Future Lepton Hadron Colliders

Main parameters of future lepton-hadron colliders are estimated. Namely, THERA and Linac*LHC based ep, gamma-p, eA and FEL gamma-A colliders are considered. The physics search potential of these machines are considered.Comment: Presented at XXIII Physics in Collision Conference (PIC2003), Zeuthen, Germany, June 2003, 3 pages, LateX. FRAP0

CLIC Drive Beam and LHC Based Fel-Nucleus Collider

The feasibility of a CLIC-LHC based FEL-nucleus collider is investigated. It is shown that the proposed scheme satisfies all requirements of an ideal photon source for the Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence method. The physics potential of the proposed collider is illustrated for a beam of Pb nuclei.Comment: Presented at PAC05, 16-20 May 2005, Knoxville, TN, US

Plasmon Interferometers for High-Throughput Sensing

Cataloged from PDF version of article.In this letter, we demonstrate a refractive index sensor based on a subwavelength plasmon interferometer. Illumination of an atilt subwavelength slit-grove pair on a metal surface with monochromatic light generates high-contrast interference fringes of the transmitted light. Detection of the refractive index of the dielectric medium on the metal surface is based on examining the relative position of the interference fringes. Integration of the plasmon interferometer with a microfluidic channel provides a sensitive, high-throughput sensor with small detection volume. (C) 2012 Optical Society of Americ