KINEMATIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE LOWER LIMB TO VERTICAL JAVELIN VELOCITY IN MALE JAVELIN THROWERS

In the javelin throw, vertical release velocity is correlated with throwing record positively. The purpose of this study was to clarify the kinematic contribution of the lower limb to the vertical javelin velocity in male javelin throwers and to examine the movements that enhance the contribution of the lower limb. The throwing movements of 115 male javelin throwers were videotaped and analyzed using a three-dimensional motion-analysis technique. The vertical release velocity for each body part was expressed as the relative velocity. The vertical javelin velocity acquired by lengthening and rotation of the lower limb was calculated by applying an inverted pendulum model. The lower limb contributed positively to the vertical release velocity (12.2 ± 2.8%). The contribution of the lower limb was mainly acquired through rotation. Throwers with higher vertical release velocity showed greater contributions of both rotation and lengthening movements

Study of Beam Profile Measurement at Interaction Point in International Linear Collider

At the international linear collider, measurement of the beam profile at the interaction point is a key issue to achieve high luminosity. We report a simulation study on a new beam profile monitor, called the pair monitor, which uses the hit distribution of the electron-positron pairs generated at the interaction point. We obtained measurement accuracies of 5.1%, 10.0%, and 4.0% for the horizontal, vertical, and longitudinal beam size, respectively, for 50 bunch crossings.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, 2 table