224 research outputs found
Resonance Patterns in a Stadium-shaped Microcavity
We investigate resonance patterns in a stadium-shaped microcavity around
, where is the refractive index, the vacuum
wavenumber, and the radius of the circular part of the cavity. We find that
the patterns of high resonances can be classified, even though the
classical dynamics of the stadium system is chaotic. The patterns of the high
resonances are consistent with the ray dynamical consideration, and appears
as the stationary lasing modes with low pumping rate in the nonlinear dynamical
model. All resonance patterns are presented in a finite range of .Comment: 8 pages, 9 figure
P53 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma: influence on the radiotherapeutic response of the hepatocellular carcinoma
Scarred Resonances and Steady Probability Distribution in a Chaotic Microcavity
We investigate scarred resonances of a stadium-shaped chaotic microcavity. It
is shown that two components with different chirality of the scarring pattern
are slightly rotated in opposite ways from the underlying unstable periodic
orbit, when the incident angles of the scarring pattern are close to the
critical angle for total internal reflection. In addition, the correspondence
of emission pattern with the scarring pattern disappears when the incident
angles are much larger than the critical angle. The steady probability
distribution gives a consistent explanation about these interesting phenomena
and makes it possible to expect the emission pattern in the latter case.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Novel Roaming and Stationary Tethered Aerial Robots for Continuous Mobile Missions in Nuclear Power Plants
AbstractIn this paper, new tethered aerial robots including roaming tethered aerial robots (RTARs) for radioactive material sampling and stationary tethered aerial robots (STARs) for environment monitoring are proposed to meet extremely-long-endurance missions of nuclear power plants. The flight of the proposed tethered aerial robots may last for a few days or even a few months as long as the tethered cable provides continuous power. A high voltage AC or DC power system was newly adopted to reduce the mass of the tethered cable. The RTAR uses a tethered cable spooled from the aerial robot and an aerial tension control system. The aerial tension control system provides the appropriate tension to the tethered cable, which is accordingly laid down on the ground as the RTAR roams. The STAR includes a tethered cable spooled from the ground and a ground tension control system, which enables the STAR to reach high altitudes. Prototypes of the RTAR and STAR were designed and successfully demonstrated in outdoor environments, where the load power, power type, operating frequency, and flight attitude of the RTAR and STAR were: 180 W, AC 100 kHz, and 20 m; and 300 W, AC or DC 100 kHz, and 80 m, respectively
Boundary integral equation method for resonances in gradient index cavities designed by conformal transformation optics
In the case of two-dimensional gradient index cavities designed by the
conformal transformation optics, we propose a boundary integral equation method
for the calculation of resonant mode functions by employing a fictitious space
which is reciprocally equivalent to the physical space. Using the Green's
function of the interior region of the uniform index cavity in the fictitious
space, resonant mode functions and their far-field distributions in the
physical space can be obtained. As a verification, resonant modes in
lima\c{c}on-shaped transformation cavities were calculated and mode patterns
and far-field intensity distributions were compared with those of the same
modes obtained from the finite element method.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
Cancer Statistics in Korea: Incidence, Mortality and Survival in 2006-2007
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Korea. Korea is facing a very rapid change and increase in cancer incidence, which draws much attention in public health. This paper overviews the nationwide cancer statistics, including incidence, mortality, and survival rates, and their trends in Korea based on the cancer incidence data from The Korea Central Cancer Registry (KCCR) in year 2006 and 2007. In Korea, there were 153,237 cancer cases and 65,519, cancer deaths observed in 2006, and 161,920 cancer cases and 67,561 cancer deaths in 2007, respectively. The incidence rate for all cancer combined showed an annual increase of 2.8% from 1999 to 2007. Specifically, there was significant increase in the incidence of colorectal, thyroid, female breast, and prostate cancers. The number of cancer deaths has increased over the past two decades, due mostly to population aging, while the age-standardized mortality rates have decreased in both men and women since 2002. Notable improvement has been observed in the 5-yr relative survival rates for most major cancers and for all cancer combined, with the exception of pancreatic cancer. The nationwide cancer statistics in this paper will provide essential data for cancer research and evidence-based health policy in Korea
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