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Mini-Collagens in Hydra Nematocytes
We have isolated and characterized four collagen-related c-DNA clones (N-COL 1, N-COL 2, N-COL 3, N-COL 4) that are highly expressed in developing nematocytes in hydra. All four c-DNAs as well as their corresponding transcripts are small in size (600-1,000 bp). The deduced amino acid sequences show that they contain a central region consisting of 14 to 16 Gly-X-Y triplets. This region is flanked amino-terminal by a stretch of 14-23 proline residues and carboxy-terminal by a stretch of 6-9 prolines. At the NH2- and COOH-termini are repeated patterns of cysteine residues that are highly conserved between the molecules. A model is proposed which consists of a central stable collagen triple helix of 12-14 nm length from which three 9-22 nm long polyproline II type helices emerge at both ends. Disulfide linkage between cysteine- rich segments in these helices could lead to the formation of oligomeric network structures. Electrophoretic characterization of nematocyst extracts allows resolution of small proline-rich polypeptides that correspond in size to the cloned sequences
Electrical observation of a tunable band gap in bilayer graphene nanoribbons at room temperature
We investigate the transport properties of double-gated bilayer graphene
nanoribbons at room temperature. The devices were fabricated using conventional
CMOS-compatible processes. By analyzing the dependence of the resistance at the
charge neutrality point as a function of the electric field applied
perpendicular to the graphene surface, we show that a band gap in the density
of states opens, reaching an effective value of ~sim50 meV. This demonstrates
the potential of bilayer graphene as FET channel material in a conventional
CMOS environment.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Accurate Calculation of Fringe Fields in the LHC Main Dipoles
The ROXIE program developed at CERN for the design and optimization of the superconducting LHC magnets has been recently extended in a collaboration with the University of Stuttgart, Germany, with a field computation method based on the coupling between the boundary element (BEM) and the finite element (FEM) technique. This avoids the meshing of the coils and the air regions, and avoids the artificial far field boundary conditions. The method is therefore specially suited for the accurate calculation of fields in the superconducting magnets in which the field is dominated by the coil. We will present the fringe field calculations in both 2d and 3d geometries to evaluate the effect of connections and the cryostat on the field quality and the flux density to which auxiliary bus-bars are exposed
Efficient fluorescence collection from trapped ions with an integrated spherical mirror
Efficient collection of fluorescence from trapped ions is crucial for quantum
optics and quantum computing applications, specifically, for qubit state
detection and in generating single photons for ion-photon and remote ion
entanglement. In a typical setup, only a few per cent of ion fluorescence is
intercepted by the aperture of the imaging optics. We employ a simple metallic
spherical mirror integrated with a linear Paul ion trap to achieve photon
collection efficiency of at least 10% from a single Ba ion. An aspheric
corrector is used to reduce the aberrations caused by the mirror and achieve
high image quality.Comment: 5 pages and 4 figure
Precision measurement of the branching ratio in the 6P3/2 decay of BaII with a single trapped ion
We present a measurement of the branching ratios from the 6P3/2 state of BaII
into all dipoleallowed decay channels (6S1/2, 5D3/2 and 5D5/2). Measurements
were performed on single 138Ba+ ions in a linear Paul trap with a
frequency-doubled mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser resonant with the 6S1/2->6P3/2
transition at 455 nm by detection of electron shelving into the dark 5D5/2
state. By driving a pi Rabi rotation with a single femtosecond pulse, a
absolute measurement of the branching ratio to 5D5/2 state was performed.
Combined with a measurement of the relative decay rates into 5D3/2 and 5D5/2
states performed with long trains of highly attenuated 455 nm pulses, it
allowed the extraction of the absolute ratios of the other two decays. Relative
strengths normalized to unity are found to be 0.756+/-0.046, 0.0290+/-0.0015
and 0.215+/-0.0064 for 6S1/2, 5D3/2 and 5D5/2 respectively. This approximately
constitutes a threefold improvement over the best previous measurements and is
a sufficient level of precision to compare to calculated values for dipole
matrix elements.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
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