We propose to interpret Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (CryoEM) data as a supervision for learning parameters of CryoEM microscopes. Following this formulation, we present a differentiable version of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Simulator that provides differentiability of all continuous inputs in a simulation. We demonstrate the learning capability of our simulator with two examples, detector parameter estimation and denoising. With our differentiable simulator, detector parameters can be learned from real data without time-consuming handcrafting. Besides, our simulator enables new way to denoising micrographs. We develop this simulator with the combination of Taichi and PyTorch, exploiting kernel-based and operator-based parallel differentiable programming, which results in good speed, low memory footprint and expressive code. We call our work as Differentiable TEM Detector as there are still challenges to implement a fully differentiable transmission electron microscope simulator that can further differentiate with respect to particle positions. This work presents first steps towards a fully differentiable TEM simulator. Finally, as a subsequence of our work, we abstract out the fuser that connects Taichi and PyTorch as an open-source library, Stannum, facilitating neural rendering and differentiable rendering in a broader context. We publish our code on GitHub.

Cryogenic electron tomography provides visualization of cellular complexes in situ, allowing a further understanding of cellular function. However, the projection images from this technique present a meager signal-to-noise ratio due to the limited electron dose, and the lack of projections at high tilt angles produces the 'missing-wedge' problem in the Fourier domain. These limitations in the projection data prevent traditional reconstruction techniques from achieving good reconstructions. Multiple strategies have been proposed to deal with the noise and the artifacts arising from the 'missing-wedge’ problem. For example, manually selecting subtomograms of identical structures and averaging them (subtogram averaging), data-driven approaches that intend to perform subtogram averaging automatically, and various methods for denoising tilt-series before reconstruction or denoising the volumes after reconstruction. Most of these approaches are additional pre-processing or post-processing steps independent from the reconstruction method, and the consistency of the resulting tomograms with the original projection data is lost after the modifications. We propose a GPU accelerated optimization-based reconstruction framework using proximal algorithms. Our framework integrates denoising in the reconstruction process by alternating between reconstruction and denoising, relieving the users of the need to select additional denoising algorithms and preserving the consistency between final tomograms and projection data. Thanks to the flexibility provided by proximal algorithms, various available proximal operators can be interchanged for each task, e.g., various algebraic reconstruction methods and denoising techniques. We evaluate our approach qualitatively by comparison with current reconstruction and denoising approaches, showing excellent denoising capabilities and superior visual quality of the reconstructed tomograms. We quantitatively evaluate the methods with a recently proposed synthetic dataset for scanning transmission electron microscopy, achieving superior reconstruction quality for a noisy and angle-limited synthetic dataset.

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The objective of this research is to develop a test methodology to be used in determining which material properties affect the ultimate performance of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) at liquid nitrogen (LN2) temperatures. The test methodology being evaluated is based on that used for ambient performance of COPVs and includes: resin properties, resin/fiber interface and COPV burst data. The suitability of these tests at LN2 temperatures will be evaluated. The resin properties are investigated by use of tensile tests to determine: strain to failure (%å), failure stress (óys), and elastic modulus (E). TThe objective of this research is to develop a test methodology to be used in determining which material properties affect the ultimate performance of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) at liquid nitrogen (LN2) temperatures. The test methodology being evaluated is based on that used for ambient performance of COPVs and includes: resin properties, resin/fiber interface and COPV burst data. The suitability of these tests at LN2 temperatures will be evaluated. The resin properties are investigated by use of tensile tests to determine: strain to failure (%å), failure stress (óys), and elastic modulus (E). The resin/fiber interface is evaluated using short beam shear tests to determine the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS). These properties are compared with actual COPV burst pressures performed at ambient and LN2 temperatures. If a correlation can be found, this research lays the foundation for a method to quickly and efficiently screen candidate material systems for composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) fabrication.he resin/fiber interface is evaluated using short beam shear tests to determine the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS). These properties are compared with actual COPV burst pressures performed at ambient and LN2 temperatures. If a correlation can be found, this research lays the foundation for a method to quickly and efficiently screen candidate material systems for composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) fabrication.

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In order for future space transportation vehicles to be considered economically viable, the extensive use of lightweight materials is critical. For spacecraft with liquid fueled rocket engines, one area identified as a potential source for significant weight reduction is the replacement of traditional metallic cryogenic fuel tanks with newer designs based on polymer matrix composites. For long-term applications such as those dictated by manned, reusable launch vehicles, an efficient cryo-tank design must ensure a safe and reliable operating environment. To execute this design, extensive experimental data must be collected on the lifetime durability of PMC's subjected to realistic thermal and mechanical environments. However, since polymer matrix composites (PMC's) have seen limited use as structural materials in the extreme environment of cryogenic tanks, the available literature provides few sources of experimental data on the strength, stiffness, and durability of PMC's operating at cryogenic temperatures. It is recognized that a broad spectrum of factors influence the mechanical properties of PMC's including material selection, composite fabrication and handling, aging or preconditioning, specimen preparation, laminate ply lay-up, and test procedures. It is the intent of this thesis to investigate and report performance of PMC's in cryogenic environments by providing analysis of results from experimental data developed from a series of thermal/mechanical tests. The selected test conditions represented a range of exposure times, loads and temperatures similar to those experienced during the lifetime of a cryogenic, hydrogen fuel tank. Fundamental, lamina-level material properties along with properties of typical design laminates were measured, analyzed, and correlated against test environments. Material stiffness, strength, and damage, will be given as a function of both cryogenic test temperatures and pre-test cryogenic aging conditions. This study focused on test temperature, preconditioning methods, and laminate configuration as the primary test variables. The material used in the study, (IM7/PETI-5), is an advanced carbon fiber, thermoplastic polyimide composite. / Master of Science

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:43:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Milene Yumi Maeda.pdf: 4409513 bytes, checksum: c08056fcd59620f956225201d8330824 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Commercially pure aluminum, copper and silver samples were rolled at room and cryogenic temperatures until approximately 99% of thickness total reduction, causing deformation (ε) between 3.93 and 4.61 Although not in balance state, the metals tend to have more defects density when cryo rolled, especially higher dislocation density, evidenced by calculations based on X-ray data for copper and silver. Higher defects density implies superior hardness, tensile strength limit and yield strength, but smaller elongation. There was evidence of stacking fault energy (SFE) influence in the process, evaluating hardness and properties obtained through tensile tests of the materials. The cryogenic temperature (CT) and room temperature (RT) rolled samples were evaluated by hardness tests, tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), which indicate influence of stacking fault energy (SFE) on process. The hardness of all the materials tend to drop when they are kept at RT after cryo rolling and bigger larger hardness decrease was observed for silver, which one has the lowest SFE and slightest hardness decreased was noticed for aluminum, which has high SFE. There is evidence that cryo rolling is more attractive for low SFE materials after ageing at RT, as long as silver presented simultaneous increase in higher tensile strength of about 53% and 29% gain of elongation when compared to the same one rolled at RT. Elongation gain of silver can be associated to static recrystallization, as evidenced contrasting silver’s tensile charts after ageing and recrystallized silver. In turn, copper presented 15% of strength limit increase and just 5% elongation, whereas aluminum had both strength limit and elongation reduced. / Amostras de alumínio, cobre e prata comercialmente puros foram laminadas à temperatura ambiente (TA) e criogênica (TC) até aproximadamente 99% de redução total de espessura, causando deformações (ε) entre 3,93 e 4,61. Embora não seja em estado de equilíbrio, os metais tendem a possuir maior densidade de defeitos quando laminados criogenicamente, sobretudo maior densidade de discordâncias, evidenciado pelos cálculos baseados nos dados obtidos através difração de raios-X para cobre e prata. Uma quantidade maior de defeitos implica em maiores dureza e limites de escoamento e resistência, mas menor alongamento. Houve indícios da influência da energia de falha de empilhamento (EFE) no processo, avaliando-se a dureza e as propriedades obtidas através dos ensaios de tração dos materiais. A dureza de todos tende a cair quando mantidos em TA após a laminação criogênica e observou-se uma maior queda de dureza para a prata, que tem baixa EFE e uma menor queda de dureza para o alumínio, que tem elevada EFE. Há indicativos de que a laminação criogênica é mais vantajosa para metais de baixa EFE após envelhecimento em TA, visto que a prata apresentou um aumento simultâneo de limite de resistência de aproximadamente 53% e um ganho de 29% de alongamento quando comparado à mesma laminada em TA. O aumento de alongamento da prata pode ser associado à recristalização estática da mesma, como pode ser evidenciado comparando-se os gráficos de tração da prata após envelhecimento com a prata recristalizada. O cobre, por sua vez, apresentou um aumento de 15% do limite de resistência e apenas 5% de alongamento, enquanto o alumínio apresentou redução tanto do limite de resistência quanto de alongamento.

Submitted by Eunice Novais (enovais@uepg.br) on 2018-09-03T21:43:50Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Maicon_Crivoi.pdf: 5082056 bytes, checksum: cf064a8b661e7eb5e1be0dca41eab5f1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-03T21:43:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Maicon_Crivoi.pdf: 5082056 bytes, checksum: cf064a8b661e7eb5e1be0dca41eab5f1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-23 / Dois aços inoxidáveis (AISI430 ferrítico e AISI316L austenítico) foram analisados por testes de tração uniaxial às temperaturas ambiente e criogênica, com taxas de deformação controladas para ambos os metais. Utilizou-se o equipamento Synchrotron Gleeble®, capaz de realizar medições de difração de raios X in situ, controlando a temperatura da amostra, a condição de tensão / tração, bem como a atmosfera da câmara e permitindo também a injeção de nitrogênio líquido diretamente sobre a amostra com excelente versatilidade e reprodutibilidade. Os testes foram realizados em um sistema de simulação termomecânica avançado, XTMS, localizado Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais - CNPEM - Campinas, SP, Brasil. A caracterização foi realizada por meio de imagens MEV e XRD in situ. As fotomicrografias e os resultados dos ensaios de tração mostram que o aço AISI 430 apresenta uma fratura dúctil à temperatura ambiente e fratura frágil a temperatura criogênica com aumento da resistência. Os resultados do aço AISI 316L evidenciam que o material tem uma fratura dúctil em ambas as condições. Para este mesmo metal, o alongamento a ambas as temperaturas foi praticamente o mesmo, mas a resistência à tração no ambiente criogênico foi muito maior. Este comportamento pode estar associado ao efeito TRIP, o que está de acordo com os dados XRD, uma vez que os picos de martensita α' induzida por deformação são evidenciados. / Two stainless steels (AISI430 ferritic and AISI316L austenitic) were analyzed by uniaxial tensile tests at room and cryogenic temperatures, with controlled strain rates for both metals. The Gleeble® Synchrotron system was used; it is capable to perform X-ray diffraction measurements in situ, controlling the sample temperature, controlling the stress / strain condition, as well as the chamber atmosphere, and also allowing the injection of liquid nitrogen directly into the sample with excellent versatility and reproducibility. The tests were performed in an advanced thermo mechanical simulation system, XTMS, located in the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials - CNPEM - Campinas, SP, Brazil. The characterization was performed by means of SEM images and in situ XRD. The photomicrographs and the results of the tensile tests show that AISI 430 steel presents a ductile fracture at room temperature and fragile fracture at cryogenic temperature with resistance increasing. The results of the AISI 316 L steel show that the material has a ductile fracture in both conditions. For this same metal, the elongation at both temperatures was practically the same, but the tensile strength in the cryogenic environment was much higher. This behavior may be associated with the TRIP effect, which agrees with the XRD data, since peaks of α’ strain induced martensite are evidenced.

Submitted by Deyse Queiroz (deysequeirozz@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-13T14:15:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSÉ DIVÂNIO PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2011..pdf: 15315292 bytes, checksum: e9b24518134206b0e9339d2a725d179a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-13T14:15:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSÉ DIVÂNIO PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2011..pdf: 15315292 bytes, checksum: e9b24518134206b0e9339d2a725d179a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09 / O consumo de carne congelada é cada vez maior, sobretudo nas grandes cidades, tornando-se imprescindíveis estudos mais detalhados dos processos de congelamento e sua influência no produto destinado ao consumidor. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a cinética de congelamento e avaliar as alterações físico-químicas do lombo da carne caprina e ovina, submetido a quatro temperaturas de congelamento: -22,5 e -45 °C (freezer comercial), -170 °C (vapor de nitrogénio líquido) e -196 °C (imersão no nitrogénio líquido). Foram realizadas as análises físico-químicas de teor de água, pH, acidez, cinzas e proteínas, de acordo com o Instituto Adolfo Lutz enquanto para os atributos textura, ruptura da fibra e resistência de corte, as amostras foram realizadas em texturômetro da marca TA.XT plus. O lombo da carne ovina a -22,5 e -45 °C congelou mais rapidamente que a do lombo da carne caprina, cujos tempos foram iguais a 10200 e 10800 segundos; 6240 e 6480 segundos, respectivamente; Já nas temperaturas de -170 e -196 o lombo da carne apresentou ligeira diferença no tempo de congelamento com a carne caprina congelando de maneira mais rápida em aproximadamente 1920 segundos com relação à carne ovina, que foi de 1940 segundos e 120 e 125 segundos, respectivamente. As difusividades efetivas médias (am) do lombo da carne caprina e ovina apresentaram tendência de aumento com a diminuição da temperatura de congelamento. Os maiores valores de teor de água, pH, acidez e proteínas do lombo da carne caprina foram iguais a 76,8447% (-45°C); 5,756 (-45 °C), 5,733 (-90 °C) e 5,770 (-196 °C); 0,052% (-90 °C); e 23,490% (-170 °C), respectivamente; por outro lado, teores de água, pH, acidez e proteínas, foram iguais a 71,6773% (-90 °C), 5,530 (-22,5 °C), 0,032% (-170 °C) e 18,390 (-196 °C), respectivamente. No lombo da carne caprina os maiores e menores valores para o teor de água foram iguais a 77,6433 (-22,5 °C) e 70, 5390 (-90 °C); pH iguais a 5,753 (-196 °C) e 5,610 (-22,5 °); acidez iguais a 0,047, 0,045, 0,044 % (-22,5, -45 e -170°C)e 0,040 (- 196 °C); proteínas iguais a 20,643 e 20,953 % (-45 e -90 °C) e 18,923 e 18,720 (-22,5 e - 170 °C), mas as cinzas não apresentaram alterações significativas. A redução da temperatura de congelamento proporcionou tendência de diminuição da força de corte e ruptura das fibras do lombo da carne caprina e ovina. / Frozen meat consumption has increased especially in large cities, calling for more exhaustive rescarch concerning the freezing process and its influence on consumer products. The main objective of present study is to determine the freezing kinetics and evaluate the physical and chemical changes that occur in the lamb loin and goat meat. Both the lamb loin and goat meat were exposed to four freezing temperatures, -22.5 and - 45 C (freezer trade), -170 C (liquid nitrogen vapor) and -196 ° C (immersion in liquid nitrogen). A physical-chemical water content analysis, including pH, acidity, ash and protein content was conducted in conformity with the Instituto Adolfo Lutz's, norms whereas for texture attributes of fiber rupture and resistance, samples cutting were done in brand texturometer TA . XT plus. The lamb loin -22.5 and -45 ° C froze faster than the goat meat , whose times were equal to 10200 and 10800 / 2, 6240 and 6480 / 2, respectively. At temperatures of -170 and -196 °C, the loin meat exhibited a slight difference in freezing weather, with freezing goat meat quickly, in about 1920 / 2, in relation to lamb, which was 1940 / 2 and 120 125 seconds, respectively. The mean effective diffusivities (am) of loin meat goats and sheep tended to increase with decreasing freezing temperature. The highest values of water content, pH, acidity and protein loin of goat meat were equal to 76.8447% (-45 ° C) 5.756 (-45 ° C), 5.733 (-90 C) and 5.770 (-196 ° C), 0.052% (-90 C) and 23.490% (-170 ° C), respectively. While the lower water content, pH, acidity and protein were equal to 71.6773% (-90 C), 5.530 (-22.5 C), 0.032% (-170 ° C) and 18.390 (-196 degrees C), respectively. On the back of the goat meat, the highest and lowest values for water content were equal to 77.6433 (-22.5 C) and 70, 5390 (-90 C), pH equal to 5.753 (-196 ° C) and 5.610 (-22.5 °); acidity equal to 0.047, 0.045, 0.044% (-22.5, -45 and - 170 ° C) and 0.040 (-196 ° C), protein equal to 20.643 and 20.953% (-45 and -90 C) and 18.923 and 18.720 (-22.5 and - 170 ° C), while the ash did not change significantly. The reduction of the freezing temperature gave a trend of cutting force and rupture of the fibers of the loin of lamb and goat meat.