Electronically tuned optical filters

Electro-optical effect of light modifying type for electronically controlling colo

Neutrino-induced deuteron disintegration experiment

Cross sections for the disintegration of the deuteron via neutral-current (NCD) and charged-current (CCD) interactions with reactor antineutrinos are measured to be 6.08 +/- 0.77 x 10^(-45) cm-sq and 9.83 +/- 2.04 x 10^(-45) cm-sq per neutrino, respectively, in excellent agreement with current calculations. Since the experimental NCD value depends upon the CCD value, if we use the theoretical value for the CCD reaction, we obtain the improved value of 5.98 +/- 0.54 x 10^(-45) for the NCD cross section. The neutral-current reaction allows a unique measurement of the isovector-axial vector coupling constant in the hadronic weak interaction (beta). In the standard model, this constant is predicted to be exactly 1, independent of the Weinberg angle. We measure a value of beta^2 = 1.01 +/- 0.16. Using the above improved value for the NCD cross section, beta^2 becomes 0.99 +/- 0.10.Comment: 22pages, 9 figure

Antineutrino-Deuteron Experiment at Krasnoyrsk

This report is represented the results of some experiments, which carried out at the neutrino underground laboratory of Kranoyarsk nuclear plant.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure

Reactor-based Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

The status of neutrino oscillation searches employing nuclear reactors as sources is reviewed. This technique, a direct continuation of the experiments that proved the existence of neutrinos, is today an essential tool in investigating the indications of oscillations found in studying neutrinos produced in the sun and in the earth's atmosphere. The low-energy of the reactor \nuebar makes them an ideal tool to explore oscillations with small mass differences and relatively large mixing angles. In the last several years the determination of the reactor anti-neutrino flux and spectrum has reached a high degree of accuracy. Hence measurements of these quantities at a given distance L can be readily compared with the expectation at L = 0, thus testing \nuebar disappearance. While two experiments, Chooz and Palo Verde, with baselines of about 1 km and thus sensitive to the neutrino mass differences associated with the atmospheric neutrino anomaly, have collected data and published results recently, an ambitious project with a baseline of more than 100 km, Kamland, is preparing to take data. This ultimate reactor experiment will have a sensitivity sufficient to explore part of the oscillation phase space relevant to solar neutrino scenarios. It is the only envisioned experiment with a terrestrial source of neutrinos capable of addressing the solar neutrino puzzle.Comment: Submitted to Reviews of Modern Physics 34 pages, 39 figure

High-Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogen Pumps and Separators

In this work different methods of hydrogen purification were presented and discussed. Special emphasis was given to electrochemical hydrogen pumps and membranes. The general principle of operation of such devices was shown, and the basic criteria for materials selection were formulated. The experimental part shows the example results concerning the pumping efficiency, demonstrating the possibility of application of high-temperature protonic conductors for the construction of pump or membrane for hydrogen purification

Privacy-preserving data mining, sharing and publishing

The goal of the paper is to present different approaches to privacy-preserving data sharing and publishing in the context of e-health care systems. In particular, the literature review on technical issues in privacy assurance and current real-life high complexity implementation of medical system that assumes proper data sharing mechanisms are presented in the paper

Potentiometric chlorine sensor

Do konstrukcji sensora chloru wybrano tlenochlorek lantanu, LaOCl, jako elektrolit stały. Jego warunki preparatyki określono metodą analizy termicznej oraz dyfrakcji promieniowania rentgenowskiego. Mikrostrukturę spieku elektrolitu określono przy użyciu mikroskopii elektronowej. Charakterystykę sensora wyznaczono dla koncentracji chloru w powietrzu w zakresie 0-100 ppm. Skonstruowany sensor pracuje poprawnie i jest stabilny w zakresie temperatur 500 - 800°C. Wyznaczona zależność napięcia źródłowego ogniwa od koncentracji chloru jest zgodna z prawem Nernsta dla n=2.A chlorine gas sensor was fabricated with the Cl- ion conducting lanthanum oxy-chloride, LaOCl, a solid electrolyte. Preparation conditions, especially the optimal calcination temperature, were determined by means of the differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetry (TG) as well as mass spectrometry (MS). According to the x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, the product was homogenous and crystallized in tetragonal P4/nmm structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that it is composed of uniform grains of the 210-260 nm dimension. The sensor manu-facture consisted of several steps. Firstly, the powder of LaOCl was pressed in pellet die (100 MPa) and calcined at 700°C for 2 hours. Then, both sides of polished pellet were covered with Pt paste. It was fired at 1100°C for 2 hours after cooling down the pellet was attached to Al2O3 tube using the ceramic binder to allow the separation of both electrode compartments during the sensor operation. The device was dried and heated at 370°C. The electromotive force (EMF) of the constructed cell was measured asa function of temperature (400- 800°C), Cl2 concentration in air (0-100 ppm) at sensing electrode and time. Air with constant concen-tration of chlorine (100 ppm) gas atmosphere was kept at reference electrode. The sensor exhibited reliable, stable and reproducible signal at operation temperature between 500 - 800°C. The deter-mined EMF vs. logp(Cl2) dependence may be described by the Nernst law for n= 2