PEP-II, the SLAC, LBNL, LLNL B-factory has achieved a peak luminosity of over 9×10 cms, more than 3 times the design luminosity, and plans to obtain a luminosity of over 1×10 cm sec in the next year. In order to push the luminosity performance of PEP-II to even higher levels an upgrade to the interaction region (IR) is being designed. In the present design, the interaction point (IP) is a head-...

The most promising method for micro scale energy scavenging is via vibration energy harvesting which converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Using piezoelectric cantilevers is the most common method for vibration energy harvesting. Changing the shape of the cantilevers can lead to changing the generated output voltage and power. In this work vibration energy harvesting via piezoelectri...

We present simulation results for supercontinuum generation using tapered As2S3 chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). We demonstrate that an increased soliton self-frequency shift can be achieved using a tapered PCF. There is an optimal tapered PCF, which yields an additional 0:4 mm shift to longer wavelengths relative to the shift that is obtained in an untapered PCF, leading to an incr...

Standard-length porous-coated tapered femoral stems perform exceedingly well in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) at long-term follow-up. Nevertheless, there are multiple reasons to strongly consider the relatively new concept of short tapered stems. First, there is already a wide variation in the lengths of "standard" components and the ideal length is unknown. The goal of tapered stems is ...

statement of problem: it has been established that successful root canal treatment depends on the quality of obturation. deeper penetration of spreaders can improve the apical seal and the quality of the obturation. purpose: the aim of this study was to compare the initial penetration depth of spreaders during lateral condensation of 0.04 and 0.02 tapered gutta-percha master cones. materials an...

A design of back-to-back tapered line transition is presented. The transition is suitable for application in feeding arrays of double-side printed antennas. Tapered transmission lines are transmission line whose characteristic impedance is tapered from one value to another. Back-to-back circuits of identical transitions are designed, measured, and their characteristics are compared with theoret...

abstract: the main aim of the vibration energy harvesters is to locally power autonomous devices such as wireless sensors. generally, power levels are low and the environmental benefit of the technology is to replace batteries rather than saving energy per se. piezoelectric vibrational energy harvesters are usually inertial mass based devices, where a cantilever beam with a piezoelectric outer ...