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Erratum: First-Principles Theory of Correlated Transport through Nanojunctions [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 116802 (2005)] (open access)

Erratum: First-Principles Theory of Correlated Transport through Nanojunctions [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 116802 (2005)]

This article provides the correction of an equation that was misprinted in Physical Review Letters 94, 116802 (2005).
Date: May 6, 2005
Creator: Ferretti, A.; Calzolari, Arrigo; Di Felice, Rosa; Manghi, Franca; Caldas, Marilia J.; Buongiorno Nardelli, Marco et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation and Reactions of Base-FreeBis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)uranium Oxide, Cp'2UO (open access)

Preparation and Reactions of Base-FreeBis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)uranium Oxide, Cp'2UO

Reduction of the uranium metallocene,[eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2UCl2 (1), Cp'2UCl2, in the presence of2,2'-bipyridyl and sodium naphthalene gives the dark green metallocenecomplex, Cp'2U(bipy) (6), which reacts with p-tolylazide orpyridine-N-oxide to give Cp'2U=N(p-tolyl) (7) or Cp'2U(O)(py) (8),respectively. The Lewis acid, BPh3, precipitates Ph3B(py) and gives thebase-free oxo, Cp'2UO (10), which crystallizes from pentane. Theoxometallocene 10 behaves as a nucleophile with Me3SiX reagents but itdoes not exhibit cycloaddition behavior with acetylenes, suggesting thatthe polar resonance structure, Cp'2U+-O- dominates the double bondresonance structure Cp'2U=O.
Date: May 25, 2005
Creator: Zi, Guofu; Werkema, Evan L.; Walter, Marc D.; Gottfriedsen,Jochen P. & Andersen, Richard A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimating large-scale fracture permeability of unsaturatedrockusing barometric pressure data (open access)

Estimating large-scale fracture permeability of unsaturatedrockusing barometric pressure data

We present a three-dimensional modeling study of gas flow inthe unsaturated fractured rock of Yucca Mountain. Our objective is toestimate large-scale fracture permeability, using the changes insubsurface pneumatic pressure in response to barometric pressure changesat the land surface. We incorporate the field-measured pneumatic datainto a multiphase flow model for describing the coupled processes ofliquid and gas flow under ambient geothermal conditions. Comparison offield-measured pneumatic data with model-predicted gas pressures is foundto be a powerful technique for estimating the fracture permeability ofthe unsaturated fractured rock, which is otherwise extremely difficult todetermine on the large scales of interest. In addition, this studydemonstrates that the multi-dimensional-flow effect on estimatedpermeability values is significant and should be included whendetermining fracture permeability in heterogeneous fracturedmedia.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Wu, Yu-Shu; Zhang, Keni & Liu, Hui-Hai
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effective Supergravity from the Weakly Coupled HeteroticString (open access)

Effective Supergravity from the Weakly Coupled HeteroticString

The motivation for Calabi-Yau-like compactifications of the weakly coupled E{sub 8} {circle_times} E{sub 8} heterotic string theory, its particle spectrum and the issue of dilaton stabilization are briefly reviewed. Modular invariant models for hidden sector condensation and supersymmetry breaking are described at the quantum level of the effective field theory. Their phenomenological and cosmological implications, including a possible origin for R-parity, are discussed.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Gaillard, Mary K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
New developments for the site-specific attachment of protein to surfaces (open access)

New developments for the site-specific attachment of protein to surfaces

Protein immobilization on surfaces is of great importance in numerous applications in biology and biophysics. The key for the success of all these applications relies on the immobilization technique employed to attach the protein to the corresponding surface. Protein immobilization can be based on covalent or noncovalent interaction of the molecule with the surface. Noncovalent interactions include hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, electrostatic forces, or physical adsorption. However, since these interactions are weak, the molecules can get denatured or dislodged, thus causing loss of signal. They also result in random attachment of the protein to the surface. Site-specific covalent attachment of proteins onto surfaces, on the other hand, leads to molecules being arranged in a definite, orderly fashion and uses spacers and linkers to help minimize steric hindrances between the protein surface. This work reviews in detail some of the methods most commonly used as well as the latest developments for the site-specific covalent attachment of protein to solid surfaces.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: Camarero, J A
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental Determination of Apery-Like Identities forZeta(2n+2) (open access)

Experimental Determination of Apery-Like Identities forZeta(2n+2)

We document the discovery of two generating functions forzeta(2n+2), analogous to earlier work for zeta(2n+1) and zeta(4n+3),initiated by Koecher and pursued further by Borwein, Bradley andothers.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Bailey, David H.; Borwein, Jonathan M. & Bradley, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development and Validation of High-Resolution State Wind Resource Maps for the United States (Poster) (open access)

Development and Validation of High-Resolution State Wind Resource Maps for the United States (Poster)

A poster presentation for AWEA's WindPower 2005 conference in Denver, Colorado, May 15 -18, 2005 that provides an outline of the approach and process used for validating U.S. wind resource maps.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Elliott, D. & Schwartz, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laser Guiding at Relativistic Intensities and Wakefield ParticleAcceleration in Plasma Channels (open access)

Laser Guiding at Relativistic Intensities and Wakefield ParticleAcceleration in Plasma Channels

High quality electron beams with hundreds of picoCoulombs ofcharge inpercent energy spread above 80 MeV were produced for the firsttime in high gradient laser wakefield accelerators by guiding the drivelaser pulse.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Geddes, C. G. R.; Toth, Cs.; van Tilborg, J.; Esarey, E.; Schroeder, C. B.; Bruhwiler, D. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D-Simulation Studies of SNS Ring Doublet Magnets (open access)

3D-Simulation Studies of SNS Ring Doublet Magnets

The accumulator ring of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL employs in its straight sections closely packed quadrupole doublemagnets with large aperture of R=15.1 cm an relatively short iron-to-iron distance of 51.4 cm. These quads have much extended fringe field, and magnetic interferences among them in the doublet assemblies is not avoidable. Though each magnet in the assemblies has been individually mapped to high accuracy of lower than 0.01 percent level, the experimental data including the magnetic interference effect will not be available. We have performed 3D computing simulations on a quadrupole doublet model in order to assess the degree of the interference and to obtain relevant data for the SNS commissioning and operation.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Wang, J. G.; N., Tsoupas & Venturini, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Macro-System Model (Poster) (open access)

Macro-System Model (Poster)

Poster presentation on Macro-System Model for the 2005 Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program Annual Review held in Arlington, Virginia on May 23-26, 2005
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Ruth, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of the $\tau^- to 3h^- 2h^+ \nu_\tau$ Decay (open access)

Study of the $\tau^- to 3h^- 2h^+ \nu_\tau$ Decay

The branching fraction of the {tau}{sup -} {yields} 3h{sup -} 2h{sup +} {nu}{sub {tau}} decay (h = {pi}, K) is measured with the BABAR detector to be (8.56 {+-} 0.05 {+-} 0.42) x 10{sup -4}, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The observed structure of this decay is significantly different from the phase space prediction, with the {rho} resonance playing a strong role. The decay {tau}{sup -} {yields} f{sub 1}(1285){pi}{sup -}{nu}{sub {tau}}, with the f{sub 1}(1285) meson decaying to four charged pions, is observed and the branching fraction is measured to be (3.9 {+-} 0.7 {+-} 0.5) x 10{sup -4}.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Aubert, Bernard; Barate, R.; Boutigny, D.; Couderc, F.; Karyotakis, Y.; Lees, J. P. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Microwave Instability on Electron Storage Ring TLS (open access)

Investigation of Microwave Instability on Electron Storage Ring TLS

With the planned installation of a superconducting rf system, the new operation mode of TLS, the electron storage ring at NSRRC, is expected to double the beam intensity. Several accelerator physics topics need to be examined. Beam instability of single-bunch longitudinal microwave instability is one of these topics. We consider two approaches to measure the effective broad band impedance. We compare these measurement results with each other and to old data [Ref.1]. We calculate the threshold current of microwave instability with a mode-mixing analysis code written by Dr. K. Oide of KEK [Ref.2]. We also develop a multi-particle tracking code to simulate the instability. The results of simulation and measurement are compared and discussed. We conclude that doubling of beam current from 200 mA (1.5 mA/bunch) to 400 mA (3 mA/bunch) will not trigger the microwave instability even without a Landau cavity to lengthen the bunch. The benefit of Landau cavity is mainly for beam life time.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Wang, M.-H. & Chao, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation and Reactions of Base-FreeBis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)uranium Methylimide, Cp'2U=NMe,and Related Compounds (open access)

Preparation and Reactions of Base-FreeBis(1,2,4-tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)uranium Methylimide, Cp'2U=NMe,and Related Compounds

The uranium metallocenes, [eta5-1,3-(Me3E)2C5H3]2UMe2 (E =C, Si), react with NH3 to give the dimers{[eta5-1,3-(Me3E)2C5H3]2U}2(mu-NH)2 (E = C (1), Si (2)) but withp-toluidine to give the monomeric diamides,[eta5-1,3-(Me3E)2C5H3]2U(NH-p-tolyl)2 (E = C (3), Si (4)). The diamides[eta5-1,3-(Me3E)2C5H3]2U(NH-p-tolyl)2 (E = C (3), Si (4)) do noteliminate p- toluidine but sublime intact at 140oC in vacuum. The uraniummetallocene, [eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2UMe2, reacts with RNH2 to yield[eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U(NHR)2 (R = Me (8), PhCH2 (9), p-tolyl (10)),which are isolated as crystalline solids. In benzene solution thesediamides are in equilibrium with [eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U=NR, which maybe isolated pure when R is Me (11) or p-tolyl (12), and the primaryamine. The monomeric imide, [eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U=NMe (11), reactswith R'=CR' to yield the cycloaddition products[eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U[N(Me)C(R')=C(R')](R' = Me (15), Ph (16)),which react with excess MeNH2 to regenerate the diamide[eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U(NHMe)2 (8) and MeN=C(R')CH(R'). Themethylimide, [eta5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U=NMe (11), does not react withMe3SiX reagents; a model is proposed that rationalizes this reactivitypattern.
Date: May 27, 2005
Creator: Zi, Guofu; Blosch, Laura L.; Jia, Li & Andersen, Richard A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Verification of high-order mixed FEM solution of transient Magnetic diffusion problems (open access)

Verification of high-order mixed FEM solution of transient Magnetic diffusion problems

We develop and present high order mixed finite element discretizations of the time dependent electromagnetic diffusion equations for solving eddy current problems on 3D unstructured grids. The discretizations are based on high order H(grad), H(curl) and H(div) conforming finite element spaces combined with an implicit and unconditionally stable generalized Crank-Nicholson time differencing method. We develop three separate electromagnetic diffusion formulations, namely the E (electric field), H (magnetic field) and the A-{phi} (potential) formulations. For each formulation, we also provide a consistent procedure for computing the secondary variables F (current flux density) and B (magnetic flux density), as these fields are required for the computation of electromagnetic force and heating terms. We verify the error convergence properties of each formulation via a series of numerical experiments on canonical problems with known analytic solutions. The key result is that the different formulations are equally accurate, even for the secondary variables J and B, and hence the choice of which formulation to use depends mostly upon relevance of the Natural and Essential boundary conditions to the problem of interest. In addition, we highlight issues with numerical verification of finite element methods which can lead to false conclusions on the accuracy of the methods.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: Rieben, R. & White, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How an antenna launches its input power into radiation: thepattern of the Poynting vector at and near an antenna (open access)

How an antenna launches its input power into radiation: thepattern of the Poynting vector at and near an antenna

In this paper I first address the question of whether theseat of the power radiated by an antenna made of conducting members isdistributed over the "arms" of the antenna according to $ - \bf J \cdotE$, where $\bf J$ is the specified current density and $\bf E$ is theelectric field produced by that source. Poynting's theorem permits only aglobal identification of the total input power, usually from a localizedgenerator, with the total power radiated to infinity, not a localcorrespondence of $- \bf J \cdot E\ d^3x $ with some specific radiatedpower, $r^2 \bf S \cdot \hat r\ d\Omega $. I then describe a modelantenna consisting of two perfectly conducting hemispheres of radius\emph a separated by a small equatorial gap across which occurs thedriving oscillatory electric field. The fields and surface current aredetermined by solution of the boundary value problem. In contrast to thefirst approach (not a boundary value problem), the tangential electricfield vanishes on the metallic surface. There is no radial Poyntingvector at the surface. Numerical examples are shown to illustrate how theenergy flows from the input region of the gap and is guided near theantenna by its "arms" until it is launched at larger \emph r/a into theradiation pattern …
Date: May 18, 2005
Creator: Jackson, J.D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suppression of Large Edge Localized Modes with Edge Resonant Magnetic Fields in High Confinement DIII-D Plasmas (open access)

Suppression of Large Edge Localized Modes with Edge Resonant Magnetic Fields in High Confinement DIII-D Plasmas

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Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Evans, T. E.; Moyer, R. A.; Watkins, J. G.; Osborne, T. H.; Thomas, P. R.; Becoulet, M. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EXTRACTION COMPRESSION AND ACCELERATION OF HIGH LINE CHARGE DENSITY ION BEAMS (open access)

EXTRACTION COMPRESSION AND ACCELERATION OF HIGH LINE CHARGE DENSITY ION BEAMS

High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) applications require high line charge density ion beams. An efficient method to obtain this type of beams is to extract a long pulse, high current beam from a gun at high energy, and let the beam pass through a decelerating field to compress it. The low energy beam-bunch is loaded into a solenoid and matched to a Brillouin flow. The Brillouin equilibrium is independent of the energy if the relationship between the beam size (a), solenoid magnetic field strength (B) and line charge density is such that (Ba){sup 2} is proportional to the line charge density. Thus it is possible to accelerate a matched beam at constant line charge density. An experiment, NDCX-1c is being designed to test the feasibility of this type of injectors, where we will extract a 1 microsecond, 100 mA, potassium beam at 160 keV, decelerate it to 55 keV (density {approx}0.2 {micro}C/m), and load it into a 2.5 T solenoid where it will be accelerated to 100-150 keV (head to tail) at constant line charge density. The head-to-tail velocity tilt can be used to increase bunch compression and to control longitudinal beam expansion. We will present the physics design and …
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Henestroza, Enrique; Henestroza, E.; Peters, C.; Yu, S. S.; Grote, D. P. & Briggs, R. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scale dependence of the effective matrix diffusion coefficient:some analytical results (open access)

Scale dependence of the effective matrix diffusion coefficient:some analytical results

Matrix diffusion is an important process affecting solutetransport in fractured rock, and the matrix diffusion coefficient is akey parameter for describing this process. Previous studies haveindicated that the effective matrix-diffusion coefficient values,obtained from a number of field tracer tests, are enhanced in comparisonwith local values and may increase with test scale. In thiscommunication, we develop analytical expressions for the effective matrixdiffusion coefficient for two simple fracture-matrix systems, anddemonstrate that heterogeneities in the rock matrix at different scalescontribute to the scale dependence of the effective matrix diffusioncoefficient.
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: Liu, H. H.; Zhang, Y. Q. & Molz, F. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
LIMITS OF Nb3Sn ACCELERATOR MAGNETS (open access)

LIMITS OF Nb3Sn ACCELERATOR MAGNETS

Pushing accelerator magnets beyond 10 T holds a promise of future upgrades to machines like the Tevatron at Fermilab and the LHC at CERN. Exceeding the current density limits of NbTi superconductor, Nb{sub 3}Sn is at present the only practical superconductor capable of generating fields beyond 10 T. Several Nb{sub 3}Sn pilot magnets, with fields as high as 16 T, have been built and tested, paving the way for future attempts at fields approaching 20 T. High current density conductor is required to generate high fields with reduced conductor volume. However this significantly increases the Lorentz force and stress. Future designs of coils and structures will require managing stresses of several 100's of MPa and forces of 10's of MN/m. The combined engineering requirements on size and cost of accelerator magnets will involve magnet technology that diverges from the one currently used with NbTi conductor. In this paper we shall address how far the engineering of high field magnets can be pushed, and what are the issues and limitations before such magnets can be used in particle accelerators.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Caspi, Shlomo & Ferracin, Paolo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beam Measurements and Upgrade at BL 7.2, the Second DiagnosticsBeamline of the Advanced Light Source (open access)

Beam Measurements and Upgrade at BL 7.2, the Second DiagnosticsBeamline of the Advanced Light Source

Beamline 7.2 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at theLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is a beam diagnostics systemthat uses the synchrotron radiation emitted by a dipole magnet. Itconsists of two branches; in the first one the x-ray portion of theradiation is used in a pinhole camera system for measuring the transverseprofile of the beam. The second branch is equipped with an x-ray beamposition monitor (BPM) and with a multipurpose port where the visible andthe far-infrared part of the radiation can be used for variousapplications such as bunch length measurements and IR coherentsynchrotron radiation experiments. The pinhole system has been operatingsuccessfully since the end of 2003. The installation of the second branchhas been completed recently and the results of its commissioning arepresented in this paper together with examples of beam measurementsperformed at BL 7.2.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: Scarvie, Tom; Sannibale, Fernando; Biocca, Alan; Kelez, Nicholas; Martin, Michael C.; Nishimura, Toshiro et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fitting the luminosity decay in the Tevatron (open access)

Fitting the luminosity decay in the Tevatron

This paper explores how to fit the decay of the luminosity in the Tevatron. The standard assumptions of a fixed-lifetime exponential decay are only appropriate for very short time intervals. A ''1/time'' functional form fits well, and is supported by analytical derivations. A more complex form, assuming a time-varying lifetime-like term, also produces good results. Changes in the luminosity can be factored into two phenomena: The luminosity burn-off rate, and the burn-off rate from non-luminosity effects. This is particularly relevant for the antiprotons in the Tevatron. The luminous and the non-luminous burn rate of the antiprotons are shown for Tevatron stores.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: McCrory, E.; Shiltsev, V.; Slaughter, A. J. & Xiao, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using star tracks to determine the absolute pointing of the Fluorescence Detector telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory (open access)

Using star tracks to determine the absolute pointing of the Fluorescence Detector telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory

To accurately reconstruct a shower axis from the Fluorescence Detector data it is essential to establish with high precision the absolute pointing of the telescopes. To d that they calculate the absolute pointing of a telescope using sky background data acquired during regular data taking periods. The method is based on the knowledge of bright star's coordinates that provide a reliable and stable coordinate system. it can be used to check the absolute telescope's pointing and its long-term stability during the whole life of the project, estimated in 20 years. They have analyzed background data taken from January to October 2004 to determine the absolute pointing of the 12 telescopes installed both in Los Leones and Coihueco. The method is based on the determination of the mean-time of the variance signal left by a star traversing a PMT's photocathode which is compared with the mean-time obtained by simulating the track of that star on the same pixel.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: De Donato, Cinzia; Sanchez, Federico; /Milan U. /INFN, Milan; Santander, Marcos; Natl.Tech.U., San Rafael; Camin, Daniel et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advances in the understanding and operations of superconducting colliders (open access)

Advances in the understanding and operations of superconducting colliders

Chromaticity drift during injection is a well-known phenomenon in superconducting colliders, such as the Tevatron, HERA and RHIC. Imperfect compensation of the drift effects can contribute to beam loss and emittance growth. It is caused by the drift of the sextupole component in the dipole magnets due to current redistribution in its superconducting coils. Recently extensive studies of chromaticity drift were conducted at the Tevatron, aiming at the improvement of the luminosity performance in the ongoing run II. These studies included not only beam experiments, but also extensive off-line magnetic measurements on spare Tevatron dipoles. Less known, until recently, is that chromaticity drift is often accompanied by tune and coupling drift. This was recently discovered in the Tevatron. We believe that these effects are the product of systematic beam offset in conjunction with the sextupole drifts (and their compensation in the chromaticity correctors). These discoveries are most relevant to the upcoming LHC, where the drift effects will have even more dramatic consequences given the high beam current. It is therefore not a surprise that CERN has been the source of major advances in the understanding of dynamic effects during the LHC superconducting magnet development. The following will briefly review the …
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Annala, G.; Bauer, P.; Bottura, L.; Martens, M. A.; Sammut, N.; Velev, G. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
US accelerator contribution to the LHC (open access)

US accelerator contribution to the LHC

In 1998, the United States entered into an agreement with CERN to help build the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), with contributions to the accelerator and to the large HEP detectors. To accomplish this, the US LHC Accelerator Project was formed, encompassing expertise from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). This report is a summary of these contributions including the progress towards project completion, as well as a discussion of future plans for continued US participation in the LHC accelerator.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Lamm, Michael J.
System: The UNT Digital Library