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Surface effects on the statistics of the local density of states in metallic nanoparticles: manifestation on the NMR spectra
In metallic nanoparticles, shifts in the ionization energy of surface atoms
with respect to bulk atoms can lead to surface bands. Within a simple Tight
Binding model we find that the projection of the electronic density of states
on these sites presents two overlapping structures. One of them is
characterized by the level spacing coming from bulk states and the other arises
from the surface states. In very small particles, this contributes to an
over-broadening of the NMR absorption spectra, determined by the Knight shift
distribution of magnetic nuclei. We compare our calculated Knight shifts with
experiments on aluminum nanoparticles, and show that the deviation of the
scaling law as a function of temperature and particle size can be explained in
terms of surface states.Comment: 1 tar.gz fil
Populations réfugiées : de l'exil au retour
L'Etat somalien n'existe plus depuis 1991. La coalition qui avait contraint Siyaad Barre à fuir, s'est rompue : l'ex-Somaliland a proclamé son indépendance tandis que le Sud demeure déchiré entre seigneurs de la guerre. Pourtant, la Somalie est sans doute l'Etat-nation le plus homogène d'Afrique sub-saharienne. Marqués par l'élevage nomade et la division en clans, les Somali sont-ils condamnés à ne jamais former un Etat ? En dépit de leur tradition, ancienne, de mobilité et de migrations, ils ont fondé, sur leur territoire actuel, des cités-Etats, des émirats et des sultanats. (Résumé d'auteur
Higgs boson production via vector-like top-partner decays: diphoton or multilepton plus multijets channels at the LHC
We first build a minimal model of vector-like quarks where the dominant Higgs
boson production process at LHC -- the gluon fusion -- can be significantly
suppressed, being motivated by the recent stringent constraints from the search
for direct Higgs production over a wide Higgs mass range. Within this model,
compatible with the present experimental constraints on direct Higgs searches,
we demonstrate that the Higgs () production via a heavy vector-like
top-partner () decay, , , allows to
discover a Higgs boson at the LHC and measure its mass, through the decay
channels or . We also comment on the recent hint
in LHC data from a possible GeV Higgs scalar, in the presence of
heavy vector-like top quarks.Comment: 14 pages, 8 figure
Application of large area SiPMs for the readout of a plastic scintillator based timing detector
In this study an array of eight 6 mm x 6 mm area SiPMs was coupled to the end
of a long plastic scintillator counter which was exposed to a 2.5 GeV/c muon
beam at the CERN PS. Timing characteristics of bars with dimensions 150 cm x 6
cm x 1 cm and 120 cm x 11 cm x 2.5 cm have been studied. An 8-channel SiPM
anode readout ASIC (MUSIC R1) based on a novel low input impedance current
conveyor has been used to read out and amplify SiPMs independently and sum the
signals at the end. Prospects for applications in large-scale particle physics
detectors with timing resolution below 100 ps are provided in light of the
results
Application of large area SiPMs for the readout of a plastic scintillator based timing detector
In this study an array of eight 6 mm x 6 mm area SiPMs was coupled to the end
of a long plastic scintillator counter which was exposed to a 2.5 GeV/c muon
beam at the CERN PS. Timing characteristics of bars with dimensions 150 cm x 6
cm x 1 cm and 120 cm x 11 cm x 2.5 cm have been studied. An 8-channel SiPM
anode readout ASIC (MUSIC R1) based on a novel low input impedance current
conveyor has been used to read out and amplify SiPMs independently and sum the
signals at the end. Prospects for applications in large-scale particle physics
detectors with timing resolution below 100 ps are provided in light of the
results
320g Ionization-Heat Cryogenic Detector for Dark Matter Search in the EDELWEISS Experiment
The EDELWEISS experiment used in 2001 a 320g heat-and-ionization cryogenic Ge
detector operated in a low-background environment in the Laboratoire Souterrain
de Modane for direct WIMP detection. This detector presents an increase of more
than 4 times the mass of previous detectors. Calibrations of this detector are
used to determine its energy resolution and fiducial volume, and to optimize
the detector design for the 1kg phase of the EDELWEISS-I experiment. Analysis
of the calibrations and characteristics of a first series of 320g-detectors are
presented.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
A Case of Urogenital Human Schistosomiasis from a Non-endemic Area
© 2015 Calvo-Cano et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The attached file is the published version of the article
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