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Shallow and diffuse spin-orbit potential for proton elastic scattering from neutron-rich helium isotopes at 71 MeV/nucleon
Vector analyzing powers for proton elastic scattering from 8He at 71
MeV/nucleon have been measured using a solid polarized proton target operated
in a low magnetic field of 0.1 T. The spin-orbit potential obtained from a
phenomenological optical model analysis is found to be significantly shallower
and more diffuse than the global systematics of stable nuclei, which is an
indication that the spin-orbit potential is modified for scattering involving
neutron-rich nuclei. A close similarity between the matter radius and the
root-mean-square radius of the spin-orbit potential is also identified.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review C
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Secondary electron imaging of embedded defects in carbon nanofiber via interconnects
Carbon nanofiber (CNF) via interconnect test structures are fabricated with the bottom-up process proposed by Li et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 2491 (2003)] for next-generation integrated circuit technology. Critical defects in the interconnect structure are examined using scanning electron microscopy. It is shown that secondary electron signal with optimized incident beam energy is useful for detecting embedded defects, including unexposed CNF plugs and voids in the dielectric layer. The defect imaging mechanisms are elucidated based on beam-induced charging of the specimen surface
A new interpretation of Bethe ansatz solutions for massive Thirring model
We reexamine Bethe ansatz solutions of the massive Thirring model. We solve
equations of periodic boundary conditions numerically without referring to the
density of states. It is found that there is only one bound state in the
massive Thirring model. The bound state spectrum obtained here is consistent
with Fujita-Ogura's solutions of the infinite momentum frame prescription.
Further, it turns out that there exist no solutions for string-like
configurations. Instead, we find boson boson scattering states in 2-particle
2-hole configurations where all the rapidity variables turn out to be real.Comment: 36 pages, Latex, no figure
PCNA–MutSα-mediated binding of MutLα to replicative DNA with mismatched bases to induce apoptosis in human cells
Modified bases, such as O(6)-methylguanines, are produced in cells exposed to alkylating agents and cause apoptosis. In human cells treated with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, we detected a protein complex composed of MutSα, MutLα and PCNA on damaged DNA by immunoprecipitation method using chromatin extracts, in which protein–protein interactions were stabilized by chemical crosslinking. Time course experiments revealed that MutSα, consisting of MSH2 and MSH6 proteins, and PCNA bind to DNA to form an initial complex, and MutLα, composed of MLH1 and PMS2, binds to the complex when the DNA is damaged. This sequential mode of binding was further confirmed by the findings that the association of PCNA–MutSα complex on chromatin was observed even in the cells that lack MLH1, whereas in the absence of MSH2 no association of MutLα with the chromatin was achieved. Moreover, reduction in the PCNA content by small-interfering RNA or inhibition of DNA replication by aphidicolin, an inhibitor of DNA polymerase, significantly reduced the levels of the PCNA–MutSα–MutLα complex and also suppressed an increase in the caspase-3 activity, a hallmark for the induction of apoptosis. These observations imply that the induction of apoptosis is coupled with the progression of DNA replication through the action of PCNA
Implementation of advanced Riemann solvers in a neutrino-radiation magnetohydrodynamics code in numerical relativity and its application to a binary neutron star merger
We implement advanced Riemann solvers HLLC and HLLD \cite{Mignone:2005ft,MUB:2009} together with an advanced constrained transport scheme \cite{Gardiner:2007nc} in a numerical-relativity neutrino-radiation magnetohydrodynamics code. We validate our implementation by performing a series of one- and multi-dimensional test problems for relativistic hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics in both Minkowski spacetime and a static black hole spacetime. We find that the numerical solutions with the advanced Riemann solvers are more accurate than those with the HLLE solver \cite{DelZanna:2002rv}, which was originally implemented in our code. As an application to numerical relativity, we simulate an asymmetric binary neutron star merger leading to a short-lived massive neutron star both with and without magnetic fields. We find that the lifetime of the rotating massive neutron star formed after the merger and also the amount of the tidally-driven dynamical ejecta are overestimated when we employ the diffusive HLLE solver. We also find that the magnetorotational instability is less resolved when we employ the HLLE solver because of the solver's large numerical diffusivity. This causes a spurious enhancement both of magnetic winding resulting from large scale poloidal magnetic fields, and also of the energy of the outflow induced by magnetic pressure
Characterization of new L,D-endopeptidase gene product CwlK (previous YcdD) that hydrolyzes peptidoglycan in Bacillus subtilis
The original publication is available at www.springerlink.comArticleMOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS. 278(4): 371-383 (2007)journal articl
The major and minor wall teichoic acids prevent the sidewall localization of vegetative DL-endopeptidase LytF in Bacillus subtilis
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 70(2): 297-310, 2008, which has been published in final form http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121385465/abstract.ArticleMOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY. 70(2): 297-310 (2008)journal articl
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