Rita Ornelas Saraiva, Christopher Saunders, Margarida Varela Dos Santos, Diana Carvalho, Rafaela Loureiro, Jaime Ramos
{"title":"Refractory Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Diagnosis to Consider.","authors":"Rita Ornelas Saraiva, Christopher Saunders, Margarida Varela Dos Santos, Diana Carvalho, Rafaela Loureiro, Jaime Ramos","doi":"10.1159/000528432","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000528432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with multiple comorbidities, and its association with lymphoma has recently been a topic of debate. However, it is still controversial whether this risk can be attributed to the disease itself or whether it has any relationship with immunosuppressive treatment. Here, we describe the case of a patient with severe perianal hidradenitis suppurativa treated with methotrexate and infliximab, whose exacerbation with persistence of severe symptoms refractory to adequate treatment led to the diagnosis of diffuse large non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. It was decided to perform a colostomy to improve perianal sepsis, and immunochemotherapy was proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"36 1","pages":"60-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10928865/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90697392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T.S. Lane , M.E. Koepke , P.M. Kozlowski , G.A. Riggs , T.E. Steinberger , I. Golovkin
{"title":"Establishing an isoelectronic line ratio temperature diagnostic for soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy","authors":"T.S. Lane , M.E. Koepke , P.M. Kozlowski , G.A. Riggs , T.E. Steinberger , I. Golovkin","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>For diagnosing temperatures of high-energy-density plasmas, relying on the ratio of a pair of isoelectronic spectral lines provides the alternative of “matched charge-state transits in different elements” to the more conventional, “unmatched charge-state transits in the same-element” spectral-line-ratio technique. In contrast to a novel previous establishment of isoelectronic emission-line ratio determination of </span>plasma temperature, this report determines plasma temperature from the ratio of isoelectronic absorption spectral line pairs. The feasibility of this technique is assessed from experimentally acquired transmission spectra, spanning the 7–15 Å </span> <!-->range, through a <span><math><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>4</mn><mspace></mspace><mi>μ</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow></math></span><span> MgO-NaF foil, tamped with CH, x-ray-radiation heated by a z-pinch dynamic hohlraum (ZPDH), and backlit by the brief X-ray burst upon imploding-wire stagnation on the Z pulsed-power facility at Sandia National Laboratories. As expected from the slight difference between interstage and isoelectronic absorption processes, a quantitative comparison between the value of isoelectronic-absorption-derived temperature and the value of inter-stage-absorption-derived temperature is shown to yield a well correlated, slight difference in inferred values of plasma temperature associated with local thermodynamic equilibrium.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101019"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47553483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Withdrawal notice to shock wave implosion in water","authors":"G Chefranov, Ya.E Krasik, A Rososhek","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574181822000519/pdfft?md5=18ca76433b709d2b434d4b48adf12e73&pid=1-s2.0-S1574181822000519-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46355732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The uniform electron gas at high temperatures: ab initio path integral Monte Carlo simulations and analytical theory","authors":"Tobias Dornheim , Jan Vorberger , Zhandos Moldabekov , Gerd Röpke , Wolf-Dietrich Kraeft","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present extensive new <em>Ab initio</em> path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) simulations of the uniform electron gas (UEG) in the high-temperature regime, <span><math><mrow><mn>8</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>θ</mi><mo>=</mo><msub><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow></msub><mi>T</mi><mo>/</mo><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow></msub><mo>≤</mo><mn>128</mn></mrow></math></span>. This allows us to study the convergence of different properties towards the classical limit. In particular, we investigate the classical relation between the static structure factor <span><math><mrow><mi>S</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> and the static local field correction <span><math><mrow><mi>G</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>, which is only fulfilled at low densities. Moreover, we compare our new results for the interaction energy to the parametrization of the UEG by Groth et al. (2017), which interpolates between PIMC results for <span><math><mrow><mi>θ</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></math></span> and the Debye–Hückel limit, and to higher order analytical virial expansions. Finally, we consider the momentum distribution function <span><math><mrow><mi>n</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> and find an interaction-induced increase in the occupation of the zero-momentum state even for <span><math><mrow><mi>θ</mi><mo>≳</mo><mn>32</mn></mrow></math></span>. All PIMC data are freely available online, and can be used as input for improved parametrizations and as a rigorous benchmark for approximate methods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101015"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574181822000386/pdfft?md5=6bc422f009d1e4c8c547ab2d229f3ecc&pid=1-s2.0-S1574181822000386-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82478581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimising point source irradiation of a capsule for maximum uniformity","authors":"Oliver Breach , Peter Hatfield , Steven Rose","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Inertial Confinement Fusion involves the implosion of a spherical capsule containing thermonuclear fuel. The implosion is driven by irradiating the outside of the capsule by X-rays or by optical laser irradiation, where in each case the highest uniformity of irradiation is sought. In this paper we consider the theoretical problem of irradiation of a capsule by point sources of X-rays, and seek configurations which maximise uniformity. By studying the root-mean-square deviation in terms of different order harmonic modes, we rationalise the dependence of uniformity on distance </span><span><math><mi>d</mi></math></span> of the point sources from the centre of a capsule. After investigating simple configurations based on the Platonic solids, we use a global optimisation algorithm (basin-hopping) to seek better arrangements. The optimum configurations are found to depend strongly on <span><math><mi>d</mi></math></span>; at certain values which minimise nonuniformity, these involve grouping of sources on the vertices of octahedra or icosahedra, which we explain using a modal decomposition. The effect of uncertainties in both position and intensity is studied, and lastly we investigate the illumination of a capsule whose radius is changing with time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101007"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136581116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Note on similarity transform and shock waves","authors":"Chu A. Kwang-Hua","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Phase transitions of materials can be investigated by shock compression. It is necessary to obtain the equations governing the shock waves formation. We introduce the similarity variable <span><math><mrow><mi>ξ</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>S</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> for the radial distance <span><math><mi>r</mi></math></span> and the radius of the shock front <span><math><mrow><mi>S</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span><span> to handle the continuity equation </span><span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>∂</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>t</mi></mrow></msub><mi>ρ</mi><mo>+</mo><msub><mrow><mi>∂</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>ρ</mi><mspace></mspace><mi>v</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>ρ</mi><mspace></mspace><mi>v</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></math></span> for the density <span><math><mrow><mi>ρ</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> and for the radial velocity <span><math><mrow><mi>v</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> considering a spherically symmetric flow. To illustrate our correct approach via a test case we make detailed as well as crucial remarks on Joy <em>et al.</em>’s (2021) paper.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101020"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47959543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WITHDRAWN: Shock wave implosion in water","authors":"S.G. Chefranov, Ya.E. Krasik, A. Rososhek","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101017"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574181822000404/pdfft?md5=c75445ccaee1c3501b4bae7ef0e0e557&pid=1-s2.0-S1574181822000404-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43550605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time-dependent modeling of photoionization wave propagation in nitrogen","authors":"Zohar Henis, David Salzmann","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.100999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.100999","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Photoionization fronts are ubiquitous in astrophysics, but difficult to produce in a laboratory experiment. Recently, it was reported that photoionization fronts may be produced in nitrogen </span>gas at pressure of ten atmospheres irradiated by a radiation source with temperature </span><em>T<sub>r</sub> ∼ 100</em> <em>eV</em><span>. We present two computational approaches to describe photoionization propagation in nitrogen gas induced by soft x-rays: 1. A time dependent in-line model that solves the ionization and the energy balance and the radiation transfer in a self-consistent way, and 2. A multi-group flux limited diffusion<span> model based on two temperatures for the electrons and radiation, ionization and atomic data tables. Calculations were done for two spectrally different radiation sources, a laser irradiated gold foil and a blackbody Planckian source. It is shown that the atomic modeling and the spectral content of the source clearly affect the evolution of the nitrogen gas.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100999"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45189187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D.A. Kim, I.Yu. Vichev, A.D. Solomyannaya, A.S. Grushin
{"title":"Simulation of non-stationary neon plasma using the THERMOS toolkit","authors":"D.A. Kim, I.Yu. Vichev, A.D. Solomyannaya, A.S. Grushin","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The THERMOS toolkit has been improved by adding the module for calculating the properties of non-stationary plasma. Low-density photoionized neon plasma obtained in experiments was simulated. Calculated ion populations, rates of elementary processes, and radiation spectra were compared with results obtained by other scientific groups.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101018"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48107392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A fast approximation to supershell partition functions","authors":"Brian G. Wilson , Jean-Christophe Pain","doi":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hedp.2022.101016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A formula for supershell partition functions, which play a major role in the Super Transition Array approach to radiative-opacity calculations, is derived as a functional of the distribution of energies within the supershell. It consists in an alternative expansion for an arbitrary number of electrons or holes which also allows for quick approximate evaluations with truncated number of terms in the expansion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49267,"journal":{"name":"High Energy Density Physics","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 101016"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"105929611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}