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Observation of fast stochastic ion heating by drift waves
Anomalously fast ion heating has been observed in the Caltech Encore tokamak [Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 1436 (1987)], with the use of laser-induced fluorescence. This heating was found to be independent of electron temperature, but was well correlated with the presence of large-amplitude drift-Alfvén waves. Evidence is presented that suggests that the heating is stochastic and occurs when the ion displacement due to polarization drift becomes comparable to the perpendicular wavelength, i.e., when k[perpendicular] (mik[perpendicular] phi0/qB^2)~1. Stochastic heating may also be the cause of the anomalously high ion temperatures observed in reversed-field pinches
Temperature fluctuations and heat transport in the edge regions of a tokamak
Electron temperature fluctuations have been investigated in the edge region of the Caltech research tokamak [S. J. Zweben and R. W. Gould, Nucl. Fusion 25, 171 (1985)], and an upper limit to this fluctuation level was found at Te/Te <~ 15%. This measurement, together with previous measurements of density and electric and magnetic field fluctuations, allows a unique comparison of the heat transport resulting from three basic turbulent mechanisms: (1) heat flux from the particle flux resulting from microscopic density and electric field fluctuations; (2) thermal conduction resulting from microscopic temperature and electric field fluctuations; and (3) thermal conduction resulting from microscopic magnetic field fluctuations. The measurements indicate that, in the edge regions, the electron heat transport caused by the measured turbulence-induced particle flux is comparable to or greater than that caused by the thermal conduction associated with the electron temperature and electric field fluctuations, and is significantly greater than that resulting from the measured magnetic fluctuations. This electron heat loss caused by the plasma turbulence is found to be an important electron energy loss mechanism in the edge regions
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Anderson Transition in Disordered Graphene
We use the regularized kernel polynomial method (RKPM) to numerically study
the effect disorder on a single layer of graphene. This accurate numerical
method enables us to study very large lattices with millions of sites, and
hence is almost free of finite size errors. Within this approach, both weak and
strong disorder regimes are handled on the same footing. We study the
tight-binding model with on-site disorder, on the honeycomb lattice. We find
that in the weak disorder regime, the Dirac fermions remain extended and their
velocities decrease as the disorder strength is increased. However, if the
disorder is strong enough, there will be a {\em mobility edge} separating {\em
localized states around the Fermi point}, from the remaining extended states.
This is in contrast to the scaling theory of localization which predicts that
all states are localized in two-dimensions (2D).Comment: 4 page
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Office design and health: a systematic review
Aim: To carry out a systematic review of recent research into the effects of workplace design, comparing individual with shared workspaces, on the health of employees.
Methods: The research question was "Does workplace design (specifically individual offices compared with shared workspaces) affect the health of workers?" A literature search limited to articles published between 2000 and 2017 was undertaken. A systematic review was carried out, and the findings of the reviewed studies grouped into themes according to the primary outcomes measured in the studies.
Results: The literature search identified 15 relevant studies addressing health effects of shared or open-plan offices compared with individual offices. Our systematic review found that, compared with individual offices, shared or open-plan office space is not beneficial to employees' health, with consistent findings of deleterious effects on staff health, wellbeing and productivity. Our findings are also consistent with those of earlier reviews.
Conclusion: These findings have public health implications for the New Zealand workforce. Decisions about workplace design should include weighing the short-term financial benefits of open-plan or shared workspaces against the significant harms, including increased sickness absence, lower job satisfaction and productivity, and possible threats to recruitment and retention of staff
Philanthropy-Supported Journalism
There is a widespread perception that the market is failing to ensure the provision of high quality, impactful journalism, especially investigative work and in‐depth coverage of governmental and international affairs. One answer to that market failing has been the development of philanthropy‐supported journalism. Some writers see this as a potentially important, if partial, solution to journalism\u27s problems, strengthening the editorial focus on creating social and policy impacts. Others have expressed concern that philanthropic support draws journalists toward elite orientations, with both funders themselves and their desired audiences representing the socioeconomic upper tiers
Atomic Scale Memory at a Silicon Surface
The limits of pushing storage density to the atomic scale are explored with a
memory that stores a bit by the presence or absence of one silicon atom. These
atoms are positioned at lattice sites along self-assembled tracks with a pitch
of 5 atom rows. The writing process involves removal of Si atoms with the tip
of a scanning tunneling microscope. The memory can be reformatted by controlled
deposition of silicon. The constraints on speed and reliability are compared
with data storage in magnetic hard disks and DNA.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, accepted by Nanotechnolog
Expression of receptors for cholecystokinin and other Ca2+-mobilizing hormones in Xenopus oocytes.
Ultracold Neutron Production in a Pulsed Neutron Beam Line
We present the results of an Ultracold neutron (UCN) production experiment in
a pulsed neutron beam line at the Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center. The
experimental apparatus allows for a comprehensive set of measurements of UCN
production as a function of target temperature, incident neutron energy, target
volume, and applied magnetic field. However, the low counting statistics of the
UCN signal expected can be overwhelmed by the large background associated with
the scattering of the primary cold neutron flux that is required for UCN
production. We have developed a background subtraction technique that takes
advantage of the very different time-of-flight profiles between the UCN and the
cold neutrons, in the pulsed beam. Using the unique timing structure, we can
reliably extract the UCN signal. Solid ortho-D is used to calibrate UCN
transmission through the apparatus, which is designed primarily for studies of
UCN production in solid O. In addition to setting the overall detection
efficiency in the apparatus, UCN production data using solid D suggest that
the UCN upscattering cross-section is smaller than previous estimates,
indicating the deficiency of the incoherent approximation widely used to
estimate inelastic cross-sections in the thermal and cold regimes
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