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E C Stone

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Effects of absorption by Io on composition of energetic heavy ions.

The Galileo heavy ion counter is sensitive to ions with atomic numbers Z >/= 6 and energies greater than approximately 6 MeV per nucleon. During Galileo's passage through Jupiter's inner magnetosphere, the observed composition of these heavy ions was consistent with the presence of singly ionized iogenic O, Na, and S and highly ionized solar C, O, and Ne. The solar component is absorbed more strongly by Io because its gyroradius is smaller than Io's diameter.

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Composition of energetic particles from solar flares.

We present a model for composition of heavy ions in the solar energetic particles (SEP). The SEP composition in a typical large solar particle event reflects the composition of the Sun, with adjustments due to fractionation effects which depend on the first ionization potential (FIP) of the ion and on the ratio of ionic charge to mass (Q/M). Flare-to-flare variations in composition are represented by parameters describing these fractionation effects and the distributions of these parameters are presented.

Cosmic Radiation↗

Systolic time intervals in induced atrial fibrillation in the dog: effects of ectopic ventricular activation.

Electrocardiogram, atrial electrogram, phonocardiogram, aortic pressure, and left ventricular pressure were recorded during periods of induced atrial fibrillation in dogs anesthetized with a combination of morphine sulfate and pentobarbital sodium. Data were accumulated by selecting 50 cardiac cycles which terminated in ectopic ventricular electrical complexes, and comparing systolic time intervals (STI) following these beats with STI Following 50 normal ventricular complexes. Ectopic ventricular activation prolonged left ventricular pre-ejection period and external isovolumic contraction time, and reduced duration of left ventricular ejection time. These events resemble changes in STI observed following induction of atrial fibrillation from a sinus rhythm, but they are of significantly greater magnitude than the effects of atrial fibrillation alone.

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