Tuning the decay time of liquid scintillators

2021 ◽  
pp. 118021
Author(s):  
Matthieu Hamel ◽  
Benoît Sabot ◽  
Chavdar Dutsov ◽  
Guillaume H.V. Bertrand ◽  
Krasimir Mitev
Keyword(s):  
Decay Time

A simple method for the optimization of the decay time in pulse polarography

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1149-1155
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Bolzan
Keyword(s):  
Double Layer ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Sampling Time ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Faradaic Current ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Pulse Polarography ◽  
Null Value ◽  
Polarographic Current

A simple method for optimization of the minimum decay time, previous to the sampling time of the polarographic current, is described. The former should make compatible two requisites: it should be short enough for obtaining the maximum value of the faradaic current and long enough for the minimum or null value of the double layer decay current. The method is performed with the pulse polarograph only, without ancillary instruments, is fast and its accuracy is fairly comparable with earlier methods, which were more accurate but by far more involved to perform.

scholarly journals Measurement of Decay Time Constant of Shielding Current in ITER-TF Joint Samples

2021 ◽  
Vol 1857 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
S Imagawa ◽  
H Kajitani ◽  
T Obana ◽  
S Takada ◽  
S Hamaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Constant ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Decay Time Constant

A NEW GAMMA TRANSITION FOLLOWING THE DECAY OF 2.4-MINUTE 108AG

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 2173-2179 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Taylor ◽  
T. A. Eastwood
Keyword(s):  
Decay Time ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Transition ◽  
Full Energy Peak ◽  
Full Energy ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Energy Peak ◽  
Gamma Coincidence

A low-intensity peak has been found at 1010 ± 30 keV in the gamma-ray spectrum of 2.4-minute 108Ag obtained with NaI scintillation spectrometers. Consideration of the source-to-crystal distance as well as the effects of absorbers and decay time shows that it is the full-energy peak of a 1010 ± 30 keV gamma ray emitted by 108Ag. Gamma–gamma coincidence studies indicate that this gamma transition occurs between a new level at 1433 ± 30 and the 433-keV level of 108Pd.

scholarly journals Modelling Degradation and Replication Kinetics of the Zika Virus In Vitro Infection

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
Veronika Bernhauerová ◽  
Veronica V. Rezelj ◽  
Marco Vignuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Viral Infection ◽  
Host Cell ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Infectious Virus ◽  
Numerical Characterization ◽  
The Mathematical Model

Mathematical models of in vitro viral kinetics help us understand and quantify the main determinants underlying the virus–host cell interactions. We aimed to provide a numerical characterization of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in vitro infection kinetics, an arthropod-borne emerging virus that has gained public recognition due to its association with microcephaly in newborns. The mathematical model of in vitro viral infection typically assumes that degradation of extracellular infectious virus proceeds in an exponential manner, that is, each viral particle has the same probability of losing infectivity at any given time. We incubated ZIKV stock in the cell culture media and sampled with high frequency for quantification over the course of 96 h. The data showed a delay in the virus degradation in the first 24 h followed by a decline, which could not be captured by the model with exponentially distributed decay time of infectious virus. Thus, we proposed a model, in which inactivation of infectious ZIKV is gamma distributed and fit the model to the temporal measurements of infectious virus remaining in the media. The model was able to reproduce the data well and yielded the decay time of infectious ZIKV to be 40 h. We studied the in vitro ZIKV infection kinetics by conducting cell infection at two distinct multiplicity of infection and measuring viral loads over time. We fit the mathematical model of in vitro viral infection with gamma distributed degradation time of infectious virus to the viral growth data and identified the timespans and rates involved within the ZIKV-host cell interplay. Our mathematical analysis combined with the data provides a well-described example of non-exponential viral decay dynamics and presents numerical characterization of in vitro infection with ZIKV.

Decay time measurements on “pure” CsI scintillators prepared by different methods

1991 ◽  
Vol 303 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Keszthelyi-Lándori ◽  
I. Földvári ◽  
R. Voszka ◽  
Z. Fodor ◽  
Z. Seres
Keyword(s):  
Decay Time

scholarly journals Consecutive Vibrational Redistribution and Predissociation Processes in s-Tetrazine–Argon Van Der Waals Complexes

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 125-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. F. Ramaekers ◽  
L. B. Krijnen ◽  
H. J. Lips ◽  
J. Langelaar ◽  
R. P. H. Rettschnick
Keyword(s):  
Decay Time ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Stagnation Pressure ◽  
Van Der Waals Complexes ◽  
Supersonic Expansion ◽  
Vibrational Predissociation ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Spectrally Resolved ◽  
Plane Mode

s-Tetrazine argon complexes T−Arn (n = 1, 2) are formed in a supersonic expansion of argon seeded with s-tetrazine. The expansion was conducted through a nozzle of 50 or 100 μm with an argon stagnation pressure between 1 and 1.5 bar. From spectrally resolved measurements it is clear that vibrational redistribution processes as well as vibrational predissociation processes take place after SVL excitation within the complex.From rise and decay time experiments it can be concluded, that after excitation of the 6a1 complex level, the above mentioned processes are consecutive and not parallel. It appears that the out of plane mode 16a couples with the Van der Waals stretching mode. The predissociation rate of the 16a2 complex is observed to be 2.3 × 109 s−1.

Anorganic fluorescence reference materials for decay time of fluorescence emission

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Engel ◽  
C. Ottermann ◽  
J. Klahn ◽  
T. Korb ◽  
U. Resch-Genger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Materials ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Fluorescence Emission

Effect of unilateral nasal obstruction on tongue protrusion forces in growing rats

2015 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 1128-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Harumi Uchima Koecklin ◽  
Chiho Kato ◽  
Yukiha Funaki ◽  
Maya Hiranuma ◽  
Takayoshi Ishida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Obstruction ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Fatigue Index ◽  
Contraction Force ◽  
Pharyngeal Airway ◽  
Wistar Albino Rats ◽  
Experimental Group

Mouth breathing caused by nasal obstruction affects the normal growth and development of craniofacial structures, including changes in the orofacial muscles. Tongue muscles play an important role in patency of the pharyngeal airway, and changes in the breathing pattern may influence tongue function. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of unilateral nasal obstruction during growth on contractile properties of the tongue-protruding muscles. Sixty 6-day-old male Wistar albino rats were divided randomly into control ( n = 30) and experimental ( n = 30) groups. Rats in the experimental group underwent a unilateral nasal obstruction after cauterization of the external nostril at the age of 8 days, and muscle contractile characteristics were measured at 5, 7, and 9 wk of age. The specific parameters measured were twitch force, contraction time, half-decay time, tetanic force, and fatigue index. Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance was used for intergroup and intragroup statistical comparisons. Twitch contraction force and half-decay time were significantly increased in the experimental group at all ages. Tetanic forces at 60 and 80 Hz were significantly higher in the experimental group at all ages. The fatigue index was decreased significantly in the experimental group at the age of 5 wk. These results suggest that early unilateral nasal obstruction may increase the contraction force of the tongue-protruding muscles and prolong the duration of muscle contraction, which may influence the shape and development of the craniofacial complex.

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