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Nucleosynthesis simulations for the production of the p-nuclei 92Mo and 94Mo in a Supernova type II model (2015)
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Göbel, K., Glorius, J., Koloczek, A., Pignatari, M., Reifarth, R., Schach, R., & Sonnabend, K. (2015). Nucleosynthesis simulations for the production of the p-nuclei 92Mo and 94Mo in a Supernova type II model. EPJ Web of Conferences, 93, 03006. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159303006

We present a nucleosynthesis sensitivity study for the γ-process in a Supernova type II model within the NuGrid research platform. The simulations aimed at identifying the relevant local production and destruction rates for the p-nuclei of molybdenum... Read More about Nucleosynthesis simulations for the production of the p-nuclei 92Mo and 94Mo in a Supernova type II model.

Understanding of matrix embedding: a theoretical spectroscopic study of CO interacting with Ar clusters, surfaces and matrices (2015)
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Mahjoubi, K., Benoit, D. M., Jaidane, N., Al-Mogren, M. M., & Hochlaf, M. (2015). Understanding of matrix embedding: a theoretical spectroscopic study of CO interacting with Ar clusters, surfaces and matrices. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 17(26), 17159-17168. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp01672j

Through benchmark studies, we explore the performance of PBE density functional theory, with and without Grimme's dispersion correction (DFT-D3), in predicting spectroscopic properties for molecules interacting with rare gas matrices. Here, a periodi... Read More about Understanding of matrix embedding: a theoretical spectroscopic study of CO interacting with Ar clusters, surfaces and matrices.

Tracking Cluster Debris (TraCD) – I. Dissolution of clusters and searching for the solar cradle (2015)
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Moyano Loyola, G. R., Flynn, C., Hurley, J. R., & Gibson, B. K. (2015). Tracking Cluster Debris (TraCD) – I. Dissolution of clusters and searching for the solar cradle. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 449(4), 4443-4457. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv550

The capability to reconstruct dissolved stellar systems in dynamical and chemical space is a key factor in improving our understanding of the evolution of the Milky Way. Here we concentrate on the dynamical aspect and given that a significant portion... Read More about Tracking Cluster Debris (TraCD) – I. Dissolution of clusters and searching for the solar cradle.

Sensitivity of nonlinear photoionization to resonance substructure in collective excitation (2015)
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Mazza, T., Karamatskou, A., Ilchen, M., Bakhtiarzadeh, S., Rafipoor, A. J., O’Keeffe, P., …Santra, R. (2015). Sensitivity of nonlinear photoionization to resonance substructure in collective excitation. Nature communications, 6(1), 6799-1-6799-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7799

Collective behaviour is a characteristic feature in many-body systems, important for developments in fields such as magnetism, superconductivity, photonics and electronics. Recently, there has been increasing interest in the optically nonlinear respo... Read More about Sensitivity of nonlinear photoionization to resonance substructure in collective excitation.

Polarization and mutual coupling effects in aluminum nanoantenna arrays (2015)
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Dorh, N., Stokes, J., & Cryan, M. J. (2015). Polarization and mutual coupling effects in aluminum nanoantenna arrays. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 32(4), 721-729. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.32.000721

This paper uses finite-difference time-domain modeling to study the impact of varying the polarization of the point source(s) on both a single aluminum dipole nanoantenna and a 2×2 array. Starting with the single dipole nanoantenna, this paper demons... Read More about Polarization and mutual coupling effects in aluminum nanoantenna arrays.

Accurate and convergent T-matrix calculations of light scattering by spheroids (2015)
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Somerville, W., Auguié, B., & Le Ru, E. (2015). Accurate and convergent T-matrix calculations of light scattering by spheroids. Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer, 160, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2015.03.020

The convergence behavior of the T-matrix method as calculated by the extended boundary condition method (EBCM) is studied, in the case of light scattering by spheroidal particles. By making use of a new formulation of the EBCM integrals specifically... Read More about Accurate and convergent T-matrix calculations of light scattering by spheroids.

The IGIMF and other IMFs in dSphs: the case of Sagittarius (2015)
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Vincenzo, F., Matteucci, F., Recchi, S., Calura, F., McWilliam, A., & A. Lanfranchi, G. (2015). The IGIMF and other IMFs in dSphs: the case of Sagittarius. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 449(2), 1327–1339. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv357

We have studied the effects of various initial mass functions (IMFs) on the chemical evolution of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (Sgr). In particular, we tested the effects of the integrated galactic initial mass function (IGIMF) on various predicted a... Read More about The IGIMF and other IMFs in dSphs: the case of Sagittarius.

Simple and accurate modelling of the gravitational potential produced by thick and thin exponential discs (2015)
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Smith, R., Flynn, C., Candlish, G. N., Fellhauer, M., & Gibson, B. K. (2015). Simple and accurate modelling of the gravitational potential produced by thick and thin exponential discs. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 448(3), 2934-2940. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv228

We present accurate models of the gravitational potential produced by a radially exponential disc mass distribution. The models are produced by combining three separate Miyamoto–Nagai discs. Such models have been used previously to model the disc of... Read More about Simple and accurate modelling of the gravitational potential produced by thick and thin exponential discs.

The nature and role of the gold-krypton interactions in small neutral gold clusters (2015)
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Mancera, L. A., & Benoit, D. M. (2015). The nature and role of the gold-krypton interactions in small neutral gold clusters. The journal of physical chemistry. A, 119(12), 3075-3088. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp513021q

© 2015 American Chemical Society. We investigate the nature and role of krypton embedding in small neutral gold clusters. For some of these clusters, we observe a particular site-dependent character of the Kr binding that does not completely follow t... Read More about The nature and role of the gold-krypton interactions in small neutral gold clusters.

The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE (2015)
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Antoja, T., Monari, G., Helmi, A., Bienaymé, O., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Famaey, B., …Zwitter, T. (2015). The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 800(2), L32. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/800/2/l32

We study the kinematics of a local sample of stars, located within a cylinder of 500 pc radius centered on the Sun, in the RAVE data set. We find clear asymmetries in the v R v∞ velocity distributions of thin and thick disk stars: there are more sta... Read More about The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE.

Sulfur isotopic compositions of submicrometer SiC grains from the Murchison meteorite (2015)
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Xu, Y., Zinner, E., Gallino, R., Heger, A., Pignatari, M., & Lin, Y. (2015). Sulfur isotopic compositions of submicrometer SiC grains from the Murchison meteorite. The Astrophysical journal, 799(2), 156. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/799/2/156

We report C, Si, N, S, Mg-Al, and Ca-Ti isotopic compositions of presolar silicon carbide (SiC) grains from the SiC-rich KJE size fraction (0.5-0.8 μm) of the Murchison meteorite. One thousand one hundred thirteen SiC grains were identified based on... Read More about Sulfur isotopic compositions of submicrometer SiC grains from the Murchison meteorite.

The influence of red spiral galaxies on the shape of the local K-band luminosity function (2015)
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Bonne, N. J., Brown, M. J. I., Jones, H., & Pimbblet, K. A. (2015). The influence of red spiral galaxies on the shape of the local K-band luminosity function. The Astrophysical journal, 799(2), Article ARTN 160. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/799/2/160

We have determined K-band luminosity functions for 13,325 local universe galaxies as a function of morphology and color (for Ktot ≤ 10.75). Our sample is drawn from the Two Micron All Sky Survey Extended Source Catalog, with all sample galaxies havin... Read More about The influence of red spiral galaxies on the shape of the local K-band luminosity function.

The rich are different: evidence from the RAVE survey for stellar radial migration (2015)
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Kordopatis, G., Binney, J., Gilmore, G., Wyse, R. F. G., Belokurov, V., McMillan, P. J., …Zwitter, T. (2015). The rich are different: evidence from the RAVE survey for stellar radial migration. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(4), 3526-3535. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2726

Using the RAdial Velocity Experiment fourth data release (RAVE DR4), and a new metallicity calibration that will be also taken into account in the future RAVE DR5, we investigate the existence and the properties of super-solar metallicity stars ([M/H... Read More about The rich are different: evidence from the RAVE survey for stellar radial migration.

ABC triblock copolymer micelles: Spherical versus worm-like micelles depending on the preparation method (2015)
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Ghasdian, N., Buzza, D. M. A., Fletcher, P. D. I., & Georgiou, T. K. (2015). ABC triblock copolymer micelles: Spherical versus worm-like micelles depending on the preparation method. Macromolecular rapid communications, 36(6), 528-532. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201400621

Well-defined ABC triblock copolymers based on two hydrophilic blocks, A and C, and a hydrophobic block B are synthesized and their self-assembly behaviour is investigated. Interestingly, at the same solvent concentration, pH, and temperature, differe... Read More about ABC triblock copolymer micelles: Spherical versus worm-like micelles depending on the preparation method.

Time-delayed feedback control of the Dicke-Hepp-Lieb superradiant quantum phase transition (2015)
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Kopylov, W., Emary, C., Schöll, E., & Brandes, T. (2015). Time-delayed feedback control of the Dicke-Hepp-Lieb superradiant quantum phase transition. New Journal of Physics, 17(1), 013040. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/1/013040

We apply the time-delayed Pyragas control scheme to the dissipative Dicke model via a modulation of the atom-field-coupling. The feedback creates an infinite sequence of non-equilibrium phases with fixed points and limit cycles in the primary superra... Read More about Time-delayed feedback control of the Dicke-Hepp-Lieb superradiant quantum phase transition.

Code dependencies of pre-supernova evolution and nucleosynthesis in massive stars: Evolution to the end of core helium burning (2015)
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Jones, S., Hirschi, R., Pignatari, M., Heger, A., Georgy, C., Nishimura, N., …Herwig, F. (2015). Code dependencies of pre-supernova evolution and nucleosynthesis in massive stars: Evolution to the end of core helium burning. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(4), 3115-3129. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2657

Massive stars are key sources of radiative, kinetic and chemical feedback in the Universe. Grids of massive star models computed by different groups each using their own codes, input physics choices and numerical approximations, however, lead to inco... Read More about Code dependencies of pre-supernova evolution and nucleosynthesis in massive stars: Evolution to the end of core helium burning.

Hot electron energy relaxation in lattice-matched InAlN/AlN/GaN heterostructures: The sum rules for electron-phonon interactions and hot-phonon effect (2015)
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Zhang, J. .-Z., Dyson, A., & Ridley, B. K. (2015). Hot electron energy relaxation in lattice-matched InAlN/AlN/GaN heterostructures: The sum rules for electron-phonon interactions and hot-phonon effect. Journal of applied physics, 117(2), Article ARTN 025701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905717

Using the dielectric continuum (DC) and three-dimensional phonon (3DP) models, energy relaxation of the hot electrons in the quasi-two-dimensional channel of lattice-matched InAlN/AlN/GaN heterostructures is studied theoretically, taking into account... Read More about Hot electron energy relaxation in lattice-matched InAlN/AlN/GaN heterostructures: The sum rules for electron-phonon interactions and hot-phonon effect.

Characterizing the high-velocity stars of RAVE: the discovery of a metal-rich halo star born in the Galactic disc (2015)
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Hawkins, K., Kordopatis, G., Gilmore, G., Masseron, T., Wyse, R. F. G., Ruchti, G., …Zwitter, T. (2015). Characterizing the high-velocity stars of RAVE: the discovery of a metal-rich halo star born in the Galactic disc. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(2), 2046-2058. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2574

© 2015 The Authors. We aim to characterize high-velocity (HiVel) stars in the solar vicinity both chemically and kinematically using the fourth data release of the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE). We used a sample of 57HiVel starswith Galactic rest... Read More about Characterizing the high-velocity stars of RAVE: the discovery of a metal-rich halo star born in the Galactic disc.

Ideal negative measurements in quantum walks disprove theories based on classical trajectories (2015)
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Robens, C., Alt, W., Meschede, D., Emary, C., & Alberti, A. (2015). Ideal negative measurements in quantum walks disprove theories based on classical trajectories. Physical Review X, 5(1), Article 011003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.011003

We report on a stringent test of the nonclassicality of the motion of a massive quantum particle, which propagates on a discrete lattice. Measuring temporal correlations of the position of single atoms performing a quantum walk, we observe a 6σ viola... Read More about Ideal negative measurements in quantum walks disprove theories based on classical trajectories.

Identification of globular cluster stars in RAVE data - I. Application to stellar parameter calibration (2015)
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Anguiano, B., Zucker, D. B., Scholz, R. D., Grebel, E. K., Seabroke, G., Kunder, A., …Watson, F. (2015). Identification of globular cluster stars in RAVE data - I. Application to stellar parameter calibration. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(2), 1229-1246. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv800

We present the identification of potential members of nearby Galactic globular clusters using radial velocities from the RAdial Velocity Experiment Data Release 4 (RAVE-DR4) survey data base. Our identifications are based on three globular clusters –... Read More about Identification of globular cluster stars in RAVE data - I. Application to stellar parameter calibration.