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The Astrophysical Journal, 2011
ABSTRACT
Fast switching circuit puts out rectangular pulses of order of kilovolt or greater at typical rep... more Fast switching circuit puts out rectangular pulses of order of kilovolt or greater at typical repetition frequencies as high as hundreds of kilohertz and with rise times as short as 50 ns. Designed around power metal oxide/semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET's). Optically isolated power MOSFET's in series rapidly switch output between high voltages V(sub 1) and V(sub 2). Used to supply power to pulsed laser or to modulate beam of charged particles in laboratory experiment or industrial process.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015
Synopsis Relevant to modeling and understanding X-ray emission from cometary and planetary atmosp... more Synopsis Relevant to modeling and understanding X-ray emission from cometary and planetary atmospheres, total charge-exchange cross sections for 1.17 and 2.33 keV/u O 6+ ions colliding with H2O, CO, CO2, CH4, N2, NO, N2O, and Ar have been measured and calculated for the processes of single, double, and triple exchanges. Synthetic emission spectra spanning the X-ray, UV, and visible ranges have also been calculated, based on theoretical treatment of the transfer of between one and six electrons from the target neutral to the projectile ion, followed by radiative and nonradiative decay of the resulting highly-excited projectile states.
Using Chandra ACIS-S, we have obtained low-resolution imaging X-ray spectrophotometry of the Plut... more Using Chandra ACIS-S, we have obtained low-resolution imaging X-ray spectrophotometry of the Pluto system in support of the New Horizons flyby on 14 July 2015. Observations were obtained in a trial “seed” campaign conducted in one visit on 24 Feb 2014, and a follow-up campaign conducted soon after the New Horizons flyby that consisted of 3 visits spanning 26 Jul to 03 Aug 2015. In a total of 174 ksec of on-target time, in the 0.31 to 0.60 keV passband, we measured 8 total photons in a co-moving 11 × 11 pixel2 box (the 90% flux aperture determined by observations of fixed background sources in the field) measuring ∼121,000 × 121,000 km2 (or ∼100 × 100 RPluto) at Pluto. No photons were detected from 0.60 to 1.0 keV in this box during the same exposures. Allowing for background, we find a net signal of 6.8 counts and a statistical noise level of 1.2 counts, for a detection of Pluto in this passband at > 99.95% confidence. The Pluto photons do not have the spectral shape of the backg...
Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1999
Physical Review Letters, 1991
The Astrophysical Journal, 2011
ABSTRACT
Fast switching circuit puts out rectangular pulses of order of kilovolt or greater at typical rep... more Fast switching circuit puts out rectangular pulses of order of kilovolt or greater at typical repetition frequencies as high as hundreds of kilohertz and with rise times as short as 50 ns. Designed around power metal oxide/semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET's). Optically isolated power MOSFET's in series rapidly switch output between high voltages V(sub 1) and V(sub 2). Used to supply power to pulsed laser or to modulate beam of charged particles in laboratory experiment or industrial process.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015
Synopsis Relevant to modeling and understanding X-ray emission from cometary and planetary atmosp... more Synopsis Relevant to modeling and understanding X-ray emission from cometary and planetary atmospheres, total charge-exchange cross sections for 1.17 and 2.33 keV/u O 6+ ions colliding with H2O, CO, CO2, CH4, N2, NO, N2O, and Ar have been measured and calculated for the processes of single, double, and triple exchanges. Synthetic emission spectra spanning the X-ray, UV, and visible ranges have also been calculated, based on theoretical treatment of the transfer of between one and six electrons from the target neutral to the projectile ion, followed by radiative and nonradiative decay of the resulting highly-excited projectile states.
Using Chandra ACIS-S, we have obtained low-resolution imaging X-ray spectrophotometry of the Plut... more Using Chandra ACIS-S, we have obtained low-resolution imaging X-ray spectrophotometry of the Pluto system in support of the New Horizons flyby on 14 July 2015. Observations were obtained in a trial “seed” campaign conducted in one visit on 24 Feb 2014, and a follow-up campaign conducted soon after the New Horizons flyby that consisted of 3 visits spanning 26 Jul to 03 Aug 2015. In a total of 174 ksec of on-target time, in the 0.31 to 0.60 keV passband, we measured 8 total photons in a co-moving 11 × 11 pixel2 box (the 90% flux aperture determined by observations of fixed background sources in the field) measuring ∼121,000 × 121,000 km2 (or ∼100 × 100 RPluto) at Pluto. No photons were detected from 0.60 to 1.0 keV in this box during the same exposures. Allowing for background, we find a net signal of 6.8 counts and a statistical noise level of 1.2 counts, for a detection of Pluto in this passband at > 99.95% confidence. The Pluto photons do not have the spectral shape of the backg...
Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1999
Physical Review Letters, 1991