484 research outputs found
Alien Registration- Wasson, Lona V. (Limestone, Aroostook County)
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New nuclear three-body clusters \phi{NN}
Binding energies of three-body systems of the type \phi+2N are estimated. Due
to the strong attraction between \phi-meson and nucleon, suggested in different
approaches, bound states can appear in systems like \phi+np (singlet and
triplet) and \phi+pp. This indicates the principal possibility of the formation
of new nuclear clusters
A QCD Calculation of the Interaction of Quarkonium with Nuclei
The interaction of quarkonium with nuclei is studied in the limit of QCD, where the binding energy is found to be exactly
computable. The dominant contribution to the interaction is from two-gluon
operators. The forward matrix elements of these two-gluon operators can be
determined from the QCD scale anomaly, and from deep inelastic scattering. We
apply our results to the and , treating the \qqbar
interaction as purely Coulombic. We find the binds in nuclear matter
with a binding energy of a few \mev, while for the binding is of
order 10 \mev. For the in particular we expect confinement effects
to produce large corrections to this result.Comment: (10 pages
Empowering and assisting natural human mobility: The simbiosis walker
This paper presents the complete development of the Simbiosis Smart Walker. The device is equipped with a set of sensor subsystems to acquire user-machine interaction forces and the temporal evolution of user's feet during gait. The authors present an adaptive filtering technique used for the identification and separation of different components found on the human-machine interaction forces. This technique allowed isolating the components related with the navigational commands and developing a Fuzzy logic controller to guide the device. The Smart Walker was clinically validated at the Spinal Cord Injury Hospital of Toledo - Spain, presenting great acceptability by spinal chord injury patients and clinical staf
Meteorites on Mars observed with the Mars Exploration Rovers
Reduced weathering rates due to the lack of liquid water and significantly greater typical surface ages should result in a higher density of meteorites on the surface of Mars compared to Earth. Several meteorites were identified among the rocks investigated during Opportunity’s traverse across the sandy Meridiani plains. Heat Shield Rock is a IAB iron meteorite and has been officially recognized as ‘‘Meridiani Planum.’’ Barberton is olivine-rich and contains metallic Fe in the form of kamacite, suggesting a meteoritic origin. It is chemically most consistent with a mesosiderite silicate clast. Santa Catarina is a brecciated rock with a chemical and mineralogical composition similar to Barberton. Barberton, Santa Catarina, and cobbles adjacent to Santa Catarina may be part of a strewn field. Spirit observed two probable iron meteorites from its Winter Haven location in the Columbia Hills in Gusev Crater. Chondrites have not been identified to date, which may be a result of their lower strengths and probability to survive impact at current atmospheric pressures. Impact craters directly associated with Heat Shield Rock, Barberton, or Santa Catarina have not been observed, but such craters could have been erased by eolian-driven erosion.Additional co-authors: DW Ming, RV Morris, PA de Souza Jr, SW Squyres, C Weitz, AS Yen, J Zipfel, T Economo
Search for Magnetic Monopoles Trapped in Matter
There have been many searches for magnetic monopoles in flight, but few for
monopoles in matter. We have searched for magnetic monopoles in meteorites,
schists, ferromanganese nodules, iron ores and other materials. The detector
was a superconducting induction coil connected to a SQUID (Superconducting
Quantum Interference Device) with a room temperature bore 15 cm in diameter. We
tested a total of more than 331 kg of material including 112 kg of meteorites.
We found no monopole and conclude the overall monopole/nucleon ratio in the
samples is with a 90\% confidence level.Comment: 6 pages, rev tex, no figure
Sensing bluetooth mobility data: potentials and applications
Information related to mobility dynamics constitutes an important factor to be considered in traffic management to improve the efficiency of existing systems. We present a proof-of-concept deployment of sensors using the Bluetooth technology to detect traffic flow conditions. Besides traditional method consisting of a network of stationary sensors, we present a novel approach that uses sensors deployed in moving vehicles that allows new type studies and captures new insights of mobility. Both approaches complement the most common methods of traffic sensing while being more cost-effective and easily available. Early experimental results show the variety of information available through both approaches spanning from Origin/Destination matrices and travel times to insights into emerging mobile neighborhoods. These metrics are important to improve traffic management increasing the efficiency of urban mobility networks
Phi^{zero}-N Bound State
We show that the QCD van der Waals attractive potential is strong enough to
bind a meson onto a nucleon inside a nucleus to form a bound state.
The direct experimental signature for such an exotic state is proposed in the
case of subthreshold meson photoproduction from nuclear targets. The
production rate is estimated and such an experiment is found to be feasible at
the Jefferson Laboratory.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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