Evolution of photoemission spectral functions in doped transition metal oxides

We discuss the experimental photoemission and inverse photoemission of early transition metal oxides, in the light of the dynamical mean field theory of correlated electrons which becomes exact in the limit of infinite dimensions. We argue that a comprehensive description of the experimental data requires spatial inhomogeneities and present a calculation of the evolution of the spectral function in an inhomogenous system with various degrees of inhomogeneity. We also point out that comparaison of experimental results and large d calculations require that the degree of correlation and disorder is larger in the surface than in the bulk

Spectral functions in doped transition metal oxides

We present experimental photoemission and inverse photoemission spectra of SrTiO$_{3- \delta}$ representing electron doped $d^0$ systems. Photoemission spectra in presence of electron doping exhibit prominent features arising from electron correlation effects, while the inverse photoemssion spectra are dominated by spectral features explainable within single-particle approaches. We show that such a spectral evolution in chemically doped correlated systems is not compatible with expectations based on Hubbard or any other similar model. We present a new theoretical approach taking into account the inhomogeneity of the `real' system which gives qualitatively different results compared to standard `homogeneous' models and is in quantitative agreement with experiments.Comment: 10 pages; 1 tex file+4 postscript files (to appear in Europhysics Letters

Optimal operating conditions and characteristics of acetone/CaF_2 detector for inverse photoemission spectroscopy

Performance and characteristics of a band-pass photon detector using acetone gas and CaF_2 window (acetone/CaF_2) have been studied and compared with an ethanol/MgF_2 detector. The optimal operating conditions are found to be 4 mbar acetone pressure and 745+/-20 V anode voltage. The count rate obtained by us is about a factor of 3 higher than what has been reported earlier for the acetone detector. Unlike other gas filled detectors, this detector works in the proportional region with very small dead time (4 micro sec). A detector band-pass of 0.48+/-0.01 eV FWHM is obtained.Comment: Review of Scientific Instruments 76, 066102 (2005

Gaseous Planets, Protostars And Young Brown Dwarfs : Birth And Fate

We review recent theoretical progress aimed at understanding the formation and the early stages of evolution of giant planets, low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. Calculations coupling giant planet formation, within a modern version of the core accretion model, and subsequent evolution yield consistent determinations of the planet structure and evolution. Because of the uncertainties in the initial conditions, however, it is not possible to say whether young planets are faint or bright compared with low-mass young brown dwarfs. We review the effects of irradiation and evaporation on the evolution of short period planets and argue that substantial mass loss may have occurred for these objects. Concerning star formation, geometrical effects in protostar core collapse are examined by comparing 1D and 3D calculations. Spherical collapse is shown to overestimate the core inner density and temperature and thus to yield incorrect initial conditions for PMS or young brown dwarf evolution. Accretion is also shown to occur over a very limited fraction of the protostar surface. Accretion affects the evolution of young brown dwarfs and yields more compact structures for a given mass and age, thus fainter luminosities. This can lead to severe misinterpretations of the mass and/or age of young accreting objects from their location in the HR diagram. We argue that newborn stars and brown dwarfs should appear rapidly over an extended area in the HR diagram, depending on their accretion history, rather than on a well defined birth line. Finally, we suggest that the distinction between planets and brown dwarfs be based on an observational diagnostic, reflecting the different formation mechanisms between these two distinct populations, rather than on an arbitrary, confusing definition.Comment: Invited Review, Protostars and Planets V (Hawai, October 2005

The mass-radius relationship from solar-type stars to terrestrial planets: a review

In this review, we summarize our present knowledge of the behaviour of the mass-radius relationship from solar-type stars down to terrestrial planets, across the regime of substellar objects, brown dwarfs and giant planets. Particular attention is paid to the identification of the main physical properties or mechanisms responsible for this behaviour. Indeed, understanding the mechanical structure of an object provides valuable information about its internal structure, composition and heat content as well as its formation history. Although the general description of these properties is reasonably well mastered, disagreement between theory and observation in certain cases points to some missing physics in our present modelling of at least some of these objects. The mass-radius relationship in the overlaping domain between giant planets and low-mass brown dwarfs is shown to represent a powerful diagnostic to distinguish between these two different populations and shows once again that the present IAU distinction between these two populations at a given mass has no valid foundation.Comment: Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun 15, invited revie

Estimation of quality scores from subjective tests : beyond subjects' MOS

Subjective tests for the assessment of the quality of experience (QoE) are typically run with a pool of subjects providing their opinion score using a 5-level scale. The subjects? Mean Opinion Score (MOS) is generally assumed as the best estimation of the average score in the target population. Indeed, for a large enough sample we can assume that the mean of the variations across the subjects approaches zero, but this is not the case for the limited number of subjects typically considered in subjective tests. In this paper we propose a model for the estimation of the population average QoE. We apply such model to a dataset composed of the individual scores assigned by 25 subjects to a set of gaming videos evaluated under different resolutions and compression rates. The model recognizes the ordinal multinomial nature of the data and allows for correlation between scores of the same subject on different data. The resulting estimated average QoE is shown to follow more credible patterns than the MOS, in particular with respect to improved compression rates, for which model estimates present a more coherent behaviour. In order to favour reproducibility and application for different datasets, the software that implements the model is also made publicly available