High resolution Thomson scattering diagnostic for measurements of radial profiles of electron temperature and density in the gas dynamic trap.

The incoherent Thomson scattering diagnostic with multiple lines of sight is installed at the gas dynamic trap (GDT) for measurements of radial profiles of the plasma electron temperature and density. The diagnostic is built on the Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 nm. The laser input beamline is provided with an automatic system for alignment status monitoring and correction.

Note: Spectrometer with multichannel photon-counting detector for beam emission spectroscopy in magnetic fusion devices.

A spectrometer based on a linear array photomultiplier tube (PMT) has been developed and calibrated. A 0.635 m focal length Czerny-Turner monochromator combined with a coupling optics provides an image of a narrow 0.

Development of a multichannel dispersion interferometer at TEXTOR.

The design and main characteristics of 14-channel dispersion interferometer for plasma profile measurement and control in TEXTOR tokamak are presented. The diagnostic is engineered on the basis of modular concept, the 10.6 microm CO(2) laser source and all optical and mechanical elements of each module are arranged in a compact housing.

[LDL oxidation and uptake by monocyte-derived macrophages from blood of patients with ischemic heart disease].

The aim of this study was to test our hypothesis that monocyte-derived macrophages of patients with ischemic heart diseases (IHD, MPIHD) were prestimulated (primed) or stimulated cells whose capacity for LDL oxidation and uptake exceeded that ofmacrophages from healthy donors (MPN). Monocytes were obtained from the blood of 18 healthy donors and 25 IHD patients; plasma LDL--from 16 another group healthy donors (LDLN) and 15 patients with family hypercholesterolemia. Incubation of LDLN or LDLH with MPIHD or MPN was carried out under aerobic and hypoxic conditions.

First experimental results from 2 MeV proton tandem accelerator for neutron production.

A 2 MeV proton tandem accelerator with vacuum insulation was developed and first experiments are carried out in the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk). The accelerator is designed for neutron production via reaction (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be for the boron neutron-capture therapy of the brain tumors, and for explosive detection based on 9.1724 MeV resonance gamma, which are produced via reaction (13)C(p,gamma)(14)N, absorption in nitrogen.