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Real, D.; Calvo, D.; Diaz, A.; Alves Garre, S.; Carretero, V.; Sanchez Losa, A.; Salesa Greus, F. |
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An Ultra-Narrow Time Optical Pulse Emitter Based on a Laser: UNTOPEL |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. |
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70 |
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10 |
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2364-2372 |
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Instrumentation electronics; neutrino telescope instrumentation; subnanosecond light source; time calibration instrument |
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Light sources that emit repetitive subnanosecond pulses are used in neutrino telescopes for time calibration. Optical pulses with an ultra-narrow (subnanosecond) width can replicate the light produced by neutrino interactions, and are an important calibration and test element. By measuring the time-of-flight of the light, it is possible to provide a relative time calibration for all the detector photomultipliers. This work presents the ultra-narrow time optical pulse emitter based on a laser (UNTOPEL), an instrument emitting ultra-short laser optical pulses with a duration of 500 ps, energies per pulse of four microjoules at a wavelength of 532 nm, and a timing precision of 400 ps. The UNTOPEL pulse intensity can be fine-tuned, which is a novelty and a significant advantage in those applications that need to illuminate light detectors located at different distances with the same light intensity. The UNTOPEL pulse intensity can be controlled remotely, allowing for its use in operating conditions where physical access is impossible or difficult. Moreover, it is easy to operate and can be easily controlled through an inter-integrated circuit bus. The UNTOPEL is a sound instrument used when subnanosecond pulses and variable energy emissions are needed. |
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[Real, Diego; Calvo, David; Garre, Sergio Alves; Carretero, Victor; Losa, Agustin Sanchez; Greus, FranciscoSalesa] Univ Valencia, IFIC Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: real@ific.uv.es |
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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc |
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0018-9499 |
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WOS:001098078200010 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5795 |
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Azevedo, C.D.R.; Baeza, A.; Chauveau, E.; Corbacho, J.A.; Diaz, J.; Domange, J.; Marquet, C.; Martinez-Roig, M.; Piquemal, F.; Roldan, C.; Vasco, J.; Veloso, J.F.C.A.; Yahlali, N. |
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Design, setup and routine operation of a water treatment system for the monitoring of low activities of tritium in water |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Eng. Technol. |
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55 |
Issue |
7 |
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2349-2355 |
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Monitoring radioactive discharges; Remote management; Tritium; Small size water treatment plant |
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In the TRITIUM project, an on-site monitoring system is being developed to measure tritium (3H) levels in water near nuclear power plants. The quite low-energy betas emitted by 3H have a very short average path in water (5 mm as shown by simulations for 18 keV electrons). This path would be further reduced by impurities present in the water, resulting in a significant reduction of the detection efficiency. Therefore, one of the essential requirements of the project is the elimination of these impurities through a filtration process and the removal of salts in solution. This paper describes a water treatment system developed for the project that meets the following requirements: the water produced should be of nearpure water quality according to ISO 3696 grade 3 standard (conductivity < 10 mS/cm); the system should operate autonomously and be remotely monitored. |
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[Azevedo, C. D. R.; Veloso, J. F. C. A.] Univ Aveiro, Dept Fis I3N, Aveiro, Portugal, Email: corbamer@unex.es |
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Korean Nuclear Soc |
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1738-5733 |
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WOS:001015455100001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5569 |
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Aldana, M.; Lledo, M.A. |
Title |
The Fuzzy Bit |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Symmetry-Basel |
Abbreviated Journal |
Symmetry-Basel |
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15 |
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12 |
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2103 - 25pp |
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fuzzy sets; quantum logic; multivalued logic; Quantum Mechanics |
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In this paper, the formulation of Quantum Mechanics in terms of fuzzy logic and fuzzy sets is explored. A result by Pykacz, which establishes a correspondence between (quantum) logics (lattices with certain properties) and certain families of fuzzy sets, is applied to the Birkhoff-von Neumann logic, the lattice of projectors of a Hilbert space. Three cases are considered: the qubit, two qubits entangled, and a qutrit 'nested' inside the two entangled qubits. The membership functions of the fuzzy sets are explicitly computed and all the connectives of the fuzzy sets are interpreted as operations with these particular membership functions. In this way, a complete picture of the standard quantum logic in terms of fuzzy sets is obtained for the systems considered. |
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[Aldana, Milagrosa] Univ Simon Bolivar, Dept Ciencias Tierra, Valle De Sartenejas 89000, Baruta, Venezuela, Email: maldana@usb.ve; |
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Mdpi |
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WOS:001131238400001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5962 |
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Conde, D.; Castillo, F.L.; Escobar, C.; García, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Sanz, V.; Zaldívar, B.; Curto, J.J.; Marsal, S.; Torta, J.M. |
Title |
Forecasting Geomagnetic Storm Disturbances and Their Uncertainties Using Deep Learning |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Space Weather |
Abbreviated Journal |
Space Weather |
Volume |
21 |
Issue |
11 |
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e2023SW003474 - 27pp |
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geomagnetic storms; deep learning; forecasting; SYM-H; uncertainties; hyper-parameter optimization |
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Severe space weather produced by disturbed conditions on the Sun results in harmful effects both for humans in space and in high-latitude flights, and for technological systems such as spacecraft or communications. Also, geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) flowing on long ground-based conductors, such as power networks, potentially threaten critical infrastructures on Earth. The first step in developing an alarm system against GICs is to forecast them. This is a challenging task given the highly non-linear dependencies of the response of the magnetosphere to these perturbations. In the last few years, modern machine-learning models have shown to be very good at predicting magnetic activity indices. However, such complex models are on the one hand difficult to tune, and on the other hand they are known to bring along potentially large prediction uncertainties which are generally difficult to estimate. In this work we aim at predicting the SYM-H index characterizing geomagnetic storms multiple-hour ahead, using public interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) data from the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point and SYM-H data. We implement a type of machine-learning model called long short-term memory (LSTM) network. Our scope is to estimate the prediction uncertainties coming from a deep-learning model in the context of forecasting the SYM-H index. These uncertainties will be essential to set reliable alarm thresholds. The resulting uncertainties turn out to be sizable at the critical stages of the geomagnetic storms. Our methodology includes as well an efficient optimization of important hyper-parameters of the LSTM network and robustness tests. |
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[Conde, D.; Escobar, C.; Garcia, C.; Garcia, J. E.; Sanz, V.; Zaldivar, B.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: Daniel.Conde@ific.uv.es |
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Amer Geophysical Union |
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WOS:001104189700001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5804 |
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KM3NeT Collaboration (Aiello, S. et al); Alves Garre, S.; Calvo, D.; Carretero, V; Garcia Soto, A.; Gozzini, S.R.; Hernandez-Rey, J. J.; Khan Chowdhury, N.R.; Lazo, A.; Lessing, N.; Manczak, J.; Palacios Gonzalez, J.; Pastor Gomez, E.J.; Rahaman, U.; Real, D.; Salesa Greus, F.; Sanchez Losa, A.; Zornoza, J. D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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KM3NeT broadcast optical data transport system |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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18 |
Issue |
2 |
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T02001 - 22pp |
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Cherenkov detectors; Data Processing; Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Optics |
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The optical data transport system of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea will provide more than 6000 optical modules in the detector arrays with a point-to-point optical connection to the control stations onshore. The ARCA and ORCA detectors of KM3NeT are being installed at a depth of about 3500 m and 2500 m, respectively and their distance to the control stations is about 100 kilometers and 40 kilometers. In particular, the two detectors are optimised for the detection of cosmic neutrinos with energies above about 1 TeV (ARCA) and for the detection of atmospheric neutrinos with energies in the range 1 GeV-1 TeV (ORCA). The expected maximum data rate is 200 Mbps per optical module. The implemented optical data transport system matches the layouts of the networks of electro-optical cables and junction boxes in the deep sea. For efficient use of the fibres in the system the technology of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing is applied. The performance of the optical system in terms of measured bit error rates, optical budget are presented. The next steps in the implementation of the system are also discussed. |
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[Aiello, S.; Bruno, R.; Leonora, E.; Longhitano, F.; Randazzo, N.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, I-95123 Catania, Italy |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000989217700001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5565 |
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