objective(s): a novel iq-specttm method has become widely used in clinical studies. the present study compares the quality of myocardial perfusion images (mpi) acquired using the iq-specttm (iq-mode),conventional (180° apart: c-mode) and l-mode (90° apart: l-mode) systems. we assessed spatial resolution, image reproducibility and quantifiability using various physical phantoms. materials and me...

A 20-hour VLBI observation with the NRAO VLBA and GBT in the NOAO Boötes field reaches an rms noise of 9 microJy per beam at 1.4 GHz. Three sources were detected at 10-milliarcsecond resolution within the GBT primary beam of FWHM 8.6, including the 20milliJy calibrator and two sub-milliJy sources. By tapering the visibility data, portions of the VLBA primary beam of FWHM 29 were imaged at poore...

Initial tests of a dual-sweep streak system planned for use on the Advanced Photon Source (APS) have been performed using assets of the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) facility. The short light pulses from the photoelectric injector drive laser in both the visible (-96 nm, AtI .5 ps (FWHM)), and the ultraviolet (k 248 nm, At-5 ps (FWHM)) were used. Both a W-visible S20 photocathode streak t...

We generate ultrabroadband biphotons via the process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion in a quasi-phase-matched nonlinear grating that has a linearly chirped poling period. Using these biphotons in conjunction with superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs), we measure the narrowest Hong-Ou-Mandel dip to date in a two-photon interferometer, having a full width at half maximum (FWHM...

An optical coherence microscope (OCM) has been designed and constructed to acquire 3-dimensional images of highly scattering biological tissue. Volume-rendering software is used to enhance 3-D visualization of the data sets. Lateral resolution of the OCM is 5 mm (FWHM), and the depth resolution is 10 mm (FWHM) in tissue. The design trade-offs for a 3-D OCM are discussed, and the fundamental pho...

Observations of the central radian of the Galaxy by the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopy Imager (RHESSI) have yielded a high-resolution measurement of the 1809 keV line from 26 Al, detected at 11σ significance in nine months of data. The RHESSI result for the width of the cosmic line is (2.03 +0.78 −1.21) keV FWHM. The best fit line width of 5.4 keV FWHM reported by Naya et al. (199...

An intracavity array of individually controlled microelectromechanical system scanning micromirrors was used to actively Q-switch a single side-pumped Nd:YAG gain medium. Two equal power independent laser outputs were simultaneously obtained by separate actuation of two adjacent micromirrors with a combined average output power of 125 mW. Pulse durations of 28 ns FWHM at 8.7 kHz repetition freq...

Imaging spectrometers in a geostationary orbit have unique advantages for various applications ranging from atmospheric to ocean remote sensing. To increase sensing range, we developed an ultrawide FOV LWIR imaging spectrometer. We compared several and picked the “Offner + center single prism” form, which can simplify system structure cryogenic adaptability, making it ideal designs. However, re...

This paper reports the multifractal characteristics of lengthy PM10 time series from five stations in Greater Athens Area (GAA), Greece. A novel methodology based on detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA) is applied to raw and shuffled 74 segments 11 date-periods, previously located, with very strong self-organised critical (SOC) fractal properties. The MFDFA identified multifractality all segm...