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Silent Doorway to the Past: “Vigil” Painting in Weidensall Hall
Every object has a story waiting to be told. There is one such artifact that hangs boldly on the mantle of the fireplace in Weidensall Hall its presence large and demanding. The plaque reads “‘The Vigil’ Presented in honor of Mrs. H.W.A. Hanson by the Altoona League.” The artist’s signature is absent from the painting. The painting acts as a window into the history of Gettysburg College. One cannot understand the history of “The Vigil” without knowing the story of the Woman’s League of Gettysburg College, or of Robert Weidensall and the Young Men’s Christian Association. “The Vigil” that hangs conspicuously in Weidensall lobby manages to be discreet in its presence. In other words, it is hidden in plain sight.1 Once researched however, this painting tells a colorful and intriguing story about the history of Gettysburg College. The painting “The Vigil” is symbolic of the College’s historical progression through the aid of religious and service organizations. [excerpt]
Course Information: Course Title: HIST 300: Historical Method Academic Term: Spring 2006 Course Instructor: Dr. Michael J. Birkner \u2772
Hidden in Plain Sight is a collection of student papers on objects that are hidden in plain sight around the Gettysburg College campus. Topics range from the Glatfelter Hall gargoyles to the statue of Eisenhower and from historical markers to athletic accomplishments. You can download the paper in pdf format and click View Photo to see the image in greater detail.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/hiddenpapers/1003/thumbnail.jp
Mobility Extraction and Quantum Capacitance Impact in High Performance Graphene Field-effect Transistor Devices
The field-effect mobility of graphene devices is discussed. We argue that the
graphene ballistic mean free path can only be extracted by taking into account
both, the electrical characteristics and the channel length dependent mobility.
In doing so we find a ballistic mean free path of 300nm at room-temperature for
a carrier concentration of ~1e12/cm2 and that a substantial series resistance
of around 300ohmum has to be taken into account. Furthermore, we demonstrate
first quantum capacitance measurements on single-layer graphene devices
Electronic transport properties of a tilted graphene pn junction
Spatial manipulation of current flow in graphene could be achieved through
the use of a tilted pn junction. We show through numerical simulation that a
pseudo-Hall effect (i.e. non-equilibrium charge and current density
accumulating along one of the sides of a graphene ribbon) can be observed under
these conditions. The tilt angle and the pn transition length are two key
parameters in tuning the strength of this effect. This phenomenon can be
explained using classical trajectory via ray analysis, and is therefore
relatively robust against disorder. Lastly, we propose and simulate a three
terminal device that allows direct experimental access to the proposed effect.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Inclination effects in T Tauri star spectra
CONTEXT. Because of the presence of rotation and accretion disks, classical T
Tauri stars have symmetry planes that are normally inclined relative to the
plane of the sky. The inclination angles affect the observed spectral
properties of these objects. AIMS. We study the influence of the inclination
angles on classical T Tauri star spectra in an empirical manner. METHODS.
Published inclination angles, derived from the stellar photospheric rotation or
from spatially resolved circumstellar disk observations, are compared with
various observed spectral properties, and correlations are established and
investigated. RESULTS. Inclinations derived from the stellar rotation are found
to be much less accurate than the published disk inclinations, and no
significant correlations between spectral properties and inclinations based on
rotation data could be detected. In contrast, significant correlations are
found between the disk inclination angles and the apparent velocities observed
for the forbidden emission lines and the wind absorption features of permitted
lines. These data support the assumption of cone-like polar winds with opening
angles smaller than . Other spectral features show weaker or
no inclination dependence. Using these results, the true (deprojected) flow
velocities of the polar winds are derived for the investigated sample of T
Tauri stars. Deprojected wind-ejection velocities appear to differ by a factor
of two among the stars in our sample, which spans a range of mass-loss rates
from M/yr to M/yr.Comment: accepted by Astronomy and Astrophysic
Improved modeling of Coulomb effects in nanoscale Schottky-barrier FETs
We employ a novel multi-configurational self-consistent Green's function
approach (MCSCG) for the simulation of nanoscale Schottky-barrier field-effect
transistors. This approach allows to calculate the electronic transport with a
seamless transition from the single-electron regime to room temperature
field-effect transistor operation. The particular improvement of the MCSCG
stems from a division of the channel system into a small subsystem of
resonantly trapped states for which a many-body Fock space becomes feasible and
a strongly coupled rest which can be treated adequately on a conventional
mean-field level. The Fock space description allows for the calculation of
few-electron Coulomb charging effects beyond mean-field.
We compare a conventional Hartree non-equilibrium Green's function
calculation with the results of the MCSCG approach. Using the MCSCG method
Coulomb blockade effects are demonstrated at low temperatures while under
strong nonequilibrium and room temperature conditions the Hartree approximation
is retained
Spectropolarimetry of the borderline Seyfert 1 galaxy ESO 323-G077
We report the detection of high linear polarization in the bright Seyfert 1
galaxy ESO 323-G077. Based on optical spectropolarimetry with FORS1 at the VLT
we find a continuum polarization which ranges from 2.2 % at 8300A to 7.5 % at
3600A. Similar amounts of linear polarization are found for the broad emission
lines, while the narrow lines are not polarized. The position angle of the
polarization is independent of the wavelength and found to be perpendicular to
the orientation of the extended [OIII] emission cone of this galaxy. Within the
standard model of Seyfert nuclei the observations can be well understood
assuming that this AGN is observed at an inclination angle where the nucleus is
partially obscured and seen mainly indirectly in the light scattered by dust
clouds within or above the torus and the illuminated inner edge of the dust
torus itself. Hence we conclude that ESO 323-G077 is a borderline Seyfert 1
galaxy which can provide important information on the geometric properties of
active nuclei
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