We propose an experimental architecture where array of optical tweezers affords site-dependent control over the confining potential a conventional radio-frequency ion trap. The enables programmable manipulation phonon modes ions, with many applications in quantum information processing (QIP) and thermodynamics. describe protocols for programming to attain set target high accuracy. such controls...

F. PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY: Proper stewardship of Alabama's tremendous water resources relies on the amount of data and tools available to formulate and execute management strategies. In other words, the availability of a miniaturized in-situ pathogen detection system will have enormous impact on the way we manage the contamination of our water resources. It will open up numerous possibilities...

Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein with the function of a DNA polymerase, in which a segment of the RNA component operates as an internal template. It adds hexameric (TTAGGG) repeats to the telomeric ends of the chromosomes, thus compensating for the continued erosion of the telomeres that occurs in its absence (3,7). Reactivation of telomerase might be a necessary event for the sustained growth...

We have used different gene trap vectors and in vitro preselection of embryonic stem (ES) cells for a large scale screening of insertional mutations in developmentally regulated genes. A gene trap vector was constructed, which contains an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) upstream from a betageo selectable-reporter fusion gene. Analysis of 801 independent integrations revealed that the IRESbe...

abstract during growing seasons of years 2006 & 2007, a faunistic survey on syrphidae family(diptera) in agroecosystems of neyshabor region, khorasan-e-razavi province was carried out. in this study, 3 collection methods: yellow water trap, malaise trap and sweeping net were applied. the results showed a large difference between different collection methods. specimens of 14 species collected by...

fruit fly, ceratitis capitata (diptera:tephritidae), worldwide. to determine the best combination of trap and attractant for mass trapping of mediterranean fruit fly, a field experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with 6 treatments in 3 replications in a pomegranate orchard in shiraz (iran) in 2009. treatments included: 1-jackson trap baited with trimedlure, 2- mc...

Growing and studying large Coulomb crystals, composed of tens to hundreds of thousands of ions, in linear quadrupole ion traps presents new challenges for trap implementation. We consider several trap designs, first comparing the total driven micromotion amplitude as a function of location within the trapping volume; total micromotion is an important point of comparison since it can limit cryst...

Highly photoconductive thin films of inorganic-capped PbS nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) are reported. Stable colloidal dispersions of (NH4)3AsS3-capped PbS QDs were processed by a conventional dip-coating technique into a thin homogeneous film of electronically coupled PbS QDs. Upon drying at 130 °C, (NH4)3AsS3 capping ligands were converted into a thin layer of As2S3, acting as an infrared-tr...