We report noise-controlled electrohydrodynamic pattern formations and threshold shifts in nematic liquid crystals. In the electrohydrodynamic system superposed with noise, experimental results obtained in the dielectr...
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We report noise-controlled electrohydrodynamic pattern formations and threshold shifts in nematic liquid crystals. In the electrohydrodynamic system superposed with noise, experimental results obtained in the dielectric regime are compared to those in the conventional conduction regime. The noise intensity dependences of thresholds and pattern evolution processes are remarkably different for each regime. The pattern formation mechanisms in the presence of noise for both regimes are discussed based on the results. Moreover, it is found that the thresholds and characteristic wavelengths of dissipative structures can be effectively controlled by external multiplicative noises with appropriate intensity and correlation times.
We present the design and performance of the ABCN-25 readout chip implemented in 0.25 ¿m CMOS technology. The front-end design has been optimized for the short, 2.5 cm, silicon strips foreseen in the upgrade of t...
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We present the design and performance of the ABCN-25 readout chip implemented in 0.25 ¿m CMOS technology. The front-end design has been optimized for the short, 2.5 cm, silicon strips foreseen in the upgrade of the ATLAS Inner Detector. The core of the readout architecture includes binary front-end, two levels of data buffering, data compression and data serializing circuitry, and is similar to the architecture of the ABCD3T chip used in the present ATLAS SCT detector. In order to ensure required radiation hardness the hardening by layout technique has been used and SEU detection and correction circuitry have been added. The design includes on-chip power management circuitry comprising two types of shunt regulators and a serial regulator. This circuitry makes the ABCN-25 chip compatible with recent developments in the area of power distribution systems for the inner trackers in the SuperLHC environment and in particular with serial powering of the detector modules. The chip has been fabricated in 0.25 ¿m CMOS technology and full functionality has been obtained. The critical design aspects and performance of the analog and digital circuits will be presented and discussed.
In the near future mobile robots accomplishing such tasks as delivery of goods, assistance for handicapped people and surveillance will become increasingly available. The aim of this paper is to show the disparity tha...
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This paper presents a method for recognizing Bengali printed characters by using view-based and layer-based approaches. Two different view-based approaches, the top-bottom and the left-right have been used. The layer-...
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This paper presents a method for recognizing Bengali printed characters by using view-based and layer-based approaches. Two different view-based approaches, the top-bottom and the left-right have been used. The layer-based approach is also considered here. No thinning or segmentation is required. The individual character is taken as a whole image. The characteristic points are extracted from the views after some preprocessing. These points are then used to form a feature vector which represents the given character. These feature vectors are classified with the aid of dynamic time warping distance, k-NN and ensemble of classifiers. The concept can also be extended for Bengali word recognition.
Tetragonal distortion in Fe1−xCox alloy films grown epitaxially on Rh(001) substrates results in a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Since the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy varies with the Fe1−xCox film co...
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Tetragonal distortion in Fe1−xCox alloy films grown epitaxially on Rh(001) substrates results in a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Since the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy varies with the Fe1−xCox film composition, one can grow multilayer structures with ferromagnetic films sequentially showing either an in-plane (e.g., Fe) or out-of-plane (e.g., Fe0.5Co0.5) easy-magnetization axis. The Rh spacers mediate an interlayer coupling which couples the magnetizations either ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically, depending on the spacer thickness. When the anisotropy energy is compatible to the coupling, it produces nonorthogonal magnetization configurations which vary under a small change of the external magnetic field.
Submonolayer deposition of 3d transition metals such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni on Pd(110) at room temperature causes the formation of monoatomic chains of Pd as identified with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectr...
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Submonolayer deposition of 3d transition metals such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni on Pd(110) at room temperature causes the formation of monoatomic chains of Pd as identified with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. In agreement with recent theoretical predictions [Phys. Rev. B 79, 155410 (2009)], the substitution of Pd substrate atoms with the deposited atoms of 3d metals is found to be responsible for the formation of Pd atomic chains. This finding clarifies the long-debated issue about the chemical composition of the atomic chains grown on Pd(110) and points out the intriguing processes in the formation of self-assembled and self-organized nanostructures.
Thin Film on ASIC (TFA) technology combines advantages of two commonly used pixel imaging detectors, namely, Monolithic Active Pixels (MAPs) and Hybrid Pixel detectors. Thanks to direct deposition of a hydrogenated am...
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Thin Film on ASIC (TFA) technology combines advantages of two commonly used pixel imaging detectors, namely, Monolithic Active Pixels (MAPs) and Hybrid Pixel detectors. Thanks to direct deposition of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) sensor film on top of the readout ASIC, TFA shows the similarity to MAP imagers, allowing, however, more sophisticated front-end circuitry to extract the signals, like in case of Hybrid Pixel technology. In this paper we present preliminary experimental results of TFA structures, obtained with 10 · thick hydrogenated amorphous silicon sensors, deposited directly on top of integrated circuit optimized for tracking applications at linear collider experiments. The signal charges delivered by such a-Si:H n-i-p diode are small;about 37 e-/·· for minimum ionizing particles, therefore a low noise, high gain and very low power of the front- end are of primary importance. The developed demonstrator chip, designed in 250 ·· CMOS technology, comprises an array of 64 by 64 pixels laid out in 40 ·· by 40 ·· pitch.
We study the electron wave packet moving through a bent channel. We demonstrate that the packet transmission probability becomes an asymmetric function of the magnetic field when the electron packet is capacitively co...
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We study the electron wave packet moving through a bent channel. We demonstrate that the packet transmission probability becomes an asymmetric function of the magnetic field when the electron packet is capacitively coupled to a metal plate. The coupling occurs through a nonlinear potential which translates a different kinetics of the transport for opposite magnetic-field orientations into a different potential felt by the scattered electron.
High-resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy in UHV has been used for characterization of KBr(001) surface morphology development due to an oblique incidence of low-energy ion beams (4 keV He+ and Ar+ at 75°...
High-resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy in UHV has been used for characterization of KBr(001) surface morphology development due to an oblique incidence of low-energy ion beams (4 keV He+ and Ar+ at 75°). We have found several features of the process directly related to the ionic nature of halide surfaces, such as formation of two-dimensional (2D) pits and rectangular 2D epitaxial adislands on the initially atomically flat terraces. At low bombardment fluence the evolution of the 2D pits proceeds along main surface crystallographic directions. Such behavior is typical for the electron stimulated desorption (ESD) process, well-known from electron and photon irradiation experiments. No epitaxial adislands formation by ESD or by ion impact has been reported so far. For prolonged ion bombardment surface topography transforms into a regular network of grooves and rims (a ripple structure) oriented parallel to the incident beam. Such a structure has been observed for many other materials (metals and semiconductors), with a major distinction, however, that for KBr the ripples are composed of small nanosize crystallites with a persistent long-range order of the (001) surface. We have demonstrated that the fluence threshold for a transition from a random network of 2D pits and adislands into a well-oriented crystalline nanoripple structure is directly related to the balance between the electronic and ballistic stopping of the impinging ions. The theoretical interpretation of our observations is based on an atomistic approach to the ion-solid interaction and supplementary molecular-dynamics computer simulations of a single-ion impact on flat and atomic step covered surfaces. In particular, the computer simulations demonstrate that the sputtering yield for ions impinging against the ascending step edges on the irradiated surface are much greater than the ones obtained for the descending step bombardment.
This work reports application of core-shell nanoparticles in photovoltaic cells. These nanoparticles were fabricated form silicon carbide core covered with conductive form of polyaniline. The nanoparticles were disper...
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This work reports application of core-shell nanoparticles in photovoltaic cells. These nanoparticles were fabricated form silicon carbide core covered with conductive form of polyaniline. The nanoparticles were dispersed in the active layer of the cell. It was found that this modification raised quantum efficiency of the photovoltaic cell by factor of three in comparison to a test cell without nanoparticles.
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