390 research outputs found
Isotropic and anisotropic pointing models
This paper describes an alternative approach for generating pointing models
for telescopes equipped with serial kinematics, esp. equatorial or alt-az
mounts. Our model construction does not exploit any assumption for the
underlying physical constraints of the mount, however, one can assign various
effects to the respective components of the equations. In order to recover the
pointing model parameters, classical linear least squares fitting procedures
can be applied. This parameterization also lacks any kind of parametric
singularity. We demonstrate the efficiency of this type of model on real
measurements with meter-class telescopes where the results provide a root mean
square accuracy of 1.5-2 arcseconds.Comment: Accepted for publication in Exp. Astro
Accurate Telescope Mount Positioning with MEMS Accelerometers
This paper describes the advantages and challenges of applying
microelectromechanical accelerometer systems (MEMS accelerometers) in order to
attain precise, accurate and stateless positioning of telescope mounts. This
provides a completely independent method from other forms of electronic,
optical, mechanical or magnetic feedback or real-time astrometry. Our goal is
to reach the sub-arcminute range which is well smaller than the field-of-view
of conventional imaging telescope systems. Here we present how this
sub-arcminute accuracy can be achieved with very cheap MEMS sensors and we also
detail how our procedures can be extended in order to attain even finer
measurements. In addition, our paper discusses how can a complete system design
be implemented in order to be a part of a telescope control system.Comment: Accepted for publication in PASP, 12 page
A szilva himlĹ‘ vĂrus elleni rezisztencia kialakĂtásának lehetĹ‘sĂ©ge csonthĂ©jas növĂ©nyekben = Developing new strategies for plum pox virus resistance in stone fruit trees
ElkĂ©szĂtettĂĽnk egy konstrukciĂłt, mely tartalmazta a karfiol mozaik vĂrus 35S promĂłterĂ©t, a NOS termináciĂłs szignált, Ă©s e kĂ©t szabályozĂł rĂ©giĂł között a hasznos gĂ©nt, vagyis a szilva himlĹ‘ vĂrus köpenyfehĂ©rje gĂ©njĂ©t Ă©s a 3’ nem kĂłdolĂł rĂ©giĂłját inverted repeat formában nem transzlálhatĂł mĂłdon, köztĂĽk pedig egy intron szekvenciát. A kanamicin mentes konstrukciĂłval valĂł dohány transzformálás után 477 vonalat neveltĂĽnk fel, melybĹ‘l 15 pozitĂv eredmĂ©nyt adott PCR-rel. KĂ©sĹ‘bb a 15 egyedbĹ‘l csupán egy tartotta meg transzgĂ©nikus tulajdonságát. TranszgĂ©nikus növĂ©nyekkel oltási kĂsĂ©rleteket vĂ©geztĂĽnk. Az eredmĂ©nyek szerint a transzgĂ©nikus rezisztens rĂ©sz sem alanykĂ©nt, sem nemeskĂ©nt nem tudta biztosĂtani a rezisztenciát a nem rezisztens rĂ©szeknek. Fontos kĂ©rdĂ©s, hogy ha egy rezisztens növĂ©nyt más vĂrus felĂĽlfertĹ‘z, a növĂ©ny elveszti-e rezisztenciáját. Az eredmĂ©nyek szerint egy rezisztens növĂ©nyt, ha más vĂrus felĂĽlfertĹ‘z, akkor sem fogja elveszteni az adott vĂrusra a rezisztenciáját. A szilva transzformáciĂłs kĂsĂ©rletekben levĂ©lnyelet Ă©s sziklevelet transzformáltunk három kĂĽlönbözĹ‘ konstrukciĂłval, 433 hajtást neveltĂĽnk fel. Az elsĹ‘ vizsgálatokban 81 volt PCR pozitĂv. Nagy rĂ©szĂĽknĂ©l a második vizsgálat negatĂv eredmĂ©nyt adott. AzonosĂtottunk egy a CP gĂ©nben delĂ©ciĂłs izolátumot, mely nem minden antiszĂ©rummal volt kimutathatĂł megfelelĹ‘ hatĂ©konysággal. A rekombináns izolátumokat vizsgálva azonosĂtottunk egy második rekombináciĂłs pontot is a P3 gĂ©nben. | A new gene construct was designed containing the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter and NOS termination signal. Between these regions, the construct contained the PPV CP gene in inverted repeat form with an intron spacer sequence. Nearly 500 plants were grown up from transformation with these kanamycin marker free construct. Only 15 were positive by PCR for the transgene, but at the end only one stored the transgenic behaviour, which was resistant against PPV as well. Grafting experiment was done, concluding that the transgenic resistant part could not protect the non transgenic section. We demonstrated that the plant will not lose the transgenic mediated resistance if another virus infection is present using grafting experiments. In plum transformation experiment using petiole and cotyledon 433 shoot were produced. Out of more than 400 plants 81 were transgenic by PCR in he first PCR experiments. The second round most of them were PCR negative. A PPV isolate was identified containing a large deletion in he coat protein gene. This isolate was not detectable every antisera efficiently. Studying recombinant PPV isolates a second recombination point was identified int he P3 gene of the virus
Hybrid Thermoset Matrix Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composites, a Study of Interlaminar Properties
In this study carbon fibre reinforced epoxy, unsaturated polyester, and vinyl ester based, binary (two-component) hybrid matrix polymer composites were produced and mechanically characterized by interlaminar shear tests. Fracture surface of tested composites were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Toughness of hybrid matrix composites were identified and compared to that of the reference, non-hybrid matrix ones.</jats:p
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