Slowing down muon decay with short laser pulses

Muons are unstable subatomic particles that spontaneously and rapidly transform into other particles via a process known as ...
IEEE

Reconfigurable Distance Measurement System Based on SBS Optical Pulse Compression

Abstract: This letter proposes and experimentally validates a reconfigurable distance measurement system leveraging stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) to achieve optical pulse compression. The ...
BMJ

The use of the raw pulse/breathing rate ratio (PBR) as a predictor of mortality and criticality in the emergency department: a retrospective study

1 Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China Objectives To explore the relationships between the pulse/breathing rate ratio (PBR) and the risk of ...
IEEE

Radiation-induced Attenuation in Standard Optical Fibers at Cryogenic Temperatures: Dose Rate, Temperature, and Photobleaching Interdependence

Abstract: The use of optical fiber sensors in ionizing radiation environments is complicated by radiation-induced attenuations (RIAs) that cause significant signal loss as the cumulative radiation ...
Women's Health

Why Heart Rate Variability May Be The Single-Best Determinant Of Stress—And How To Track It, Per Experts

These days, it may seem like there’s a million different data points that you’re supposed to keep track of—hello, steps, sleep, and recovery scores!—and it’s difficult to know which ones are worth ...