2001409
Molecular organization of Gram-negative peptidoglycan
The stress-bearing component of the bacterial cell wall—a multi-gigadalton bag-like molecule called the sacculus—is synthesized from peptidoglycan. Whereas the chemical composition and the 3-dimensional structure of the peptidoglycan subunit (in at least one conformation) are known, the architecture of the assembled sacculus is not. Four decades' worth of biochemical and electron microscopy experiments have resulted in two leading 3-D peptidoglycan models: “Layered” and “Scaffold”, in which the glycan strands are parallel and perpendicular to the cell surface, respectively. Here we resolved the basic architecture of purified, frozen-hydrated sacculi through electron cryotomography. In the Gram-negative sacculus, a single layer of glycans lie parallel to the cell surface, roughly perpendicular to the long axis of the cell, encircling the cell in a disorganized hoop-like fashion.
22810790
Detective quantum efficiency of electron area detectors in electron microscopy
Recent progress in detector design has created the need for a careful side-by-side comparison of the modulation transfer function (MTF) and resolution-dependent detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of existing electron detectors with those of detectors based on new technology. We present MTF and DQE measurements for four types of detector: Kodak SO-163 film, TVIPS 224 charge coupled device (CCD) detector, the Medipix2 hybrid pixel detector, and an experimental direct electron monolithic active pixel sensor (MAPS) detector. Film and CCD performance was measured at 120 and 300 keV, while results are presented for the Medipix2 at 120 keV and for the MAPS detector at 300 keV. In the case of film, the effects of electron backscattering from both the holder and the plastic support have been investigated. We also show that part of the response of the emulsion in film comes from light generated in the plastic support. Computer simulations of film and the MAPS detector have been carried out and show good agreement with experiment. The agreement enables us to conclude that the DQE of a backthinned direct electron MAPS detector is likely to be equal to, or better than, that of film at 300 keV.
119099273
Improved parametrization of the growth index for dark energy and DGP models
Abstract We propose two improved parameterized form for the growth index of the linear matter perturbations: (I) γ ( z ) = γ 0 + ( γ ∞ − γ 0 ) z z + 1 and (II) γ ( z ) = γ 0 + γ 1 z z + 1 + ( γ ∞ − γ 1 − γ 0 ) ( z z + 1 ) α . With these forms of γ ( z ) , we analyze the accuracy of the approximation the growth factor f by Ω m γ ( z ) for both the w CDM model and the DGP model. For the first improved parameterized form, we find that the approximation accuracy is enhanced at the high redshifts for both kinds of models, but it is not at the low redshifts. For the second improved parameterized form, it is found that Ω m γ ( z ) approximates the growth factor f very well for all redshifts. For chosen α , the relative error is below 0.003% for the Λ CDM model and 0.028% for the DGP model when Ω m = 0.27 . Thus, the second improved parameterized form of γ ( z ) should be useful for the high precision constraint on the growth index of different models with the observational data. Moreover, we also show that α depends on the equation of state w and the fractional energy density of matter Ω m 0 , which may help us learn more information about dark energy and DGP models.
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Properties and performance of two wide field of view Cherenkov/fluorescence telescope array prototypes
A wide field of view Cherenkov/fluorescence telescope array is one of the main components of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory project. To serve as Cherenkov and fluorescence detectors, a flexible and mobile design is adopted for easy reconfiguring of the telescope array. Two prototype telescopes have been constructed and successfully run at the site of the ARGO-YBJ experiment in Tibet. The features and performance of the telescopes are presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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THE COUPLED RESONATOR MODEL AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD ON THE AXIS IN THE PERIODIC CAVITY CHAIN. (IN CHINESE)
The Coupled resonator model and the distribution of the electric Field on the axisin the singly periodic cavity chain and biperiodic chain with full-cavity terminationsare analysed by Helmholtz Equation using the symmetry properties of the structure.It is another method to check coupled circuit theory. The results given in this paper forthe singly periodic cavity chain with full- cavity terminations was verified by a 600MHZ linac model of IHEP.
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Asymptotic quasinormal modes of a coupled scalar field in the Garfinkle-Horowitz-Strominger dilaton spacetime
The analytic forms of the asymptotic quasinormal frequencies of a coupled scalar field in the Garfinkle-Horowitz-Strominger dilaton spacetime are investigated by using the monodromy technique proposed by Motl and Neitzke. It is found that the asymptotic quasinormal frequencies depend not only on the structure parameters of the background spacetime, but also on the coupling between the scalar fields and gravitational field. Moreover, our results show that only in the minimally coupled case, i.e., ξ tends to zero, the real parts of the asymptotic quasinormal frequencies agree with Hod's conjecture, T H In 3.
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Dynamical evolution of phantom scalar perturbation in the background of Schwarzschild black String
Using Leaver's continue fraction and time domain method, we study the wave dynamics of phantom scalar perturbation in a Schwarzschild black string spacetime. We find that the quasinormal modes contain the imprint from the wavenumber k of the fifth dimension. The late-time behaviors are dominated by the difference between the wavenumber k and the mass μ of the phantom scalar perturbation. For k μ, the late-time evolution of phantom scalar perturbation is dominated by a decaying tail with an oscillation which is consistent with that of the usual massive scalar field. Thus, the Schwarzschild black string is unstable only against the phantom scalar perturbations which satisfy the wavelength λ > 2π/μ. These information can help us know more about the wave dynamics of phantom scalar perturbation and the properties of black string.