Unsteady Magnetopause Reconnection Under Quasi-Steady Solar Wind Driving.

The intrinsic temporal nature of magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause has been an active area of research. Both temporally steady and intermittent reconnection have been reported. We examine the steadiness of reconnection using space-ground conjunctions under quasi-steady solar wind driving.

Invited Article: First flight in space of a wide-field-of-view soft x-ray imager using lobster-eye optics: Instrument description and initial flight results.

We describe the development, launch into space, and initial results from a prototype wide field-of-view soft X-ray imager that employs lobster-eye optics and targets heliophysics, planetary, and astrophysics science. The sheath transport observer for the redistribution of mass is the first instrument using this type of optics launched into space and provides proof-of-concept for future flight instruments capable of imaging structures such as the terrestrial cusp, the entire dayside magnetosheath from outside the magnetosphere, comets, the Moon, and the solar wind interaction with planetary bodies like Venus and Mars [Kuntz et al., Astrophys.

Chenopodium polyploidy inferences from Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) data.

Premise Of The Study: Single-copy nuclear loci can provide powerful insights into polyploid evolution. Chenopodium (Amaranthaceae) is a globally distributed genus composed of approximately 50-75 species. The genus includes several polyploid species, some of which are considered noxious agricultural weeds, and a few are domesticated crops.

CdSe(ZnS) nanocomposite luminescent high temperature sensor.

High temperature luminescence-based sensing is demonstrated by embedding colloidal CdSe(ZnS) quantum dots into a high temperature SiO(2) dielectric matrix. The nanocomposite was fabricated by a solution process method. As-prepared CdSe(ZnS) quantum dots in the nanocomposite sensor show an absorption band at a wavelength of 600 nm (2.

Spectroscopy of BeAl(2)O(4):Cr(3+) with application to high-temperature sensing.

Characterization of absorption, emission, and temperature-dependent luminescent features is of significant interest for the development of optical temperature sensors and photonic devices. In this work, we conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the orientation axis-dependent absorption and emission cross sections of Cr(3+) ions in BeAl(2)O(4). In addition, we present new data for the temperature-dependent Stark-level energies for alexandrite.

Tunability of a 946-nm Nd:YAG microchip laser by use of a double-cavity configuration.

We observed the tunability of a 946-nm Nd:YAG microchip laser by using a double-cavity configuration. We shifted the lasers wavelength from 938 to 946 nm by changing the thickness of the air gap. In addition, differences in reflectivity of the output mirror yielded the tunable range of the 946-nm band, with the center oscillation wavelength maintained at 946.