investigation of projectiles penetration phenomenon has been carried out in non-cohesive soil (sand) targets under dry, saturated and compacted conditions. analytical studies have been performed on the linear and non-linear soil models to obtain penetration depth formulae for ogival nose projectile and the results are verified by experimental studies. in present work, three ogival nose projecti...

We use prior theory and experimental results to construct a quantitative relationship between soil moisture and the penetration depth of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microwaves at L-, C-, and X-bands. This relationship is nonlinear and indicates that a change of 5% volumetric water content (VWC) can cause between 1 and 50 mm of change in C-band penetration depth depending on initial VWC. Beca...

A new dimensionless relationship for analysis of ballistic penetration data is derived and applied to polycrystalline ceramic materials. Targets consist of ceramic tiles backed by thick metallic plates within which residual penetration depths have been reported in experimental studies. Particular ceramics analyzed here are lowand high-purity alumina, aluminum nitride, boron carbide, silicon car...

The London penetration depth $$\lambda $$ is the basic length scale for electromagnetic behavior in a superconductor. Precise measurements of as function temperature, field and impurity scattering have been instrumental revealing nature order parameter pairing interactions variety superconductors discovered over past decades. Here we recount our development tunnel-diode resonator technique to m...

In an attempt to maximize the yield of latent fingerprints from paper items, we conducted a study of a fundamental process between fingerprint deposits and paper. Fingerprint ridges have been observed in the cross section of paper by fluorescence microscopy. It was possible to see, for the first time, how residue from fingerprint ridges is embedded in paper. Undeveloped, latent fingerprints, as...

On the T −dependence of the magnetic penetration depth in unconventional superconductors at low temperatures: can it be linear? Abstract We present a thermodynamics argument against a strictly linear temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth, which applies to superconduc-tors with arbitrary pairing symmetry at low temperatures.