A technique for testing the applicability of insulation systems in the construction of traction machines

Tests of the applicability of new insulation systems for traction motors are considered. Selections of operating loads applied during accelerated comparative testing and the testing technique are described.     

Correlation relations between the parameters of the empirical dependences of some strength and diffusion characteristics on test conditions

Experimental data are often approximated by two-parameter relations in the form of a power or an exponential function. When a number of similar objects are considered, the parameters of these relations are connected by a correlation dependence. The examples of empirical relations where this dependence is observed are considered. In all cases of this correlation dependence, the value of an approximating function changes by several orders of magnitude when its argument varies by several times, and the initial data for the calculation of the empirical-equation parameters are located in a relatively narrow band in the coordinate space. This behavior is always accompanied by a linear relationship between the empirical coefficients of the equations obtained for a number of similar objects.     

A system for real-time measurements of current-density distribution in low-energy electron beams with large cross sections

A system for real-time measurements of the current-density distribution in electron beams ejected from large-area electron accelerators has been developed. The system, which is based on Faraday cups, a microprocessor, and a PC, is designed for measuring the parameters of the electron beams ejected from large-area accelerators—devices for ionizing electroionization lasers and technological accelerators—and ensures real-time monitoring of the current-density distribution over the electron-beam cross section with a relative measurement accuracy of at least ±2%.     

The research seminar on computer algebra in 2005–2006

An annual report on meetings of the scientific research seminar on computer algebra is presented.     

Investigation of a compound concentrator with a quasi-parabolic guide

A compound concentrator guide has been investigated that provides uniform energy distribution over the receiver. The values of the focal parameters of the parabolas that form the quasi-parabolic guide curve have been determined. The parametric equations of the curve along which the parabolas foci travel have been set up. Arrangement variants of the guide curve branches have been considered, and the compound concentrators have been assessed.     

A Graphene Field-Effect Device

In this letter, a top-gated field-effect device (FED) manufactured from monolayer graphene is investigated. Except for graphene deposition, a conventional top-down CMOS-compatible process flow is applied. Carrier mobilities in graphene pseudo-MOS structures are compared to those obtained from the top-gated Graphene-FEDs. The extracted values exceed the universal mobility of silicon and silicon-on-insulator MOSFETs