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Energy landscape of relaxed amorphous silicon
We analyze the structure of the energy landscape of a well-relaxed 1000-atom
model of amorphous silicon using the activation-relaxation technique (ART
nouveau). Generating more than 40,000 events starting from a single minimum, we
find that activated mechanisms are local in nature, that they are distributed
uniformly throughout the model and that the activation energy is limited by the
cost of breaking one bond, independently of the complexity of the mechanism.
The overall shape of the activation-energy-barrier distribution is also
insensitive to the exact details of the configuration, indicating that
well-relaxed configurations see essentially the same environment. These results
underscore the localized nature of relaxation in this material.Comment: 8 pages, 12 figure
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Trace Elements in Coal - Modes of Ocurrence Analysis.
The objective is to provide modes of occurrence information for the CQ Inc. (CQ) effort being performed under DOE Contract entitled HAPs-Rx: Precombustion Removal of Hazardous Air Pollutant Precursors. This work attempts to provide semi-quantative date on modes of occurrence of 15 elements. Coals investigated include as-mined coals and cleaned fines from the Northern Appalachian and Southern Application, and Eastern Interior regions, and as-mined and natural fines from the Powder River Basin. Study techniques include scanning electron microscopy, electron micropole analysis, and leaching procedures. Microprobe data analysis indicate that pyrite grains in Northern Appalachian and Eastern Interior, and Powder River Basin coals and most of the pyrite grains of the Southern Appalachian coal contain low As concentrations, generally in the 100-500 ppm range. However, the Southern Appalachian coal contains some pyrite grains with much higher As contents, in excess of 4.0 wt. percent As. Micropole analyses and data from leaching experiments indicate that arsenic is primarily associated with pyrite in the bituminous coals. These techniques also indicate that Cr is primarily associated with illite. Other HAP`s elements have multiple associations
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Control of Madagascar Ragwort (aka Madagascar Fireweed, Senecio madagascariensis)
This weed, also called Madagascar fireweed and variable groundsel, has become a threat to pasture areas on Hawaii and Maui since its appearance in the state in the early 1980s. Its management is discussed
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