We study theoretically and experimentally a new mechanism for the rotation of the polarization ellipse of a single laser beam propagating through an atomic vapor with a frequency tuned near an atomic resonance. The results of a theoretical treatment for the case of a J = (1/2) to J = (1/2) atomic transition show that a rotation of the polarization ellipse of the laser beam will occur as a result of ground-state optical pumping and that the angle of rotation is independent of the laser intensity over a broad range of laser intensities. The predictions of this theoretical model are tested experimentally through the use of potassium vapor and are found to agree with the experimental data.
On the basis of data obtained from in-vitro friction tests using both cartilage and widely differing artificial surfaces, a general model for boundary lubrication of joint cartilage by synovial fluid is presented. It postulates that one portion of the synovial lubricating glycoprotein (LGP) is adsorbed to the surface. Reduction in surface shear is accomplished by formation of hydration shells about the polar portions of the adsorbed LGP creating a thin layer of viscous structured water at the surface. Mutual electrostatic repulsion between charged polysaccharide moieties aids in separation of the adsorbed surface layers. The hydration shell also serves as a check valve to control the movement of water out of and into the cartilage matrix during motion.
Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF): a general purpose optical echelle spectrograph for the GMT with precision radial velocity capability," Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84461H (
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