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In this paper we study the device physics of a technique for realizing an n-p-n bipolar transistor action in the source side of a junctionless nanowire tunneling FET (BJN-TFET). In the on-state, tunneling of electrons from valence band of…
Neutrino neutral-current induced single photon production is a sub-leading order process for accelerator-based neutrino beam experiments including T2K. It is, however, an important process to understand because it is a background for…
A radially-coupled coaxial fast Faraday cup design was presented in [1] for high-intensity non-relativistic proton beams. In this work, we discuss a modification of that design in the context of a relatively lower intensity ion beam for…
We present electrical measurements of high-frequency magnetic dynamics excited by spin-polarized currents in Co/Cu/Ni80Fe20 nanopillar devices, with a magnetic field applied perpendicular to the sample layers. As a function of current and…
Plasma turbulence is studied using Doppler reflectometry at the TJ-II stellarator. By scanning the tilt angle of the probing beam, different values of the perpendicular wave numbers are probed at the reflection layer. In this way, the…
New nanotechnology based devices are replacing CMOS devices to overcome CMOS technology's scaling limitations. However, many such devices exhibit non-monotonic I-V characteristics and uncertain properties which lead to the negative…
Superconducting Tunnel Junctions (STJs) are used as high-resolution quantum sensors to search for evidence of sterile neutrinos in the electron capture decay of $^7$Be. We are developing spatially-resolved Monte-Carlo simulations of the…
Characteristics of ion acceleration in the internal magnetic reconnection events (IRE) have been studied by means of a neutral particle energy analyzer (NPA) in Tokyo Spherical Tokamak (TST-2). The major and minor radii are 0.38 m and…
In order to evaluate the response to cosmic-ray nuclei of a Compton-Scatter Transition Radiation Detector in the proposed ACCESS space-based mission, a hybrid Monte Carlo simulation using GEANT3 and an external transition radiation (TR)…
By using multi-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation, we present a new regime of stable proton beam acceleration which takes place when a two-specie shaped foil is illuminated by a circularly polarized laser pulse. It is observed that the…
The process of current filamentation in permanently externally driven, initially globally ideal plasmas is investigated by means of two-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-simulations. This situation is typical for astrophysical systems…
The sustainment of steady-state plasmas in tokamaks requires efficient current drive systems. Lower Hybrid Current Drive (LHCD) is currently the most efficient method to generate a continuous additional off-axis toroidal plasma current as…
We present a tunable metal ion beam that delivers controllable ion currents in the picoamp range for testing of dry-phase ion sensors. Ion beams are formed by sequential atomic evaporation and single or multiple electron impact ionization,…
The emergence of second generation (2G) high-temperature superconductor (HTS) tapes has favored the development of HTS magnets for their applications in areas such as NMR, MRI and high field magnets. The screening current-induced field and…
A novel magnetic configuration sweep control system for the TJ-II Heliac device is described. The system is prepared to establish a reference for plasma, torus or vessel current while the coil configuration currents are swept during a…
The SPIDER experiment, operated at the Neutral Beam Test Facility of Consorzio RFX, Padua, hosts the prototype of the H-/D- ion source for the ITER neutral beam injectors. The maximization of the ion current extracted from the source and…
The superconducting linear accelerator is a highly flexiable facility for modern scientific discoveries, necessitating weekly reconfiguration and tuning. Accordingly, minimizing setup time proves essential in affording users with ample…
Recent experimental progresses have made it possible to simulate spin 1/2 Hubbard model on triangular lattice in moir\'e materials formed by transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterobilayer or homobilayer. In twisted TMD homobilayer, a…
This work focuses on the relationship between L-H (or L-I) transitions and MHD activity in the low magnetic shear TJ-II stellarator. It is shown that the presence of a low order rational surface in the plasma edge (gradient) region lowers…
Cold metals have recently gained attention as a promising platform for innovative devices, such as tunnel diodes with negative differential resistance (NDR) and field-effect transistors with subthreshold swings below the thermionic limit.…