Publications by authors named "T A Morrow"
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- Evidence shows that human-induced waste significantly impacts deep-ocean ecosystems, with debris being found even in remote areas during initial explorations.
- A study in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea recorded various types of marine debris, including plastic, metal, and glass, at depths ranging from 250 to over 6000 meters, observed using submersibles.
- The discovery of 139 debris items—such as a ladder, clothing, and single-use packaging—highlights the severity of pollution in these deep waters and underscores the importance of understanding its effects on ocean sustainability.
Sophisticated tools such as computer vision techniques in combination with 1D lineout type analyses have been used in automating the analysis of spectral data for high energy density (HED) plasmas. Standardized automation can solve the problems posed by the complexity of HED spectra and the quantity of data. We present a spectroscopic code written for automated and streamlined analysis of spatially resolved x-ray absorption data from the COAX platform on Omega-60.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAchievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.
Phys Rev Lett
February 2024
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- * This experiment produced 2.05 MJ of laser energy, resulting in 3.1 MJ of total fusion yield, which exceeds the Lawson criterion for ignition, demonstrating a key milestone in fusion research.
- * The report details the advancements in target design, laser technology, and experimental methods that contributed to this historic achievement, validating over five decades of research in laboratory fusion.
Stomata are epidermal pores that facilitate plant gas exchange. Grasses have fast stomatal movements, likely due to their dumbbell-shaped guard cells and lateral subsidiary cells. Subsidiary cells reciprocally exchange water and ions with guard cells.
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