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Structural studies of mesoporous ZrO-CeO and ZrO-CeO/SiO mixed oxides for catalytical applications
In this work the synthesis of ZrO-CeO and
ZrO-CeO/SiO were developed, based on the process to form
ordered mesoporous materials such as SBA-15 silica. The triblock copolymer
Pluronic P-123 was used as template, aiming to obtain crystalline single phase
walls and larger specific surface area, for future applications in catalysis.
SAXS and XRD results showed a relationship between ordered pores and the
material crystallization. 90% of CeO leaded to single phase homogeneous
ceria-zirconia solid solution of cubic fluorite structure (Fmm). The
SiO addition improved structural and textural properties as well as the
reduction behavior at lower temperatures, investigated by XANES measurements
under H atmosphere
Comparison between disordered quantum spin 1/2 chains
We study the magnetic properties of two types of one dimensional XX spin 1/2
chains. The first type has only nearest neighbor interactions which can be
either antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic and the second type which has both
nearest neighbor and next nearest neighbor interactions, but only
antiferromagnetic in character. We study these systems in the presence of low
transverse magnetic fields both analytically and numerically. Comparison of
results show a close relation between the two systems, which is in agreement
with results previously found in Heisenberg chains by means of a numerical real
space renormalization group procedure.Comment: 7 page
Experimental Polarization State Tomography using Optimal Polarimeters
We report on the experimental implementation of a polarimeter based on a
scheme known to be optimal for obtaining the polarization vector of ensembles
of spin-1/2 quantum systems, and the alignment procedure for this polarimeter
is discussed. We also show how to use this polarimeter to estimate the
polarization state for identically prepared ensembles of single photons and
photon pairs and extend the method to obtain the density matrix for generic
multi-photon states. State reconstruction and performance of the polarimeter is
illustrated by actual measurements on identically prepared ensembles of single
photons and polarization entangled photon pairs
Efeito de doses de fertilizantes na cultura do algodoeiro sob sistema plantio direto em Mato Grosso do Sul.
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Using step width to compare locomotor biomechanics between extinct, non-avian theropod dinosaurs and modern obligate bipeds
How extinct, non-avian theropod dinosaurs locomoted is a subject of considerable interest, as is the manner in which it evolved on the line leading to birds. Fossil footprints provide the most direct evidence for answering these questions. In this study, step width—the mediolateral (transverse) distance between successive footfalls—was investigated with respect to speed (stride length) in non-avian theropod trackways of Late Triassic age. Comparable kinematic data were also collected for humans and 11 species of ground-dwelling birds. Permutation tests of the slope on a plot of step width against stride length showed that step width decreased continuously with increasing speed in the extinct theropods (p < 0.001), as well as the five tallest bird species studied (p < 0.01). Humans, by contrast, showed an abrupt decrease in step width at the walk–run transition. In the modern bipeds, these patterns reflect the use of either a discontinuous locomotor repertoire, characterized by distinct gaits (humans), or a continuous locomotor repertoire, where walking smoothly transitions into running (birds). The non-avian theropods are consequently inferred to have had a continuous locomotor repertoire, possibly including grounded running. Thus, features that characterize avian terrestrial locomotion had begun to evolve early in theropod history
Measurement of miniband parameters of a doped superlattice by photoluminescence in high magnetic fields
We have studied a 50/50\AA superlattice of GaAs/AlGaAs
composition, modulation-doped with Si, to produce
cm electrons per superlattice period. The modulation-doping was tailored
to avoid the formation of Tamm states, and photoluminescence due to interband
transitions from extended superlattice states was detected. By studying the
effects of a quantizing magnetic field on the superlattice photoluminescence,
the miniband energy width, the reduced effective mass of the electron-hole
pair, and the band gap renormalization could be deduced.Comment: minor typing errors (minus sign in eq. (5)
On the Phase Covariant Quantum Cloning
It is known that in phase covariant quantum cloning the equatorial states on
the Bloch sphere can be cloned with a fidelity higher than the optimal bound
established for universal quantum cloning. We generalize this concept to
include other states on the Bloch sphere with a definite component of spin.
It is shown that once we know the component, we can always clone a state
with a fidelity higher than the universal value and that of equatorial states.
We also make a detailed study of the entanglement properties of the output
copies and show that the equatorial states are the only states which give rise
to separable density matrix for the outputs.Comment: Revtex4, 6 pages, 5 eps figure
Avaliação do programa de P&D da Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste - 2001.
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