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Tensor Anisotropies in an Open Universe
We calculate the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background induced by
long-wavelength primordial gravitational waves in a universe with negative
spatial curvature, such as are produced in the ``open inflation'' scenario. The
impact of these results on the COBE normalization of open models is discussed.Comment: 5pgs, 2 figs.; also avalable at http://www.sns.ias.edu/~whu, revision
reflects ApJL published version, model dependence clarifie
Conditions implying the uniqueness of the weak*-topology on certain group algebras
We investigate possible preduals of the measure algebra M(G) of a locally compact group and the Fourier algebra A(G) of a separable compact group. Both of these algebras are canonically dual spaces and the canonical preduals make the multiplication separately weak*-continuous so that these algebras are dual Banach algebras. In this paper we find additional conditions under which the preduals
C0(G) of M(G) and C*(G) of A(G) are uniquely determined. In both cases we consider a natural comultiplication and show that the canonical predual gives rise to the unique weak*-topology making both the multiplication separately weak*-continuous and the comultiplication weak*-continuous. In particular, dual cohomological properties of these algebras are well defined with this additional structure
Control System Design Philosophy for Effective Operations and Maintenance
A well-designed control system facilitates the functions of machine
operation, maintenance and development. In addition, the overall effectiveness
of the control system can be greatly enhanced by providing reliable mechanisms
for coordination and communication, ensuring that these functions work in
concert. For good operability, the information presented to operators should be
consistent, easy to understand and customizable. A maintainable system is
segmented appropriately, allowing a broken element to be quickly identified and
repaired while leaving the balance of the system available. In a research and
development environment, the control system must meet the frequently changing
requirements of a variety of customers. This means the system must be flexible
enough to allow for ongoing modifications with minimal disruptions to
operations. Beyond the hardware and software elements of the control system,
appropriate workflow processes must be in place to maximize system uptime and
allow people to work efficiently. Processes that provide automatic electronic
communication ensure that information is not lost and reaches its destination
in a timely fashion. This paper discusses how these control system design and
quality issues have been applied at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
Facility.Comment: ICALEPCS 200
Time delay and integration detectors using charge transfer devices
An imaging system comprises a multi-channel matrix array of CCD devices wherein a number of sensor cells (pixels) in each channel are subdivided and operated in discrete intercoupled groups of subarrays with a readout CCD shift register terminating each end of the channels. Clock voltages, applied to the subarrays, selectively cause charge signal flow in each subarray in either direction independent of the other subarrays. By selective application of four phase clock voltages, either one, two or all three of the sections subarray sections cause charge signal flow in one direction, while the remainder cause charge signal flow in the opposite direction. This creates a form of selective electronic exposure control which provides an effective variable time delay and integration of three, six or nine sensor cells or integration stages. The device is constructed on a semiconductor sustrate with a buried channel and is adapted for front surface imaging through transparent doped tin oxide gates
Ground State Properties of the Doped 3-Leg t-J Ladder
Results for a doped 3-leg t-J ladder obtained using the density matrix
renormalization group are reported. At low hole doping, the holes form a dilute
gas with a uniform density. The momentum occupation of the odd band shows a
sharp decrease at a large value of k_F similar to the behavior of a lightly
doped t-J chain, while the even modes appear gapped. The spin-spin correlations
decay as a power law consistent with the absence of a spin gap, but the pair
field correlations are negligible. At larger doping we find evidence for a spin
gap and as x increases further we find 3-hole diagonal domain walls. In this
regime there are pair field correlations and the internal pair orbital has
d_x^2-y^2 - like symmetry. However, the pair field correlations appear to fall
exponentially at large distances.Comment: 14 pages, 11 postscript figure
Preduals of semigroup algebras
For a locally compact group G, the measure convolution algebra M(G) carries a natural coproduct. In previous work, we showed that the canonical predual C 0(G) of M(G) is the unique predual which makes both the product and the coproduct on M(G) weak*-continuous. Given a discrete semigroup S, the convolution algebra ℓ 1(S) also carries a coproduct. In this paper we examine preduals for ℓ 1(S) making both the product and the coproduct weak*-continuous. Under certain conditions on S, we show that ℓ 1(S) has a unique such predual. Such S include the free semigroup on finitely many generators. In general, however, this need not be the case even for quite simple semigroups and we construct uncountably many such preduals on ℓ 1(S) when S is either ℤ+×ℤ or (ℕ,⋅)
Room-temperature ballistic transport in narrow graphene strips
We investigate electron-phonon couplings, scattering rates, and mean free
paths in zigzag-edge graphene strips with widths of the order of 10 nm. Our
calculations for these graphene nanostrips show both the expected similarity
with single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and the suppression of the
electron-phonon scattering due to a Dirichlet boundary condition that prohibits
one major backscattering channel present in SWNTs. Low-energy acoustic phonon
scattering is exponentially small at room temperature due to the large phonon
wave vector required for backscattering. We find within our model that the
electron-phonon mean free path is proportional to the width of the nanostrip
and is approximately 70 m for an 11-nm-wide nanostrip.Comment: 5 pages and 5 figure
Using A Nameserver to Enhance Control System Efficiency
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) control
system uses a nameserver to reduce system response time and to minimize the
impact of client name resolution on front-end computers. The control system is
based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS), which
uses name-based broadcasts to initiate data communication. By default, when
EPICS process variables (PV) are requested by client applications, all
front-end computers receive the broadcasts and perform name resolution
processing against local channel name lists. The nameserver is used to offload
the name resolution task to a single node. This processing, formerly done on
all front-end computers, is now done only by the nameserver. In a control
system with heavily loaded front-end computers and high peak client connection
loads, a significant performance improvement is seen. This paper describes the
name server in more detail, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of
making name resolution a centralized service.Comment: ICALEPCS 200
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