Synthesis of atomically thin hexagonal boron nitride films on nickel foils by molecular beam epitaxy

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a layered two-dimensional material with properties that make it promising as a dielectric in various applications. We report the growth of h-BN films on Ni foils from elemental B and N using molecular beam epitaxy. The presence of crystalline h-BN over the entire substrate is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Atomic force microscopy is used to examine the morphology and continuity of the synthesized films. A scanning electron microscopy study of films obtained using shorter depositions offers insight into the nucleation and growth behavior of h-BN on the Ni substrate. The morphology of h-BN was found to evolve from dendritic, star-shaped islands to larger, smooth triangular ones with increasing growth temperature

Análise de sistemas de produção animal - bases conceituais.

De maneira geral a utilização do enfoque sistêmico é um assunto muito falado, pouco entendido e muito pouco utilizado. Entretanto, pressões, especialmente, do mercado, exigindo maior eficiência nas diferentes atividades da agropecuária, tem contribuído para a maior utilização do método e a maior procura por informação técnica sobre o assunto nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Todavia existe necessidade de intensificar a difusão dos conceitos e das ferramentas que são utilizadas para implantar o enfoque de sistemas nas atividades técnicas, com objetivo de caracterizar os sistemas de produção e de verificar qual a forma de torná-los mais eficientes.bitstream/CPAP/55968/1/DOC79.pdfFormato Eletrônic

Genetic analysis of growth traits in polled Nellore cattle raised on pasture in tropical region using bayesian approaches.

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AdS4 flux vacua in type II superstrings and their domain-wall solutions

We investigate the emergence of supersymmetric negative-vacuum-energy ground states in four dimensions. First, we rely on the analysis of the effective superpotential, which depends on the background fluxes of the internal manifold, or equivalently has its origin in the underlying gauged supergravity. Four-dimensional, supersymmetric anti-de Sitter vacua with all moduli stabilized appear when appropriate Ramond and Neveu--Schwarz fluxes are introduced in IIA. Geometric fluxes are not necessary. Then the whole setup is analyzed from the perspective of the sources, namely D/NS-branes or Kaluza--Klein monopoles. Orientifold planes are also required for tadpole cancellation. The solutions found in four dimensions correspond to domain walls interpolating between AdS4 and flat spacetime. The various consistency conditions (equations of motion, Bianchi identities and tadpole cancellation conditions) are always satisfied, albeit with source terms. We also speculate on the possibility of assigning (formal) entropies to AdS4 flux vacua via the corresponding dual brane systems.Comment: Acknowledgment replace

Supergravity description of spacetime instantons

We present and discuss BPS instanton solutions that appear in type II string theory compactifications on Calabi-Yau threefolds. From an effective action point of view these arise as finite action solutions of the Euclidean equations of motion in four-dimensional N=2 supergravity coupled to tensor multiplets. As a solution generating technique we make use of the c-map, which produces instanton solutions from either Euclidean black holes or from Taub-NUT like geometries.Comment: 35 pages, some clarifications adde

Higher Derivative Corrections to Eleven Dimensional Supergravity via Local Supersymmetry

In this paper we derive higher derivative corrections to the eleven dimensional supergravity by applying the Noether method with respect to the N=1 local supersymmetry. An ansatz for the higher derivative effective action, which includes quartic terms of the Riemann tensor, is parametrized by 132 parameters. Then we show that by the requirement of the local supersymmetry, the higher derivative effective action is essentially described by two parameters. The bosonic parts of these two superinvariants completely match with the known results obtained by the perturbative calculations in the type IIA superstring theory. Since the calculations are long and systematic, we build the computer programming to check the cancellation of the variations under the local supersymmetry. This is an extended version of our previous paper hep-th/0508204.Comment: 67 pages, no figure, references added, typos correcte

LATTES: A new gamma-ray detector concept for South America

Currently the detection of Very High Energy gamma-rays for astrophysics rely on the measurement of the Extensive Air Showers (EAS) either using Cherenkov detectors or EAS arrays with larger field of views but also larger energy thresholds. In this talk we present a novel hybrid detector concept for a EAS array with an improved sensitivity in the lower energies (~ 100 GeV). We discuss its main features, capabilities and present preliminary results on its expected perfomances and sensitivities.This wide field of view experiment is planned to be installed at high altitude in South America making it a complementary project to the planned Cherenkov telescope experiments and a powerful tool to trigger further observations of variable sources and to detect transients phenomena

Efeito da suplementação com aditivos nutricionais sobre características de crescimento de bovinos da raça Nelore em Testes de Desempenho de Touros Jovens.

Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar o efeito da suplementação, com diferentes tipos de aditivos, sobre características de crescimento de bovinos da raça Nelore em Testes de Desempenho de Touros Jovens. Foram avaliadas três provas de ganho em peso (PGP 1, PGP 2 e PGP 3). Em cada PGP, foi utilizado um aditivo diferente, tanto no período da seca quanto das águas. Dessa forma, os aditivos utilizados foram: PGP 1, monensina sódica; PGP 2, probiótico; e, PGP 3, virginiamicina. O valor genético dos animais foi predito pelo método da máxima verossimilhança restrita, o qual foi subtraído de sua respectiva pesagem, de forma que todos os animais apresentassem valor genético igual à zero. As análises de dados longitudinais foram realizadas utilizando o método de medidas repetidas no tempo. Os animais suplementados com monensina sódica e virginiamicina apresentaram os maiores pesos médios. Entretanto, os animais alimentados com o aditivo virginiamicina no suplemento, apresentaram maior velocidade de crescimento e desenvolvimento. Portanto, a utilização de virginiamicina promoveu incrementos positivos tanto no peso quando ganho em peso diário dos animais participantes dos Testes de Desempenho de Touros Jovens