In the 2R/R converters imprecision of resistors introduces two types of error. Positive errors introduce a gap in the analog domain, while negative errors cause non-monotonicity in the input/output characteristics. Changing the resistor ratio from 2R/R to 2R/R, with R>R, we intentionally introduce an additional negative error in order to avoid resulting positive error gap. In this paper we prop...

The 2.8 Megahertz (MHz) cathode-follower RF amplifier system and ferrite-loaded gap assembly for the Proton Storage Ring (PSR) were improved as part of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) upgrade for a Short Pulse Spallation Source (SPSS) [1]. The commissioning of PSR commenced in July of 1998. The performance of the cathode-follower amplifier system and gap was measured with as much...

This paper proposes a simple explanation for the frequent appearance of a price puzzle in VARs designed for monetary policy analysis. It suggests that the best method of solving the puzzle implies a close connection between theory and empirics rather than the introduction of a commodity price. It proves that the omission of a measure of output gap (or potential output) spuriously produces a pri...

Good monetary policy is both simple and complicated. The principles for good monetary policy are simple: Perform flexible inflation targeting, which means aiming to stabilize inflation around an explicit low positive numerical inflation target with some weight also on stabilizing the output gap, that is, stabilizing output around a measure of potential output. Because of the lags between moneta...

We develop a continuous-time regime-switching model for the term structure of interest rates, in which the spot rate follows the Taylor rule, and government bonds at different maturities are priced by no-arbitrage. We allow the coefficients of the Taylor rule and the dynamics of inflation and output gap to be regime-dependent. We estimate the model using government bond yields and find that the...

A high voltage and nanosecond Blumlein pulse generator has been developed to produce an output pulse whose voltage level is greater than 250 kV and pulse duration 5 ns. The generator consists of various components such as a charging circuit, a pulse transformer, and a spark gap switch. As a heart of the generator, a Blumlein pulse forming line has been constructed in the cylindrical form using ...

In iterative schemes of identification and control one of the particular and important choices to make is the choice for a model uncertainty structure, capturing the uncertainty concerning the estimated plant model. This is typically done in some normbounded form, in order to guarantee robust stability and/or robust performance when redesigning the controller. Structures that are used in the re...

Cognitive brain functions, for example, sensory perception, motor control and learning, are understood as computation by axonal-dendritic chemical synapses in networks of integrate-and-fire neurons. Cognitive brain functions may occur either consciously or nonconsciously (on "autopilot"). Conscious cognition is marked by gamma synchrony EEG, mediated largely by dendritic-dendritic gap junctions...