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Multipurpose electric furnace system
A multipurpose electric furnace system of advanced design for space applications was developed and tested. This system is intended for use in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program. It consists of the furnace, control package and a helium package for rapid cooldown
Conceptual design of elliptical cavities for intensity and position sensitive beam measurements in storage rings
Position sensitive beam monitors are indispensable for the beam diagnostics
in storage rings. Apart from their applications in the measurements of beam
parameters, they can be used in non-destructive in-ring decay studies of
radioactive ion beams as well as enhancing precision in the isochronous mass
measurement technique. In this work, we introduce a novel approach based on
cavities with elliptical cross-section, in order to compensate for existing
limitations in ion storage rings. The design is aimed primarily for future
heavy ion storage rings of the FAIR project. The conceptual design is discussed
together with simulation results.Comment: Added definition of Uv and Pdiss in the introduction section. Added
Mode numbering in table 1 and figure 1 for more clarity. Corrected one wrong
figure reference. Other minor typo correction
Interaction of bone-dental implant with new ultra low modulus alloy using a numerical approach
International audienceAlthough mechanical stress is known as being a significant factor in bone remodeling, most implants are still made using materials that have a higher elastic stiffness than that of bones. Load transfer between the implant and the surrounding bones is much detrimental, and osteoporosis is often a consequence of such mechanical mismatch. The concept of mechanical biocompatibility has now been considered for more than a decade. However, it is limited by the choice of materials, mainly Ti-based alloys whose elastic properties are still too far from cortical bone. We have suggested using a bulk material in relation with the development of a new beta titanium-based alloy. Titanium is a much suitable biocompatible metal, and beta-titanium alloys such as metastable TiNb exhibit a very low apparent elastic modulus related to the presence of an orthorhombic martensite. The purpose of the present work has been to investigate the interaction that occurs between the dental implants and the cortical bone. 3D finite element models have been adopted to analyze the behaviour of the bone-implant system depending on the elastic properties of the implant, different types of implant geometry, friction force, and loading condition. The geometry of the bone has been adopted from a mandibular incisor and the surrounding bone. Occlusal static forces have been applied to the implants, and their effects on the bone-metal implant interface region have been assessed and compared with a cortical bone/ bone implant configuration. This work has shown that the low modulus implant induces a stress distribution closer to the actual physiological phenomenon, together with a better stress jump along the bone implant interface, regardless of the implant design
Interacting Binaries with Eccentric Orbits. Secular Orbital Evolution Due To Conservative Mass Transfer
We investigate the secular evolution of the orbital semi-major axis and
eccentricity due to mass transfer in eccentric binaries, assuming conservation
of total system mass and orbital angular momentum. Assuming a delta function
mass transfer rate centered at periastron, we find rates of secular change of
the orbital semi-major axis and eccentricity which are linearly proportional to
the magnitude of the mass transfer rate at periastron. The rates can be
positive as well as negative, so that the semi-major axis and eccentricity can
increase as well as decrease in time. Adopting a delta-function mass-transfer
rate of 10^{-9} M_\sun {\rm yr}^{-1} at periastron yields orbital evolution
timescales ranging from a few Myr to a Hubble time or more, depending on the
binary mass ratio and orbital eccentricity. Comparison with orbital evolution
timescales due to dissipative tides furthermore shows that tides cannot, in all
cases, circularize the orbit rapidly enough to justify the often adopted
assumption of instantaneous circularization at the onset of mass transfer. The
formalism presented can be incorporated in binary evolution and population
synthesis codes to create a self-consistent treatment of mass transfer in
eccentric binaries.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures, Accepted by The Astrophysical Journa
Strontium optical lattice clocks for practical realization of the metre and secondary representation of the second
We present a system of two independent strontium optical lattice standards
probed with a single shared ultra-narrow laser. The absolute frequency of the
clocks can be verified by the use of Er:fiber optical frequency comb with the
GPS-disciplined Rb frequency standard. We report hertz-level spectroscopy of
the clock line and measurements of frequency stability of the two strontium
optical lattice clocks.Comment: This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article
accepted for publication in Meas. Sci. Technol. The publisher is not
responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or
any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at
doi:10.1088/0957-0233/26/7/07520
Quantum Matching Pennies Game
A quantum version of the Matching Pennies (MP) game is proposed that is
played using an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm (EPR-Bohm) setting. We construct
the quantum game without using the state vectors, while considering only the
quantum mechanical joint probabilities relevant to the EPR-Bohm setting. We
embed the classical game within the quantum game such that the classical MP
game results when the quantum mechanical joint probabilities become
factorizable. We report new Nash equilibria in the quantum MP game that emerge
when the quantum mechanical joint probabilities maximally violate the
Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt form of Bell's inequality.Comment: Revised in light of referees' comments, submitted to Journal of the
Physical Society of Japan, 14 pages, 1 figur
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