All-optical trapping and acceleration of heavy particles

A scheme for fast, compact, and controllable acceleration of heavy particles in vacuum is proposed, in which two counterpropagating lasers with variable frequencies drive a beat-wave structure with variable phase velocity, thus allowing for trapping and acceleration of heavy particles, such as ions or muons. Fine control over the energy distribution and the total charge of the beam is obtained via tuning of the frequency variation. The acceleration scheme is described with a one-dimensional theory, providing the general conditions for trapping and scaling laws for the relevant features of the particle beam. Two-dimensional, electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulations confirm the validity and the robustness of the physical mechanism.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, to appear in New Journal of Physic

Jalo MG-65 - Common bean cultivar.

Jalo MG-65 is a large-seeded common bean cultivar with indeterminate growth habit (type III) released for planting in Minas Gerais State. It belongs to the Jalo class (yellow seeds) and has a high yield potential. Usually, it is ready for harvesting within 70-80 days. It is resistant to fusarium with and moderately resistant to rust, angular leaf spot, alternaria leaf spot, and powdery mildew

Como produzir suínos sem milho?

bitstream/item/46548/1/-www.porkworld.com.br-artigos-post-como-produzir-suinos-s.pdfProjeto: 11.11.11.111

Qualidade da água de dois açudes públicos do Município de Petrolina, PE.

Açudes são obras voltadas para a convivência com o Semiárido e, muitos apresentam alterações na qualidade da água. O objetivo do trabalho foi realizar um estudo da qualidade da água dos açudes Cristália e Pau Ferro. Realizaram-se duas coletas, fevereiro e abril de 2011 num total de 4 amostras por açude onde foram avaliados os seguintes parâmetros: condutividade elétrica (dS/m), pH, e os elementos: cloretos, cálcio, magnésio, sulfatos, carbonatos e bicarbonato, sódio, potássio. Os resultados mostram que, na média geral, o Açude Pau Ferro apresenta os maiores valores em praticamente todos os parâmetros, exceto para o bicarbonato (HCO3), 1,3 cmol/dm3 e Cristália 2,15 cmol/dm3. Os valores encontrados no Açude Pau Ferro foram: sódio com 3,67 cmol/dm3, cloreto 5,6 cmol/dm3, soma dos elementos (Ca2+ +, Mg2++, Na++ e K++) 7,65 cmol/dm3 e para a soma (CO3-++, HCO3-++, SO42-++, Cl--) que apresentou 8,1 cmol/dm3. Para o Açude Cristália, o sódio foi de 0,22 cmol/dm3, cloreto 0,72 cmol/dm3, soma dos elementos (Ca2+ +, Mg2++, Na++ e K++) 2,26 cmol/dm3 e a soma (CO3-++, HCO3-++, SO42-++, Cl--) com 2,53 cmol/dm3. Essas diferenças são, provavelmente, decorrentes dos diferentes tipos de solos da área de drenagem do açude

Magnetic control of particle-injection in plasma based accelerators

The use of an external transverse magnetic field to trigger and to control electron self-injection in laser- and particle-beam driven wakefield accelerators is examined analytically and through full-scale particle-in-cell simulations. A magnetic field can relax the injection threshold and can be used to control main output beam features such as charge, energy, and transverse dynamics in the ion channel associated with the plasma blowout. It is shown that this mechanism could be studied using state-of-the-art magnetic fields in next generation plasma accelerator experiments.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

Orbit determination of Transneptunian objects and Centaurs for the prediction of stellar occultations

The prediction of stellar occultations by Transneptunian objects and Centaurs is a difficult challenge that requires accuracy both in the occulted star position as for the object ephemeris. Until now, the most used method of prediction involving tens of TNOs/Centaurs was to consider a constant offset for the right ascension and for the declination with respect to a reference ephemeris. This offset is determined as the difference between the most recent observations of the TNO and the reference ephemeris. This method can be successfully applied when the offset remains constant with time. This paper presents an alternative method of prediction based on a new accurate orbit determination procedure, which uses all the available positions of the TNO from the Minor Planet Center database plus sets of new astrometric positions from unpublished observations. The orbit determination is performed through a numerical integration procedure (NIMA), in which we develop a specific weighting scheme. The NIMA method was applied for 51 selected TNOs/Centaurs. For this purpose, we have performed about 2900 new observations during 2007-2014. Using NIMA, we succeed in predicting the stellar occultations of 10 TNOs and 3 Centaurs between 2013 and 2015. By comparing the NIMA and JPL ephemerides, we highlighted the variation of the offset between them with time. Giving examples, we show that the constant offset method could not accurately predict 6 out of the 13 observed positive occultations successfully predicted by NIMA. The results indicate that NIMA is capable of efficiently refine the orbits of these bodies. Finally, we show that the astrometric positions given by positive occultations can help to further refine the orbit of the TNO and consequently the future predictions. We also provide the unpublished observations of the 51 selected TNOs and their ephemeris in a usable format by the SPICE library.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, accepted in A&

Determinação dos níveis de atividade peroxidásica em Musa sp., variedade garantida, na presença e ausência do fungo Mycosphaerella fijiensis.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a atividade peroxibásica em plântulas de bananeira, cv