Positron spectra from internal pair conversion observed in 238U + 181Ta collisions

We present new results from measurements and simulations of positron spectra, originating from ²³⁸U + ¹⁸¹Ta collisions at beam energies close to the Coulomb barrier. The measurements were performed using an improved experimental setup at the double-Orange spectrometer of GSI. Particular emphasis is put on the signature of positrons from Internal-Pair-Conversion (IPC) processes in the measured e⁺-energy spectra, following the de-excitation of electromagnetic transitions in the moving Ta-like nucleus. It is shown by Monte Carlo simulations that, for the chosen current sweeping procedure used in the present experiments, positron emission from discrete IPC transitions can lead to rather narrow line structures in the measured energy spectra. The measured positron spectra do not show evidence for line structures within the statistical accuracy achieved, although expected from the intensities of the observed γ-transitions ( E _γ∼ 1250-1600 keV) and theoretical conversion coefficients. This is due to the reduced detection efficiency for IPC positrons, caused by the limited spatial and momentum acceptance of the spectrometer. A comparison with previous results, in which lines have been observed, is presented and the implications are discussed. Received: 27 April 2000 / Accepted: 14 September 2000     

含Eu3+离子的Na2O-K2 O-SiO2-Al2O3系统玻璃的制备及其变温发射光谱与结构特性

通过高温熔融法制备了含Eu^3 离子的Na2O-K2O-SiO2-Al2O3系统玻璃。在488nm波长光的激发下，系统地研究了上述玻璃从77K到700K温度范围的变温发光特征。发现总的荧光强度首先随温度的升高而大幅度升高，然后随温度的升高而减少，用声子辅助吸收与热激活过程及温度淬灭效应定性地解释了上述强度的变化，同时测量与分析了Eu^3 离子的晶格场参量。结果表明，Eu^3 离子与氧离子的距离随着温度升高而变短，而Eu^3 离子的配位数不随温度而变化。     

Impact of drifts in the ASDEX upgrade upper open divertor using SOLPS-ITER

SOLPS-ITER L-mode-like simulations with the full set of currents and drift velocities activated, and fluid neutrals have been carried out to interpret experimental results obtained in AUG. Drifts are critical to quantitatively reproduce the experimental results; however, simulations without drifts can also reproduce some trends qualitatively. The magnitude and dependence of the peak heat flux onto both targets on the upstream collisionality are, in general, in quantitative agreement within uncertainties with infrared thermography measurements in favourable field direction. The onset of power detachment is observed. In unfavourable toroidal field direction, a more symmetrical inner/outer target solution with regards to the power distribution is predicted, in agreement with experimental observations. However, also in unfavourable toroidal field direction, insufficient power is dissipated in the simulations and therefore q_{peak, inn} is overpredicted by up to a factor of 4 and q_{peak, out} by up to a factor of 1.5. The largest contribution to the sources due to radial transport in the energy balance equation is the radial divergence of the energy flux due to V_{E × B}.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定肾复康胶囊中的野黄芩苷和芦丁

建立了肾复康胶囊中野黄芩苷和芦丁的反相高效液相色谱测定方法。以甲醇-水为提取溶剂,采用超声提取法对样品进行前处理。以0.02 mol/L磷酸二氢钾缓冲溶液(含1.0％（体积分数）冰醋酸)-甲醇（体积比为63∶37）为流动相,于330 nm波长下检测,肾复康提取液中野黄芩苷和芦丁可达基线分离,分析时间在20 min内。野黄芩苷和芦丁在10 ~300 mg/L内,其峰面积与浓度之间线性关系良好,目标物的加标回收率大于98％。该方法适用于肾复康胶囊及相关药材中野黄芩苷和芦丁黄酮类化合物的测定和质量控制。     

Existence of solutions in variational relation problems without convexity

Two main existence conditions for solutions of variational relation problems are established without convexity. The first one is based on a finite solvability property and the second one on generalized KKM mappings. These conditions unify and strengthen several existing results in the literature on the topic. A model of satisficing process by rejection is considered which gives an economic interpretation of the introduced concepts.     

Search for SUSY in the AMSB scenario with the DELPHI detector

The DELPHI experiment at the LEP e ⁺ e^- collider collected almost 700 pb^-1 at centre-of-mass energies above the Z⁰ mass pole and up to 208 GeV. Those data were used to search for SUSY in the Anomaly Mediated SUSY Breaking (AMSB) scenario with a flavour independent common sfermion mass parameter. The searches covered several possible signatures experimentally accessible at LEP, with either the neutralino, the sneutrino or the stau being the Lightest Supersymmetric Particle (LSP). They included: the search for nearly mass-degenerate chargino and neutralino, which is a typical feature of AMSB; the search for Standard-Model-like or invisibly decaying Higgs boson; the search for stable staus; the search for cascade decays of SUSY particles resulting in the LSP and a low multiplicity final state containing neutrinos. No evidence of a signal was found, and thus constraints were set in the space of the parameters of the model.Received: 3 September 2003, Revised: 3 February 2004, Published online: 9 March 2004     

A Study of the Probe Effect on the Apparent Image of Biological Atomic Force Microscopy

The atomic force microscopy (AFM) possesses high spatial resolution and it is compatible with liquid environments. AFM can provide possibility to study a wide range of biological problems at the molecular level and acquire topological information at nanometre resolution under physiological conditions1,2. However, a major problem for image reconstruction of biological specimens is that structures of most biological molecules are very soft and delicate, which could be easily deformed and dama…     

Response from the Analytical Methods Committee (AMC) to the paper “Uncertainty in repeated measurement of a small non-negative quantity: explanation and discussion of Bayesian methodology”

Willink’s paper, “Uncertainty in repeated measurement of a small non-negative quantity: explanation and discussion of Bayesian methodology” provides a clear exposition of the Bayesian paradigm but unfortunately reads like a rebuttal of a previous paper from the AMC: the reader is left with the impression that the AMC is recommending a procedure that performs poorly. The AMC here refutes any such impression by presenting a balanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Bayesian and frequentist approaches to formulating the uncertainty of small non-negative quantities.