Small-scale soft x-ray laser development at Princeton

Author(s):  
Dong-Eon Kim ◽  
Charles H. Skinner ◽  
Szymon Suckewer
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (PR2) ◽  
pp. Pr2-3-Pr2-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kato ◽  
A. Nagashima ◽  
K. Nagashima ◽  
M. Kado ◽  
T. Kawachi ◽  
...  

1986 ◽  
Vol 47 (C6) ◽  
pp. C6-23-C6-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. SUCKEWER ◽  
C. H. SKINNER ◽  
D. KIM ◽  
E. VALEO ◽  
D. VOORHEES ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Nicolas Scepi ◽  
Mitchell C Begelman ◽  
Jason Dexter

Abstract Dwarf novæ (DNe) and low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are compact binaries showing variability on time scales from years to less than seconds. Here, we focus on explaining part of the rapid fluctuations in DNe, following the framework of recent studies on the monthly eruptions of DNe that use a hybrid disk composed of an outer standard disk and an inner magnetized disk. We show that the ionization instability, that is responsible for the monthly eruptions of DNe, is also able to operate in the inner magnetized disk. Given the low density and the fast accretion time scale of the inner magnetized disk, the ionization instability generates small, rapid heating and cooling fronts propagating back and forth in the inner disk. This leads to quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) with a period of the order of 1000 s. A strong prediction of our model is that these QPOs can only develop in quiescence or at the beginning/end of an outburst. We propose that these rapid fluctuations might explain a subclass of already observed QPOs in DNe as well as a, still to observe, subclass of QPOs in LMXBs. We also extrapolate to the possibility that the radiation pressure instability might be related to Type B QPOs in LMXBs.


Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1165-1181
Author(s):  
Flavia Fiorillo ◽  
Lucia Burgio ◽  
Christine Slottved Kimbriel ◽  
Paola Ricciardi

This study presents the results of the technical investigation carried out on several English portrait miniatures painted in the 16th and 17th century by Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver, two of the most famous limners working at the Tudor and Stuart courts. The 23 objects chosen for the analysis, spanning almost the entire career of the two artists, belong to the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge). A non-invasive scientific methodology, comprising of stereo and optical microscopies, Raman microscopy, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, was required for the investigation of these small-scale and fragile objects. The palettes and working techniques of the two artists were characterised, focusing in particular on the examination of flesh tones, mouths, and eyes. These findings were also compared to the information written in the treatises on miniature painting circulating during the artists’ lifetime. By identifying the materials and techniques most widely employed by the two artists, this study provides information about similarities and differences in their working methods, which can help to understand their artistic practice as well as contribute to matters of attribution.


JOM ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 60-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rozaliya I. Barabash
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masakazu Fukuda ◽  
Atsushi Watanabe ◽  
Akira Hayasaka ◽  
Masaru Muraoka ◽  
Yuji Hori ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isam M. Arafa ◽  
Mazin Y. Shatnawi ◽  
Yousef N. Obeidallah ◽  
Ahmed K. Hijazi ◽  
Yaser A . Yousef

Abstract Four transition metal borohydrides (MTBHs, MT = Ni, Fe, Co, and Cu) were prepared by sonicating a mixture of the desired MT salt with excess NaBH4 in a nonaqueous DMF/CH3OH media. The process afforded bimetallic (Ni-BH4), trimetallic (Fe-BH4, Co-BH4), and mixed-valence (Cu-H, Cu-BH4) amorphous, ferromagnetic nanoparticles as identified by thermal, ATR-IR, X-Ray diffraction, and magnetic susceptibility techniques. The electrical conductivity (σ) of cold-pressed discs of these MTBHs shows a nonlinear increase while their thermal conductivity (κ) decreases in the temperature range of 303 ≤ T ≤ 373 K. The thermal energy transport occurs through phonon lattice dynamics rather than electronic. The σ/κ ratio shows a nonlinear steep increase from 9.4 to 270 KV-2 in Ni-BH4, while a moderate-weak increase is observed for Fe-BH4, Co-BH4, and Cu-BH4. Accordingly, the corresponding thermoelectric (TE) parameters S, PF, ZT, and η were evaluated. All TE data shows that the bimetallic Ni-BH4 (S, 80 μVK-1; PF, 259 μWm-1K-2; ZT 0.64; η, 2.56%) is a better TE semiconductor than the other three MT-BHs investigated in this study. Our findings show that Ni-BH4 is a promising candidate to exploit low-temperature waste heat from body heat, sunshine, and small domestic devices for small-scale TE applications.


Author(s):  
A. Klisnick ◽  
D. Ros ◽  
G. Jamelot ◽  
S. Kazamias ◽  
M. Pitmann ◽  
...  

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.H. Skinner ◽  
D. Kim ◽  
D. Voorhees ◽  
S. Suckewer

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