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Adair CM, Altenmüller K, Anastassopoulos V, Arguedas Cuendis S, Baier J, Barth K, Belov A, Bozicevic D, Bräuninger H, Cantatore G, Caspers F, Castel JF, Çetin SA, Chung W, Choi H, Choi J, Dafni T, Davenport M, Dermenev A, Desch K, Döbrich B, Fischer H, Funk W, Galan J, Gardikiotis A, Gninenko S, Golm J, Hasinoff MD, Hoffmann DHH, Díez Ibáñez D, Irastorza IG, Jakovčić K, Kaminski J, Karuza M, Krieger C, Kutlu Ç, Lakić B, Laurent JM, Lee J, Lee S, Luzón G, Malbrunot C, Margalejo C, Maroudas M, Miceli L, Mirallas H, Obis L, Özbey A, Özbozduman K, Pivovaroff MJ, Rosu M, Ruz J, Ruiz-Chóliz E, Schmidt S, Schumann M, Semertzidis YK, Solanki SK, Stewart L, Tsagris I, Vafeiadis T, Vogel JK, Vretenar M, Youn S, Zioutas K. Search for Dark Matter Axions with CAST-CAPP. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6180. [PMID: 36261453 PMCID: PMC9581938 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The CAST-CAPP axion haloscope, operating at CERN inside the CAST dipole magnet, has searched for axions in the 19.74 μeV to 22.47 μeV mass range. The detection concept follows the Sikivie haloscope principle, where Dark Matter axions convert into photons within a resonator immersed in a magnetic field. The CAST-CAPP resonator is an array of four individual rectangular cavities inserted in a strong dipole magnet, phase-matched to maximize the detection sensitivity. Here we report on the data acquired for 4124 h from 2019 to 2021. Each cavity is equipped with a fast frequency tuning mechanism of 10 MHz/ min between 4.774 GHz and 5.434 GHz. In the present work, we exclude axion-photon couplings for virialized galactic axions down to gaγγ = 8 × 10−14 GeV−1 at the 90% confidence level. The here implemented phase-matching technique also allows for future large-scale upgrades. Haloscopes aim at detecting axions by converting them into photons using high-quality resonant cavities, where the cavity resonance should be tuned with the unknown axion mass. Here, the authors improve exclusion limits using four phase-matched resonant cavities and a fast frequency scanning technique.
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Affiliation(s)
- C M Adair
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, BC, Canada
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research (INR), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312, Russia
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- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, D-85741, Germany
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, 34127, Italy.,Università di Trieste, Trieste, 34127, Italy
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland.,European Scientific Institute (ESI), Archamps, 74160, France
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Istinye University, Institute of Sciences, Sariyer, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research (INR), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312, Russia
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- Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53115, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Physics Department, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece.,Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, 22762, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Research (INR), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312, Russia
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland.,Institute for Optics and Quantum Electronics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, BC, Canada
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- Xi'An Jiaotong University, School of Science, Xi'An, 710049, China
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53115, Germany
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, 34127, Italy.,University of Rijeka, Faculty of Physics, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia.,University of Rijeka, Photonics and Quantum Optics Unit, Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, and Centre for Micro and Nano Sciences and Technologies, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia
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- Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53115, Germany.,Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, 22761, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Physics Department, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece.
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Centro de Astropartículas y Física de Altas Energías (CAPA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Istinye University, Institute of Sciences, Sariyer, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey.,Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, 34320, Turkey
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- Istinye University, Institute of Sciences, Sariyer, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey. .,Bogazici University, Physics Department, 34342, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 94550, CA, USA.,SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), Magurele, 077125, Romania
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 94550, CA, USA
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53115, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.,Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Physics Department, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 94550, CA, USA
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- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Physics, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia.,Adaptive Quantum Optics (AQO), MESA+Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Physics Department, University of Patras, Patras, 26504, Greece.,European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Genève, CH-1211, Switzerland
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Anastassopoulos V, Andrianov S, Baartman R, Baessler S, Bai M, Benante J, Berz M, Blaskiewicz M, Bowcock T, Brown K, Casey B, Conte M, Crnkovic JD, D'Imperio N, Fanourakis G, Fedotov A, Fierlinger P, Fischer W, Gaisser MO, Giomataris Y, Grosse-Perdekamp M, Guidoboni G, Hacıömeroğlu S, Hoffstaetter G, Huang H, Incagli M, Ivanov A, Kawall D, Kim YI, King B, Koop IA, Lazarus DM, Lebedev V, Lee MJ, Lee S, Lee YH, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Levi Sandri P, Luccio AU, Lyapin A, MacKay W, Maier R, Makino K, Malitsky N, Marciano WJ, Meng W, Meot F, Metodiev EM, Miceli L, Moricciani D, Morse WM, Nagaitsev S, Nayak SK, Orlov YF, Ozben CS, Park ST, Pesce A, Petrakou E, Pile P, Podobedov B, Polychronakos V, Pretz J, Ptitsyn V, Ramberg E, Raparia D, Rathmann F, Rescia S, Roser T, Kamal Sayed H, Semertzidis YK, Senichev Y, Sidorin A, Silenko A, Simos N, Stahl A, Stephenson EJ, Ströher H, Syphers MJ, Talman J, Talman RM, Tishchenko V, Touramanis C, Tsoupas N, Venanzoni G, Vetter K, Vlassis S, Won E, Zavattini G, Zelenski A, Zioutas K. A storage ring experiment to detect a proton electric dipole moment. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:115116. [PMID: 27910557 DOI: 10.1063/1.4967465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
A new experiment is described to detect a permanent electric dipole moment of the proton with a sensitivity of 10-29 e ⋅ cm by using polarized "magic" momentum 0.7 GeV/c protons in an all-electric storage ring. Systematic errors relevant to the experiment are discussed and techniques to address them are presented. The measurement is sensitive to new physics beyond the standard model at the scale of 3000 TeV.
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- V Anastassopoulos
- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Physics Department and INFN Section of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics NCSR Demokritos, GR-15310 Aghia Paraskevi Athens, Greece
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Technical University München, Physikdepartment and Excellence-Cluster "Universe," Garching, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- CEA/Saclay, DAPNIA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Physics Department, University and INFN Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, I-00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Univ. di Roma "Tor Vergata" and INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- RWTH Aachen University and JARA-Fame, III. Physikalisches Institut B, Physikzentrum, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- RWTH Aachen University and JARA-Fame, III. Physikalisches Institut B, Physikzentrum, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik and JARA-Fame, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, I-00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- University of Ferrara, INFN of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26500 Rio-Patras, Greece
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Ussai S, Miceli L, Pisa FE, Bednarova R, Giordano A, Della Rocca G, Petelin R. Impact of potential inappropriate NSAIDs use in chronic pain. Drug Des Devel Ther 2015; 9:2073-7. [PMID: 25926717 PMCID: PMC4403601 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s80686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Pain remains one of the main reasons for medical consultation worldwide: moderate- to severe-intensity pain occurs in 19% of adult Europeans, seriously affecting the quality of their social and working lives. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are not recommended for long-term use and a careful surveillance to monitor for toxicity and efficacy is critical. This study aims to assess: 1) the pattern of use of NSAIDs and opioids in a population covered by a cloud-based pharmacovigilance surveillance system; and 2) potential inappropriate use. A retrospective 18-months systematic analysis on patients’ pain treatment was performed. The primary endpoint was evaluating the prevalence of NSAIDs and opioids use and the duration of therapy regimen. The secondary endpoint was to investigate the prevalence of NSAIDs taken for >21 consecutive days concomitant with drugs for peptic ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or antiplatelet drugs. The yearly cost for individual users of concomitant NSAIDs for more than 21 consecutive days and of GORD medications has been estimated. A total of 3,050 subjects with chronic pain were enrolled; 97% of them took NSAIDs for >21 consecutive days; about one-fourth of these users also received drugs for peptic ulcer and GORD (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code A02B). The yearly cost foran individual who uses NSAIDs for >21 consecutive days as well as concomitant GORD medications is 61.23 euros. In total, 238 subjects (8%) using NSAIDs for >21 days also received one antiplatelet agent. About 11% of subjects received opioids at least once and only 2% of them carried on the therapy for more than 90 consecutive days. In evaluating the escalation in dosage as a proxy of dependence risk, this study shows no dosage escalation in our cohort of chronic pain population - that is to say we show no risk of dependence.
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- S Ussai
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy ; Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Udine, Bassa Friulana, Italy
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- Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Bassa Friulana, Italy
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- Department of Palliative Care and Pain Medicine, Health Company n.5, Bassa Friulana, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy ; Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Udine, Bassa Friulana, Italy
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- School of Management, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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Hoblit S, Sandorfi AM, Ardashev K, Bade C, Bartalini O, Blecher M, Caracappa A, D'Angelo A, d'Angelo A, Di Salvo R, Fantini A, Gibson C, Glückler H, Hicks K, Honig A, Kageya T, Khandaker M, Kistner OC, Kizilgul S, Kucuker S, Lehmann A, Lowry M, Lucas M, Mahon J, Miceli L, Moricciani D, Norum B, Pap M, Preedom B, Seyfarth H, Schaerf C, Ströher H, Thorn CE, Whisnant CS, Wang K, Wei X. Measurements of H-->D-->(gamma-->,pi) and implications for the convergence of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hern integral. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:172002. [PMID: 19518773 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.172002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report new measurements of inclusive pi production from frozen-spin HD for polarized photon beams covering the Delta(1232) resonance. These provide data simultaneously on both H and D with nearly complete angular distributions of the spin-difference cross sections entering the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule. Recent results from Mainz and Bonn exceed the GDH prediction for the proton by 22 microb, suggesting as yet unmeasured high-energy components. Our pi0 data reveal a different angular dependence than assumed in Mainz analyses and integrate to a value that is 18 microb lower, suggesting a more rapid convergence. Our results for deuterium are somewhat lower than published data, considerably more precise, and generally lower than available calculations.
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- S Hoblit
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA.
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Gurrieri S, Miceli L, Lanza CM, Tomaselli F, Bonomo RP, Rizzarelli E. Chemical characterization of sicilian prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) and perspectives for the storage of its juice. J Agric Food Chem 2000; 48:5424-5431. [PMID: 11087496 DOI: 10.1021/jf9907844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this work, Sicilian cultivars of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) were partially characterized from a chemical point of view, and the possibility of long-term storage of their juice was investigated. The acidity of the prickly pear juice turned out to be very low (0.02%) and the pH very high (6.4-6.5) if compared with values found in other common fruit juices. In the perspective of processing and storage conditions according to Italian law, the acidity has been corrected by adding the proper amount of tartaric and/or phosphoric acid. The sugar content (mainly glucose and fructose) is very high (11-12%), and also L-ascorbic acid is present in considerable amount (31-38 mg/100 g). Among the transition metals, a high content of manganese(II) (1.7-2.9 ppm) and good amounts of iron(III) (0.6-1.2 ppm) and zinc(II) (0.3-0.4 ppm) were found. In particular, such ions appear to be present mainly in the thick skin of the fruit or "trapped" inside the pulp. Pectin methylesterase (PME) seems to be present in very small amount and/or is not highly active. Furthermore, PME activity decreases considerably after the necessary adjustment of the pH and the thermal treatment requested for long-term storage. After approximately 2 months, none of the juices prepared was affected by noticeable sedimentation of the pulp. Finally, different samples of prickly pear juice were sensorially analyzed, employing descriptors such as color, aroma, viscosity, acidity, sweetness, and off-flavors. The results obtained can be considered very satisfactory, and the juice has been widely appreciated when compared with other products commonly available on the market such as pear and peach juices.
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- S Gurrieri
- Istituto per lo Studio delle Sostanze Naturali di Interesse Alimentare e Chimico-Farmaceutico, Sezione di Catania, CNR, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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A patient is described with a specific deficit for arithmetical procedures. Unlike in previously described cases, where the observed problems could be attributed to the systematic application of disturbed algorithms, this patient's difficulty seems to stem from an inability to monitor the sequence of operations that calculation procedures specify. Criteria are provided for distinguishing impairments in written calculation due to the application of defective knowledge of the procedures from those determined by lack of monitoring. The role of monitoring and control processes in different calculation components is also discussed.
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- C Semenza
- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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Blanpied G, Blecher M, Caracappa A, Djalali C, Giordano G, Hicks K, Hoblit S, Khandaker M, Kistner OC, Matone G, Miceli L, Molinari C, Preedom B, Rebreyend D, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Ströher H, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Whisnant CS, Zhang H, Zhao X. Polarized Compton scattering from the proton. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 76:1023-1026. [PMID: 10061614 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.76.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Blanpied G, Blecher M, Caracappa A, Djalali C, Duval MA, Giordano G, Hicks K, Hoblit S, Khandaker M, Kistner OC, Matone G, Miceli L, Mize WK, Preedom BM, Rebreyend D, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS, Zhao X, Wilhelm P, Arenhövel H. New measurements of 2H( gamma. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1995; 52:R455-R459. [PMID: 9970615 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.52.r455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Adams GS, Baghaei H, Caracappa A, Clayton W, D'Angelo A, Hoblit S, Khandaker M, Kistner OC, Kobayashi T, Lindgren R, Miceli L, Ruth C, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Smith LC, Stoler P, Tedeschi DJ, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS, Winhold EJ. Measurement of gamma. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1995; 51:17-22. [PMID: 9970035 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.51.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Tedeschi DJ, Adams GS, Audit G, Baghaei H, Caracappa A, Clayton WB, D'Angelo A, Duval MA, Giordano G, Hoblit S, Kistner OC, Laget JM, Lindgren R, Matone G, Miceli L, Mize WK, Moinester M, Ruth C, Sandorfi A, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Smith LC, Stoler P, Teng PK, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS, Winhold EJ. Exclusive photodisintegration of 3He with polarized photons. Phys Rev Lett 1994; 73:408-411. [PMID: 10057439 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.73.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ruth C, Adams GS, Baghaei H, Caracappa A, Clayton WB, D'Angelo A, Duval M, Giordano G, Hoblit S, Kistner OC, Laget JM, Lindgren R, Matone G, Miceli L, Mize WK, Moinester MA, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Smith LC, Stoler P, Tedeschi DJ, Teng PK, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS, Winhold EJ. First measurement of the reaction 3He( gamma. Phys Rev Lett 1994; 72:617-620. [PMID: 10056480 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.72.617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Luccio A, Miceli L. Coherent compton x-ray sources. J Xray Sci Technol 1994; 4:247-262. [PMID: 21307463 DOI: 10.3233/xst-1994-4401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Coherent x rays can be produced by scattering of laser light by a beam of relativistic electrons, provided that the electron beam is density modulated or the scattering is done at, or near, 90°. Since the coherent scattering is proportional to N2, where N is the number of electrons, and the incoherent scattering is proportional to N, also a modest degree of coherence can substantially increase the x-ray yield. The theory of laser-electron-beam scattering is reviewed and compared with the emission of radiation by an electron beam in an undulator. Examples of the practical implementation of an intense source of coherent x rays are discussed.
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- A Luccio
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000
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Blanpied G, Blecher M, Caracappa A, Djalali C, Duval MA, Giordano G, Hoblit S, Khandaker M, Kistner OC, Matone G, Miceli L, Mize WK, Preedom BM, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS, Zhao X, Moinester MA. p( gamma. Phys Rev Lett 1992; 69:1880-1883. [PMID: 10046340 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.69.1880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Blanpied GS, Blecher M, Caracappa A, Djalali C, Duval MA, Giordano G, Hoblit S, Kistner OC, Matone G, Miceli L, Mize WK, Preedom BM, Sandorfi AM, Schaerf C, Sealock RM, Thorn CE, Thornton ST, Vaziri K, Whisnant CS. Beam-polarization observables in D( gamma. Phys Rev Lett 1991; 67:1206-1209. [PMID: 10044087 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.67.1206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Mazur EM, de Alarcón P, South K, Miceli L. Human serum megakaryocyte colony-stimulating activity increases in response to intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy. Exp Hematol 1984; 12:624-8. [PMID: 6333351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Sera from patients with aplastic anemia and amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia contain an activity that stimulates megakaryocyte colony formation in vitro. We have assayed this megakaryocyte colony-stimulating activity (Meg-CSA) in sera of four patients receiving intensive antileukemic chemotherapy to determine whether the appearance of Meg-CSA is a physiologic response to the suppression of megakaryocytopoiesis. Three of the four patients were receiving consolidation or late intensification therapy for acute myoblastic leukemia (AML) in remission. The fourth was receiving induction therapy for de novo AML. During all or part of four chemotherapeutic cycles, serial Meg-CSA levels were assessed and correlated with the corresponding peripheral platelet counts. All courses of cytotoxic chemotherapy resulted in increases in serum Meg-CSA comparable to activity levels present in sera from patients with aplastic anemia. Two of the three patients studied during the early postchemotherapy interval manifested initial serum Meg-CSA elevations seven days before their thrombocytopenic nadirs when platelet counts were still between 100,000/mm3 and 140,000/mm3. Bone marrow recovery from chemotherapy was characterized by a decrease in serum Meg-CSA to pretherapy levels that occurred concurrently with the rise in platelet count to normal. These observations support the hypothesis that Meg-CSA is a physiologic humoral regulator of megakaryocytopoiesis elaborated in response to the depletion of either bone marrow megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte progenitor cells.
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