Sound Source Separation

This is the author's accepted pre-print of the article, first published as G. Evangelista, S. Marchand, M. D. Plumbley and E. Vincent. Sound source separation. In U. Zölzer (ed.), DAFX: Digital Audio Effects, 2nd edition, Chapter 14, pp. 551-588. John Wiley & Sons, March 2011. ISBN 9781119991298. DOI: 10.1002/9781119991298.ch14file: Proof:e\EvangelistaMarchandPlumbleyV11-sound.pdf:PDF owner: markp timestamp: 2011.04.26file: Proof:e\EvangelistaMarchandPlumbleyV11-sound.pdf:PDF owner: markp timestamp: 2011.04.2

Computational Model of One-Dimensional Dielectric Barrier Discharges

As theory lags experiment for dielectric barrier discharge flow control, two different computational methods are implemented to give further insight into characteristics of the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). A one-dimensional fluid model of a surface-type dielectric barrier discharge is created using He as the background gas. This simple model, which only considers ionizing collisions and recombination in the electropositive gas, creates an important framework for future studies into the origin of experimentally observed flow-control effects of the DBD. The two methods employed in this study include the semi-implicit sequential algorithm and the fully implicit simultaneous algorithm. The first involves consecutive solutions to Poisson’s, the electron continuity, ion continuity and electron energy equations. This method combines a successive over-relaxation algorithm as a Poisson solver with the Thomas algorithm tridiagonal routine to solve each of the continuity equations. The second algorithm solves an Ax=b system of linearized equations simultaneously and implicitly. The coefficient matrix for the simultaneous method is constructed using a Crank-Nicholson scheme for additional stability combined with the Newton-Raphson approach to address the non-linearity and to solve the system of equations. Various boundary conditions, flux representations and voltage schemes are modeled. Test cases include modeling a transient sheath, ambipolar decay and a radio-frequency discharge. Results are compared to validated computational solutions and/or analytic results when obtainable. Finally, the semi-implicit method is used to model a DBD streamer

Proton electron elastic scattering and the proton charge radius

It is suggested that proton elastic scattering on atomic electrons allows a precise measurement of the proton charge radius. Very small values of transferred momenta (up to four order of magnitude smaller than the ones presently available) can be reached with high probability.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

Giant proximity effect in a phase-fluctuating superconductor

When a tunneling barrier between two superconductors is formed by a normal material that would be a superconductor in the absence of phase fluctuations, the resulting Josephson effect can undergo an enormous enhancement. We establish this novel proximity effect by a general argument as well as a numerical simulation and argue that it may underlie recent experimental observations of the giant proximity effect between two cuprate superconductors separated by a barrier made of the same material rendered normal by severe underdoping.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures; version to appear in PRL (results of simulations in 3d added). For related work and info visit http://www.physics.ubc.ca/~fran

Impact of the Hall effect in star formation and the issue of angular momentum conservation

This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from EDP Sciences via the DOI in this recordWe present an implementation of the Hall term in the non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics equations into the adaptive-mesh-refinement code RAMSES to study its impact on star formation. Recent works show that the Hall effect heavily influences the regulation of the angular momentum in collapsing dense cores, strengthening or weakening the magnetic braking. Our method consists of a modification of the two-dimensional constrained transport scheme. Our scheme shows convergence of second-order in space and the frequency of the propagation of whistler waves is accurate. We confirm previous results, namely that during the collapse, the Hall effect generates a rotation of the fluid with a direction in the mid-plane that depends on the sign of the Hall resistivity, while counter-rotating envelopes develop on each side of the mid-plane. However, we find that the predictability of our numerical results is severely limited. The angular momentum is not conserved in any of our dense core-collapse simulations with the Hall effect: a large amount of angular momentum is generated within the first Larson core, a few hundred years after its formation, without compensation by the surrounding gas. This issue is not mentioned in previous studies and may be correlated to the formation of the accretion shock on the Larson core. We expect that this numerical effect could be a serious issue in star formation simulations.We acknowledge financial support from “Programme National de PhysiqueStellaire” (PNPS) of CNRS/INSU, CEA, and CNES, France, and from an International Research Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Produit de solubilité de la calcite et constantes de dissociation de CaHCO3+ et CaCO30 entre 5 et 75 °C

Les valeurs du produit de solubilité de la calcite et des constantes de dissociation de CaHCO3+ et CaCO30, notées K3 et K4, ont été déterminées à différentes températures comprises entre 5 et 75 °C (la calcite est instable aux températures plus élevées) à partir des mesures [(Ca2+)T, pH] de solubilité de ce sel dans l'eau carboniquement pure. Les résultats obtenus ont permis d'établir les relations empiriques suivantes :pKs= 7,8156 + 0,03111 T + (1 502/T) - 5,518 log TpK3= 6,2447 + 0,00437 T + (864,479/T) - 0,363 log TpK4= 2,89636 + 0,00707 T + (102,87/T) - 0,44176 log Texpressions dans lesquelles T désigne la température absolue (K) et log le logarithme décimal.Des variations de pKS avec la température nous avons déduit, à 25 °C, les grandeurs thermodynamiques relatives à la dissolution de la calcite :∆H0 = -2510 cal. mol-1, ∆S0 = -47,2 cal. mol-1. K-1et ∆C∘p = -73,9 cal. mol-1. K-1The values of the solubility product of calcite and dissociation constants of CaHCO3+ and CaCO30, K3 and K4 respectively, were determined at several temperatures between 5 and 75 °C (calcite becomes unstable at higher temperatures) from measurements [(Ca2+)T, pH] of calcite solubility using carbonically pure water. The results obtained lead to the following empirical expressions for the dependence of equilibrium constants on the temperature :pKs= 7,8156 + 0,03111 T + (1 502/T) - 5,518 log TpK3= 6,2447 + 0,00437 T + (864,479/T) - 0,363 log TpK4= 2,89636 + 0,00707 T + (102,87/T) - 0,44176 log Twhere log T is the common logarithm of the absolute temperature T(K).Using this expression of pKS, the calculated thermodynamic properties of the calcite dissolution reaction at 25 °C are :∆H0 = -2510 cal. mol-1, ∆S0 = -47,2 cal. mol-1. K-1et ∆C∘p = -73,9 cal. mol-1. K-

Elastic deformation due to tangential capillary forces \ud

A sessile liquid drop can deform the substrate on which it rests if the solid is sufficiently “soft.” In this paper we compute the detailed spatial structure of the capillary forces exerted by the drop on the solid substrate using a model based on Density Functional Theory. We show that, in addition to the normal forces, the drop exerts a previously unaccounted tangential force. The resultant effect on the solid is a pulling force near the contact line directed towards the interior of the drop, i.e., not along the interface. The resulting elastic deformations of the solid are worked out and illustrate the importance of the tangential force

Contact angles on a soft solid: from Young's law to Neumann's law

The contact angle that a liquid drop makes on a soft substrate does not obey the classical Young's relation, since the solid is deformed elastically by the action of the capillary forces. The finite elasticity of the solid also renders the contact angles different from that predicted by Neumann's law, which applies when the drop is floating on another liquid. Here we derive an elasto-capillary model for contact angles on a soft solid, by coupling a mean-field model for the molecular interactions to elasticity. We demonstrate that the limit of vanishing elastic modulus yields Neumann's law or a slight variation thereof, depending on the force transmission in the solid surface layer. The change in contact angle from the rigid limit (Young) to the soft limit (Neumann) appears when the length scale defined by the ratio of surface tension to elastic modulus $\gamma/E$ reaches a few molecular sizes

Formations Near the Libration Points: Design Strategies Using Natural and Non-Natural Arcs

Space based observatory and interferometry missions, such as Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF), Stellar Imager, and MAXIM, have sparked great interest in multi-spacecraft formation flight in the vicinity of the Sun-Earth/Moon (SEM) libration points. The initial phase of this research considered the formation keeping problem from the perspective of continuous control as applied to non-natural formations. In the present study, closer inspection of the flow, corresponding to the stable and center manifolds near the reference orbit, reveals some interesting natural relative motions as well as some discrete control strategies for deployment. A hybrid control strategy is also employed that combines both the natural formation dynamics with non-natural motions via input feedback linearization techniques