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Modified thermal analyzer digital computer program (TAP)
Computer program for solving n-dimensional transient or steady state heat flow problems by creating electrical analogy of problem and solving by finite difference metho
Electronic correlations at the alpha-gamma structural phase transition in paramagnetic iron
We compute the equilibrium crystal structure and phase stability of iron at
the alpha(bcc)-gamma(fcc) phase transition as a function of temperature, by
employing a combination of ab initio methods for calculating electronic band
structures and dynamical mean-field theory. The magnetic correlation energy is
found to be an essential driving force behind the alpha-gamma structural phase
transition in paramagnetic iron.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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A comparison of spotlight synthetic aperture radar image formation techniques
Spotlight synthetic aperture radar images can be formed from the complex phase history data using two main techniques: (1) polar-to-cartesian interpolation followed by two-dimensional inverse Fourier transform (2DFFT), and (2) convolution backprojection (CBP). CBP has been widely used to reconstruct medical images in computer aided tomography, and only recently has been applied to form synthetic aperture radar imagery. It is alleged that CBP yields higher quality images because (1) all the Fourier data are used and (2) the polar formatted data is used directly to form a 2D Cartesian image and therefore 2D interpolation is not required. This report compares the quality of images formed by CBP and several modified versions of the 2DFFT method. We show from an image quality point of view that CBP is equivalent to first windowing the phase history data and then interpolating to an exscribed rectangle. From a mathematical perspective, we should expect this conclusion since the same Fourier data are used to form the SAR image. We next address the issue of parallel implementation of each algorithm. We dispute previous claims that CBP is more readily parallelizable than the 2DFFT method. Our conclusions are supported by comparing execution times between massively parallel implementations of both algorithms, showing that both experience similar decreases in computation time, but that CBP takes significantly longer to form an image
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The elastic constants of MgSiO3 perovskite at pressures and temperatures of the Earth's mantle
The temperature anomalies in the Earth's mantle associated with thermal
convection1 can be inferred from seismic tomography, provided that the elastic
properties of mantle minerals are known as a function of temperature at mantle
pressures. At present, however, such information is difficult to obtain
directly through laboratory experiments. We have therefore taken advantage of
recent advances in computer technology, and have performed finite-temperature
ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of the elastic properties of MgSiO3
perovskite, the major mineral of the lower mantle, at relevant thermodynamic
conditions. When combined with the results from tomographic images of the
mantle, our results indicate that the lower mantle is either significantly
anelastic or compositionally heterogeneous on large scales. We found the
temperature contrast between the coldest and hottest regions of the mantle, at
a given depth, to be about 800K at 1000 km, 1500K at 2000 km, and possibly over
2000K at the core-mantle boundary.Comment: Published in: Nature 411, 934-937 (2001
Determination of the high-pressure crystal structure of BaWO4 and PbWO4
We report the results of both angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction and x-ray
absorption near-edge structure studies in BaWO4 and PbWO4 at pressures of up to
56 GPa and 24 GPa, respectively. BaWO4 is found to undergo a pressure-driven
phase transition at 7.1 GPa from the tetragonal scheelite structure (which is
stable under normal conditions) to the monoclinic fergusonite structure whereas
the same transition takes place in PbWO4 at 9 GPa. We observe a second
transition to another monoclinic structure which we identify as that of the
isostructural phases BaWO4-II and PbWO4-III (space group P21/n). We have also
performed ab initio total energy calculations which support the stability of
this structure at high pressures in both compounds. The theoretical
calculations further find that upon increase of pressure the scheelite phases
become locally unstable and transform displacively into the fergusonite
structure. The fergusonite structure is however metastable and can only occur
if the transition to the P21/n phases were kinetically inhibited. Our
experiments in BaWO4 indicate that it becomes amorphous beyond 47 GPa.Comment: 46 pages, 11 figures, 3 table
High-pressure crystal structure, lattice vibrations, and band structure of BiSbO4
"This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in
Inorganic Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00503”The high-pressure crystal structure, lattice-vibrations HP crystal structure, lattice vibrations, and band , and electronic band structure of BiSbO4 were studied by ab initio simulations. We also performed Raman spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and diffuse-reflectance measurements, as well as synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. High-pressure X-ray diffraction measurements show that the crystal structure of BiSbO4 remains stable up to at least 70 GPa, unlike other known MTO4-type ternary oxides. These experiments also give information on the pressure dependence of the unit-cell parameters. Calculations properly describe the crystal structure of BiSbO4 and the changes induced by pressure on it. They also predict a possible high-pressure phase. A room-temperature pressure volume equation of state is determined, and the effect of pressure on the coordination polyhedron of Bi and Sb is discussed. Raman- and infrared-active phonons were measured and calculated. In particular, calculations provide assignments for all the vibrational modes as well as their pressure dependence. In addition, the band structure and electronic density of states under pressure were also calculated. The calculations combined with the optical measurements allow us to conclude that BiSbO4 is an indirect-gap semiconductor, with an electronic band gap of 2.9(1) eV. Finally, the isothermal compressibility tensor for. BiSbO4 is given at 1.8 GPa. The experimental (theoretical) data revealed that the direction of maximum compressibility is in the (0 1 0) plane at similar to 33 degrees (38 degrees) to the c-axis and 47 degrees (42 degrees) to the a-axis. The reliability of the reported results is supported by the consistency between experiments and calculations.Research supported by the Spanish government MINECO under Grant Nos. MAT2013-46649-C4-1/2/3-P and MAT2015-71070-REDC. We also acknowledge the computer time provided by MALTA cluster and the Red Espanola de Supercomputacion. Experiments were performed at MSPD beamline at ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility with the collaboration of ALBA staff.Errandonea, D.; Muñoz, A.; Rodríguez-Hernández, P.; Gomis, O.; Achary, SN.; Popescu, C.; Patwe, SJ.... (2016). High-pressure crystal structure, lattice vibrations, and band structure of BiSbO4. Inorganic Chemistry. 55(10):4958-4969. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00503S49584969551
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