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Self-forming shim or gasket for mounting heavy equipment
Soft, cross-serrated aluminum shims are used as mating gaskets between uneven surfaces. Under pressure, the aluminum flows to conform with surface irregularities, forming a plane of uniform bearing
Two-loop electroweak contributions to
A review is given on the quantum correction in the -- mass
correlation at the electroweak two-loop level, as derived from the calculation
of the muon lifetime in the Standard Model. Exact results for and
the -mass prediction including corrections with
fermion loops are presented and compared with previous results of a
next-to-leading order expansion in the top-quark mass.Comment: 14 pages, including 4 figures. Presented at the 5th International
Symposium on Radiative Corrections, (RADCOR-2000), Carmel CA, USA, 11-15
September 200
Why understanding neutrino interactions is important for oscillation physics
Uncertainties in knowledge of neutrino interactions directly impact the
ability to measure the parameters of neutrino oscillation. Experiments which
make use of differing technologies and neutrino beams are sensitive to
different uncertainties. Several experimental and theoretical issues are
reviewed.Comment: Proceedings prepared for the Fifth International Workshop on
Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions in the Few-GeV Region (NuInt07), May 30-June 2,
2007. Proceedings to be published by the AIP (6 pages
Influence of gaseous hydrogen on metals Interim report
Gaseous hydrogen embrittlement in Inconel 718, Inconel 625, AISI 321 stainless steel, Ti-5Al-25Sn ELI, and OFHC coppe
A High-Resolution Rotation Curve of NGC 6822: A Test-case for Cold Dark Matter
We present high resolution rotation curves of the local group dwarf irregular
galaxy NGC 6822 obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. Our best
curves have an angular resolution of 8'' or 20 pc and contain some 250
independent points. The stellar and gas components of NGC 6822 cannot explain
the shape of the curve, except for the very inner regions, and NGC 6822 is
consequently very dark matter dominated. There is no evidence for the presence
of a steep density cusp down to scales of ~20 pc, contrary to the predictions
of Cold Dark Matter.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRA
The probability distribution of a trapped Brownian particle in plane shear flows
We investigate the statistical properties of an over-damped Brownian particle
that is trapped by a harmonic potential and simultaneously exposed to a linear
shear flow or to a plane Poiseuille flow. Its probability distribution is
determined via the corresponding Smoluchowski equation, which is solved
analytically for a linear shear flow. In the case of a plane Poiseuille flow,
analytical approximations for the distribution are obtained by a perturbation
analysis and they are substantiated by numerical results. There is a good
agreement between the two approaches for a wide range of parameters.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figur
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