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Reliable Long-Term Operation of the Cryogenic System for the Large Helical Device
Reliability is discussed during long-term operations of the cryogenic system for the Large Helical Device (LHD). The cooled objects of LHD are the helical coils, the poloidal coils, the supporting structure an...
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Nonlinear Spatio-Temporal Information Processing with Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Information processing with femtosecond laser pulses for optical communications and storage applications will be described. Specifically, results on femtosecond pulse imaging using nonlinear optical wave mixin...
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Development of a Cryogenic System for the Large Helical Device
The construction and the cooling schemes of the cryogenic system for the Large Helical Device (LHD) are reported. The LHD is the first fully superconducting heliotron type experimental fusion device, which is ...
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Biodegradation of 2-sulfonato fatty acid methyl ester (α-SFMe): Identification of microorganisms isolated from activated sludge and their capability for degrading α-SFMe
Three bacterial strains, A, B and C, were isolated from activated sludge as 2-sulfonato-fatty-acid-methyl-ester (α-SFMe)-degrading microorganisms. From the results of morphological, physiological and biochemic...
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Microchannel Plate as a Detector of Minimum Ionizing Particle
MicroChannel plate multipliers have been used to detect the passage of relativistic charged particles. Measurements of the detection efficiency and pulse height response versus microchannel plate gain are pres...
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Study on liver injury induces by yellowed rice: the effect of dietary factor on pathological changes and free amino acids in the liver