Isothermal microcalorimetry is becoming widely used for monitoring biological activities in vitro. Microcalorimeters are now able to measure heat production rates of less than a microwatt. As a result, metabolism and growth of relatively small number...
Low Temperature Detectors have been used to measure embedded radioisotopes in a measurement mode known as Decay Energy Spectroscopy (DES) since 1992. DES microcalorimeter measurements have been used for applications ranging from neutrino mass measure...
Hafnium is a superconductor with a transition temperature slightly above 100 mK. This makes it attractive for such applications as microcalorimeters with high energy resolution. We report the superconducting properties of Hf films of thicknesses rang...
X-ray spectroscopy of highly charged heavy ions is an important tool for the investigation of many topics in atomic physics. Such highly charged ions, in particular hydrogen-like uranium, are investigated at heavy ion storage rings, where high charge...
The state-of-the-art technology of X-ray microcalorimeters based on superconducting transition-edge sensors (TESs), for applications in astrophysics and particle physics, is reviewed. We will show the advance in understanding the detector physics and...
This paper proposes a new method for determining the correction factor of a newly developed waveguide primary power measurement system (i.e., microcalorimeter), based on the electromagnetic field theory analysis for waveguide thermal isolation sectio...
This paper presents the extended results and prototype of the adiabatic copper conductor constructed with two interruption points in the external conductor layer, for use as a microcalorimeter power standard in wireless communication for a smart grid...
An adsorption microcalorimeter was designed and built in our laboratory and used for the determination of differential adsorption heats in different samples of porous solids: activated carbon granules, activated carbon pellets, an activated carbon mo...
Diode detection and bolometric detection have been widely used to measure radio frequency (RF) power. However, flow calorimeters, in particular micro-fabricated flow calorimeters, have been mostly unexplored as power meters. This paper presents the d...
The cocrystallization of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazolidine (HMX) with cyclopentanone was achieved via a controlled cooling method, followed by comprehensive characterization that confirmed the α-configuration of HMX within the cocrystal....
Transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters for future X-ray space observatories require accurate low-energy calibration, a regime where conventional X-ray sources are limited by intrinsic linewidth, count rate, or experimental complexity. In this...
In this report, we compare two filter algorithms for extracting timing information using novel metallic magnetic calorimeter detectors, applied to the precision X-ray spectroscopy of highly charged ions in a storage ring. Accurate timing information...
Heterogeneous catalysts are widely used in the chemical industry. Compared with homogeneous catalysts, they can be easily separated from the reaction mixture. To design and optimize an efficient and safe chemical process one needs to calculate the en...
Unifying research data collection methods and capturing data streams in an organized and standardized manner are becoming increasingly important in laboratories as digital processes and automation progressively shape the laboratory workflows. In this...
The quality of measurements of non-electrical quantities not only depends on the sensor but also on the electronic system that is used for the conversion of the electrical signals to a digital form. Many research papers on the subject analyse the pro...
We report on a new experimental approach for the Doppler correction of X-rays emitted by heavy ions, using novel metallic magnetic calorimeter detectors which uniquely combine a high spectral resolution with a broad bandwidth acceptance. The measurem...
A superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) as a microcalorimeter detects incoming photons by measuring heat converted from photon energy. With high resolving power and low noise levels, a TES is sensitive to single photons and able to count photo...
Calorimetry is a powerful method for characterising materials. The heat of a reaction can be directly measured with good accuracy. The established method usually requires large amounts of materials, which is a major drawback when studying thin film r...
With metallic-magnetic calorimeters (MMCs), promising detectors for high-precision X-ray spectrometry in atomic and fundamental physics experiments are available. In this work, we present a pilot experiment based on a maXs-30 type MMC-spectrometer fo...
Ionic liquids are considered as a potential green replacement for traditional volatile organic solvents, but their impact on the environment is not sufficiently studied. The effect of the addition of aqueous solutions of different amounts (from 0% to...
The standard molar enthalpies of formation in the liquid phase for ethyl (E)-cinnamate and ethyl hydrocinnamate, two cinnamate derivatives with notable flavor and fragrance characteristics, were determined experimentally using combustion calorimetry...
We, the QUARTET Collaboration, propose an experiment to measure the nuclear charge radii of light elements with up to 20 times higher accuracy. These are essential both for understanding nuclear physics at low energies, and for experimental and theor...
Detectors are a key feature of the contemporary scientific approach to cultural heritage (CH), both for diagnostics and conservation. INFN-CHNet is the network of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics that develops and applies new instrum...
To improve the safety of lithium ion batteries, a multi-component (MC) additive (consisting of vinylene carbonate (VC), 1,3-propylene sulfite (PS) and dimethylacetamide (DMAC)) is used in the baseline electrolyte (1.0 M LiPF6/ethylene carbonate (EC)...
A thermoelectric biosensor for the detection of L-glutamate concentration was developed. The thermoelectric sensor is integrated into a micro-calorimeter which measures the heat produced by biochemical reactions. The device contains a single flow ch...
CO2 adsorption on mesoporous silica modified with amine by double functionalization was studied. Adsorption microcalorimetry was used in order to investigate the influence of increasing the nitrogen surface density on double functionalized materials...
Obtaining the dielectric constant and refractive index of the siloxane surface of montmorillonite (Mnt) and organic groups is difficult, limiting the study of Van der Waals (VDW) interactions between the hydrophilic end of quaternary ammonium surfact...
This paper presents a study on the carbonation reaction heat and products of tricalcium silicate (C3S) paste exposed to carbon dioxide (CO2) for rapid curing. Reaction heat was measured using a retrofitted micro-calorimeter. The highest heat flow of...
Polycarboxylate ether (PCE) with different main chain structures was prepared by aqueous solution free radical polymerization using unsaturated acids containing sulfonic acid groups, acrylamide groups, and carboxyl groups and isoprenyl polyoxyethylen...
Transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters are advanced cryogenic detectors that use a superconducting film for particle or photon detection. We are establishing a new production line for TES detectors to serve as cryogenic anticoincidence (i.e.,...
The interaction between moisture and textile materials plays a critical role in transient thermal comfort, particularly through the exothermic heat released during wetting. While the heat of wetting has been extensively characterized at the fiber lev...
X-ray nanotomography is a powerful tool for the characterization of nanoscale materials and structures, but it is difficult to implement due to the competing requirements of X-ray flux and spot size. Due to this constraint, state-of-the-art nanotomog...
Inert gases can effectively inhibit coal spontaneous combustion. In this paper, the inhibition effect of inert gases (N2 and CO2) on coal spontaneous combustion was studied. In the low-temperature oxidation stage, the constant-temperature heat releas...
The photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6 Aurivillius phase has been widely exploited for the degradation of a wide range of gaseous and aqueous molecules, as well as microorganisms, under the influence of visible irradiation. Strategies for the developm...
Galaxy groups host the majority of matter and more than half of all the galaxies in the Universe. Their hot (
Peloids are thermotherapeutic agents used in several spas and thermal centers; their behavior depends on their physical properties, and these determine their forms of application. This work focuses on the study of the thermophysical properties of the...
Temperature, being the main factor that has an influence on insects, causes changes in their development, reproduction, winter survival, life cycles, migration timing, and population dynamics. The effects of stress caused by a temperature increase on...
The low-energy heavy ion storage ring CRYRING was transported from Stockholm to Darmstadt, modernized and reconfigured, and recommissioned as CRYRING@ESR. The machine is now in operation with all installations in service and is available as a user fa...
Large-scale application of filled coal mining technology has long been limited by conditions such as the cost of filling. Compared to traditional filling materials, coal flotation tailing filling materials (CFTFM) offers advantages such as low cost a...
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is one of the two focal plane detectors of Athena, a large-class high energy astrophysics space mission approved by ESA in the Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 Science Program. The X-IFU consists of a large array of...