535 research outputs found
Sculpting molecular structures from bilayer graphene and other materials
We demonstrate a technique for creating unique forms of pure sp(2)-bonded carbon and unprecedented heteromolecules. These new structures, which we refer to as sculpturenes, are formed by sculpting selected shapes from bilayer graphene, heterobilayers, or multilayered materials and allowing the shapes to spontaneously reconstruct. The simplest sculpturene is topologically equivalent to a torus, with dimensions comparable to those of fullerenes. The topology of these new molecular structures is stable against atomic-scale defects. We demonstrate that sculpturenes can form the basic building blocks of hollow, multiconnected structures, with potential applications to nanofluidics and nanoelectronics
Electronic properties of sculpturenes
We investigate the electronic properties of sculpturenes, formed by sculpting selected shapes from bilayer graphene, boron nitride or graphene-boron nitride hetero-bilayers and allowing the shapes to spontaneously reconstruct. The simplest sculpturenes are periodic nanotubes, containing lines of non-hexagonal rings. More complex sculpturenes formed from shapes with non-trivial topologies, connectivities and materials combinations may also be constructed. Results are presented for the reconstructed geometries, electronic densities of states and current-voltage relations of these new structures
How Lyman Alpha Emission Depends On Galaxy Stellar Mass
In this work, we show how the stellar mass (M) of galaxies affects the
3<z<4.6 Ly-alpha equivalent width (EW) distribution. To this end, we design a
sample of 629 galaxies in the M range 7.6 < logM/Msun < 10.6 from the
3D-HST/CANDELS survey. We perform spectroscopic observations of this sample
using the Michigan/Magellan Fiber System, allowing us to measure Ly-alpha
fluxes and use 3D-HST/CANDELS ancillary data. In order to study the Ly-alpha EW
distribution dependence on M, we split the whole sample in three stellar mass
bins. We find that, in all bins, the distribution is best represented by an
exponential profile of the form dN(M)/dEW= A(M)exp(-EW/W0(M))/W0(M). Through a
Bayesian analysis, we confirm that lower M galaxies have higher Ly-alpha EWs.
We also find that the fraction A of galaxies featuring emission and the
e-folding scale W0 of the distribution anti- correlate with M, recovering
expressions of the forms A(M)= -0.26(.13) logM/Msun+3.01(1.2) and W0(M)=
-15.6(3.5) logM/Msun +166(34). These results are crucial for proper
interpretation of Ly-alpha emission trends reported in the literature that may
be affected by strong M selection biases.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Evaluating the impact of post-qualifying social work education.
Post-qualifying awards in social work are well established within the continuing professional development agenda for qualified social workers in the UK. The evaluation of education and training should be an integral part of this agenda because it is important to ensure that programmes continue to meet standards of delivery, are successful in meeting their aims and objectives and are making an impact on practice. However, there is limited amount of published work on the evaluation of post-qualifying social work education, with studies often focusing on programme delivery rather than on their impact on practice.
This paper explores evaluative work within the current post-qualifying social work framework, and discusses the results of an evaluation of the Vulnerable Adults and Community Care Practice programme, a specialist post-qualifying social work education programme run by a UK university, as an example of an evaluation of the impact on practice. The results indicate positive evidence of impact on practice and demonstrate examples of how the programme has had a direct effect on individuals, teams, organisations and on people who use services
B_s->D_s/B->D Semileptonic Form-Factor Ratios and Their Application to BR(B^0_s->\mu^+\mu^-)
We calculate form-factor ratios between the semileptonic decays
\bar{B}->D^+\ell^-\bar{\nu} and \bar{B}_s->D_s^+\ell^-\bar{\nu} with lattice
QCD. These ratios are a key theoretical input in a new strategy to determine
the fragmentation fractions of the neutral B decays, which are needed for
measurements of BR(B^0_s-> \mu^+\mu^-). We use the MILC ensembles of gauge
configurations with 2+1 flavors of sea quarks at two lattice spacings of
approximately 0.12 fm and 0.09 fm. We use the model-independent
z-parametrization to extrapolate our simulation results at small recoil toward
maximum recoil. Our results for the form-factor ratios are
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contrast to a QCD sum-rule calculation, no significant departure from U-spin
(ds) symmetry is observed.Comment: 30 pages, 11 figures. Fig. 1 updated. Table II added. Conforms with
version published in Physical Review D, except typos fixed, as in the PRD
Erratum, in Table V (previously Table IV in arXiv v1). Results unchange
Refining new-physics searches in B -> D tau nu decay with lattice QCD
The semileptonic decay channel B -> D tau nu is sensitive to the presence of
a scalar current, such as that mediated by a charged-Higgs boson. Recently the
BaBar experiment reported the first observation of the exclusive semileptonic
decay B -> D tau nu, finding an approximately 2-sigma disagreement with the
Standard-Model prediction for the ratio R(D)=BR(B->D tau nu)/BR(B->D l nu),
where l=e,mu. We compute this ratio of branching fractions using hadronic form
factors computed in unquenched lattice QCD and obtain R(D) = 0.316(12)(7),
where the errors are statistical and total systematic, respectively. This
result is the first Standard-Model calculation of R(D) from ab initio full QCD.
Its error is smaller than that of previous estimates, primarily due to the
reduced uncertainty in the scalar form factor f_0(q^2). Our determination of
R(D) is approximately 1-sigma higher than previous estimates and, thus, reduces
the tension with experiment. We also compute R(D) in models with electrically
charged scalar exchange, such as the type II two-Higgs doublet model. Once
again, our result is consistent with, but approximately 1-sigma higher than,
previous estimates for phenomenologically relevant values of the scalar
coupling in the type II model. As a byproduct of our calculation, we also
present the Standard-Model prediction for the longitudinal polarization ratio
P_L (D)= 0.325(4)(3).Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 1 table. References and text added. Fig. 3 R(D)
in 2HDM II corrected and conclusions modified. Standard-Model R(D) unchange
A Super-Earth and Two Neptunes Orbiting the Nearby Sun-like Star 61 Virginis
We present precision radial velocity data that reveal a multiple exoplanet system orbiting the bright nearby G5V star 61 Virginis. Our 4.6 years of combined Keck/HIRES and Anglo-Australian Telescope precision radial velocities indicate the hitherto unknown presence of at least three planets orbiting this well-studied star. These planets are all on low-eccentricity orbits with periods of 4.2, 38.0, and 124.0 days, and projected masses (Msin i) of 5.1, 18.2, and 24.0 M_â, respectively. Test integrations of systems consistent with the radial velocity data suggest that the configuration is dynamically stable. Depending on the effectiveness of tidal dissipation within the inner planet, the inner two planets may have evolved into an eccentricity fixed-point configuration in which the apsidal lines of all three planets corotate. This conjecture can be tested with additional observations. We present a 16-year time series of photometric observations of 61 Virginis, which comprise 1194 individual measurements, and indicate that it has excellent photometric stability. No significant photometric variations at the periods of the proposed planets have been detected. This new system is the first known example of a G-type Sun-like star hosting a Super-Earth mass planet. It joins HD 75732 (55 Cnc), HD 69830, GJ 581, HD 40307, and GJ 876 in a growing group of exoplanet systems that have multiple planets orbiting with periods less than an Earth-year. The ubiquity of such systems portends that space-based transit-search missions such as Kepler and CoRoT will find many multi-transiting systems
The Future of High Energy Physics Software and Computing
Software and Computing (S&C) are essential to all High Energy Physics (HEP)
experiments and many theoretical studies. The size and complexity of S&C are
now commensurate with that of experimental instruments, playing a critical role
in experimental design, data acquisition/instrumental control, reconstruction,
and analysis. Furthermore, S&C often plays a leading role in driving the
precision of theoretical calculations and simulations. Within this central role
in HEP, S&C has been immensely successful over the last decade. This report
looks forward to the next decade and beyond, in the context of the 2021
Particle Physics Community Planning Exercise ("Snowmass") organized by the
Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) of the American Physical Society.Comment: Computational Frontier Report Contribution to Snowmass 2021; 41
pages, 1 figure. v2: missing ref and added missing topical group conveners.
v3: fixed typo
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