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1 GeV CW nonscaling FFAG for ADS, and magnet parameters (open access)

1 GeV CW nonscaling FFAG for ADS, and magnet parameters

Multi-MW proton driver capability remains a challenging, critical technology for many core HEP programs, particularly the neutrino ones such as the Muon Collider and Neutrino factory, and for high-profile energy applications such as Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors (ADS) and Accelerator Transmutation of Waste for nuclear power and waste management. Work is focused almost exclusively on an SRF linac, as, to date, no re-circulating accelerator can attain the 10-20 MW capability necessary for the nuclear applications. Recently, the concept of isochronous orbits has been explored and developed for nonscaling FFAGs using powerful new methodologies in FFAG accelerator design. Work is progressing on a stable, high-intensity, 1 GeV isochronous FFAG. Initial specifications of novel magnets with the nonlinear radial fields required to support isochronous operation are also reported here.
Date: May 20, 2012
Creator: Johnstone, C.; Meot, F.; Snopok, P. & Weng, W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Annual Summary Report for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites at the Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada: Review of the Performance Assessments and Composite Analyses (open access)

2011 Annual Summary Report for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites at the Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada: Review of the Performance Assessments and Composite Analyses

The Maintenance Plan for the Performance Assessments and Composite Analyses for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites at the Nevada Test Site (National Security Technologies, LLC, 2007a) requires an annual review to assess the adequacy of the Performance Assessments (PAs) and Composite Analyses (CAs), with the results submitted annually to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management. The Disposal Authorization Statements for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) also require that such reviews be made and that secondary or minor unresolved issues be tracked and addressed as part of the maintenance plan (DOE, 1999a; 2000). The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office performed an annual review of the Area 3 and Area 5 RWMS PAs and CAs for fiscal year (FY) 2011. This annual summary report presents data and conclusions from the FY 2011 review, and determines the adequacy of the PAs and CAs. Operational factors (e.g., waste forms and containers, facility design, and waste receipts), closure plans, monitoring results, and research and development (R and D) activities were reviewed to determine the adequacy of the PAs. Likewise, the environmental restoration activities at the …
Date: March 20, 2012
Creator: NSTec Environmental Management
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2012 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR, JULY 15-20, 2012 (open access)

2012 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR, JULY 15-20, 2012

At the 2012 Atomic and Molecular Interactions Gordon Conference, there will be talks in several broadly defined and partially overlapping areas:  Intramolecular and single-collision reaction dynamics;  Photophysics and photochemistry of excited states;  Clusters, aerosols and solvation;  Interactions at interfaces;  Conformations and folding of large molecules;  Interactions under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. The theme of the Gordon Research Seminar on Atomic & Molecular Interactions, in keeping with the tradition of the Atomic and Molecular Interactions Gordon Research Conference, is far-reaching and involves fundamental research in the gas and condensed phases along with application of these ideas to practical chemical fields. The oral presentations, which will contain a combination of both experiment and theory, will focus on four broad categories:  Ultrafast Phenomena;  Excited States, Photoelectrons, and Photoions;  Chemical Reaction Dynamics;  Biomolecules and Clusters.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: Zwier, Timothy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2012 SINGLE MOLECULE APPROACHES TO BIOLOGY GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE (JULY 15-20, 2012 - MOUNT SNOW RESORT, WEST DOVER VT) (open access)

2012 SINGLE MOLECULE APPROACHES TO BIOLOGY GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE (JULY 15-20, 2012 - MOUNT SNOW RESORT, WEST DOVER VT)

Single molecule techniques are rapidly occupying a central role in biological research at all levels. This transition was made possible by the availability and dissemination of robust techniques that use fluorescence and force probes to track the conformation of molecules one at a time, in vitro as well as in live cells. Single-molecule approaches have changed the way many biological problems are studied. These novel techniques provide previously unobtainable data on fundamental biochemical processes that are essential for all forms of life. The ability of single-molecule approaches to avoid ensemble averaging and to capture transient intermediates and heterogeneous behavior renders them particularly powerful in elucidating mechanisms of the molecular systems that underpin the functioning of living cells. Hence, our conference seeks to disseminate the implementation and use of single molecule techniques in the pursuit of new biological knowledge. Topics covered include: Molecular Motors on the Move; Origin And Fate Of Proteins; Physical Principles Of Life; Molecules and Super-resolution Microscopy; Nanoswitches In Action; Active Motion Or Random Diffusion?; Building Blocks Of Living Cells; From Molecular Mechanics To Physiology; Tug-of-war: Force Spectroscopy Of Single Proteins.
Date: April 20, 2012
Creator: Fernandez, Julio
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D Equilibrium Effects Due to RMP Application on DIII-D (open access)

3D Equilibrium Effects Due to RMP Application on DIII-D

The mitigation and suppression of edge localized modes (ELMs) through application of resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) in Tokamak plasmas is a well documented phenomenon [1]. Vacuum calculations suggest the formation of edge islands and stochastic regions when RMPs are applied to the axisymmetric equilibria. Self-consistent calculations of the plasma equilibrium with the VMEC [2] and SPEC [3] codes have been performed for an up-down symmetric shot (142603) in DIII-D. In these codes, a self-consistent calculation of the plasma response due to the RMP coils is calculated. The VMEC code globally enforces the constraints of ideal MHD; consequently, a continuously nested family of flux surfaces is enforced throughout the plasma domain. This approach necessarily precludes the observation of islands or field-line chaos. The SPEC code relaxes the constraints of ideal MHD locally, and allows for islands and field line chaos at or near the rational surfaces. Equilibria with finite pressure gradients are approximated by a set of discrete "ideal-interfaces" at the most irrational flux surfaces and where the strongest pressure gradients are observed. Both the VMEC and SPEC calculations are initialized from EFIT reconstructions of the plasma that are consistent with the experimental pressure and current profiles. A 3D reconstruction using …
Date: June 20, 2012
Creator: Lazerson, S.; Lazarus, E.; Hudson, S.; Pablant, N. & Gates, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D Equilibrium Effects Due to RMP Application on DIII-D (open access)

3D Equilibrium Effects Due to RMP Application on DIII-D

The mitigation and suppression of edge localized modes (ELMs) through application of resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) in Tokamak plasmas is a well documented phenomenon. Vacuum calculations suggest the formation of edge islands and stochastic regions when RMPs are applied to the axisymmetric equilibria. Self-consistent calculations of the plasma equilibrium with the VMEC and SPEC codes have been performed for an up-down symmetric shot in DIII-D. In these codes, a self-consistent calculation of the plasma response due to the RMP coils is calculated. The VMEC code globally enforces the constraints of ideal MHD; consequently, a continuously nested family of flux surfaces is enforced throughout the plasma domain. This approach necessarily precludes the observation of islands or field-line chaos. The SPEC code relaxes the constraints of ideal MHD locally, and allows for islands and field line chaos at or near the rational surfaces. Equilibria with finite pressure gradients are approximated by a set of discrete "ideal-interfaces" at the most irrational flux surfaces and where the strongest pressure gradients are observed. Both the VMEC and SPEC calculations are initialized from EFIT reconstructions of the plasma that are consistent with the experimental pressure and current profiles. A 3D reconstruction using the STELLOPT code, which …
Date: June 20, 2012
Creator: Lazerson, S.; Lazarus, E.; Hudson, S.; Pablant, N. & Gates, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D simulations of multipacting in the 56 MHz SRF cavity (open access)

3D simulations of multipacting in the 56 MHz SRF cavity

The 56 MHz SRF Quarter-Wave Resonator (QWR) is designed for RHIC as a storage cavity to improve the collider performance. 2D multipacting simulation has been done for the cavity alone. Ripples were added to the outer body of the cavity for multipacting suppression based on the simulation findings. During operation, there will be four higher order mode (HOM) couplers. All of these components will be exposed to high RF fields. In this paper we compare 2D and 3D codes simulation results for multipacting in the cavity. We also report 3D simulation results for multipacting simulation at the couplers.
Date: May 20, 2012
Creator: Q., Wu; Belomestnykh, S.; Ge, L.; Ko, K.; Li, Z.; Ng, C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

Report that discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government. Election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan are also discussed.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues (open access)

Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues

This report reviews the evolution of the U.S. biofuels sector and the role that federal policy has played in shaping its development. In addition, it highlights emerging issues that are critical to the biofuels sector and of relevance to Congress.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The AGS synchrotron with four helical magnets (open access)

The AGS synchrotron with four helical magnets

The idea of using two partial helical magnets was applied successfully to the AGS synchrotron to preserve the proton beam polarization. In this paper we explore in details the idea of using four helical magnets placed symmetrically in the AGS ring. The placement of four helical magnets in the AGS ring provides many advantages over the present setup of the AGS which uses two partial helical magnets. First, the symmetric placement of the four helical magnets allows for a better control of the AGS optics with reduced values of the beta functions especially near beam injection, second, the vertical spin direction during beam injection and extraction is closer to vertical, and third, it provides for a larger 'spin tune gap', which allows the vertical and horizontal tunes to be placed, and prevent the horizontal and vertical intrinsic spin resonances of the AGS to occur during the acceleration cycle. Although the same spin gap can be obtained with a single or two partial helices, the required high field strength of a single helix makes its use impractical, and that of the double helix rather difficult. In this paper we will provide results on the spin tune and on the optics of …
Date: May 20, 2012
Creator: Tsoupas, N.; Huang, H.; Roser, T.; MacKay, W. W. & Trbojevic, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer (open access)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer

This report reviews the types of air emissions from livestock and poultry operations and their human health and environmental impacts. It then discusses provisions of several federal laws concerned with environmental impacts, beginning with the Clean Water Act, because protecting water resources has been the primary regulatory focus regarding livestock and animal operations.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement (open access)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement

From an environmental quality standpoint, much of the interest in animal agriculture has focused on impacts on water resources, because animal waste, if not properly managed, can harm water quality through surface runoff, direct discharges, spills, and leaching into soil and groundwater. A more recent issue is the contribution of emissions from animal feeding operations (AFO), enterprises where animals are raised in confinement, to air pollution. AFOs can affect air quality through emissions of gases such as ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants, and odor. These pollutants and compounds have a number of environmental and human health effects. This report reviews key issues associated with the Air Compliance Agreement.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening (open access)

Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening

This report looks at privacy and health issues, as well as effectiveness, of advanced imaging technology (AIT) scanners at airports deployed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2012 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 2012 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2012
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals (open access)

The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals

This report consists of the alternative minimum tax for individuals.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Maguire, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 204, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 204, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 245, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 245, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 268, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 268, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 286, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 286, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History