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Enrichment of the Galactic disc with neutron-capture elements: Mo and Ru (2019)
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Mishenina, T., Pignatari, M., Gorbaneva, T., Travaglio, C., Côté, B., Thielemann, F.-K., & Soubiran, C. (2019). Enrichment of the Galactic disc with neutron-capture elements: Mo and Ru. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489(2), 1697-1708. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2202

© 2019 The Author(s). We present new observational data for the heavy elements molybdenum (Mo, Z = 42) and ruthenium (Ru, Z = 44) in F-, G-, and K-stars belonging to different substructures of the Milky Way. The range of metallicity covered is -1.0 <... Read More about Enrichment of the Galactic disc with neutron-capture elements: Mo and Ru.

Remnants and ejecta of thermonuclear electron-capture supernovae: Constraining oxygen-neon deflagrations in high-density white dwarfs (2018)
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Jones, S., Röpke, F. K., Fryer, C., Ruiter, A. J., Seitenzahl, I. R., Nittler, L. R., Ohlmann, S. T., Reifarth, R., Pignatari, M., & Belczynski, K. (2019). Remnants and ejecta of thermonuclear electron-capture supernovae: Constraining oxygen-neon deflagrations in high-density white dwarfs. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 622, Article A74. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834381

The explosion mechanism of electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) remains equivocal: it is not completely clear whether these events are implosions in which neutron stars are formed, or incomplete thermonuclear explosions that leave behind bound ONeFe w... Read More about Remnants and ejecta of thermonuclear electron-capture supernovae: Constraining oxygen-neon deflagrations in high-density white dwarfs.

Molecules in confinement in clusters, quantum solvents and matrices: general discussion (2018)
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Bacic, Z., Benoit, D., Biczysko, M., Bowman, J., Bradforth, S., Burd, T., Chambaud, G., Clary, D., Crépin, C., Dracinsky, M., Felker, P., Fischer, I., Gianturco, F., Hochlaf, M., Kouril, K., Kratochvilova, I., Liu, C., McCoy, A., Miyazaki, J., Mouhib, H., …Zehnacker-Rentien, A. (2018). Molecules in confinement in clusters, quantum solvents and matrices: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 212, 569-601. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8fd90053a

Quantum dynamics of isolated molecules: general discussion (2018)
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Babikov, D., Benoit, D., Bowman, J., Burd, T., Clary, D., Donovan, R., Fischer, I., Gianturco, F., Hochlaf, M., Kar, S., Kirrander, A., Leone, S., Malcomson, T., Manthe, U., McCoy, A. B., Petersen, J., Richardson, J., Slavíček, P., Stoecklin, T., Szalewicz, K., …Zehnacker-Rentien, A. (2018). Quantum dynamics of isolated molecules: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 212, 281-306. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8fd90052c

Precise characterisation of isolated molecules: general discussion (2018)
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Bacic, Z., Benoit, D., Besemer, M., Bowman, J., Bradforth, S., Clary, D., Donovan, R., Fischer, I., Gianturco, F., Hochlaf, M., Houston, P., Knowles, P., Leone, S., Linguerri, R., Manthe, U., McCoy, A. B., Petersen, J., Richardson, J., Shan, X., Slavíček, P., …Zehnacker-Rentien, A. (2018). Precise characterisation of isolated molecules: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 212, 137-155. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8fd90050g

Local disc model in view of Gaia DR1 and RAVE data (2018)
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Sysoliatina, K., Just, A., Koutsouridou, I., Grebel, E. K., Kordopatis, G., Steinmetz, M., Bienaymé, O., Gibson, B. K., Navarro, J., Reid, W., & Seabroke, G. (2018). Local disc model in view of Gaia DR1 and RAVE data. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 620, A71. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833228

Aims. We test the performance of the semi-analytic self-consistent Just-Jahreiß disc model (JJ model) with the astrometric data from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS) sub-catalogue of the first Gaia data release (Gaia DR1), as well as the ra... Read More about Local disc model in view of Gaia DR1 and RAVE data.

The r-process alliance: First release from the Northern search for r-process enhanced metal-poor stars in the Galactic Halo (2018)
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Sakari, C. M., Placco, V. M., Farrell, E. M., Roederer, I. U., Wallerstein, G., Beers, T. C., Ezzeddine, R., Frebel, A., Hansen, T., Holmbeck, E. M., Sneden, C., Cowan, J. J., Venn, K. A., Davis, C. E., Matijevič, G., Wyse, R. F., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Chiappini, C., Freeman, K. C., Gibson, B. K., …Watson, F. (2018). The r-process alliance: First release from the Northern search for r-process enhanced metal-poor stars in the Galactic Halo. The Astrophysical journal, 868(2), 110. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aae9df

This paper presents the detailed abundances and r-process classifications of 126 newly identified metal-poor stars as part of an ongoing collaboration, the R-Process Alliance.

Optical receiver with helicity-dependent magnetization reversal (2018)
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Azim, Z. A., Ostler, T. A., Xu, C., & Roy, K. (2019). Optical receiver with helicity-dependent magnetization reversal. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(1), Article 4400206. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2018.2878008

In this paper, we propose helicity-dependent switching (HDS) of magnetization in Co/Pt for an energy efficient optical receiver. Designing a low-power optical receiver for optical-to-electrical signal conversion has proven to be very challenging. Cur... Read More about Optical receiver with helicity-dependent magnetization reversal.

Intermolecular rovibrational bound states of H2O–H2 dimer from a multiconfiguration time dependent Hartree approach (2018)
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Ndengué, S. A., Scribano, Y., Benoit, D. M., Gatti, F., & Dawes, R. (2019). Intermolecular rovibrational bound states of H2O–H2 dimer from a multiconfiguration time dependent Hartree approach. Chemical Physics Letters, 715, 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2018.11.035

We compute the rovibrational eigenstates of the H2O–H2 Van der Waals complex using the accurate rigid-rotor potential energy surface of Valiron et al. (2008) with the MultiConfiguration Time Dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method. The J=0–2 rovibrational b... Read More about Intermolecular rovibrational bound states of H2O–H2 dimer from a multiconfiguration time dependent Hartree approach.

Is the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances (2018)
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De Masi, C., Vincenzo, F., Matteucci, F., Rosani, G., La Barbera, F., Pasquali, A., & Spitoni, E. (2019). Is the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(2), 2217-2235. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3127

We tested the implementation of different initial mass functions (IMFs) in our model for the chemical evolution of ellipticals, with the aim of reproducing the observed relations of [Fe/H] and [Mg/Fe] abundances with galaxy mass in a sample of early-... Read More about Is the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances.

Lost and found sunquake in the 6 September 2011 flare caused by beam electrons (2018)
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Macrae, C., Zharkov, S., Zharkova, V., Druett, M., Matthews, S., & Kawate, T. (2018). Lost and found sunquake in the 6 September 2011 flare caused by beam electrons. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 619, Article A65. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201832896

The active region NOAA 11283 produced two X-class flares on 6 and 7 September 2011 that have been well studied by many authors. The X2.1 class flare occurred on September 6, 2011 and was associated with the first of two homologous white light flares... Read More about Lost and found sunquake in the 6 September 2011 flare caused by beam electrons.

Capillary interaction and self-assembly of tilted magnetic ellipsoidal particles at liquid interfaces (2018)
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Newton, B. J., Mohammed, R., Davies, G. B., Botto, L., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2018). Capillary interaction and self-assembly of tilted magnetic ellipsoidal particles at liquid interfaces. ACS Omega, 3(11), 14962-14972. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01818

Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society. Magnetic ellipsoidal particles adsorbed at a liquid interface provide exciting opportunities for creating switchable functional materials, where self-assembly can be switched on and off using an external fi... Read More about Capillary interaction and self-assembly of tilted magnetic ellipsoidal particles at liquid interfaces.

Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747 (2018)
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Zhu, W. W., Desvignes, G., Wex, N., Caballero, R. N., Champion, D. J., Demorest, P. B., …Tiburzi, C. (2019). Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482(3), 3249-3260. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2905

Symmetries play a fundamental role in modern theories of gravity. The strong equivalence principle (SEP) constitutes a collection of gravitational symmetries which are all implemented by general relativity. Alternative theories, however, are generall... Read More about Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747.

The time evolution of the Milky Way's oxygen abundance gradient (2018)
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Mollá, M., Díaz, Á. I., Cavichia, O., Gibson, B. K., Maciel, W. J., Costa, R. D., Ascasibar, Y., & Few, C. G. (2019). The time evolution of the Milky Way's oxygen abundance gradient. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482(3), 3071-3088. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2877

© 2018 The Author(s). We study the evolution of oxygen abundance radial gradients as a function of time for the Milky Way Galaxy obtained with our MulChem chemical evolution model. We review the recent data of abundances for different objects observe... Read More about The time evolution of the Milky Way's oxygen abundance gradient.

The s process in AGB stars as constrained by a large sample of barium stars (2018)
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Cseh, B., Lugaro, M., D'Orazi, V., de Castro, D. B., Pereira, C. B., Karakas, A. I., Molnár, L., Plachy, E., Szabó, R., Pignatari, M., & Cristallo, S. (2018). The s process in AGB stars as constrained by a large sample of barium stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 620, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834079

© ESO 2018. Context. Barium (Ba) stars are dwarf and giant stars enriched in elements heavier than iron produced by the slow neutron-capture process (s process). These stars belong to binary systems in which the primary star evolved through the asymp... Read More about The s process in AGB stars as constrained by a large sample of barium stars.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: The N/O abundance ratio in the Milky Way (2018)
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Magrini, L., Vincenzo, F., Randich, S., Pancino, E., Casali, G., Tautvaišienė, G., Drazdauskas, A., Mikolaitis, Š., Minkevičiūtė, R., Stonkutė, E., Chorniy, Y., Bagdonas, V., Kordopatis, G., Friel, E., Roccatagliata, V., Jiménez-Esteban, F. M., Gilmore, G., Vallenari, A., Bensby, T., Bragaglia, A., …Worley, C. (2018). The Gaia-ESO Survey: The N/O abundance ratio in the Milky Way. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 618, Article A102. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833224

Context. The abundance ratio N/O is a useful tool to study the interplay of galactic processes, for example star formation efficiency, timescale of infall, and outflow loading factor.
Aims. We aim to trace log(N/O) versus [Fe/H] in the Milky Way and... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: The N/O abundance ratio in the Milky Way.

Metaparticles: Dressing nano-objects with a hyperbolic coating (2018)
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Wang, P., Krasavin, A. V., Viscomi, F. N., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J.-S. G., Zhang, L., Roth, D. J., Tong, L., & Zayats, A. V. (2018). Metaparticles: Dressing nano-objects with a hyperbolic coating. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 12(11), 1800179. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201800179

The ability to engineer the optical response of a plasmonic nano‐object is highly desired to achieve better control over light–matter interactions. Due to the sensitivity of plasmon resonances to the surrounding media, isotropic dielectric coating is... Read More about Metaparticles: Dressing nano-objects with a hyperbolic coating.

The recent growth history of the Fornax Cluster derived from simultaneous sloshing and gas stripping: Simulating the infall of NGC 1404 (2018)
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Sheardown, A., Roediger, E., Su, Y., Kraft, R. P., Fish, T., ZuHone, J. A., Forman, W. R., Jones, C., Churazov, E., & Nulsen, P. E. (2018). The recent growth history of the Fornax Cluster derived from simultaneous sloshing and gas stripping: Simulating the infall of NGC 1404. The Astrophysical journal, 865(2), 118. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aadc0f

We derive the recent growth history of the Fornax Cluster, in particular the recent infall of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1404. We show, using a simple cluster minor merger simulation tailored to Fornax and NGC 1404, that a second or more likely... Read More about The recent growth history of the Fornax Cluster derived from simultaneous sloshing and gas stripping: Simulating the infall of NGC 1404.

Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms (2018)
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Šuch, O., Klimo, M., Kemp, N. T., & Škvarek, O. (2018). Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms. AEÜ - International Journal of Electronics and Communications / Archiv für Elektronik und Übertragungstechnik, 96, 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2018.09.025

Adaptation of synaptic strength is central to memory and learning in biological systems, enabling important high-level processes such as the ability of animals to respond to a changing environment. Memristor devices are a promising new, nanoscale tec... Read More about Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms.