Effects of Sc2O3 and MgO passivation layerson the output power of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

The low temperature (100°C) deposition of Sc₂O₃ or MgO layers is found to significantly increase the output power of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. At 4 GHz, there was a better than 3 dB increase in output power of 0.5×100 μm² HEMTs for both types of oxide passivation layers. Both Sc₂ O₃ and MgO produced larger output power increases at 4 GHz than conventional plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD) SiN_x passivation which typically showed ⩽2 dB increase on the same types of devices. The HEMT gain also in general remained linear over a wider input power range with the Sc₂O₃ or MgO passivation. These films appear promising for reducing the effects of surface states on the DC and RF performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs     

A low-power, linear, permanent-magnet generator/energy storagesystem

This paper describes the design, analysis and characterization of a linear permanent magnet generator and capacitive energy storage system for generating electrical power from a single stroke of a salient-pole armature. It is suitable for applications that require relatively low levels of electrical power, such as remote electronic locks. An electromagnetic analysis of the generator is described, and a design optimization methodology for the system is presented. Finally, the performance of a prototype is validated against measurements     

The importance of glossaries

Standards cannot be set, specifications cannot be written uniformly and unambiguously, and methods cannot be described succinctly, without an agreed terminology. Producing a glossary is a painstaking process and the fundamental principles involved are described. Some difficulties and misunderstandings are identified.     

Effect of irradiation and packaging type on sensory quality of chill-stored turkey breast fillets

A panel of experienced assessors was used to test the effect of irradiation at 2.5kGy (250krad) on the sensory quality of 1-day and 21-day-old turkey breast fillets stored at 1°C in either oxygen-permeable polythene or an oxygen-impermeable barrier film. In the application of Free Choice Profiling and Generalized Procrustes Analysis, assessors used their own terms to describe the appearance, odour and flavour of the samples.
The irradiated samples showed negligible growth of micro-organisms across 21 days of storage. Radiation treatment resulted in an intense pink colour in the raw and cooked samples, which was maintained during storage in oxygen-impermeable film, but decreased in samples exposed to oxygen during storage. Radiation also produced a set of unpleasant raw odour notes variously described as sour, rancid, mature, bad meat or putrid in the samples stored in oxygen-impermeable film. These notes were unlike the sulphurous notes previously associated with protein denaturation in irradiated chicken and were apparently distinct from the odour notes that developed in corresponding non-irradiated samples.     

Kerogen—Mineral bonding and beneficiation studies with a carbonate oil shale,using carbonic acid attack and a novel explosive disintegration technique

CO₂ and water under pressures up to 5.2 MPa and temperatures up to 200°C have been used to attack the mineral matrix of a carbonate oil shale from Julia Creek, Australia. In most experiments the chemical attack was coupled with an explosive depressurisation process (Siropulper) which produced considerable comminution of the shale. Changes in kerogen—mineral bonding and potential for beneficiation were assessed by float—sink separations. No kerogen was liberated, and only small amounts of kerogen-enriched material were freed by these treatments, even where all the carbonate minerals had been dissolved. Carbonate minerals do not appear to play any special role in bonding kerogen in this shale, and these disintegration techniques show no promise for gravity beneficiation processes with it.     

Component fatty acids of Cladosporium herbarum fat

Cladosporium herbarum grown as a surface culture in a chemically defined medium of sucrose and inorganic salts gave a high yield of fat (29.2%). The component acids of this fat have been found to be palmitic (34.2%); oleic (15.9%); linoleic (34.2%) and linolenic (15.7%). The combined proportion of linoleic and linolenic acids being about 50 per cent, the fat will be of great value for the manufacture of oil-modified resins as the films produced by such resins do not become yellow with age.