Characterization of electroless nickel-phosphorus plating for ultracold-neutron storage

Posted by klaurent Cambridge

Kavli Affiliate: A. C. Davis | Summary:Electroless nickel plating is an established industrial process that provides a robust and relatively low-cost coating suitable for transporting and storing ultracold neutrons (UCN). Using roughness measurements and UCN-storage experiments we characterized UCN guides made from polished aluminum or stainless-steel tubes plated by several vendors. All electroless nickel platings […]


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Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary

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Kavli Affiliate: Sara Seager | First 5 Authors: Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr, David H. Grinspoon, Bethany L. Ehlmann | Summary: Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into a new epoch of cosmic awareness. The Venus Life Finder (VLF) missions […]


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Evidence for PeV Proton Acceleration from Fermi-LAT Observations of SNR G106.3+2.7

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Kavli Affiliate: Eric Charles | First 5 Authors: Ke Fang, Matthew Kerr, Roger Blandford, Henrike Fleischhack, Eric Charles | Summary: The existence of a "knee" at energy ~1 PeV in the cosmic-ray spectrum suggests the presence of Galactic PeV proton accelerators called "PeVatrons". Supernova Remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7 is a prime candidate for one of these. […]


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Evidence for PeV Proton Acceleration from Fermi-LAT Observations of SNR G106.3+2.7

Posted by klaurent Stanford

Kavli Affiliate: Eric Charles | First 5 Authors: Ke Fang, Matthew Kerr, Roger Blandford, Henrike Fleischhack, Eric Charles | Summary: The existence of a "knee" at energy ~1 PeV in the cosmic-ray spectrum suggests the presence of Galactic PeV proton accelerators called "PeVatrons". Supernova Remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7 is a prime candidate for one of these. […]


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Orbitofrontal cortex populations are differentially recruited to support actions

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Kavli Affiliate: Christina Gremel | Authors: Christian Cazares, Drew C. Schreiner, Mariela Lopez Valencia and Christina M. Gremel | Summary: Summary The ability to use information from one’s prior actions is necessary for decision-making. While Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) has been hypothesized as key for inferences made using cue and value-related information, whether OFC populations contribute […]


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The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) Mission Concept

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Kavli Affiliate: Eric Charles | First 5 Authors: Regina Caputo, Marco Ajello, Carolyn Kierans, Jeremy Perkins, Judith Racusin | Summary: The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) is designed to identify and characterize gamma rays from extreme explosions and accelerators. The main science themes include: supermassive black holes and their connections to neutrinos and […]


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The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) Mission Concept

Posted by klaurent Stanford

Kavli Affiliate: Eric Charles | First 5 Authors: Regina Caputo, Marco Ajello, Carolyn Kierans, Jeremy Perkins, Judith Racusin | Summary: The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) is designed to identify and characterize gamma rays from extreme explosions and accelerators. The main science themes include: supermassive black holes and their connections to neutrinos and […]


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Towards a comprehensive view of accretion, inner disks, and extinction in classical T Tauri stars: an ODYSSEUS study of the Orion OB1b association

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Kavli Affiliate: Gregory J. Herczeg | First 5 Authors: Caeley V. Pittman, Catherine C. Espaillat, Connor E. Robinson, Thanawuth Thanathibodee, Nuria Calvet | Summary: The coevolution of T Tauri stars and their surrounding protoplanetary disks dictates the timescales of planet formation. In this paper, we present magnetospheric accretion and inner disk wall model fits to […]


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Towards a comprehensive view of accretion, inner disks, and extinction in classical T Tauri stars: an ODYSSEUS study of the Orion OB1b association

Posted by klaurent Peking

Kavli Affiliate: Gregory J. Herczeg | First 5 Authors: Caeley V. Pittman, Catherine C. Espaillat, Connor E. Robinson, Thanawuth Thanathibodee, Nuria Calvet | Summary: The coevolution of T Tauri stars and their surrounding protoplanetary disks dictates the timescales of planet formation. In this paper, we present magnetospheric accretion and inner disk wall model fits to […]


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Protein Geometry, Function and Mutation

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Kavli Affiliate: Robert Clark | Authors: Robert Clark Penner | Summary: Abstract This survey summarizes several works by the author on protein geometry and protein function with applications to viral glycoproteins in general and the spike glycoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in particular. Though a certain level of mathematical sophistication is assumed, the background biology […]


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