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A novel standing wave linear ultrasonic motor with double driving feet based on longitudinal-bending coupling mode is designed in this study. The motor adopts the bonded-type structure, and four pieces of piezoelectric ceramics on a metal beam are divided into two groups. Two voltages with 90° phase difference are applied to two groups of Pb-based lanthanumdoped zirconate titanates ceramics, respectively. Then the first longitudinal and second bending modes generated are superimposed on the stator, which can produce elliptical motion trajectories on the driving feet. The excitation method and driving mechanism of the motor are illustrated in detail. A finite model of the stator is established in the ANSYS parametric design language interface, and the operating mode of the stator and motion trajectories on the driving feet are discussed. The prototype is fabricated, and its impedance characteristics and mechanical output performance are tested. The results show that the maximal no-load velocity of the motor is ∼147.78 mm/s under a voltage of 200 V and a preload of 3 N. The maximum thrust force is ∼1.1 N when the voltage and preload are 200 V and 6 N, respectively.The distribution and stability of the incident proton beam spot are critical for the stable operation of a high-power spallation target. This study proposes a method to capture images of the incident proton beam spot based on secondary gamma rays. The distribution of the backward secondary gamma rays irradiated by the primary proton beam on the incident surface of the target is close to the distribution of the protons and can be measured at a low-radiation position far from the target area. A relation of distributions between the incident protons and the secondary gammas is constructed by using the point response function of this pinhole imaging system. The proposed method of imaging is suitable for monitoring the distribution of the proton beam on the target in facilities that use a beam power of several megawatts or tens of megawatts, such as spallation neutron sources or accelerator-driven subcritical systems.India is responsible for the supply of diagnostic neutral beam systems for ITER to diagnose its helium ash during the deuterium-tritium plasma phase using the charge exchange recombination spectroscopy technique. Considering the many first of its kind in terms of technologies and beam development aspects, ITER Indian domestic agency has adopted a strategy of developing the technology and beam experimentation in parallel. On the beam development front three test beds, namely, the ROBIN (Rf Operated Beam source in India for Negative ion research), the TWIN (TWo rf driver-based Indigenously built Negative ion source), and the INTF (INdian Test Facility) are presently in their various phases of operation, optimization, and setting up at IPR, respectively. Experiments related to plasma production, beam production, and acceleration up to 30 keV in volume and surface mode have been performed on ROBIN. The maximum negative hydrogen ion current density to a tune of 27 mA/cm2 is obtained in the surface mode with Cs injeters to optimize the source performance ensuring adequate safety and investment protection. This paper will present a brief overview of various diagnostics implemented, lessons learned, and the results obtained from ROBIN. In addition, an outline of the diagnostics planned for INTF based on the experience and understandings developed during the present experiments on ROBIN and TWIN and considering the requirements of large systems shall be discussed.We demonstrate fast analysis of 39Ar/Ar at the 10-16 level using a mass spectrometer for isotope pre-enrichment and an atom trap for counting. An argon gas sample first passes through a dipole mass separator that reduces the dominant isotope 40Ar by two orders of magnitude while preserving both the rare tracer isotope 39Ar and a minor stable isotope 38Ar for control purposes. Measurements of both natural and enriched samples with atom trap trace analysis demonstrate that the 39Ar/38Ar ratios change less than 10%, while the overall count rates of 39Ar are increased by one order of magnitude. By overcoming the analysis-speed bottleneck, this advance will benefit large-scale applications of 39Ar dating in the earth sciences, particularly for mapping ocean circulation.We report a technique of proton deflectometry that uses a grid and an in situ reference x-ray grid image for precise measurements of magnetic fields in high-energy-density plasmas. A D3He fusion implosion provides a bright point source of both protons and x-rays, which is split into beamlets by a grid. The protons undergo deflections as they propagate through the plasma region of interest, whereas the x-rays travel along straight lines. The x-ray image, therefore, provides a zero-deflection reference image. The line-integrated magnetic fields are inferred from the shifts of beamlets between the deflected (proton) and reference (x-ray) images. We developed a system for analysis of these data, including automatic algorithms to find beamlet locations and to calculate their deflections from the reference image. The technique is verified in an experiment performed at OMEGA to measure a nonuniform magnetic field in vacuum and then applied to observe the interaction of an expanding plasma plume with the magnetic field.In a frequency-domain thermoreflectance (FDTR) experiment, the phase lag between the surface temperature response and the applied heat flux is fit with an analytical solution to the heat diffusion equation to extract an unknown thermal property (e.g., thermal conductivity) of a test sample. A method is proposed to reduce the impact of uncertainty in the laser spot radius on the resulting uncertainty in the fitted property that is based on fitting to the quotient of the test sample phase and that of a reference sample. The reduction is proven analytically for a semi-infinite solid and was confirmed using numerical and real experiments on realistic samples. When the spot radius and its uncertainty are well known, the reference phase can be generated numerically. In this situation, FDTR experiments performed on Au-SiO2-Si and PbS nanocrystal test samples demonstrate 32% and 82% reductions in the overall uncertainty in thermal conductivity. When the spot radius used in the test sample measurement is not well known, a real reference sample, measured under conditions that lead to the same unknown spot radius, is required. Although the real reference sample introduces its own uncertainties, the total uncertainty in the fitted thermal conductivity can still be reduced. A reference sample can also be used to reduce uncertainty due to other sources, such as the transducer properties. Because frequency-domain solutions to the heat diffusion equation are the basis for time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) analysis, the approach can be extended to TDTR experiments.Many charged particle imaging measurements rely on the inverse Abel transform (or related methods) to reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) photoproduct distributions from a single two-dimensional (2D) projection image. This technique allows for both energy- and angle-resolved information to be recorded in a relatively inexpensive experimental setup, and its use is now widespread within the field of photochemical dynamics. There are restrictions, however, as cylindrical symmetry constraints on the overall form of the distribution mean that it can only be used with a limited range of laser polarization geometries. The more general problem of reconstructing arbitrary 3D distributions from a single 2D projection remains open. Here, we demonstrate how artificial neural networks can be used as a replacement for the inverse Abel transform and-more importantly-how they can be used to directly "reinflate" 2D projections into their original 3D distributions, even in cases where no cylindrical symmetry is present. This is subject to the simulation of appropriate training data based on known analytical expressions describing the general functional form of the overall anisotropy. Using both simulated and real experimental data, we show how our arbitrary image reinflation (AIR) neural network can be utilized for a range of different examples, potentially offering a simple and flexible alternative to more expensive and complicated 3D imaging techniques.To build a proton beam accelerator that can be applied to a boron neutron capture therapy system based on an electrostatic accelerator, a high-voltage direct-current (DC) power supply system equivalent to the generation of neutrons should be provided. The symmetrical Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier method is suitable for stable acceleration of the proton beam in the tandem electrostatic accelerator in this system. Before the second step-up with the Cockcroft-Walton circuit, the design of the inverter is prioritized by preponderantly considering the first voltage and resonance frequency. Moreover, the optimized stacking number is determined with consideration of the ripple voltage, voltage drop, average output voltage, and fundamental harmonics, and a design is performed to set related parameter values to be stable in the flat-top region of the voltage. A high-voltage DC power supply system of 1.2 MV/45 mA is needed for a stable terminal energy of 2.4 MeV/20 mA. Such a design can be optimized by securing reliable data using a simulation tool on the basis of theoretical calculations. This will become a formidable touchstone in manufacturing technology based on acquiring practical know-how for setting up a tandem electrostatic accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy system in the future.In order to supplement manufacturers' information, this department will welcome the submission by our readers of brief communications reporting measurements on the physical properties of materials that supersede earlier data or suggest new research applications.This article proposes the principally new type of fault current limiter-the contactless nanographite current limiter (CNGCL). The device works like a superconductor. At some critical value of the current, it abruptly falls to zero, at which point the resistance jumps up to 6 orders of magnitude. So far, the critical current is small about a few hundreds of mA. It is shown that an increase in the length of the contact pads up to 1 m will raise the switching current up to 1 kA, while the power dissipated by the CNGCL will be about 100 kW. Apoptosis inhibitor The possibility of heat removal using water cooling using a chiller of appropriate capacity is being considered. The analysis shows that these measures will make it possible to create a competitive current limiter for smart grids based on CNGCLs.We describe the design and performance of a large magnetic trap for storage and cooling of atomic hydrogen (H). The trap operates in the vacuum space of a dilution refrigerator at a temperature of 1.5 K. Aiming at a large volume of the trap, we implemented the octupole configuration of linear currents (Ioffe bars) for the radial confinement, combined with two axial pinch coils and a 3 T solenoid for the cryogenic H dissociator. The octupole magnet consists of eight race-track segments, which are compressed toward each other with magnetic forces. This provides a mechanically stable and robust construction with a possibility of replacement or repair of each segment. A maximum trap depth of 0.54 K (0.8 T) was reached, corresponding to an effective volume of 0.5 l for hydrogen gas at 50 mK. This is an order of magnitude larger than ever used for trapping atoms.
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