396 research outputs found
The use of reflectance measurements in the determination of diffusion of reactive dyes into cellulosic fiber
Reactive dye fixation and color yield of a dyed cellulosic fiber significantly depend on the dye diffusion into the fiber polymer system. In case of pad-dyeing processes, dye diffusion exerts a more significant influence on dye fixation and hence color yield. This article proposes a new method for determining the extent of diffusion of reactive dyes into the fiber in pad dyeings using Kubelka-Munk equation. The K/S values are used as in an equation, %D (extent of dye diffusion) = 100 - [(K/S diffusion index)/ (K/S reference) × 100]. The article introduces and explains how to determine the new K/S variables used in this equation. The new method is simple, nondestructive, relatively faster, and applicable to industrial dyehouses, and was validated by a microscopic analysis of dyed fiber cross-section carried out in this work and to the dye manufacturer's recommendations for dyebath-ingredient concentrations
Bell-inequality in path-entangled single photon and purity test
Different degrees of freedom of single photons have been entangled and used
as a resource for various quantum technology applications. We present a scheme
to perform Bell's test and show the violation of CHSH inequality in a
path-entangled single photon state using non-interferometric approach in beam
splitter setting. We demonstrate this experimentally by generating and
controlling path-entangled state using single photons from spontaneous
parametric down-conversion and performing non-interferometric measurements
using two detector module. The transition from violation of CHSH inequality to
validity is demonstrated when the purity of single photons state decrease below
70\% visibility, . Our procedure allows a purity test on any
single photon source and to study quantum correlations on systems driven by
dynamics where single particle entanglement with position space is prominent.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figures revised version with extended theoretical
description and experimental resul
Slow flows of an relativistic perfect fluid in a static gravitational field
Relativistic hydrodynamics of an isentropic fluid in a gravitational field is
considered as the particular example from the family of Lagrangian
hydrodynamic-type systems which possess an infinite set of integrals of motion
due to the symmetry of Lagrangian with respect to relabeling of fluid particle
labels. Flows with fixed topology of the vorticity are investigated in
quasi-static regime, when deviations of the space-time metric and the density
of fluid from the corresponding equilibrium configuration are negligibly small.
On the base of the variational principle for frozen-in vortex lines dynamics,
the equation of motion for a thin relativistic vortex filament is derived in
the local induction approximation.Comment: 4 pages, revtex, no figur
Multi-bit quantum random number generator from path-entangled single photons
Measurement outcomes on quantum systems exhibit inherent randomness and are
fundamentally nondeterministic. This has enabled quantum physics to set new
standards for the generation of true randomness with significant applications
in the fields of cryptography, statistical simulations, and modeling of the
nondeterministic behavior in various other fields. In this work, we present a
scheme for the generation of multi-bit random numbers using path-entangled
single photons. Without losing their intrinsic randomness, the protocol allows
us to engineer the distribution from which we sample random numbers. For the
experimental demonstration, we use single photons generated using spontaneous
parametric down-conversion (SPDC), and assign a multi-bit commitment along the
path. One-bit and two-bit random numbers are then generated from measuring
entangled states in the path basis. In addition to passing the NIST tests for
randomness, we also demonstrate the certification of quantumness and
self-certification of quantum random number generator (QRNG) using Clauser,
Horne, Shimony and Holt (CHSH) inequality violation. The path-entangled states
can generate higher bitrates compared to heralded single photon or entangled
photon schemes which are limited by the coincidence counts. The scheme involves
distribution of photons along multiple paths resulting in multiple bits from
one photon and avoids the limitation imposed by the detection dead time of one
detector. We demonstrate this by generating a high rate of about 80 Mbps when
the single photon detector saturates at around 28 Mcps.Comment: 11 Pages, 8 figures, functionally identical to the published versio
A survey of performance enhancement of transmission control protocol (TCP) in wireless ad hoc networks
This Article is provided by the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund - Copyright @ 2011 Springer OpenTransmission control protocol (TCP), which provides reliable end-to-end data delivery, performs well in traditional wired network environments, while in wireless ad hoc networks, it does not perform well. Compared to wired networks, wireless ad hoc networks have some specific characteristics such as node mobility and a shared medium. Owing to these specific characteristics of wireless ad hoc networks, TCP faces particular problems with, for example, route failure, channel contention and high bit error rates. These factors are responsible for the performance degradation of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks. The research community has produced a wide range of proposals to improve the performance of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks. This article presents a survey of these proposals (approaches). A classification of TCP improvement proposals for wireless ad hoc networks is presented, which makes it easy to compare the proposals falling under the same category. Tables which summarize the approaches for quick overview are provided. Possible directions for further improvements in this area are suggested in the conclusions. The aim of the article is to enable the reader to quickly acquire an overview of the state of TCP in wireless ad hoc networks.This study is partly funded by Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST),
Pakistan, and the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
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