S-Factor measurement of the

Hydrogen rich solid targets have been developed and produced to investigate the 12C(p, γ)13N reaction in inverse kinematics. The SRIM simulation software has been used to determine the parameters for ion implantation in various materials. Nuclear Resonant Reacton Analysis (NRRA) with the resonant reaction 15N(p, αγ)12C has been carried out to measure the hydrogen content of the produced targets. Measurements of the produced targets at the energy range from Ecm = 577 keV down to Ecm = 191 keV, were performed at the 3-MV Tandetron of Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

S-Factor measurement of the 12C(p,γ)13N reaction in inverse kinematics

Hydrogen rich solid targets have been developed and produced to investigate the 12C(p, γ)13N reaction in inverse kinematics. The SRIM simulation software has been used to determine the parameters for ion implantation in various materials. Nuclear Resonant Reacton Analysis (NRRA) with the resonant reaction 15N(p, αγ)12C has been carried out to measure the hydrogen content of the produced targets. Measurements of the produced targets at the energy range from Ecm = 577 keV down to Ecm = 191 keV, were performed at the 3-MV Tandetron of Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

A miniaturized radiation monitor for continuous dosimetry and particle identification in space

Abstract A Miniaturized Radiation Monitor (MIRAM) has been developed for the continuous measurement of the radiation field composition and ionizing dose rates in near earth orbits. Compared to currently used radiation monitors, the presented device has an order of magnitude lower weight while being comparable in power consumption and functionality. MIRAM is capable of on-board real-time self-diagnostic. Furthermore, it supports on-board analysis of the measured data to be able to work autonomously. The dose rate is calculated continuously based on the energy deposition in the Timepix3 detector. For the estimation of the particle species composition of the radiation environment, two methods are applied depending on the current flux. At lower fluxes (&lt;104 particles per cm2 per s), a track-by-track analysis based on temporal coincidence is applied. At higher fluxes, a less power and memory consuming method is utilized. This method is using the averaged deposited energy per pixel to estimate the electron and proton content of the radiation field.</jats:p

Astrophysical S factor of the N 14 (p,γ) O 15 reaction at 0.4-1.3 MeV

The N14(p,γ)O15 reaction is the slowest reaction of the carbon-nitrogen cycle of hydrogen burning and thus determines its rate. The precise knowledge of its rate is required to correctly model hydrogen burning in asymptotic giant branch stars. In addition, it is a necessary ingredient for a possible solution of the solar abundance problem by using the solar N13 and O15 neutrino fluxes as probes of the carbon and nitrogen abundances in the solar core. After the downward revision of its cross section due to a much lower contribution by one particular transition, capture to the ground state in O15, the evaluated total uncertainty is still 8%, in part due to an unsatisfactory knowledge of the excitation function over a wide energy range. The present work reports precise S factor data at twelve energies between 0.357 and 1.292 MeV for the strongest transition, capture to the 6.79-MeV excited state in O15, and at ten energies between 0.479 and 1.202 MeV for the second strongest transition, capture to the ground state in O15. An R-matrix fit is performed to estimate the impact of the new data on astrophysical energies. The recently suggested slight enhancement of the 6.79-MeV transition at low energy could not be confirmed. The present extrapolated zero-energy S factors are S6.79(0)=1.24±0.11 keV b and SGS(0)=0.19±0.05 keV b

Single Crystal Diamond Needle as Point Electron Source

Diamond has been considered to be one of the most attractive materials for cold-cathode applications during past two decades. However, its real application is hampered by the necessity to provide appropriate amount and transport of electrons to emitter surface which is usually achieved by using nanometer size or highly defective crystallites having much lower physical characteristics than the ideal diamond. Here, for the first time the use of single crystal diamond emitter with high aspect ratio as a point electron source is reported. Single crystal diamond needles were obtained by selective oxidation of polycrystalline diamond films produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Field emission currents and total electron energy distributions were measured for individual diamond needles as functions of extraction voltage and temperature. The needles demonstrate current saturation phenomenon and sensitivity of emission to temperature. The analysis of the voltage drops measured via electron energy analyzer shows that the conduction is provided by the surface of the diamond needles and is governed by Poole-Frenkel transport mechanism with characteristic trap energy of 0.2–0.3 eV. The temperature-sensitive FE characteristics of the diamond needles are of great interest for production of the point electron beam sources and sensors for vacuum electronics

The Q-System: A Versatile Expression System for Drosophila

Binary expression systems are flexible and versatile genetic tools in Drosophila. The Q-system is a recently developed repressible binary expression system that offers new possibilities for transgene expression and genetic manipulations. In this review chapter, we focus on current state-of-the-art Q-system tools and reagents. We also discuss in vivo applications of the Q-system, together with GAL4/UAS and LexA/LexAop systems, for simultaneous expression of multiple effectors, intersectional labeling, and clonal analysis