Silver paint as a soldering agent for DyBaCuO single-domain welding

peer reviewedSilver paint has been tested as a soldering agent for DyBaCuO 4 single-domain welding. Junctions have been manufactured on Dy-Ba-Cu-O single domains cut either along planes parallel to the c-axis IT or along the ab-planes. Microstructural and superconducting characterizations of the samples have been performed. For both types of junctions, the microstructure in the joined area is very clean: no secondary phase or Ag particle segregation has been observed. Electrical and magnetic measurements for all configurations of interest are reported (rho(T) curves, and Hall probe mapping). The narrow resistive superconducting transition reported for all configurations shows that the artificial junction does not affect significantly the measured superconducting properties of the material

Hypersensitivity to Electricity: The effect of the current waveform on the perception level

peer reviewedHypersensitivity to electricity has been reported many times in the literature. From another point of view, numerous measurements have been performed on perception level. Even if it appears that part of the population has a lower perception level of current, there is no clear link with the so called “hypersensitivity to electricity” which is more related to declared physiological disorders in part of the population (sleeping problem, headache ...). Such declared hypersensitivity is currently not yet related to any biological parameter. Our research team is currently trying to determine a relationship between hypersensitive declared people and the perception level when injecting current in the low frequency range 50-1000 Hz. We have performed current perception tests with individuals under different conditions (different wave shapes, frequencies, influence of external electric field, male and female...) using a particular protocol and our own designed system for current injection. This paper will present our test system design (current injector, wave shape converter, safety aspects) and our first results based on both sine wave (different frequencies) and wide band signal

Hypersensitivity to electricity: The effect of the current waveform on the perception level

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