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Investigation of an axial-excursion transducer for squeeze-film bearings
Resonant frequencies and characteristic bearing cone motion of axial-excursion transducer for squeeze-film gas bearing - drive voltage, preload, bearing mass, and mounting ring effect
Analysis, design, and prototype development of squeeze-film bearings for AB-5 gyro Final report phase 2, design, fabrication and evaluation of prototypes
Squeeze-film bearing transducers with piezoceramic cylinders for AB-5 gyro - design, fabrication, and testing of cylindrical journal and annular bearing prototype
High-pressure study of the basal-plane anisotropy of the upper critical field of the topological superconductor SrxBi2Se3
We report a high-pressure transport study of the upper-critical field,
, of the topological superconductor SrBiSe ( K). was measured for magnetic fields directed along two
orthogonal directions, and , in the trigonal basal plane. While
superconductivity is rapidly suppressed at the critical pressure
GPa, the pronounced two-fold basal-plane anisotropy at K, recently reported at ambient pressure (Pan et al., 2016), is
reinforced and attains a value of at the highest pressure (2.2 GPa).
The data reveal that the unconventional superconducting state with broken
rotational symmetry is robust under pressure
Zn and Ni doping effects on the low-energy spin excitations in LaSrCuO
Impurity effects of Zn and Ni on the low-energy spin excitations were
systematically studied in optimally doped La1.85Sr0.15Cu1-yAyO4 (A=Zn, Ni) by
neutron scattering. Impurity-free La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 shows a spin gap of 4meV
below Tc in the antiferromagnetic(AF) incommensurate spin excitation. In
Zn:y=0.004, the spin excitation shows a spin gap of 3meV below Tc. In
Zn:y=0.008 and Zn:y=0.011, however, the magnetic signals at 3meV decrease below
Tc and increase again at lower temperature, indicating an in-gap state. In
Zn:y=0.017, the low-energy spin state remains unchanged with decreasing
temperature, and elastic magnetic peaks appear below 20K then exponentially
increase. As for Ni:y=0.009 and Ni:y=0.018, the low-energy excitations below
3meV and 2meV disappear below Tc. The temperature dependence at 3meV, however,
shows no upturn in constrast with Zn:y=0.008 and Zn:y=0.011, indicating the
absence of in-gap state. In Ni:y=0.029, the magnetic signals were observed also
at 0meV. Thus the spin gap closes with increasing Ni. Furthermore, as omega
increases, the magnetic peak width broadens and the peak position, i.e.
incommensurability, shifts toward the magnetic zone center (pi pi). We
interpret the impurity effects as follows: Zn locally makes a
non-superconducting island exhibiting the in-gap state in the superconducting
sea with the spin gap. Zn reduces the superconducting volume fraction, thus
suppressing Tc. On the other hand, Ni primarily affects the superconducting
sea, and the spin excitations become more dispersive and broaden with
increasing energy, which is recognized as a consequence of the reduction of
energy scale of spin excitations. We believe that the reduction of energy scale
is relevant to the suppression of Tc.Comment: 13pages, 14figures; submitted to Phys. Rev.
A burst from the direction of UZ Fornacis with XMM-Newton
The XMM-Newton pointing towards the magnetic cataclysmic variable UZ For
finds the source to be a factor > 10^3 fainter than previous EXOSAT and ROSAT
observations. The source was not detected for the majority of a 22 ksec
exposure with the EPIC cameras, suggesting that the accretion rate either
decreased, or stopped altogether. However a 1.1 ksec burst was detected from UZ
For during the observation. Spectral fits favour optically thin, kT = 4.4 keV
thermal emission. Detection of the burst by the on-board Optical Monitor
indicates that this was most probably an accretion event. The 0.1-10 keV
luminosity of 2.1 x 10^30 erg/s is typical for accretion shock emission from
high state polars and would result from the potential energy release of ~ 10^16
g of gas. There is no significant soft excess due to reprocessing in the white
dwarf atmosphere.Comment: 7 pages, 2 postscript figures, ApJL, in pres
Fluctuation Dominated Josephson Tunneling with a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
We demonstrate Josephson tunneling in vacuum tunnel junctions formed between
a superconducting scanning tunneling microscope tip and a Pb film, for junction
resistances in the range 50-300 k. We show that the superconducting
phase dynamics is dominated by thermal fluctuations, and that the Josephson
current appears as a peak centered at small finite voltages. In the presence of
microwave fields (f=15.0 GHz) the peak decreases in magnitude and shifts to
higher voltages with increasing rf power, in agreement with theory.Comment: 4 pages, REVTeX, submitted to PR
Factors Contributing to CO Uptake and Elimination in the Body: A Critical Review
BACKGROUND: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is an important public health issue around the world. Research indicates that many factors may be related to the rate of CO uptake and elimination in the human body. However, some factors related to CO uptake and elimination are considered controversial. Relatively little attention has been devoted to review and synthesis of factors affecting CO uptake and elimination. PURPOSE: This paper provides a critical scoping review of the factors and divides them into four aspects, including environmental, demographic, physiological and treatment factors. METHODS: We searched the scientific databases for research that has proposed a mathematical equation as a synthesis of quantities related to CO poisoning, CO elimination, CO uptake, CO half-life, CO uptake and elimination and their relationships. After excluding the studies that did not meet the study criteria, there were 39 studies included in the review and the search was completed before 16 December 2019. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: This review discusses most of the factors that impact the rate of CO uptake and elimination. Several factors may be related to CO uptake and elimination, such as CO concentration, the duration of exposure to CO, age, sex, exercise, minute ventilation, alveolar ventilation, total haemoglobin mass and different treatments for CO poisoning. Although some potential factors were not included in the review, the findings are useful by presenting an overview for discussing factors affecting CO uptake and elimination and provide a starting point for further study regarding strategies for CO poisoning and the environmental standard of CO
Anti-phase Modulation of Electron- and Hole-like States in Vortex Core of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Probed by Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
In the vortex core of slightly overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox, the electron-like and
hole-like states have been found to exhibit spatial modulations in anti-phase
with each other along the Cu-O bonding direction. Some kind of
one-dimensionality has been observed in the vortex core, and it is more clearly
seen in differential conductance maps at lower biases below +-9 mV
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