In this work the mode I fracture properties of bone tissue were determined for the RL propagation system. With this aim, Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) fracture tests were performed using specimens of cortical bone tissue harvested from bovine femurs with an age of approximately 8 months. In order to overcome the difficulty associated to the monitoring of crack length during propagation in the co...

In this paper the problems of state estimation, tracking control and shape control in a micro-cantilever beam with nonlinear electrostatic actuation are investigated. The system’s partial differential equation of motion is converted into a set of ordinary differential equations by projection method. Observabillity of the system is proven and a state estimation system is designed using extended ...

We have measured the coherent beam-beam tune shift at KEKB, an asymmetric double-ring electron/positron collider. The relationship between the tune shift and the beam-beam parameter is nonlinear, because the tunes are very close to a half integer. The estimated horizontal emittance is much larger than the calculated value, which is evidence of a dynamic effect due to the beam-beam interaction. ...

Introduction BNCT is an effective method to destroy brain tumoral cells while sparing the healthy tissues. The recommended flux for epithermal neutrons is 109 n/cm2s, which has the most effectiveness on deep-seated tumors. In this paper, it is indicated that using D-T neutron source and optimizing of Beam Shaping Assembly (BSA) leads to treating brain tumors in a reasonable time where all IAEA ...

Electron energy distribution functions (EEDF’s) are presented over a two-dimensional array of locations in the discharge chamber of a 40-cm diameter ring-cusp ion thruster. The EEDF’s are obtained using two different techniques illustrating comparable results. A distinct difference in the EEDF’s measured through the double layer potential gradient, which transitions between the low-potential di...

We study the electromagnetic beam reflection from layered structures that include the so-called double-negative metamaterials, also called left-handed metamaterials. We predict that such structures can demonstrate a giant lateral Goos-Hänchen shift of the scattered beam accompanied by a splitting of the reflected and transmitted beams due to the resonant excitation of surface waves at the inter...

A bent Laue double-crystal monochromator system has been designed for vertically expanding the X-ray beam at the Canadian Light Source's BioMedical Imaging and Therapy beamlines. Expansion by a factor of 12 has been achieved without deteriorating the transverse coherence of the beam, allowing phase-based imaging techniques to be performed with high flux and a large field of view. However, preli...

abstractbackgrounds: md-55-2 is one of the radiochromic film models with the sensitivity suitable for dose measurements ranging from 5 to 100 gy.  however, this lower limit makes the film impractical for its applications in many areas such as brachytherapy source dosimetry.materials and methods: in this project, the useful range of the film has been extended by using a multilayer film technique...

The purpose of this paper is control of simply supported flexible core sandwich beam's linear vibration equipped with piezoelectric patches under different loads. The effects of external forces imposed on sandwich beam can be reached to a minimum value by designing an appropriate controller and control the beam's vibration. Three-layer sandwich beam theory is used for analytical modeling of san...