Be wall sources and migration in L-mode discharges after Be evaporation in the JET tokamak (2009)
Krieger, K., Brezinsek, S., Jachmich, S., Lisgo, S., Stamp, M., Esser, H. G., ...
Laurent, T., Hide, M., Mertens, P., Quispe Tintaya, W., Deborggraeve, S., ...
We used the cysteine proteinase B (cpb) gene family of the trypanosomatid genus Leishmania as a target to develop rapid, specific, and easy-to-use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to...
Deborggraeve, S., Coronado, X., Solari, A., Zulantay, I., Apt, W., Mertens, P., ...
BACKGROUND: PCR has evolved into one of the most promising tools for T. cruzi detection in the diagnosis and control of Chagas disease. However, general use of the technique is hampered by its...
Impact of large type I ELMs on plasma radiation in JET (2009)
Huber, A., Arnoux, G., Beurskens, M. N. A., Brezinsek, S., Coad, P., Eich, T., ...
Impact of large type I ELMs on plasma radiation in JET (2009)
Huber, A., Arnoux, G., Brezinsek, S., Coad, P., Eich, T., Fuchs, J. C., ...
LIF measurements on an atomic helium beam in the edge of a fusion plasma (2008)
Krychowiak, M., Mertens, P., König, R., Schweer, B., Brezinek, S., Schmitz, O., ...
Plasma radiation during transient events in JET (2008)
Huber, A., Pitts, R. A., Loarte, A., Philipps, V., Andrew, P., Arnoux, G., ...
Deborggraeve, S., Laurent, T., Espinosa, D., Mbuchi, M., Wasunna, M., ...
Background. Definite diagnosis of Leishmania infections is based on demonstration of the parasite by microscopic analysis of tissue biopsy specimens or aspirate samples. However, microscopy generally...
Ti Ve Of, Identification Phase, J. J. Kanet, W. Faisst, P. Mertens, Sze Ngan Ho
this paper Objective of this paper 1. Examine potential role of Information Technology in Virtual Enterprise 2. Describe an enterprise's activity and the roles as enterprise `Broker' 3....
AUTOMATIC PROSODY GENERATION USING SUPRASEGMENTAL UNIT SELECTION (2007)
F. Malfrre, T. Dutoit, P. Mertens
Text-to-Prosody systems based on the use of prosodic databases extracted from natural speech will be a key point for further development of new Text-to-Speech systems. This paper describes a system...
Claes, Filip; U0032450, Deborggraeve, Stijn; U0046640, Verloo, D, Mertens, P, Crowther, J R, Leclipteux, T, ...
A PCR-Oligochromatography test for diagnosis of human and animal trypanosomosis was evaluated through a multicenter ringtrial with 6 laboratories testing a set of 21 blinded samples, resulting in...
Overview of the ITER-like Wall Project (2007)
Matthews, G., Edwards, P., Hirai, T., Kear, M., Lioure, A., Lomas, P., ...
Tungsten and Beryllium Armour Development for the JET ITER-like Wall Project (2007)
Maier, H., Hirai, T., Rubel, M., Neu, R., Mertens, P., Greuner, H., ...
Tungsten and Beryllium Armour Development for the JET ITER-like Wall Project (2007)
Maier, H., Hirai, T., Rubel, M., Neu, R., Mertens, P., Greuner, H., ...
Improved radiation measurements on JET - First results from an upgraded bolometer system (2007)
Huber, A., McCormick, K., Andrew, P., De Baar, M. R., Beaumont, P., Dalley, S., ...
R&D on full tungsten divertor and beryllium wall for JET ITER-like Wall Project (2007)
Hirai, T., Maier, H., Rubel, M., Mertens, P., Neu, R., Gauthier, E., ...
Upgraded bolometer system on JET for improved radiation measurements (2007)
Huber, A., McCormick, K., Andrew, P., Beaumont, P., Dalley, S., Fink, J., ...
Litnovsky, A., Wienhold, P., Philipps, V., Sergienko, G., Schmitz, O., Kirschner, A., ...
Metal mirrors will be implemented in about half of the ITER diagnostics. Mirrors in ITER will have to withstand radiation loads, erosion by charge-exchange neutrals, deposition of impurities,...
Development and testing of a bulk tungsten tile for the JET divertor (2007)
HIRAI, T, BONDARCHUK, E, BOROVKOV, AI, KOPPITZ, T, LINKE, J, MERTENS, P, ...
Tungsten and beryllium armour development for the JET ITER-like wall project (2007)
MAIER, H, HIRAI, T, RUBEL, M, NEU, R, MERTENS, P, GREUNER, H, ...
Claes, F., Deborggraeve, S., Verloo, D., Mertens, P., Crowther, J. R., Leclipteux, T., ...
A PCR-oligochromatography test for diagnosis of human and animal trypanosomiasis was evaluated through a multicenter ring trial with six laboratories testing a set of 21 blinded samples, resulting in...
Tungsten and Beryllium Armour Development for the JET ITER-like Wall Project (2006)
Maier, H., Hirai, T., Rubel, M., Neu, R., Mertens, P., Greuner, H., ...
Overview of the ITER-like Wall Project. Invited paper (2006)
Matthews, G., Edwards, P., Hirai, T., Kear, M., Lioure, A., Lomas, P., ...
Molecular dipstick test for diagnosis of sleeping sickness (2006)
Laurent, T, Mertens, P, Leclipteux, T, Dujardin, JC, ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a neglected disease that affects poor rural populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on detection of...
Molecular dipstick test for diagnosis of sleeping sickness (2006)
Deborggraeve, S., Claes, F., Laurent, T., Mertens, P., Leclipteux, T., Dujardin, J. C., ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a neglected disease that affects poor rural populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on detection of...
Wafer backside cleaning strategies for high-k/metal gate processing (2005)
Vos, R, Kesters, E, Garaud, Sylvain; U0045539, De Waele, Rita; U0013429, Kenis, Katrien; U0016475, Lux, M, ...
In this work the removal of different metallic and particulate contaminants relevant for high-k/metal gate processing is studied. Best cleaning efficiency of both silicon and nitride substrates is...
A study of the influence of typical wet chemical treatments on the germanium wafer surface (2005)
Conard, T., Hoflijk, I., Mertens, P., ...
Caymax, M., Conard, T., Delabie, A., ...
Mechel,F., Mertens,P., Schilz,W.
This report, Volume IV, presents the results (1961-1962) of several studies of the interaction between air flow and airborne sound in a duct. Three projects are discussed: (1) Part A: The effects of...
MECHEL,F., MERTENS,P., SCHILZ,W.
Theoretical and experimental results on the interaction between sound and air flow in a duct for the following studies are presented: (1) signal amplification as related to size, shape, and position...
Huber, A., Rapp, J., Andrew, P., Coad, P., Corrigan, G., Erents, K., ...
The effect of field reversal on the JET MkIIGB-SRP divertor performance has been investigated in L-mode density limit discharges. These experiments show that the direction of the magnetic field has a...
Toroidal plasma rotation induced by the Dynamic Ergodic Divertor in the TEXTOR tokamak (2005)
FINKEN, KH, ABDULLAEV, SS, DE BOCK, MFM, VON HELLERMANN, M, JAKUBOWSKI, M, JASPERS, R, ...
Herbots, Lieven; U0041335, Maes, Frederik; U0007203, Claus, Piet; U0015250, Dymarkowski, Steven; U0016915, Mertens, P, ...
Strain rate imaging (SRI) is a new ultrasound (US) approach to the quantification of regional myocardial deformation. It previously has been validated in vitro and in vivo against other imaging...
FINKEN, KH, ABDULLAEV, SS, BIEL, W, DE BOCK, MFM, BUSCH, C, FARSHI, E, ...
Kowalski, M, Herbots, Lieven; U0041335, Weidemann, F, Dommke, C, Mertens, P, Mortelmans, Luc; U0012996, ...
The differentiation between differing regional ischaemic substrates is crucial for decision-making in patients with coronary artery disease. This study demonstrates that quantification of dobutamine...
Comparing scrape-off layer and divertor physics in JET pure He and D discharges (2003)
Pitts,R. A., Andrew,P., Andrew,Y., Becoulet,C., Coffey,I., Coster,D., ...
Though helium plasmas are one option for the low activation phase of ITER, little effort has thus far been devoted to studying them in a large, diverted tokamak. A recent campaign on JET has...
Tomographic reconstruction of 2D line radiation distribution in the JET MkIIGB divertor (2003)
Huber,A., Coad,P., Coster,D., Ingesson,L. C., Itami,K., Jachmich,S., ...
A 2D-tomographic reconstruction of D- and C III-emission distribution in L-mode, density limit discharge has been performed and compared with results from other diagnostics (KL2, KS3). The observed...
Comparing scrape-off layer and divertor physics in JET pure He and D discharges (2003)
Pitts, R. A., Andrew, P., Andrew, Y., Becoulet, C., Coffey, I., Coster, D., ...
Though helium plasmas are one option for the low activation phase of ITER, little effort has thus far been devoted to studying them in a large, diverted tokamak. A recent campaign on JET has...
Tomographic reconstruction of 2D line radiation distribution in the JET MkIIGB divertor (2003)
Huber, A., Coad, P., Coster, D., Ingesson, L. C., Itami, K., Jachmich, S., ...
A 2D-tomographic reconstruction of D- and C III-emission distribution in L-mode, density limit discharge has been performed and compared with results from other diagnostics (KL2, KS3). The observed...
Comparing scrape-off layer and divertor physics in JET pure He and D discharges (2003)
Pitts, R. A., Andrew, P., Andrew, Y., Becoulet, M., Coffey, I., Coster, D., ...
Though helium plasmas are one option for the low activation phase of ITER, little effort has thus far been devoted to studying them in a large, diverted tokamak. A recent campaign on JET has...
Overview of JET results (2003)
Pamela, J., Solano, E. R., Adams, J. M., Agarici, G., Agarici, M., Akhter, H., ...
Scientific and technical activities on JET focus on the issues likely to affect the ITER design and operation. Our understanding of the ITER reference mode of operation, the ELMy H-mode, has...
Mertens, P, ...
Procedure to evaluate particle-substrate interaction during immersion in liquid (2003)
Fyen, Wim; U0023820, Van Steenbergen, J., Xu, K.D., Vos, R., Mertens, P., Heyns, Marc; U0011193
In this paper we present a simple technique that can be used to evaluate whether a sub Micron particle will deposit on an wafer surface that is immersed in a given liquid. It is based on measuring...
Kowalski, M, Herbots, L, Weidemann, F, Dommke, C, Mertens, P, Mortelmans, L, ...
The differentiation between differing regional ischaemic substrates is crucial for decision-making in patients with coronary artery disease. This study demonstrates that quantification of dobutamine...
Mertens, P, Djian, J, Schwaiger, M, ...
Lux, M., Kenens, C., Conard, T., ...
We have studied the particle removal efficiency of HF-based cleaning mixtures used to clean wafer surfaces during semiconductor manufacturing. SiO2, Si3N4, and metallic oxide (Al2O3, TiO2) particles...
A controlled deposition of organic contamination and the removal with ozone based cleanings (2001)
Kenens, C, Conard, T, Bender, H, Storm, W, ...
The efficiency of ozone based cleaning processes for the removal of typical organic contamination such as phthalates, fatty acids, siloxanes and surfactants, originating from clean room air, wafer...
Single chemistry cleaning solution for advanced wafer cleaning (2001)
Doll, O., Fester, A., Kolbesen, B.O., Lux, M., ...
In this work, a high performance APM cleaning process is developed. Complexing agents are added to the APM mixture in order to improve its performance against metallic contamination introduced either...
Surface characterization after different wet chemical cleans (2001)
Rohr, E, Conard, T, Storm, W, ...
This paper describes the differences in passivation of silicon surfaces after a dHF or dHF/dHCl last step, either followed by a rinsing step or not, and oxidized by either ozonated cleans or by a SCI...
Controlled deposition of organic contamination and removal with ozone-based cleanings (2001)
Kenens, C, Conard, T, Bender, H, Storm, W, ...
Organic contamination has an impact on semiconductor product yield. Therefore, the removal of typical organic contamination, originating from clean room air, wafer boxes, and wafer handling, is...
Use of surfactants for improved particle performance of dHF-based cleaning recipes (2001)
Lux, M., Singh, R., Chen, Z., ...
A basic understanding of the interactions between a particle and the wafer substrate during cleaning is presented and the usefulness of surfactants to improve the overall particle performance for...
Rinsing and drying effects on heterogeneous substrates (2001)
Vos, R., Devriendt, K., Meuris, M., Mertens, P.
After chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) used in advanced patterning such as e.g. in damascene Cu and Shallow Trench Isolation (STI), the surface consists of 2 (or more) adjacent fields of a...
Non-contact post Cu GMP cleaning using megasonic energy (2001)
Lauerhaas, J., Meuris, M., Mertens, P.
One of the main tasks of the post Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) cleaning step is to remove slurry residues left on the surface after the polishing process. It has been found that very...
Behaviour of metallic contaminants during MOS processing (1999)
Loewenstein, L., Knotter, M., Mertens, P.
The effect of a range of metallic contaminants on the Gate Oxide Integrity of MOS capacitors is reported. A comparison is made with analytical measurements such as Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence...
Electrochemical study of copper deposition on silicon surfaces in HF solution (1999)
TEERLINCK, I, GOMES, W, Strubbe, Katrien, MERTENS, P, HEYNS, M
The atomic structure of the bluetongue virus core. (1998)
Grimes, J, Burroughs, J, Gouet, P, Diprose, J, Malby, R, Zientara, S, ...
Automatic prosody generation using suprasegmental unit selection (1998)
F. Malfrère, T. Dutoit, P. Mertens
Text-to-Prosody systems based on the use of prosodic databases extracted from natural speech will be a key point for further development of new Text-to-Speech systems. This paper describes a system...
Identification of Cardamine species in nurseries of container grown ornamentals (1996)
Eelen, Hilde, Bulcke, Robert, Callens, Danny, MERTENS, P, GOOSSENS, F
Pitch contour stylization using a tonal perception model (1995)
An algorithm for automatic pitch contour stylization is described. It is based on a model of tonal perception, such that the resulting stylization is controlled by two perceptual thresholds. The...
Pitch contour stylization using a tonal perception model (1995)
An algorithm for automatic pitch contour stylization is described. It is based on a model of tonal perception, such that the resulting stylization is controlled by two perceptual thresholds. The...
Pitch contour stylization using a tonal perception model (1995)
An algorithm for automatic pitch contour stylization is described. It is based on a model of tonal perception, such that the resulting stylization is controlled by two perceptual thresholds. The...
London, N., Nijsten, R., Mertens, P., Bogaard, A. V. D., Stobberingh, E.
To analyse the influence of antibiotic therapy on the faecal flora of patients from general practice with complaints of a respiratory tract infection (RTI), 189 paired faecal specimens were...
Atomic-force microscopy and infrared-spectroscopy studies of hydrogen baked si surfaces (1993)
Verhaverbeke, S., Bender, H., Caymax, M., Chollet, F., Vermeire, B., ...
A H-2 pre-bake at temperatures over 1050-degrees-C is typically used prior to Si epitaxial growth. In this study surface microroughness probed with tapping mode Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is...
ANALYSIS OF HV-PULSES FROM KRYTRON AND RELAY PULSERS (1984)
Mertens, P., Kell, B., Krüger-Elencwajg, H.
Direct pulse-height analysis is applied to investigate the amplitude and pulse-height distribution of HV-pulses produced by krytron and relay pulsers as commonly used in field ion microscopes...
ATOM PROBE FIM STUDY OF G.P. ZONE AND γ" PHASE IN AN AGED Cu-2.1 wt. % Be ALLOY (1984)
Zhu, F., Mertens, P., Wollenberger, H.
The G.P. zone and γ" phase precipitated in an Cu-2.1 wt.% Be alloy are studied by FIM and AP. Both precipitates form on {100} matrix planes. The dimensions of the G.P. zone and the γ" phase...
THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED FIELD ION MICROSCOPE WITH ATOM-PROBE AT THE HAHN-MEITNER-INSTITUTE (1984)
Mertens, P., Vidic, U., Becker, H.
A field ion microscope operated under large scale computer control is described. Basic design consideration and the structure of electronic hardware and of measuring programs are outlined.
ANALYSIS OF HV-PULSES FROM KRYTRON AND RELAY PULSERS (1984)
Mertens, P., Kell, B., Krüger-Elencwajg, H.
Direct pulse-height analysis is applied to investigate the amplitude and pulse-height distribution of HV-pulses produced by krytron and relay pulsers as commonly used in field ion microscopes...
ATOM PROBE FIM STUDY OF G.P. ZONE AND γ" PHASE IN AN AGED Cu-2.1 wt. % Be ALLOY (1984)
Zhu, F., Mertens, P., Wollenberger, H.
The G.P. zone and γ" phase precipitated in an Cu-2.1 wt.% Be alloy are studied by FIM and AP. Both precipitates form on {100} matrix planes. The dimensions of the G.P. zone and the γ" phase...
THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED FIELD ION MICROSCOPE WITH ATOM-PROBE AT THE HAHN-MEITNER-INSTITUTE (1984)
Mertens, P., Vidic, U., Becker, H.
A field ion microscope operated under large scale computer control is described. Basic design consideration and the structure of electronic hardware and of measuring programs are outlined.
ANALYSIS OF HV-PULSES FROM KRYTRON AND RELAY PULSERS (1984)
Mertens, P., Kell, B., Krüger-Elencwajg, H.
Direct pulse-height analysis is applied to investigate the amplitude and pulse-height distribution of HV-pulses produced by krytron and relay pulsers as commonly used in field ion microscopes...
ATOM PROBE FIM STUDY OF G.P. ZONE AND γ" PHASE IN AN AGED Cu-2.1 wt. % Be ALLOY (1984)
Zhu, F., Mertens, P., Wollenberger, H.
The G.P. zone and γ" phase precipitated in an Cu-2.1 wt.% Be alloy are studied by FIM and AP. Both precipitates form on {100} matrix planes. The dimensions of the G.P. zone and the γ" phase...
THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED FIELD ION MICROSCOPE WITH ATOM-PROBE AT THE HAHN-MEITNER-INSTITUTE (1984)
Mertens, P., Vidic, U., Becker, H.
A field ion microscope operated under large scale computer control is described. Basic design consideration and the structure of electronic hardware and of measuring programs are outlined.
Development of Spectroscopic Systems for the Stellarator W7-X
Biel,W., Baldzuhn,J., Bertschinger,G., Burhenn,R., Hellermann,M. Von, König,R., ...
Power Loaded Components in W7-X
König,R., Ogorodnikova,O., Vorköper,A., Schmidt,H., Von Sehren,C., Baldzuhn,J., ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak,M., Mertens,P., Schweer,B, Brezinsek,S, König,R., Schmitz,O, ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak,M., Mertens,P., Schweer,B, Brezinsek,S, König,R., Schmitz,O, ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak,M., Mertens,P., Schweer,B., Brezinsek,S., König,R., Schmitz,O., ...
Molecular Dipstick Test for Diagnosis of Sleeping Sickness
Deborggraeve, S., Claes, F., Laurent, T., Mertens, P., Leclipteux, T., Dujardin, J. C., ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a neglected disease that affects poor rural populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on detection of...
Molecular Dipstick Test for Diagnosis of Sleeping Sickness
Deborggraeve, S., Claes, F., Laurent, T., Mertens, P., Leclipteux, T., Dujardin, J. C., ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a neglected disease that affects poor rural populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on detection of...
Development of Spectroscopic Systems for the Stellarator W7-X
Biel, W., Baldzuhn, J., Bertschinger, G., Burhenn, R., Hellermann, M. Von, König, R., ...
Power Loaded Components in W7-X
König, R., Ogorodnikova, O., Vorköper, A., Schmidt, H., Von Sehren, C., Baldzuhn, J., ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak, M., Mertens, P., Schweer, B, Brezinsek, S, König, R., Schmitz, O, ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak, M., Mertens, P., Schweer, B, Brezinsek, S, König, R., Schmitz, O, ...
LIF-measurements of atomic helium metastables in the edge of high-temperature plasmas
Krychowiak, M., Mertens, P., Schweer, B., Brezinsek, S., König, R., Schmitz, O., ...
R&D on full tungsten divertor and beryllium wall for JET ITER-like Wall Project
Hirai, T., Maier, H., Rubel, M., Mertens, P., Neu, R., Gauthier, E., ...
Overview of the ITER-like Wall Project
Matthews, G., Edwards, P., Hirai, T., Kear, M., Lioure, A., Lomas, P., ...
Evolution of Be migration after Be evaporation in the JET tokamak
Krieger, K., Stamp, M., Brezinsek, S., Esser, H., Jachmich, S., Kreter, A., ...
Be migration after Be evaporation in JET
Krieger, K., Stamp, M., Brezinsek, S., Esser, H. G., Jachmich, S., Kreter, A., ...
Claes, F., Deborggraeve, S., Verloo, D., Mertens, P., Crowther, J. R., Leclipteux, T., ...
A PCR-oligochromatography test for diagnosis of human and animal trypanosomiasis was evaluated through a multicenter ring trial with six laboratories testing a set of 21 blinded samples, resulting in...
Be wall sources and migration after Be evaporation in the JET tokamak
Krieger, K., Stamp, M., Brezinsek, S., Esser, H. G., Kreter, A., Menmuir, S., ...
Engineering Challenges of the JET ITER-like Wall
Riccardo, V., Matthews, G., Thompson, V., Villedieu, E., Coad, P., Mertens, P., ...
Plasma radiation distribution and radiation loads onto the vessel during transient events in JET
Huber, A., Pitts, R. A., Loarte, A., Philipps, V., Andrew, P., Brezinsek, S., ...
Plasma radiation during transient events in JET
Huber, A., Pitts, R. A., Loarte, A., Philipps, V., Andrew, P., Arnoux, G., ...
Beryllium migration-ILW reference values for Be erosion
Krieger, K., Brezinsek, S., Esser, H. G., Meigs, A., Mertens, P., Van Rooij, G., ...
Current Status of the JET ITER-like Wall Project
Matthews, G. F., Edwards, P., Greuner, H., Loving, A., Maier, H., Mertens, P., ...