the Hilbert space of the (logical) qubits
in the quantum computer. This type of direct correspondence is how data is
encoded in a classical analogue computer. There is no binary encoding, and
increasing precision becomes exponentially costly: an extra bit of precision
doubles the size of the computer. This has important consequences for both the
precision and error correction requirements of quantum simulation, and
significant open questions remain about its practicality. It also means that
the quantum version of analogue computers, continuous variable quantum
computers (CVQC) becomes an equally efficient architecture for quantum
simulation. Lessons from past use of classical analogue computers can help us
to build better quantum simulators in future.Comment: 10 pages, to appear in the Visions 2010 issue of Phil. Trans. Roy.
Soc.
Novel six-coordinate Aryl- and Alkyltin complexes
Organo-tin compounds have wide applications as pesticides and as intermediates for organic synthesis.¹ They are invariably Sn(IV) derivatives and are generally four-coordinate.² The mixed organo/chioro compounds of the type RnSnCI4-n do however have the ability to expand their coordination numbers to five or six. This depends critically on the substituents - with four organic groups, R₄Sn, there is no tendency at all to coordinate extra ligands, while at the other extreme SnCl₄ readily forms six-coordinate [SnC1₄L₂] complexes since the electronegative halo groups increase the Lewis acidity of the tin centre
Velocity, energy and helicity of vortex knots and unknots
In this paper we determine the velocity, the energy and estimate writhe and
twist helicity contributions of vortex filaments in the shape of torus knots
and unknots (toroidal and poloidal coils) in a perfect fluid. Calculations are
performed by numerical integration of the Biot-Savart law. Vortex complexity is
parametrized by the winding number , given by the ratio of the number of
meridian wraps to that of the longitudinal wraps. We find that for vortex
knots and toroidal coils move faster and carry more energy than a reference
vortex ring of same size and circulation, whereas for knots and poloidal
coils have approximately same speed and energy of the reference vortex ring.
Helicity is dominated by the writhe contribution. Finally, we confirm the
stabilizing effect of the Biot-Savart law for all knots and unknots tested,
that are found to be structurally stable over a distance of several diameters.
Our results also apply to quantized vortices in superfluid He.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figures, 2 table
Detection of a Moving Rigid Solid in a Perfect Fluid
In this paper, we consider a moving rigid solid immersed in a potential
fluid. The fluid-solid system fills the whole two dimensional space and the
fluid is assumed to be at rest at infinity. Our aim is to study the inverse
problem, initially introduced in [3], that consists in recovering the position
and the velocity of the solid assuming that the potential function is known at
a given time. We show that this problem is in general ill-posed by providing
counterexamples for which the same potential corresponds to different positions
and velocities of a same solid. However, it is also possible to find solids
having a specific shape, like ellipses for instance, for which the problem of
detection admits a unique solution. Using complex analysis, we prove that the
well-posedness of the inverse problem is equivalent to the solvability of an
infinite set of nonlinear equations. This result allows us to show that when
the solid enjoys some symmetry properties, it can be partially detected.
Besides, for any solid, the velocity can always be recovered when both the
potential function and the position are supposed to be known. Finally, we prove
that by performing continuous measurements of the fluid potential over a time
interval, we can always track the position of the solid.Comment: 19 pages, 14 figure
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