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We report the design of an angular array of electron Time-of-Flight (eToF) spectrometers intended for non-invasive spectral, temporal, and polarization characterization of single shots of high-repetition rate, quasi-continuous,…
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are powerful computational tools for investigating thermodynamic behavior and validating analytical approaches in complex physical systems. Here we present ETHER (Efficient Tool for THermodynamics Exploration…
A systematic approach is presented to exploit the rich field transformation capabilities of Electromagnetic (EM) metasurfaces for creating a variety of illusions using the concept of metasurface holograms. A system level approach to…
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An improved mean squared error (MSE) minimization solution based on eigenvector decomposition approach is conceived for wideband non-orthogonal multiple-access based computation over multi-access channel (NOMA-CoMAC) framework. This work…
A common target acquisition strategy with the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is to use a sequence of so-called ACQ/PEAK stages. Standard sequences and exposure times are given in the FOS Instrument…
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Motional Stark effect (MSE) spectroscopy represents a unique diagnostic tool capable of determining the magnitude of the magnetic field and its direction in the core of fusion plasmas. The primary excitation channel for fast hydrogen atoms…
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We are developing large TES arrays in combination with FDM readout for the next generation of X-ray space observatories. For operation under AC-bias, the TESs have to be carefully designed and optimized. In particular, the use of high…
The electron cyclotron emission (ECE) in fusion devices is non-trivial to model in detail at frequencies well below the fundamental resonance where the plasma is optically thin. However, doing so is important for evaluating the background…
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The future 100-km circular collider FCC at CERN is planned to operate in one of its modes as an electron-positron FCC-ee machine. We give an overview comparing the theoretical status to the experimental demands of one of four foreseen…
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