The future of gamma-ray astronomy

The field of gamma-ray astronomy has experienced impressive progress over the last decade. Thanks to the advent of a new generation of imaging air Cherenkov telescopes (H.E.S.S., MAGIC, VERITAS) and thanks to the launch of the Fermi-LAT satellite, several thousand gamma-ray sources are known today, revealing an unexpected ubiquity of particle acceleration processes in the Universe. Major scientific challenges are still ahead, such as the identification of the nature of Dark Matter, the discovery and understanding of the sources of cosmic rays, or the comprehension of the particle acceleration processes that are at work in the various objects. This paper presents some of the instruments and mission concepts that will address these challenges over the next decades.     

Seasonal variations of volatile constituents of Hemizygia bracteosa (Benth.) Briq. aerial parts from Benin

Essential oils from fresh aerial parts of Hemizygia bracteosa (Benth.) Briq. were extracted by steam distillation. The oil yield from plants collected during the hot season (February) and during the cold season (August) were 0.12 ± 0.01% and 0.25 ± 0.02%, respectively. GC/FID and GC/MS analyses allowed us to identify a total of 65 compounds, representing 97% of the hydrodistillate. The main components of the oil from the hot period were (E)-β-farnesene (64 ± 0.04%), β-elemene (7.4 ± 0.05%), trans-nerolidol (6.2 ± 0.04%), and α-muurolene (2.7 ± 0.03%). The essential oil from the cold season was characterized by the presence, as major compounds, of (E)-β-farnesene (67 ± 0.04%) along with β-caryophyllene (3.6 ± 0.06%), β-elemene (3.3 ± 0.05%), 7-epi-α-selinene (3.1 ± 0.01%) and p-cymene (2.5 ± 0.04%). This is the first report of these components in the essential oil of Hemizygia bracteosa (Benth.) Briq.     

Appraisal of radioactivity and associated radiation hazards in sand samples of four rivers of Punjab province,Pakistan

Natural and anthropogenic radioactivity of sand and water samples collected from the four big rivers of Punjab province, Pakistan, was measured using a high-purity germanium detector coupled with a high resolution multichannel analyser. The average concentration of the naturally occurring radionuclides ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K in all the sand samples from the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Indus was found to be 22±0.6, 36±1 and 287±10 Bq?kg ^?1, respectively, while the concentration of the anthropogenic radionuclide ¹³⁷Cs was found to be below the minimum detectable activity, i.e. ～ 1.2 Bq?kg ^?1. All the sand samples have Ra_eq concentrations lower than the limit of 370 Bq?kg ^?1. Indoor (H _in) and outdoor (H _out) radiation hazard indices were calculated for the samples to assess the radiation hazards arising due to the use of this sand in construction, and were found to be less than unity in the study area. Calculated values of the absorbed dose rate were less than the typical world average value of 59 nGy?h ^?1, and the annual effective dose rate was also less than the typical world value of 70 μSv, except in the Indus river, in which it is slightly higher then the world average. Results show that the measured values are comparable with other global radioactivity measurements. None of the studied riverbeds was considered a radiological hazard, and their sand can be safely used in construction.     

Microdosage Rapide et Sensible de Proteines Immobilisees sur Support Insoluble: Applications aux Anticorps Immobilises sur Polystyrene

Abstract

A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram antibodies immobilized on polystyrene is proposed. A procedure of protein staining on polystyrene with coomassie, brilliant blue G 250 follows Beer's law after release of the coloured complex. The lower limits of detection are determined.     

Algèbres de Poisson et Algèbres de Lie Résolubles

Let 𝔤 be a solvable Lie algebra and Q an (ad 𝔤)-stable prime ideal of the symmetric algebra S(𝔤) of 𝔤. If E denotes the set of nonzero elements of S(𝔤)/Q which are eigenvectors for the adjoint action of 𝔤 on S(𝔤)/Q, then the localization (S(𝔤)/Q) _E has a natural structure of Poisson algebra. We study this algebra here.

Soient 𝔤 une algèbre de Lie résoluble et Q un idéal premier (ad 𝔤)-stable de l'algèbre symétrique S(𝔤) de 𝔤. Si E est l'ensemble des éléments non nuls de S(𝔤)/Q qui sont vecteurs propres pour l'action adjointe de 𝔤 dans S(𝔤)/Q, l'algèbre localisée (S(𝔤)/Q) _E a une structure naturelle d'algèbre de Poisson. On étudie ici cette algèbre.     

Un Algorithme pour le Calcul des Syzygies sur V[X] dans le cas où V est un Domaine de Valuation

Soit V un domaine de valuation. Nous donnons un algorithme pour calculer une base du V-saturé d'un sous-module de type fini d'un V-module libre (avec une base éventuellement infinie). Nous l'appliquons pour calculer le V-saturé d'un sous-V[X]-module de type fini de V[X] ⁿ (n ∈ ?*). Ceci permet enfin de calculer un système générateur fini pour les syzygies sur V[X] d'une famille finie de vecteurs de V[X] ^k .

We give an algorithm for computing the V-saturation of any finitely generated submodule of V[X] ⁿ (n ∈ ?*), where V is a valuation domain. This allows us to compute a finite system of generators for the syzygy module of any finitely generated submodule of V[X] ^k .     

激光打靶装置中的集散式数字同步系统的研究

介绍了一种集散式数字同步系统,它能够实现对数字同步机的本地控制、远地控制和集中控制.它由多个本地控制单元和一个远地控制单元组成,通过RS-422总线实现相互之间的通信.其中数字同步机是将模拟延时电路和数字延时电路有机的结合在一起用于输出时间基准信号和触发同步信号的实验装置.     

Preparation and characterization of H3−2(x+y)MnxCoyPMo12O40 heteropolysalts. Application to adipic acid green synthesis from cyclohexanone oxidation with hydrogen peroxide

H_3−2(x+y)Mn_xCo_yPMo₁₂O₄₀ heteropolysalts (x + y ≤ 3/2 and x, y: 0–1.5) were prepared by a cationic exchange method based on barium sulfate precipitation. Structural and textural properties of salts were examined by several physicochemical techniques such as infrared, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray, and ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis, and their catalytic properties were evaluated in the cyclohexanone oxidation using hydrogen peroxide (30%). The reaction products, adipic, glutaric, succinic, hexanoic, 6-hydroxyhexanoic, 7,7-dimethoxy, and heptanoic acids and 1,1-dimethoxy octane were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis. Only adipic, glutaric, and succinic acids were quantified by chromatography (high-performance liquid chromatography), the other products were noted X. Adipic acid (AA) is the major product for all systems. The effects of molar ratios of catalyst/reactant and cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone, heteropolysalt composition, and reaction duration on AA yield were investigated. The stability of the catalytic system was also examined. H_3−2(x+y)Mn_xCo_yPMo₁₂O₄₀ catalysts were found to be efficient for the cyclohexanone oxidation with conversions >95%. Among them, H₁Mn_0.25Co_0.75 exhibits the highest AA yield (75%).