This paper describes a preliminary study of the thermoluminescence (TL) response of doped SiO(2) optical fibres subjected to (241)AmBe neutron irradiation. The TL materials, which comprise Al- and Ge-doped silica fibres, were exposed in close contact with the (241)AmBe source to obtain fast neutron interactions through use of measurements obtained with and without a Cd filter (the filter being ...

Since their discovery in 2008, the development of ironbased superconducting materials has been undertaken because of their high critical field, relatively high critical temperature and metal like behavior, that make these materials promising for a number of applications, including magnets and cables. Iron-based superconductors have received a great deal of attention also from the fundamental po...

The absorbed dose in vials containing photo-sensitizer solutions irradiated under neutron beams produced by the p-Li, D-D and D-T reactions was calculated. Monte Carlo simulations were performed coupling NeuSDesc MCNP codes order to derive energy spectrum, fluence with depth samples. estimated taking into account contributions of all particles (photons, electrons, protons alpha particles). This...

A combined transient radiation and hyperbolic heat conduction model is developed to predict heat transfer of biological tissue subjected to short pulsed irradiations. Grid systems are compared and simulation results are compared with the experimental data.

This study demonstrates the use of azobenzene-incorporated DNA as a control agent to precisely monitor three-dimensional DNA nanostructures. The shape of a DNA tetrahedron can be controlled by alternate irradiations with different wavelengths of light.

AT LEAST TWO PHOTOREACTIONS CAN BE DEMONSTRATED IN PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSES: the low-energy requiring phytochrome system and the high energy reaction. The action of these photoreactions on the formation of anthocyanin by turnip seedlings is discussed. The synthesis of small amounts of anthocyanin can be controlled solely by phytochrome, as evidenced by the red-far-red photoreversible effec...

Selected results of environmental chamber experiments carried out in the new large indoor environmental chamber at the University of California at Riverside (UCR) that are relevant to quantifying ozone impacts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are described. Issues and data needs for quantification of VOC reactivities towards ground-level ozone are described. The ability of the current SAPRC...