The XENON experiment aims at the direct detection of dark matter in the form of WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) via their elastic scattering off Xe nuclei. A fiducial mass of 1000 kg, distributed in ten independent liquid xenon time projection chambers(LXeTPCs) will be used to probe the lowest interaction cross section predicted by SUSY models. The TPCs are operated in dual (liquid...

By using the Reggeometric Pomeron model for vector meson production which successfully describes high energy lepton-nucleon data, we analyze light in ultra-peripheral heavy-ion collisions at Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The rapidity distributions ρ and ϕ photoproduction lead–lead, xenon–xenon oxygen– oxygen are investigated.

All of the isotopes of radon are radioactive, which means that its chemistry has not been studied as widely as its smaller and more stable cousin, xenon. In particular, the supramolecular chemistry of xenon has been the focus of much research, and it is known that individual xenon atoms can bind inside hollow cage-like molecules with relatively high affinities. Although radon is incorporated in...

Xenon derives its name from the Greek for `stranger' because of its rarity, representing no more than 8.75 3 10% of the atmosphere or 0.0875 ppm. Discovered in 1898, it is manufactured by fractional distillation of air and is used commercially for lasers, high intensity lamps, ̄ash bulbs, jet propellant in the aerospace industry, X-ray tubes, and in medicine. The total amount of xenon in the atm...

Despite state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment, about 30% of patients suffering neurologic decompression sickness (DCS) exhibit incomplete recovery. Since the mechanisms of neurologic DCS involve ischemic processes which result in excitotoxicity, it is likely that HBO in combination with an anti-excitotoxic treatment would improve the outcome in patients being treated for DCS. There...

Experiments on microwave scattering from resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (RADAR REMPI) are presented for argon (3+1 REMPI), xenon (2+1 REMPI) and nitric oxide (1+1 REMPI) to demonstrate its capabilities for nonintrusive diagnostics. The time evolution of the microwave scattering from 3+1 REMPI in argon with different frequency tripled Ti:sapphire laser pulse energies at different pres...

Using xenon as a fill gas in IFE chambers results in generating a large amount of radioactive xenon, iodine, and cesium isotopes. The cesium isotopes, Cs and Cs, and the iodine isotope, I, would produce a high level of off-site dose (62.13 rem) at the plant site boundary if they were released entirely to the environment during an accident. The xenon gas is pumped out of the chamber (recycled) d...

BACKGROUND The minimum alveolar concentration is determined in the spinal cord rather than in the brain. Xenon inhibits glutamatergic excitatory synaptic transmission in the dorsal horn neurons. However, its actions in the ventral horn neurons have not been investigated. METHODS The effects of 50 or 75% xenon on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission were examined in the spinal lamin...

BACKGROUND The postoperative cognitive function is impaired in elderly patients after general anaesthesia. The fast recovery after xenon anaesthesia was hypothesized to be advantageous in this scenario. We compared early postoperative cognitive function after xenon and sevoflurane anaesthesia in this study. METHODS The study was approved by the local ethics committee and written informed cons...