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Design and fabrication of a data logger for atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity for gas-filled detector development
A novel instrument has been developed to monitor and record the ambient pa-
rameters such as temperature, atmospheric pressure and relative humidity. These
parameters are very essential for understanding the characteristics such as
gain of gas filled detectors like Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) and Multi Wire
Propor- tional Counter (MWPC). In this article the details of the design,
fabrication and operation processes of the device has been presented.Comment: 11 pages, 12 figure
Detection of hidden structures on all scales in amorphous materials and complex physical systems: basic notions and applications to networks, lattice systems, and glasses
Recent decades have seen the discovery of numerous complex materials. At the
root of the complexity underlying many of these materials lies a large number
of possible contending atomic- and larger-scale configurations and the
intricate correlations between their constituents. For a detailed
understanding, there is a need for tools that enable the detection of pertinent
structures on all spatial and temporal scales. Towards this end, we suggest a
new method by invoking ideas from network analysis and information theory. Our
method efficiently identifies basic unit cells and topological defects in
systems with low disorder and may analyze general amorphous structures to
identify candidate natural structures where a clear definition of order is
lacking. This general unbiased detection of physical structure does not require
a guess as to which of the system properties should be deemed as important and
may constitute a natural point of departure for further analysis. The method
applies to both static and dynamic systems.Comment: (23 pages, 9 figures
Azimuthal correlations of D-mesons in + and +Pb collisions at LHC energies
We study the correlations of D mesons produced in + and +Pb
collisions. These are found to be sensitive to the effects of the cold nuclear
medium and the transverse momentum () regions we are looking into. In
order to put this on a quantitative footing, as a first step we analyse the
azimuthal correlations of D meson-charged hadron(Dh), and then predict the same
for D meson -anti D meson () pairs in + and +Pb
collisions with strong coupling at leading order ()
and next to leading order () which includes space-time
evolution (in both systems), as well cold nuclear matter effects (in +Pb).
This also sets the stage and baseline for the identification and study of
medium modification of azimuthal correlations in relativistic collision of
heavy nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
Warm Asymmetric Nuclear Matter and Proto-Neutron Star
Asymmetric nuclear matter equation of state at finite temperature is studied
in SU(2) chiral sigma model using mean field approximation. The effect of
temperature on effective mass, entropy, and binding energy is discussed.
Treating the system as one with two conserved charges the liquid-gas phase
transition is investigated. We have also discussed the effect of proton
fraction on critical temperature with and without -meson contribution. We
have extended our work to study the structure of proto-neutron star with
neutron free charge-neutral matter in beta-equilibrium. We found that the mass
and radius of the star decreases as it cools from the entropy per baryon S = 2
to S = 0 and the maximum temperature of the core of the star is about 62 MeV
for S = 2.Comment: 25 pages, 16 figure
Simulation aided development of pre-chamber ignition system for a lean-burn gasoline direct injection motor-sport engine
Due to recent regulation changes to restricted fuel usage in
various motor-sport events, motor-sport engine manufacturers
have started to focus on improving the thermal efficiency
and often claim thermal efficiency figures well above equivalent road car engines. With limited fuel allowance, motorsport engines are operated with a lean air-fuel mixture to benefit from higher cycle efficiency, requiring an ignition system that is suitable for the lean mixture. Pre-chamber ignition is identified as a promising method to improve lean limit and has the potential to reduce end gas auto-ignition. This paper analyses the full-load performance of a motor-sport lean-burn GDI engine and a passive pre-chamber is developed with the aid of a CFD tool. The finalized pre-chamber design benefited in a significant reduction in burn duration, reduced cyclic variation, knock limit extension and higher performance
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