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Magnetic relaxation of type II superconductors in a mixed state of entrapped and shielded flux
The magnetic relaxation has been investigated in type II superconductors when
the initial magnetic state is realized with entrapped and shielded flux (ESF)
contemporarily. This flux state is produced by an inversion in the magnetic
field ramp rate due to for example a magnetic field overshoot. The
investigation has been faced both numerically and by measuring the magnetic
relaxation in BSCCO tapes. Numerical computations have been performed in the
case of an infinite thick strip and of an infinite slab, showing a quickly
relaxing magnetization in the first seconds. As verified experimentally, the
effects of the overshoot cannot be neglected simply by cutting the first 10-100
seconds in the magnetic relaxation. On the other hand, at very long times, the
magnetic states relax toward those corresponding to field profiles with only
shielded flux or only entrapped flux, depending on the amplitude of the field
change with respect to the full penetration field of the considered
superconducting samples. In addition, we have performed numerical simulations
in order to reproduce the relaxation curves measured on the BSCCO(2223) tapes;
this allowed us to interpret correctly also the first seconds of the
curves.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figures submit to PR
Results from the EPL monkey-pod flight experiments conducted aboard the NASA/Ames CV-990, May 1976
The participation of the Environmental Physiology Laboratory (EPL) in the general purpose laboratory concept verification test 3 is documented. The EPL Monkey-Pod Experiment was designed to incorporate a 10-12 kg, pig tailed monkey, Macaca nemestrina, into the pod and measure the physiological responses of the animal continously. Four major elements comprise the EPL Monkey-Pod Experiment System: (1) a fiberglass pod containing the instrumented monkey plus feeder and watering devices, (2) an inner console containing the SKYLAB mass spectrometer with its associated valving and electronic controls, sensing, control and monitoring units for lower body negative pressure, feeder activity, waterer activity, temperatures, and gas metabolism calibration, (3) an umbilical complex comprising gas flow lines and electrical cabling between the inner and outer console and (4) an outer console in principle representing the experiment support to be provided from general space craft sources
Results from the EPL monkey-pod experiment conducted as part of the 1974 NASA-Ames CVT/GPL 3
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A perturbation density functional theory for the competition between inter and intramolecular association
Using the framework of Wertheim's thermodynamic perturbation theory we
develop the first density functional theory which accounts for intramolecular
association in chain molecules. To test the theory new Monte Carlo simulations
are performed at a fluid solid interface for a 4 segment chain which can both
intra and intermolecularly associate. The theory and simulation results are
found to be in excellent agreement. It is shown that the inclusion of
intramolecular association can have profound effects on interfacial properties
such as interfacial tension and the partition coefficient
Results from the EPL monkey-pod experiment conducted as part of the 1974 NASA/Ames shuttle CVT-2
The participation of the Environmental Physiology Laboratory (EPL) in the general purpose laboratory concept verification test 3 is documented. The EPL Monkey-Pod Experiment was designed to incorporate a 10-12 kg, pig tailed monkey, Macaca nemestrina, into the pod and measure the physiological responses of the animal continuously. Four major elements comprise the EPL Monkey-Pod Experiment System: (1) a fiberglass pod containing the instrumented monkey plus feeder and watering devices, (2) an inner console containing the SKYLAB mass spectrometer with its associated valving and electronic controls, sensing, control and monitoring units for lower body negative pressure, feeder activity, waterer activity, temperatures, and gas metabolism calibration, (3) an umbilical complex comprising gas flow lines and electrical cabling between the inner and outer console and (4) an outer console in principle representing the experiment support to be provided from general spacecraft sources
Effects of the Cosmos 1129 Soviet paste diet on body composition in the growing rat
Six Simonsen albino rats (45 days of age) were placed on a regimen of 40 g/day the semipurified Soviet paste diet used in the 18.5 day Cosmos 1129 spacecraft was to support the rats for various experiments on the physiological effects of weightlessness. The animals were maintained on the Soviet paste diet for 35 days, metabolic rate was measured and body composition was determined by direct analysis. The results were compared with a control group of rates of the same age, which had been kept on a standard commercial grain diet during the same period of time
The ionizing sources of luminous compact HII regions in the RCW106 and RCW122 clouds
Given the rarity of young O star candidates, compact HII regions embedded in
dense molecular cores continue to serve as potential sites to peer into the
details of high-mass star formation. To uncover the ionizing sources of the
most luminous and compact HII regions embedded in the RCW106 and RCW122 giant
molecular clouds, known to be relatively nearby (2-4 kpc) and isolated, thus
providing an opportunity to examine spatial scales of a few hundred to a
thousand AU in size. High spatial resolution (0.3"), mid-infrared spectra
(R=350), including the fine structure lines [ArIII] and [NeII], were obtained
for four luminous compact HII regions, embedded inside the dense cores within
the RCW106 and RCW122 molecular cloud complexes. At this resolution, these
targets reveal point-like sources surrounded by nebulosity of different
morphologies, uncovering details at spatial dimensions of <1000AU. The
point-like sources display [ArIII] and [NeII] lines - the ratios of which are
used to estimate the temperature of the embedded sources. The derived
temperatures are indicative of mid-late O type objects for all the sources with
[ArIII] emission. Previously known characteristics of these targets from the
literature, including evidence of disk or accretion suggest that the identified
sources may grow more to become early-type O stars by the end of the star
formation process
Metabolic and cardiovascular adaptation, monkey. NASA SMD 3, project 76, experiment 44 conducted at NASA/JSC, 14-25 May 1977
The biomedical results from an experiment on a monkey subjected to space flight conditions are reported. A background history of the development and testing of an experiment system designed to permit measurement of physiological parameters in subhuman primates during continuous, comfortable, couch restraint for periods of up to 30 days is reviewed. Of major importance in the experimental design of the system was the use of a fiberglass pod, which could be sealed and subdivided into upper and lower parts, to monitor and control the physiological responses for various parts of the animal's body. The experiment was conducted within the Spacelab Simulator for a period of 11 days. Data recorded includes: Spacelab Simulator cabin temperature; ventilation rate; pod internal temperature; fraction percent oxygen; fraction percent carbon dioxide; oxygen consumption rate; carbon dioxide production rate; respiratory quotient; intrathoracic temperature; heart rate; mean aortic pressure; mean ventricular pressure; diurnal variation of parameters measured; comparison of mean preflight, flight, and postflight values of the parameters measured; and correlation matrix for the parameters measured
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