Dielectric strength of noble and quenched gases for high pressure time projection chambers

Dielectric Strength of Different Gases in GIS

SF6 is a gas with excellent dielectric properties and is commonly used in gas-insulated equipment. However it has the high global warming potential. Thus, the development of new gases or gas mixtures for GIS, GIL is strongly desired. For dimensioning the gas insulated systems the support insulators (spacers) are of special interest. Contaminations on the insulator surface can cause field distor...

Modelling of noble anaesthetic gases and high hydrostatic pressure effects in lipid bilayers.

Our objective was to study molecular processes that might be responsible for inert gas narcosis and high-pressure nervous syndrome. The classical molecular dynamics trajectories (200 ns) of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) bilayers simulated by the Berger force field were evaluated for water and the atomic distribution of noble gases around DOPC molecules in the pressure range of 1-1000 bar a...

Progress in High Density Projection Chambers

The High density Projection Chamber (HPC)is a sampling calorimeter where shower conversion and detection is separated. It offers a simple and homogeneous large volume detector with an energy resolution of (10-11)%/h, an inherent resolution transverse to the shower axis of 100 um and an exceptionally fine granularity along the shower. The use of this detector in a colliding beam experiment will ...

Q NOBLE GASES IN THE ORGUEIL HF/HCl RESIDUE: A HIGH-PRESSURE EXPERIMENT

Biological effects of noble gases.

Noble gases are known for their inertness. They do not react chemically with any element at normal temperature and pressure. Through that, some of them are known to be biologically active by their sedative, hypnotic and analgesic properties. Common inhalation anesthetics are characterized by some disadvantages (toxicity, decreased cardiac output, etc). Inhalation of xenon introduces anesthesia ...