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Chapter and Conference Paper
Water Treatment and Scaling in Distribution Pipes—The Impact of Silica and Phosphate on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation
Scaling due to the precipitation of CaCO3 in water distribution systems results in flow restrictions and head loss, damage to plumbing fixtures, and clogging membranes/filters in treatment systems. A potential me...
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Measurement of electric quadrupole moment in neutron rich \(^{131,132}\) I
The quadrupole moments of the excited levels in neutron rich iodine isotopes, viz., \(^{131}\) 131 I (5/2 \(_1^+\) 1 + ) and \(^{132}\) 132 I (3 \(_1^+\) 1 + ), have been measured with LaBr
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\(\beta \) -Decay endpoint energy measurement in \(^{150}\) Pm \(\rightarrow ^{150}\) Sm using \(\beta - \gamma \) coincidence
The \(\beta \) β decay endpoint energies corresponding to the decay from \(^{150}\) 150 Pm to levels in \(^{150}\) 150 Sm have been measured for the first time. The measurement has been made with ...
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Performance study of LaBr3:Ce detectors coupled to R2083 PM tube for energy and timing characteristics
Performance of 1″ × 1″ LaBr3 (5% Ce) scintillator coupled to Hamamatsu R2083 PM Tube has been investigated for the first time. Energy response and timing characteristics of the present assembly have been studied ...
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Single crystal HPGe (80%) versus BGO shielded CLOVER detector for high precision decay rate measurements: a comparative study
In this study, various detector configurations have been investigated in order to explore the optimal condition for decay rate measurements of radioactive samples using gamma spectroscopy technique. A limitati...
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Open AccessNanostructuring with Structural-Compositional Dual Heterogeneities Enhances Strength-Ductility Synergy in Eutectic High Entropy Alloy
A lamellar (L12 + B2) AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy (EHEA) was severely deformed by a novel hybrid-rolling process. During hybrid-rolling, the deformation was carried out in two stages, namely cryo-ro...
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Open AccessSimultaneous Strength-Ductility Enhancement of a Nano-Lamellar AlCoCrFeNi2.1 Eutectic High Entropy Alloy by Cryo-Rolling and Annealing
Nano-lamellar (L12 + B2) AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy (EHEA) was processed by cryo-rolling and annealing. The EHEA developed a novel hierarchical microstructure featured by fine lamellar regions cons...
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Chapter
Role of Zr in the Microstructure Evolution in Mg-Zn-Zr Based Wrought Alloys
We investigated the role of Zr in the microstructure evolution in Mg-Zn-Zr based wrought alloys fabricated by twin-roll casting and hot rolling (TRC-HR) process and extrusion process. In the as-cast condition,...
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Swiss bare mice: a suitable model for transcutaneous in vivo Raman spectroscopic studies of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting females worldwide. As early detection results in better prognosis, screening tools for breast cancer are being explored. Raman spectroscopy, a rapid, objective...
