Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of Quaternary Complex of Gadolinium （Ⅲ）

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Radiation detector made of a high-quality polycrystalline diamond

Radiation detector was made of a high-quality CVD polycrystalline diamond composed of frost column like structure diamond grains, and induced charge distribution spectra and drift velocities were measured by using alpha particles. As a result, the CVD polycrystalline achieved maximum induced charge of 83% of HP/HT type IIa diamond. Moreover, the CVD crystal had lower charge loss on electrons compared with the HP/HT type IIa diamond. Drift velocities of electrons and holes were v_e = 7.7 × 10⁴ and v_h = 7.3 × 10⁴cm/s at an electric field of 20 kV/cm, respectively. In addition, response function measurement for 14 MeV neutrons was carried out.     

Arterial embalming method of the cadaver and its application to research

Ever since 1974, the cadaver has been embalmed by the arterial embalming method, using pre-embalming fluid with blood clot disperser and cell conditioner for the removal of blood clots and drainage of blood, at the Department of Anatomy of the Kawasaki Medical School. According to this method, the cadavers are always very well fixed so that they can be used for not only anatomical dissection but also research for the vascular system by vasography, kinematics of the joint and other histologic examinations. In this report we have described our embalming procedure concretely and its application to research.     

A novel method of suppressing the inrush current of transformers by using a series‐connected voltage‐source PWM converter

This paper proposes a novel method of suppressing the inrush current of transformers. A small‐rated voltage‐source PWM converter is connected in series to the transformers through a matching transformer. As the connected PWM converter serves as a resistor for the source current, no inrush phenomena occurs. The required rating of the PWM converter, which serves as the damping resistor for the inrush phenomena, is 1/400 that of the main transformers in single‐phase circuits. In three‐phase circuits, it is 1/900. The basic principle of the proposed method is discussed. Digital computer simulation is implemented to confirm the validity and excellent practicability of the proposed method using the PSCAD/EMTDC. A prototype experimental model is constructed and tested. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can perfectly suppress the inrush phenomena. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 157(4): 56–65, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20174     

Radiation tolerance of type IIa synthetic diamond detector for 14 MeV neutrons

Radiation tolerance of a type IIa synthetic diamond detector was examined from irradiation of mono-energetic 14 MeV neutrons. Measurements of I–V (current–voltage) characteristics and energy spectrum for 5.486 MeV alpha particles were performed after neutron irradiation. In the I–V characteristics measurement, enhancement of rectification was observed after neutron irradiation of up to 2.0 × 10¹² n/cm². Concurrently with the enhancement of rectification, significant decrease in signal amplitude was observed in energy spectrum measurement for alpha particles. It is considered that these changes were due to increase in the concentration of defects acting as shallow energy levels in the forbidden band. For neutron irradiation of higher than 1.6 × 10¹³ n/cm², weakening of the rectification characteristics and recovery of the signal amplitude were observed. These changes imply that deep energy levels, which were also considered to be introduced by defects, were dominant and weakened the effects of the shallow energy levels. Increase in the concentration of the deep trapping levels resulted in gradual decrease of the signal amplitude and degradation in the energy resolution. The peak for the alpha particles was obtained up to 5.5 × 10¹³ n/cm².     

The integral experiment on beryllium with D-T neutrons for verification of tritium breeding

A clean benchmark experiment on beryllium was performed with D-T neutrons at the FNS facility of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. The main objective was to verify the integral data related to the tritium production on lithium isotopes. Tritium production rates, as well as activation reaction rates were measured inside the beryllium assembly that was shaped as a pseudo-cylindrical slab with an area-equivalent diameter of 628 mm and a thickness of 355 mm. Experimental results were analyzed with a three-dimensional Monte Carlo transport code MCNP-4C and FENDL/MC-2.0, JENDL-3.2/3.3 neutron transport libraries. Evaluation of reaction rates was based on the cross section data taken from the JENDL Dosimetry File and ENDF B-VI data libraries. Analysis shows that all calculation combinations (transport and activation cross section libraries) used for evaluation of reaction rates give data that is agreeable with measured values within 10%.     

Hyperperfusion syndrome following carotid endarterectomy: evaluation using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging--case report

OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological evidence suggests that resistance to insulin is the common nexus of the accumulation of factors in patients at high cardiovascular risk. To find a test which enables resistance to insulin to be identified in large populations will allow preventive and therapeutic measures to be taken. DESIGN: Crossover. SETTING: Carrascosa del Campo and Cuenca Health Centres. PARTICIPANTS: 408 patients (154 men and 254 women), all the non-diabetic obese patients at the two health centres, were studied. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and uric acid were measured. Patients were medically examined, and blood pressure, waist and hip measurements, toxic habits and cardiovascular history were found. They were classified by pathology and normograms. The O'Sullivan and microalbuminuria tests were performed, and all the statistical associations with biochemical and medical characteristics were studied. The O'Sullivan test was significantly associated (p < 0.01) with cardiovascular risk and insulin-resistance factors such as hypercholesterolaemia (RR 1.63), hypertension (RR 1.92), hypertriglyceridaemia (RR 2.47), hyperuricaemia (RR 1.80), with the Berglund resistance index (RR 1.52) and the microalbuminuria test (RR 1.83). The association was more consistent when there were a number of factors combining. There was no relationship with the waist/hip index found. CONCLUSION: The O'Sullivan test, on its own or with the microalbuminuria test, seems very useful for identifying obese subjects with resistance to insulin.     

Mechanical behaviour and formulation of stress-strain relation for non-linear viscoelastic cellulose nitrate under cyclic loadings

The cyclic deformations under various repeated stresses are quantitatively investigated using non-linear viscoelastic cellulose nitrate heated to 60° C. The non-elastic strain or creep-plastic strain is remarkably influenced by the repeated stress and the stress rate. The cyclic deformations corresponding to the repeated stress less than a certain stress level attain the saturated state called the shake down after some cycles. The stress-strain relations of the non-linear viscoelastic media in the loading and unloading processes are deduced from the invariant theory using an hypothesis of creep potential. The non-linear viscoelastic observations obtained on the cellulose nitrate at 60° C under cyclic loadings are found to fit the deduced relations for the loading and unloading processes independent of the repeated stress and the stress rate.     

Fabrication of Nonadditive Mica Ceramics by Hot Isostatic Processing

Powder compacts of synthetic mica (fluorphlogopite) encapsulated in a boro–silicate glass tube were isostatically hot–pressed in a Roy–Tuttle–type pressure vessel. Synthetic mica was sintered to a density of 2.60 g/cm³ (91.2% of theoretical density) without additives under 98 MPa of water at 800°C for 45 min.