Table 1 Setting for RPMHW and RPMSW partial gravity paradigms

From: Novel, Moon and Mars, partial gravity simulation paradigms and their effects on the balance between cell growth and cell proliferation during early plant development

Simulated Condition

Acceleration (g level)

RPMHW

RPMSW

Angular speed (rpm)

Radius (cm)

Eccentricity

Moon

0.17

36

12

0.25

Mars

0.38

53

12

0.53

1/2 g-Earth

0.50

53

16

0.66

3/4 g-Earth

0.75

75

12

0.87

1 g HW control

1.00

75

16

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  1. For the RPMHW the internal centrifuge settings include three angular speeds (in revolutions per minute) combined with two distances from the center of rotation (radius in cm) to provide the desired fractional g level. In the column on the right the RPMSW parameters (eccentricity) are shown for the same gravitational levels
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