611 research outputs found
First-Principles Approach to Electrorotation Assay
We have presented a theoretical study of electrorotation assay based on the
spectral representation theory. We consider unshelled and shelled spheroidal
particles as an extension to spherical ones. From the theoretical analysis, we
find that the coating can change the characteristic frequency at which the
maximum rotational angular velocity occurs. The shift in the characteristic
frequency is attributed to a change in the dielectric properties of the
bead-coating complex with respect to those of the uncoated particles. By
adjusting the dielectric properties and the thickness of the coating, it is
possible to obtain good agreement between our theoretical predictions and the
assay data.Comment: 17 pages, 4 eps figures; minor revisions, accepted for publications
by J. Phys.: Condens. Matte
Electrorotation of a pair of spherical particles
We present a theoretical study of electrorotation (ER) of two spherical
particles under the action of a rotating electric field. When the two particles
approach and finally touch, the mutual polarization interaction between the
particles leads to a change in the dipole moment of the individual particle and
hence the ER spectrum, as compared to that of the well-separated particles. The
mutual polarization effects are captured by the method of multiple images. From
the theoretical analysis, we find that the mutual polarization effects can
change the characteristic frequency at which the maximum angular velocity of
electrorotation occurs. The numerical results can be understood in the spectral
representation theory.Comment: Minor revisions; accepted by Phys. Rev.
Discovery of a Compact X-ray Source in the LMC Supernova Remnant N23 with Chandra
An X-ray compact source was discovered with Chandra in a supernova remnant
(SNR) N23, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The compact source (CXOU
J050552.3-680141) is seen in only the hard band (> 2 keV) image of N23, while
the soft band image (< 2 keV) shows diffuse emission of the SNR, with an extent
of ~60 arcsec times ~80 arcsec. The compact source is located at almost the
center of N23, and there is no identifiable object for the source from previous
observations at any other wavelength. The source spectrum is best explained by
a power-law model with a photon index of 2.2 (1.9-2.7) and an
absorption-corrected luminosity of 1.0 x 10^34 ergs s^-1 in the 0.5--10 keV
band for a distance of 50 kpc. Neither pulsation nor time variability of the
source was detected with this observation with a time resolution of 3.2 sec.
These results correspond with those of Hughes et al. (2006) who carried out
analysis independently around the same time as our work. Based on information
from the best-fit power-law model, we suggest that the source emission is most
likely from a rotation-powered pulsar and/or a pulsar wind nebula. It is
generally inferred that the progenitor of N23 is a core-collapsed massive star.
Based on information from the best-fit power-law model, we suggest that the
source emission is most likely from a rotation-powered pulsar and/or a pulsar
wind nebula. It is generally inferred that the progenitor of N23 is a
core-collapsed massive star.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, Accepted to Ap
Bethe-Salpeter equation and a nonperturbative quark-gluon vertex
A Ward-Takahashi identity preserving Bethe-Salpeter kernel can always be
calculated explicitly from a dressed-quark-gluon vertex whose diagrammatic
content is enumerable. We illustrate that fact using a vertex obtained via the
complete resummation of dressed-gluon ladders. While this vertex is planar, the
vertex-consistent kernel is nonplanar and that is true for any dressed vertex.
In an exemplifying model the rainbow-ladder truncation of the gap and
Bethe-Salpeter equations yields many results; e.g., pi- and rho-meson masses,
that are changed little by including higher-order corrections. Repulsion
generated by nonplanar diagrams in the vertex-consistent Bethe-Salpeter kernel
for quark-quark scattering is sufficient to guarantee that diquark bound states
do not exist.Comment: 16 pages, 12 figures, REVTEX
Micro-manufacturing : research, technology outcomes and development issues
Besides continuing effort in developing MEMS-based manufacturing techniques, latest effort in Micro-manufacturing is also in Non-MEMS-based manufacturing. Research and technological development (RTD) in this field is encouraged by the increased demand on micro-components as well as promised development in the scaling down of the traditional macro-manufacturing processes for micro-length-scale manufacturing. This paper highlights some EU funded research activities in micro/nano-manufacturing, and gives examples of the latest development in micro-manufacturing methods/techniques, process chains, hybrid-processes, manufacturing equipment and supporting technologies/device, etc., which is followed by a summary of the achievements of the EU MASMICRO project. Finally, concluding remarks are given, which raise several issues concerning further development in micro-manufacturing
The astrometric Gaia-FUN-SSO observation campaign of 99 942 Apophis
Astrometric observations performed by the Gaia Follow-Up Network for Solar
System Objects (Gaia-FUN-SSO) play a key role in ensuring that moving objects
first detected by ESA's Gaia mission remain recoverable after their discovery.
An observation campaign on the potentially hazardous asteroid (99 942) Apophis
was conducted during the asteroid's latest period of visibility, from
12/21/2012 to 5/2/2013, to test the coordination and evaluate the overall
performance of the Gaia-FUN-SSO . The 2732 high quality astrometric
observations acquired during the Gaia-FUN-SSO campaign were reduced with the
Platform for Reduction of Astronomical Images Automatically (PRAIA), using the
USNO CCD Astrograph Catalogue 4 (UCAC4) as a reference. The astrometric
reduction process and the precision of the newly obtained measurements are
discussed. We compare the residuals of astrometric observations that we
obtained using this reduction process to data sets that were individually
reduced by observers and accepted by the Minor Planet Center. We obtained 2103
previously unpublished astrometric positions and provide these to the
scientific community. Using these data we show that our reduction of this
astrometric campaign with a reliable stellar catalog substantially improves the
quality of the astrometric results. We present evidence that the new data will
help to reduce the orbit uncertainty of Apophis during its close approach in
2029. We show that uncertainties due to geolocations of observing stations, as
well as rounding of astrometric data can introduce an unnecessary degradation
in the quality of the resulting astrometric positions. Finally, we discuss the
impact of our campaign reduction on the recovery process of newly discovered
asteroids.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
Tonsillar metastasis of gastric cancer
Metastasis from a malignant tumor to the palatine tonsils is rare, with only 100 cases reported in the English-language literature. Tonsillar metastasis from a gastric cancer is very rare. We report here a case of palatine tonsillar metastasis after gastric cancer surgery. The patient was an 88-year-old woman who had gastric cancer with abdominal wall invasion. She had undergone a distal gastrectomy with abdominal wall resection and D2 lymph node dissection. Histologically, the tumor was primarily a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. It was stage IV (T4, N1, M0) using TNM clinical classification. The patient developed pharyngeal discomfort and abdominal pain and was hospitalized during the follow-up period, 1Â year 9Â months post-operatively. Multiple lung metastases, Virchowâs lymph node metastasis, and adrenal metastasis were observed. A mass of 2.5Â cm was also observed in the right palatine tonsil. It was diagnosed as a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, a metastasis from gastric cancer. There was a concern of asphyxiation due to hemorrhage of the tumor; however, the tumor dislodged approximately 10Â days after biopsy and tonsillar recurrence was not observed. The patient died 1Â year 10Â months post-operatively. In the literature there are cases with tonsillar metastases where surgical treatment, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy were performed and extension of survival was seen. Tonsillar metastasis is a form of systemic metastasis of a malignant tumor, and there is a high risk for asphyxiation from tumor dislodgement or hemorrhage. Thus, it is important to recognize tonsillar metastasis as an oncologic emergency
Measurement of cosmic-ray muon spallation products in a xenon-loaded liquid scintillator with KamLAND
Cosmic-ray muons produce various radioisotopes when passing through material.
These spallation products can be backgrounds for rare event searches such as in
solar neutrino, double-beta decay, and dark matter search experiments. The
KamLAND-Zen experiment searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 745kg of
xenon dissolved in liquid scintillator. The experiment includes dead-time-free
electronics with a high efficiency for detecting muon-induced neutrons. The
production yields of different radioisotopes are measured with a combination of
delayed coincidence techniques, newly developed muon reconstruction and xenon
spallation identification methods. The observed xenon spallation products are
consistent with results from the FLUKA and Geant4 simulation codes
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