INFLUENCE OF STRONG DISORDER ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY OF MgB2 THIN FILMS Th. ... D-91058, Erlangen, Germany (Received 12 May 2008) Abstract We investigated the influence of disorder on superconductivity of MgB2 films, prepared in a single deposition run onto two different substrates: (100)-MgO and on (128° rot)-LiNbO3 with trigonal crystal structure which does not match to the MgB2 structure. ... Fig. ... REM image of MgB2 film deposited on MgO substrate. ...

... Development of multielement HTS Josephson structures for high-sensitivity analog amplifiers of GHz band frequencies; . ... Novel laboratory technology of formation of thin-film Josephson structures made from high-temperature superconductors on substrates to be used at microwave high-frequencies and temperatures T=77 K. 2. ... New results will be applied for development of novel superconducting devices for precision low noise signal processing at microwave and mm wave frequencies. ...

... In order to disentangle the effects of different climate variables on tree-ring growth rates of different species, and to explore the possibility that more than one species could improve the accuracy of the reconstructions of climate using tree rings, a methodical study of trees in close proximity to the Armagh Observatory climate station was initiated together with Ana Maria Garc?a Su?rez, and continued as part of the latter's PhD thesis with John Butler and Professor Mike Baillie (QUB). ...

Next: The Present Situation in Up: No Title Previous: Case A: . Why it is possible that the Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit exceeds ? ... The lifetime of HSP (``hot'' spinar) is completely determined by the cooling time which is of the order of s according to different calculations. ... It seems very attractive to identify this cooling time with the mean characteristic gamma-ray burst duration s! . ... Finally, for the high Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit for the cool non-rotating object, when . ...

... Annual Meeting . ... Other Workshops, Conferences and Events . ... Galileo Teacher Training Program Workshop . ... Submit an abstract (please read guidelines below first). ... Please fill out the abstract form carefully since the program committee will be rating the proposals based only on the information you provide. ... For the conference, you may be the lead author on one poster paper, and one oral session: a ten-minute oral paper presentation or an hour-long workshop or a special interest group....

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Planets . ... Of the worlds in our Solar System (gas giants excluded) only Venus has a completely ice-free surface. ... The continued melting of polar ice and consequent freshening of the waters of the Arctic Ocean might stop some ocean currents €аaffecting the lives of hundreds of millions of people.€а Studying the ice worlds of space helps us understand the part that ice has played in the history of our own planet and our present day existence on it. ...

... Expected NICMOS Performance after HST Servicing Mission 3 . NICMOS Cooling System Design . ... NASA is developing the NICMOS Cooling System (NCS) to provide operation of NICMOS beyond the exhaustion of its stored solid nitrogen cryogen. ... The NCS combines an external radiator identical in design to the ACS/STIS Aft Shroud Cooling System (ASCS) planned for SM3, a Creare, Inc. reverse-Brayton cycle turbine cooler, and an EVA installed neon loop to the NICMOS dewar's cooling coil. ...

... 96.1655Garwood+ We presented results from a continuum VLA snapshot survey of the galactic plane in the longitude range 0d < l < 90d at 1.5 GHz. Observations were taken every 0.5^o in longitude at b=0^o. Most fields are complete to about 30 mJy peak density. The positions, peak, and total flux density of 471 compact sources (<30") have been measured. ... This catalog contains results from a continuum VLA snapshot survey of the galactic plane in the longitude range 0d < l < 90d at 1.5 GHz. ...

... In accordance with the de-orbit plan the OC "Mir" is in a waiting mode continuing its deceleration in Earth atmosphere. During the previous day the OC "Mir" onboard systems were subject to a routine check out, the current trajectory parametres were registered. The processed information confirms the MCC readiness for the final stage dynamis operations with the OC "Mir". ... The first corrective impuls ( the cargo ship "Progress M1-5" 8 control engines are fired): . T burn start - 03.32; . ...

SPECTRUM ANALYZER OF MAGNETIC PHENOMENA SAMW . Spectrum analyzer allows onboard computation of electromagnetic waves spectra registered (observed) in the ionosphere and magnetosphere in the ELF/VLF frequency band. ... It consists of magnetic antenna, preamplifier, 16 bit sigma delta AD converter, DSP processor and telemetry interface. ... The channels of lower frequencies are averaged and transmitted with lower repetition rate so the telemetry volume is reduced. ... Dynamic range: 90 dB . ...

S AO's New Generation Multipurpose CCD Controller . ... In the 1990?s considerable advances have been made in the world over technology of manufacturing scientific image detectors with high photoelectric characteristics, which called for the creation of new complex array controllers to operate such detectors. ... very low readout noise; . ... Quite a few teams of researchers and engineers are ingaged in the development of controllers. ... development, SPICE modelling and design of modules; . ...

stable spacetime manifold Expected to propagate at speed of light Expected to have 2 independent polarizations Sources ­ ­ ­ ­ http ://www.johnstonsarchive.net/relativity/pictures.html Unmodeled bursts Binary Coalescence Periodic Sources Stochastic Background http ://mucholderthen.tumblr.com/post/55970198303/gravitational-waves-patterns-in-space-time-a 3 LIGO-VIRGO Interferometer Gaussian Noise: Coherent Signal vs. ...

... The Russian TESIS/ CORONAS-PHOTON Solar Observatory, which has been working in orbit since January 30th, 2009, has photographed one of the most important events in the build up to the upcoming solar cycle - the formation of our star's new southern belt of activity. The first magnetic fields of the new cycle in the southern hemisphere appeared on the Sun's surface on May 23-24th. ... The belt of activity is one of the primary concepts, characterizing the solar cycle. ...

... Several attempts to discover the FICN signal in VLBI nutation series made during last years failed. ... We investigated several VLBI CPO series by means of spectral and wavelet analysis. It has been shown that there are several periodic signals with close amplitude around the expected FICN period without any prevailing one that can be reliably associated with the FICN. ... DATA ANALYSIS We analyzed several CPO series obtained in IVS analysis centers by means of spectral and wavelet analysis. ...

... I.A.Dynnikov, Three-page approach to knot theory. ... Universal semigroup, Funktsional'nyi Analiz I Prilozhenija, 34 (2000), no.1, 29-40 (Russian); English translation in Functional Analysis and Its Appl. 34 (2000), no.1, 24-32. I.A.Dynnikov, Finitely presented groups and semigroups in knot theory. ... Math. 2000, no. ... English translation: Russian Math. ... A.Vershik, Numerical invariants of exponential groups, and a locally free approximation of braid groups (in Russian), Zapiski Nauchn. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Investigations of the ionospheric response to strong magnetics storms which are usual for our latitudes, are of great interest. ... In the figure, we present ionospheric parameter dynamics during three perturbed days in July 2000. ...

... The behaviour of the polarization efficiency (see Eq. ( 14 )) for non-absorbing and absorbing spheroids is shown in Fig. 11 for the case when a maximum polarization is expected (PF alignment, ). ... Figure 11: Polarization efficiency against for prolate and oblate spheroids with and , picket fence orientation, . The size/shape effects are illustrated. ... Figure: Polarization efficiency as a function of particle equivolume radius for prolate core-mantle spheroids with and , PF orientation, . ...

... We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of the unique isolated nearby galaxy KKR25. The isolated dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy KKR25 was discovered by Karachentseva, Karachentsev Richter (1999, A , 135, 221) during the search of dwarf galaxies in the direction of the Local Void. In spite of its isolation KKR 25 has no gas and looks like a normal dwarf spheroidal system. ... This is the first known planetary nebula in a dwarf spheroidal galaxy outside the Local Group. ...

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NIFS was reassembled for its first mechanisms test in May 2002. ... The cryostat temperatures took 90 hours to stabilize to 50 K. Initial impressions were that all mechanisms were operating correctly. ... Once cold, the mechanisms were extensively tested using command scripts. ... Cold work surface plate being inserted in the NIFS cryostat. ... Bob Miles working on the cryostat center section. ... Spectrograph side of cryostat. ... Instrumentation Links * Gemini Project Links * Other IR Instruments ...