Initiation of CME event observed on November 3, 2010: Multi-wavelength Perspective

One of the major unsolved problems in Solar Physics is that of CME initiation. In this paper, we have studied the initiation of a flare associated CME which occurred on 2010 November 03 using multi-wavelength observations recorded by Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on board Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). We report an observation of an inflow structure initially in 304~{\AA} and in 1600~{\AA} images, a few seconds later. This inflow strucure was detected as one of the legs of the CME. We also observed a non-thermal compact source concurrent and near co-spatial with the brightening and movement of the inflow structure. The appearance of this compact non-thermal source, brightening and movement of the inflow structure and the subsequent outward movement of the CME structure in the corona led us to conclude that the CME initiation was caused by magnetic reconnection.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figures, Accepted for Publication in The Astrophysical Journa

Development of CMOS monolithic pixel sensors with in-pixel correlated double sampling and fast readout for the ILC

This paper presents the design and results of detailed tests of a CMOS active pixel chip for charged particle detection with in-pixel charge storage for correlated double sampling and readout in rolling shutter mode at frequencies up to 25 MHz. This detector is developed in the framework of R&D for the Vertex Tracker for the International Linear Collider.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figures, to appear on the Conference Record of the 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Honolulu, HI, October 200

La hora felipista del siglo XVIII: auge y ocaso de la nación flamenca en el ejército borbónico

This work studies the reasons of the preservation of the Flemish nation’s privileges in the Spanish Bourbon army during more than a hundred years after the dismemberment of the Spanish Monarchy in Europe. This paper underlines that the renewal of the Flemish privileges by king Philip V of Spain was a key factor of the regeneration project of the Spanish nobility during the Spanish War of Succession, in order to favour the most faithful families to the Bourbon party. Focusing on the XVIIIth century’s reforms against these privileges, it demonstrates that the enlightened military reformism also tried to tear down the Fillip V’s political heritage.Esta contribución estudia las razones de la persistencia de los privilegios de la nación flamenca en el ejército borbónico durante más de un siglo tras la pérdida de Flandes. Subraya que la renovación por Felipe V de los derechos de nación es una pieza clave de un proyecto de regeneración de la nobleza española diseñado durante la guerra de Sucesión para favorecer a las familias más adictas a la causa borbónica. Siguiendo el hilo de las reformas que han afectado esos derechos a lo largo del siglo, este trabajo demuestra que los intentos ilustrados de reforma del ejército estamental han sido también tentativas de eliminar la herencia política de Felipe V

A Study of Monolithic CMOS Pixel Sensors Back-thinning and their Application for a Pixel Beam Telescope

This paper reports results on a detailed study of charge collection and signal-to-noise performance of CMOS monolithic pixel sensors before and after back-thinning and their application in a pixel beam telescope for the ALS 1.5 GeV $e^-$ beam test facility.Comment: 6 pages, one figure, to appear on the proceedings of the the Sixth International "Hiroshima" Symposium on the Development and Application of Semiconductor Tracking Detectors, Carmel, CA, September, 200