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On the Dichotomy between the Nodal and Antinodal Excitations in High-temperature Superconductors
Angle-resolved photoemission data on optimally- and under-doped high
temperature superconductors reveal a dichotomy between the nodal and antinodal
electronic excitations. In this paper we propose an explanation of this unusual
phenomenon by employing the coupling between the quasiparticle and the
commensurate/incommensurate magnetic excitations.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figure
Vertical flux and microplankton assemblages in the Gulf of Liions during spring 1990
A vertical flux pulse related to spring phytoplankton development was recorded ·by moored sediment traps at 42°N 06°E in the Gulf of Lions. May 1990 trap samples from 200m to
2000m depth were comprised of freshly produced organic matter and selected microplankton species from the overlaying water column. This vertical flux event was transmitted to the deep sea floor with a high particle sinking velocity
of >140 m day-1. Maximal vertical fluxes of 35 mg C m-2 day-1 and 1.2 mg chl.a m-2 day-1 recorded during this event are low compared to the exports from collapsing spring blooms at higher latitudes but demonstrate that particle production and degradation within the spring pelagic system were not in balance
Electrical Characterization of a Thin Edgeless N-on-p Planar Pixel Sensors For ATLAS Upgrades
In view of the LHC upgrade phases towards the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC),
the ATLAS experiment plans to upgrade the Inner Detector with an all-silicon
system. Because of its radiation hardness and cost effectiveness, the n-on-p
silicon technology is a promising candidate for a large area pixel detector.
The paper reports on the joint development, by LPNHE and FBK of novel n-on-p
edgeless planar pixel sensors, making use of the active trench concept for the
reduction of the dead area at the periphery of the device. After discussing the
sensor technology, and presenting some sensors' simulation results, a complete
overview of the electrical characterization of the produced devices will be
given.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 15th
International Workshops on Radiation Imaging Detector
Performance of Irradiated Thin Edgeless N-on-P Planar Pixel Sensors for ATLAS Upgrades
In view of the LHC upgrade phases towards the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC),
the ATLAS experiment plans to upgrade the Inner Detector with an all-silicon
system. Because of its radiation hardness and cost effectiveness, the n-on-p
silicon technology is a promising candidate for a large area pixel detector.
The paper reports on the joint development, by LPNHE and FBK of novel n-on-p
edgeless planar pixel sensors, making use of the active trench concept for the
reduction of the dead area at the periphery of the device. After discussing the
sensor technology, a complete overview of the electrical characterization of
several irradiated samples will be discussed. Some comments about detector
modules being assembled will be made and eventually some plans will be
outlined.Comment: 6 pages, 13 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 2013 Nuclear
Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. arXiv admin note: text
overlap with arXiv:1311.162
Development of Edgeless n-on-p Planar Pixel Sensors for future ATLAS Upgrades
The development of n-on-p "edgeless" planar pixel sensors being fabricated at
FBK (Trento, Italy), aimed at the upgrade of the ATLAS Inner Detector for the
High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), is reported. A
characterizing feature of the devices is the reduced dead area at the edge,
achieved by adopting the "active edge" technology, based on a deep etched
trench, suitably doped to make an ohmic contact to the substrate. The project
is presented, along with the active edge process, the sensor design for this
first n-on-p production and a selection of simulation results, including the
expected charge collection efficiency after radiation fluence of comparable to those expected at HL-LHC (about
ten years of running, with an integrated luminosity of 3000 fb) for the
outer pixel layers. We show that, after irradiation and at a bias voltage of
500 V, more than 50% of the signal should be collected in the edge region; this
confirms the validity of the active edge approach.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Nucl. Instr. and Meth.
Novel Silicon n-on-p Edgeless Planar Pixel Sensors for the ATLAS upgrade
In view of the LHC upgrade phases towards HL-LHC, the ATLAS experiment plans
to upgrade the Inner Detector with an all-silicon system. The n-on-p silicon
technology is a promising candidate for the pixel upgrade thanks to its
radiation hardness and cost effectiveness, that allow for enlarging the area
instrumented with pixel detectors. We report on the development of novel n-in-p
edgeless planar pixel sensors fabricated at FBK (Trento, Italy), making use of
the "active edge" concept for the reduction of the dead area at the periphery
of the device. After discussing the sensor technology and fabrication process,
we present device simulations (pre- and post-irradiation) performed for
different sensor configurations. First preliminary results obtained with the
test-structures of the production are shown.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 9th
International Conference on Radiation Effects on Semiconductor Materials
Detectors and Device
The vertical flux of rare earth elements in the northwestern Mediterranean
Rare earth element (REE) composition of sinking particles was examined in time-series sediment trap samples collected from four depths (200, 500, 1000, 2000 m) in the Gulf of Lions. Vertical flux profiles showed the occurrence of a sedimentation pulse which resulted in the rapid sinking of phytoplankton aggregates to 2000 m depth. These particles were characterized by REE patterns similar to those in the upper 200 m indicating that little, if any, additional REE scavenging occurred during the sedimentation event. In contrast, after the sedimentation pulse, particles from deep waters showed an enrichment of light-REE (LREE) relative to heavy-REE (HREE) and a positive Ce anomaly. Comparing REE patterns in particles from the upper water column (200 m) with those from depth (1000, 2000 m) during and following the
sedimentation pulse indicates that time is a key factor in determining REE scavenging by sinking particles. This is particularly evident for the preferential scavenging of Ce (IV) which is most pronounced in the finer, slowly sinking, and presumably older particles. These findings are consistent with REE patterns in sea water from the northwestern Mediterranean which show a strong negative Ce anomaly and gradual enrichment of REE with increasing atomic number. The enrichment of LREE relative to HREE in particles from deep waters results either preferential scavenging of LREE on particles, analogous to the enrichment of Ce, or selective dissolution of HREE in association with particle remineralization processes, or both; this aspect of REE behaviour merits further study
Comparison of two commercial ELISA kits and magnetic stirrer method for detection of Trichinella spp. in a pig slaughterhouse
ELISA represents a useful rapid method to detect the presence of specific antibodies on serum, plasma or meat juice collected at slaughter, however, false- and positive-results may occur depending on the sensitivity and specificity of the test. In this study we compare two commercial ELISA kits for the detection of specific antibodies against Trichinella spp. with respect to the gold standard method (artificial digestion) in a pig slaughterhouse. A total of 709 Iberian pigs belonging to 79 free-range herds were randomly selected and sampled (five to ten animals/herd) (Win Episcope 2.0; 95% confidence level, 8% accepted error)
On the Nature of Fossil Galaxy Groups: Are they really fossils ?
We use SDSS-DR4 photometric and spectroscopic data out to redshift z~0.1
combined with ROSAT All Sky Survey X-ray data to produce a sample of
twenty-five fossil groups (FGs), defined as bound systems dominated by a
single, luminous elliptical galaxy with extended X-ray emission. We examine
possible biases introduced by varying the parameters used to define the sample
and the main pitfalls are discussed. The spatial density of FGs, estimated via
the V/V_ MAX} test, is 2.83 x 10^{-6} h_{75}^3 Mpc^{-3} for L_x > 0.89 x 10^42
h_{75}^-2 erg/s consistent with Vikhlinin et al. (1999), who examined an X-ray
overluminous elliptical galaxy sample (OLEG). We compare the general properties
of FGs identified here with a sample of bright field ellipticals generated from
the same dataset. These two samples show no differences in the distribution of
neighboring faint galaxy density excess, distance from the red sequence in the
color-magnitude diagram, and structural parameters such as a and internal
color gradients. Furthermore, examination of stellar populations shows that our
twenty-five FGs have similar ages, metallicities, and -enhancement as
the bright field ellipticals, undermining the idea that these systems represent
fossils of a physical mechanism that occurred at high redshift. Our study
reveals no difference between FGs and field ellipticals, suggesting that FGs
might not be a distinct family of true fossils, but rather the final stage of
mass assembly in the Universe.Comment: 18 pages, Accepted to A
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