A new technique is used to explore the structure of turbulent convecting flows. A sinusoidal temperature perturbation is superimposed on the bottom plate of a cylindrical convection cell filled with cryogenic helium gas and its decay is measured at the cell mid-height. The measurements allow the first dynamic estimate of the core part of the flow which conducts fluid effectively without any the...

This works reports on gaseous detectors developments made in the frame of the EXO double-beta decay experiment. LEM (Large Electron Multiplication) are electron amplification grids based on GEM. They were developed in Neuchâtel (1) and showed remarquable resistance to sparks. The new SILEM grid combines the properties of the standard LEM with a micropatterned x − y readout plane on one of the g...

The purpose of this paper is to show the effects of level of substitution with a linear chain anhydride (propionic anhydride) on decay resistance and on water vapour sorption of modified Scots pine sapwood. The work described herein has demonstrated that chemically modified Scots pine sapwood with propionic anhydride afforded substantial bioprotection against Coniophora puteana. It required a w...