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A Broadband UHF Tag Antenna For Near-Field and Far-Field RFID Communications
The paper deals with the design of passive broadband tag antenna for Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) band. The antenna is intended for both near and far fields Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications. The meander dipole tag antenna geometry modification is designed for frequency bandwidth increasing. The measured bandwidth of the proposed broadband Tag antenna is more than 140 MHz (820–960 MHz), which can cover the entire UHF RFID band. A comparison between chip impedance of datasheet and the measured chip impedance has been used in our simulations. The proposed progressive meandered antenna structure, with an overall size of 77 mm × 14 mm × 0.787 mm, produces strong and uniform magnetic field distribution in the near-field zone. The antenna impedance is matched to common UHF chips in market simply by tuning its capacitive and inductive values since a perfect matching is required in the antenna design in order to enhance the near and the far field communications. Measurements confirm that the designed antenna exhibits good performance of Tag identification for both near-field and far-field UHF RFID applications
An infrared diagnostic for magnetism in hot stars
Magnetospheric observational proxies are used for indirect detection of
magnetic fields in hot stars in the X-ray, UV, optical, and radio wavelength
ranges. To determine the viability of infrared (IR) hydrogen recombination
lines as a magnetic diagnostic for these stars, we have obtained low-resolution
(R~1200), near-IR spectra of the known magnetic B2V stars HR 5907 and HR 7355,
taken with the Ohio State Infrared Imager/Spectrometer (OSIRIS) attached to the
4.1m Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope. Both stars show definite
variable emission features in IR hydrogen lines of the Brackett series, with
similar properties as those found in optical spectra, including the derived
location of the detected magnetospheric plasma. These features also have the
added advantage of a lowered contribution of stellar flux at these wavelengths,
making circumstellar material more easily detectable. IR diagnostics will be
useful for the future study of magnetic hot stars, to detect and analyze
lower-density environments, and to detect magnetic candidates in areas obscured
from UV and optical observations, increasing the number of known magnetic stars
to determine basic formation properties and investigate the origin of their
magnetic fields.Comment: 4 pages, accepted for publication in A&
Leaf-, panel- and latex-expressed sequenced tags from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) under cold-stressed and suboptimal growing conditions: the development of gene-targeted Functional markers for stress response.
Hevea brasiliensis is a native species of the Amazon Basin of South America and the primary source of natural rubber worldwide. Due to the occurrence of South American Leaf Blight disease in this area, rubber plantations have been extended to suboptimal regions. Rubber tree breeding is time-consuming and expensive, but molecular markers can serve as a tool for early valuation, thus reducing time and costs. In this work, we constructed six different cDNA libraries with the aim of developing gene-targeted molecular markers for the rubber tree. A total of 8,263 reads were assembled, generating 5,025 unigenes that were analyzed; 912 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) represented new transcripts, and two sequences were highly up-regulated by cold stress. These unigenes were scanned for microsatellite (SSR) regions and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In total, 169 novel EST-SSR markers were developed; 138 loci were polymorphic in the rubber tree, and 98 % presented transferability to six other Hevea species. Locus duplication was observed in H. brasil-iensis and other species. Additionally, 43 SNP markers in 13 sequences that showed similarity to proteins involved in stress response, latex biosynthesis and developmental processes were characterized. cDNA libraries are a rich source of SSR and SNP markers and enable the identification of new transcripts. The new markers developed here will be a valuable resource for linkage mapping, QTL identification and other studies in the rubber tree and can also be used to evaluate the genetic variability of other Hevea species, which are valuable assets in rubber tree breeding
Local tetragonal distortion in La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_3 strained thin films probed by x-ray absorption spectroscopy
We report on an angular resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy study of
thin films epitaxially grown by pulsed laser
deposition on slightly mismatched substrates which induce tensile or
compressive strains. XANES spectra give evidence of tetragonal distortion
within the octahedra, with opposite directions for tensile and
compressive strains. Quantitative analysis has been done and a model of
tetragonal distortion reflecting the strain has been established. EXAFS data
collected in plane for tensile substrate confirm the change in the
average bond distance and the increase of length matching with the
enlargement of the cell parameter. From these results we conclude that there is
no significant change in the angle. Our observations conflict with
the scenarios which this angle is the main driving parameter in the sensitivity
of manganite films properties to external strains and suggest that the
distortion within the octahedra plays a key role in the modification of the
transport and magnetic properties.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Ferromagnetism and superconductivity in P-doped CeFeAsO
We report on superconductivity in CeFeAs1-xPxO and the possible coexistence
with Ce- ferromagnetism (FM) in a small homogeneity range around x = 30% with
ordering temperatures of T_SC = T_C = 4K. The antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering
temperature of Fe at this critical concentration is suppressed to T^N_Fe ~ 40K
and does not shift to lower temperatures with further increase of the P
concentration. Therefore, a quantum-critical-point scenario with T^N_Fe -> 0K
which is widely discussed for the iron based superconductors can be excluded
for this alloy series. Surprisingly, thermal expansion and X-ray powder
diffraction indicate the absence of an orthorhombic distortion despite clear
evidence for short range AFM Fe-ordering from muon-spin-rotation measurements.
Furthermore, we discovered the formation of a sharp electron spin resonance
signal unambiguously connected with the emergence of FM ordering.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, published in Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communication,
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Constraint on the chemical potentials of hydrogen and proton in recombination
In this paper, we revisit the hydrogen recombination history from a novel
perspective: the evolution of chemical potentials. We derive expressions for
the chemical potentials, which depend on the thermal bath temperature and the
ionization degree of the universe. Our main finding reveals a constraint
between the chemical potentials of hydrogen and proton at when
the free electron fraction is . Furthermore, we present
important data on the chemical potentials during recombination, highlighting
the differences between the predictions of the Peebles' and CosmoRec code
solutions. Finally, we discuss a particular case related to the chemical
potential of hydrogen.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Herdabilidade do peso vivo em diferentes idades em frangos F2 oriundos de cruzamento recíproco.
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