A short review on theoretical implications of non-thermal emission (radio, extreme ultraviolet, high energy X-ray) from the intracluster medium is given. The origin of cluster radio halos and cluster radio relics is discussed within the framework of a network of processes producing a non-thermal electron population. Emphasis is given to the role of old, remnant, presently invisible relativistic...

Low-temperature thermal cycling of plasma-sprayed zirconia coatings via curvature measurements revealed their in-plane non-linear behavior. This feature arises from the unique layered, porous and cracked morphology of thermal-sprayed ceramic materials. The nonlinear aspect can be quantified by a novel data interpretation procedure consisting of modified beam bending analysis and inverse analysi...

The powerful wind-wind collision in massive star binaries creates a region of high temperature plasma and accelerates particles to relativistic energies. I briefly summarize the hydrodynamics of the wind-wind interaction and the observational evidence, including recent γ-ray detections, of non-thermal emission from such systems. I then discuss existing models of the non-thermal emission and the...

each country faces a continuing challenge to collect enough blood to meet the national needs. according to who, there should be at least 20 blood donations per 1,000 population for developing countries, in kazakhstan this indicator was only 16.8 in 2011. thus, we conducted an epidemiological assessment and drew a map of the regional distribution of blood and plasma donations in kazakhstan durin...

We study the effect of non-relativistic, thermal matter in the jets of active galaxies (AGN) on the low-frequency non-thermal emission and the variability thereof. In matter-dominated jets, sizable quantities of gas should exist, in particular in the compression zones near the collision fronts that are an implicit ingredient of Fermi-type particle acceleration scenarios. Non-relativistic therma...

We have experimentally determined the crystallization rate of plasma-produced amorphous silicon powder undergoing in-flight thermal annealing, and have found a significant reduction in the activation energy for crystallization compared to amorphous silicon thin films. This finding allows us to shed light onto the mechanism leading to the formation of high quality nanocrystals in non-thermal pla...

Two special applications of ECE radiometry at W7-AS, for measurement of temperature fluctuations and non-thermal electron distributions, are presented. In the first case correlation-radiometry is applied. The fluctuation spectra are found to be composed of two components, a diffusive and a turbulent one, with relative levels of 0.L-2o/". The latter one is discussed in the frame of a turbulent m...

Phase II of the research developed and tested a pilot scale prototype system and conducted extensive experiments to generate the required data to petition FDA approval of the technology. Data generated during the study enhanced the scientific understanding of this novel process, and provided technical information on the effects of the treatment on inactivation of microbes, enzymes and quality o...

We report the ASCA results of the super-nova remnants (SNRs) and their candidates in the Galac-tic Center region. We found apparent X-ray emission from G359.1−0.5 and G0.9+0.1, and made marginal detection for G359.1+0.9, but found no significant X-ray from the other cataloged SNRs: G359. The emission from G359.1−0.5 is found to be thermal with multi temperature structures whereas that from G0.9...