Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl2O4:Eu2+Jonas Joos
Belgian Physical Society (BPS) meeting 2015, Liège.
Results published in Physical Review B:
http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.085147
SEM-CL presentation at ICOM 2015 - Budva MontenegroPhilippe Smet
Examples of SEM-CL in combination with EDX, for use in phosphor research. From phosphor evaluation at the microscopic scale to single particle analysis
ESTE2016 Detrapping in persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Presentation given at the 6th International Conference on Excited States of Transition Elements (ESTE 2016), August 23 2016. Presentation discusses detrapping mechanisms in persistent phosphors, focussing on optical and mechanical detrapping.
ICDIM 2016 Optical detrapping in persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Optical detrapping is a major loss mechanism for the storage capacity of persistent phosphors. By combining dual wavelength excitation, thermoluminescence and numerical simulations, the influence of optical detrapping on the charging and decharging of persistent phosphors is investigated.
Energy storage phosphors @ Phosphor Global Summit 2019Philippe Smet
Presentation on opportunities and limitations of energy storage phosphors, which can be used for glow-in-the-dark roads or safety illumination. Loss mechanisms in phosphors. Presented at the Phosphor Global Summit and Quantum Dot Forum 2019 in San Diego, La Jolla, California. March 19-21.
Defects in energy storage phosphors: friends or enemies? (PRE19 workshop)Philippe Smet
Plenary talk presented at the PRE19 workshop (Photoluminescence in Rare Earths: Photonic Materials and Devices) in Nice, France, on September 4. Dealing with persistent luminescence, afterglow, mechanoluminescence, traps, defects and thermoluminescence. Overview of the activities of the LumiLab research in the past 10 years.
Optical detrapping in persistent phosphors - talk at PRE'16Philippe Smet
We described the positive (trapping and energy storage) and negative (trap depletion) effects of exciting persistent or glow-in-the-dark phosphors, by combining experimental input and modelling. The trapping process is clearly more dynamic and non-linear than previously realised.
Talk presented at the PRE'16 conference on the photoluminescence of rare earth ions, organized by Clemson U in Greenville, South Carolina, US (June 8-10, 2016)
Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl2O4:Eu2+Jonas Joos
Belgian Physical Society (BPS) meeting 2015, Liège.
Results published in Physical Review B:
http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.085147
SEM-CL presentation at ICOM 2015 - Budva MontenegroPhilippe Smet
Examples of SEM-CL in combination with EDX, for use in phosphor research. From phosphor evaluation at the microscopic scale to single particle analysis
ESTE2016 Detrapping in persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Presentation given at the 6th International Conference on Excited States of Transition Elements (ESTE 2016), August 23 2016. Presentation discusses detrapping mechanisms in persistent phosphors, focussing on optical and mechanical detrapping.
ICDIM 2016 Optical detrapping in persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Optical detrapping is a major loss mechanism for the storage capacity of persistent phosphors. By combining dual wavelength excitation, thermoluminescence and numerical simulations, the influence of optical detrapping on the charging and decharging of persistent phosphors is investigated.
Energy storage phosphors @ Phosphor Global Summit 2019Philippe Smet
Presentation on opportunities and limitations of energy storage phosphors, which can be used for glow-in-the-dark roads or safety illumination. Loss mechanisms in phosphors. Presented at the Phosphor Global Summit and Quantum Dot Forum 2019 in San Diego, La Jolla, California. March 19-21.
Defects in energy storage phosphors: friends or enemies? (PRE19 workshop)Philippe Smet
Plenary talk presented at the PRE19 workshop (Photoluminescence in Rare Earths: Photonic Materials and Devices) in Nice, France, on September 4. Dealing with persistent luminescence, afterglow, mechanoluminescence, traps, defects and thermoluminescence. Overview of the activities of the LumiLab research in the past 10 years.
Optical detrapping in persistent phosphors - talk at PRE'16Philippe Smet
We described the positive (trapping and energy storage) and negative (trap depletion) effects of exciting persistent or glow-in-the-dark phosphors, by combining experimental input and modelling. The trapping process is clearly more dynamic and non-linear than previously realised.
Talk presented at the PRE'16 conference on the photoluminescence of rare earth ions, organized by Clemson U in Greenville, South Carolina, US (June 8-10, 2016)
ICL2017 Counting the photons - persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Talk "Squeezing the energy out of the traps" presented at the 18th International Conference on Luminescence (ICL), August 31 2017. Describes a validated method to estimate the number of traps in storage phosphors, by embedding the phosphor in a polymer layer and counting the emitted photons during the afterglow decay. Work performed at LumiLab (Ghent University) and Concordia University.
History of lighting | quantum dots | PhonsiPhilippe Smet
Talk given at the MSCA Phonsi Summer School in Fréjus, France, May 22 2017. Contains historical overview of lighting technologies, key metrics in lighting. Focus on LED based lighting, with RGB, phosphor converted and quantum dot based LEDs.
ML-3 - Persistent Phosphors under PressurePhilippe Smet
Slides from plenary talk at the Third Conference on Mechanoluminescence and Novel structural health diagnosis, Hong Kong, December 15-17 2017. Covers absolute trapping capacity of persistent phosphors, the number and nature of energy traps and ML in selected compounds (BaSi2O2N2:Eu and CaZnOS:Mn).
EMRS 2018 Replacing rare earth ions in LEDs (?)Philippe Smet
Two decades after the development of the blue light-emitting diode (LED), LEDs have quickly established themselves as the lighting technology of the future. The high efficiency, spectral tunability, lack of toxic compounds and a small footprint makes them far more attractive than other lighting technologies. The high efficiency, now well exceeding 100 lum/W in commercial products, has still the margin to double, promising a strong reduction in electricity consumption.
White LEDs are commonly based on a blue LED, combined with luminescent materials, or phosphors, which convert part of the blue light to longer wavelengths, the mixture providing white light. Besides the workhorse Y3Al5O12:Ce (YAG:Ce, yielding yellow emission), europium doped phosphors are used to provide e.g. the red emission required for warm-white LEDs.
Six main requirements for LED phosphors are discussed and used to explain the discrepancy between the high number of compositions described in literature and the handful of actually used compounds, being almost uniquely based on rare earth ions as luminescent center [1]. Alternative materials avoiding the use of rare earth ions are discussed, including Mn4+ doped fluorides phosphors (e.g. K2SiF6:Mn4+ [2]) and quantum dots. Finally, the impact of phosphor geometries on phosphor use, including remote phosphor applications, are discussed.
[1] Smet PF and Joos JJ, Nat. Mater. 16 (2017) 500.
[2] Sijbom H et al, Opt. Mater. Exp. 7 (2017) 3332.
Pfsmet amazing rise of solid state lightingPhilippe Smet
Overview of lighting technologies. Focus on blue LEDs, solid state lighting, colour conversion by luminescent materials. Applications of LEDs. Future of lighting.
Origin of the Size-Dependent Fluorescence Blueshift in [n]Cycloparaphenylenes Stephan Irle
We present quantum chemical electronic structure calculations to investigate the nature of the low-lying excited states of [n]cycloparaphenylenes ([n]CPPs) and the role of static and dynamic geometrical distortions in the bright states. The lowest-energy bright states involve single-electron excitations from S0 ground state to S2 and S3 states, which are at the Franck-Condon geometry the two components of a twofold degenerate 1E state. They couple to a twofold degenerate e vibration which induces Jahn-Teller (JT) deformation of the CPP geometry from circular to oval shape. Non-radiative decay from the S2/S3 states to the ground S0 and first excited, dark S1 states is suppressed due to symmetry rules. The emission spectral features in CPPs with large number of phenylene units n can therefore largely be attributed to the E ⊗ e JT system associated with S2 and S3. However, absorption and emission energies computed at the respective S0 and S2/S3 minimum energy geometries are found to be nearly identical, independent of the molecular size n in the CPP molecules. In contrast, molecular dynamics simulations performed on the excited state potential surfaces are able to explain the experimentally observed fluorescence blueshift of the strongest emission peaks with increasing molecular size. This unusual feature turns out to be a consequence of large vibrational amplitudes in small [n]CPPs, causing greater Stokes shifts, while large [n]CPPs are more rigid and therefore feature smaller Stokes shifts (“dynamic blueshift”). For the same reasons, symmetry rules are violated to a greater extent in small [n]CPPs, and it is expected that in their case a “static blueshift” due to emission from S1 contributes in the fluorescence spectra.
Plenary lecture of the XIV SBPMat Meeting, given by Prof. Nader Engheta (University of Pennsylvania) on September 28, 2015, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
I show how much GW corrections are important not only for the band structure but also in the calculation of the electron-phonon matrix elements. I present different examples and comparison with the experimental results.
Done by Group: ABW-Pearls7
School: Amna Bint Wahb Independent School for Girls
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) Module: The students study the concept of using dyes to plant dyes to capture the solar energy to convert it into electrical energy simulating the natural process “photosynthesis”. They use the workshop-gained knowledge in DSSC to invent new products.
ABW-Pearls7 used Henna to form silver Nano-particles to be used as a dye in DSSC with reference to a research paper in 2013. The results we gained were better than this paper. The application idea is D-SOBATT which is a battery charged with the solar energy through DSSC.
ICL2017 Counting the photons - persistent phosphorsPhilippe Smet
Talk "Squeezing the energy out of the traps" presented at the 18th International Conference on Luminescence (ICL), August 31 2017. Describes a validated method to estimate the number of traps in storage phosphors, by embedding the phosphor in a polymer layer and counting the emitted photons during the afterglow decay. Work performed at LumiLab (Ghent University) and Concordia University.
History of lighting | quantum dots | PhonsiPhilippe Smet
Talk given at the MSCA Phonsi Summer School in Fréjus, France, May 22 2017. Contains historical overview of lighting technologies, key metrics in lighting. Focus on LED based lighting, with RGB, phosphor converted and quantum dot based LEDs.
ML-3 - Persistent Phosphors under PressurePhilippe Smet
Slides from plenary talk at the Third Conference on Mechanoluminescence and Novel structural health diagnosis, Hong Kong, December 15-17 2017. Covers absolute trapping capacity of persistent phosphors, the number and nature of energy traps and ML in selected compounds (BaSi2O2N2:Eu and CaZnOS:Mn).
EMRS 2018 Replacing rare earth ions in LEDs (?)Philippe Smet
Two decades after the development of the blue light-emitting diode (LED), LEDs have quickly established themselves as the lighting technology of the future. The high efficiency, spectral tunability, lack of toxic compounds and a small footprint makes them far more attractive than other lighting technologies. The high efficiency, now well exceeding 100 lum/W in commercial products, has still the margin to double, promising a strong reduction in electricity consumption.
White LEDs are commonly based on a blue LED, combined with luminescent materials, or phosphors, which convert part of the blue light to longer wavelengths, the mixture providing white light. Besides the workhorse Y3Al5O12:Ce (YAG:Ce, yielding yellow emission), europium doped phosphors are used to provide e.g. the red emission required for warm-white LEDs.
Six main requirements for LED phosphors are discussed and used to explain the discrepancy between the high number of compositions described in literature and the handful of actually used compounds, being almost uniquely based on rare earth ions as luminescent center [1]. Alternative materials avoiding the use of rare earth ions are discussed, including Mn4+ doped fluorides phosphors (e.g. K2SiF6:Mn4+ [2]) and quantum dots. Finally, the impact of phosphor geometries on phosphor use, including remote phosphor applications, are discussed.
[1] Smet PF and Joos JJ, Nat. Mater. 16 (2017) 500.
[2] Sijbom H et al, Opt. Mater. Exp. 7 (2017) 3332.
Pfsmet amazing rise of solid state lightingPhilippe Smet
Overview of lighting technologies. Focus on blue LEDs, solid state lighting, colour conversion by luminescent materials. Applications of LEDs. Future of lighting.
Origin of the Size-Dependent Fluorescence Blueshift in [n]Cycloparaphenylenes Stephan Irle
We present quantum chemical electronic structure calculations to investigate the nature of the low-lying excited states of [n]cycloparaphenylenes ([n]CPPs) and the role of static and dynamic geometrical distortions in the bright states. The lowest-energy bright states involve single-electron excitations from S0 ground state to S2 and S3 states, which are at the Franck-Condon geometry the two components of a twofold degenerate 1E state. They couple to a twofold degenerate e vibration which induces Jahn-Teller (JT) deformation of the CPP geometry from circular to oval shape. Non-radiative decay from the S2/S3 states to the ground S0 and first excited, dark S1 states is suppressed due to symmetry rules. The emission spectral features in CPPs with large number of phenylene units n can therefore largely be attributed to the E ⊗ e JT system associated with S2 and S3. However, absorption and emission energies computed at the respective S0 and S2/S3 minimum energy geometries are found to be nearly identical, independent of the molecular size n in the CPP molecules. In contrast, molecular dynamics simulations performed on the excited state potential surfaces are able to explain the experimentally observed fluorescence blueshift of the strongest emission peaks with increasing molecular size. This unusual feature turns out to be a consequence of large vibrational amplitudes in small [n]CPPs, causing greater Stokes shifts, while large [n]CPPs are more rigid and therefore feature smaller Stokes shifts (“dynamic blueshift”). For the same reasons, symmetry rules are violated to a greater extent in small [n]CPPs, and it is expected that in their case a “static blueshift” due to emission from S1 contributes in the fluorescence spectra.
Plenary lecture of the XIV SBPMat Meeting, given by Prof. Nader Engheta (University of Pennsylvania) on September 28, 2015, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
I show how much GW corrections are important not only for the band structure but also in the calculation of the electron-phonon matrix elements. I present different examples and comparison with the experimental results.
Done by Group: ABW-Pearls7
School: Amna Bint Wahb Independent School for Girls
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) Module: The students study the concept of using dyes to plant dyes to capture the solar energy to convert it into electrical energy simulating the natural process “photosynthesis”. They use the workshop-gained knowledge in DSSC to invent new products.
ABW-Pearls7 used Henna to form silver Nano-particles to be used as a dye in DSSC with reference to a research paper in 2013. The results we gained were better than this paper. The application idea is D-SOBATT which is a battery charged with the solar energy through DSSC.
Beyond the Elements XRD Mineralogy & XRF Analysis for Advanced Mud LoggingOlympus IMS
More information on Olympus XRF and XRD solutions: http://bit.ly/1pZ3zBo
A presentation from the webinar Beyond the Elements XRD Mineralogy & XRF Analysis for Advanced Mud Logging.
Learn how XRD and XRF analyzers help maximize the efficiency of drilling operations by quickly finding commercially viable target zones for better production and improved ROI.
Understand rock type indicating oil and gas bearing zones and identify mineralogical trends to keep the drill in the shale pay zone with real-time XRD and XRF analysis.
On-site analysis provides faster results and reduces costs from sending fewer samples to the outside lab. We will review techniques for on-site analysis to make informed geo-steering decisions.
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) is used to investigate the chemistry at the surface of the samples. The basic mechanism behind an XPS instrument is that the photons of a specific energy are used to excite the electronic states of atoms at and just below the surface of the sample.
There are several areas suited to measurement by XPS:
1. Elemental composition
2. Empirical formula determination
3. Chemical state
4. Electronic state
5. Binding energy
6. Layer thickness in the upper portion of surfaces
XPS has many advantages, such as it is is good for identifying all but two elements, identifying the chemical state on surfaces, and is good with quantitative analysis. XPS is capable of detecting the difference in the chemical state between samples. XPS is also able to differentiate between oxidations states of molecules.
XPS has also some limitations, for instance, samples for XPS must be compatible with the ultra high vacuum environment. XPS is limited to measurements of elements having atomic numbers of 3 or greater, making it unable to detect hydrogen or helium. XPS spectra also take a long time to obtain. The use of a monochromator can also reduce the time per experiment.
X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS was used to investigate the chemistry at the surface of the samples. The basic mechanism behind an XPS instrument is that the photons of a specific energy are used to excite the electronic states of atoms at and just below the surface of the sample.
There are several areas suited to measurement by XPS:
1. Elemental composition
2. Empirical formula determination
3. Chemical state
4. Electronic state
5. Binding energy
6. Layer thickness in the upper portion of surfaces
XPS has many advantages, such as it is is good for identifying all but two elements, identifying the chemical state on surfaces, and is good with quantitative analysis. XPS is capable of detecting the difference in chemical state between samples. XPS is also able to differentiate between oxidations states of molecules.
XPS has also some limitations, for instance, samples for XPS must be compatible with the ultra high vacuum environment. XPS is limited to measurements of elements having atomic numbers of 3 or greater, making it unable to detect hydrogen or helium. XPS spectra also take a long time to obtain. The use of a monochromator can also reduce the time per experiment.
X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS was used to investigate the chemistry at the surface of the samples. The basic mechanism behind an XPS instrument is that the photons of a specific energy are used to excite the electronic states of atoms at and just below the surface of the sample.
There are several areas suited to measurement by XPS:
1. Elemental composition
2. Empirical formula determination
3. Chemical state
4. Electronic state
5. Binding energy
6. Layer thickness in the upper portion of surfaces
XPS has many advantages, such as it is is good for identifying all but two elements, identifying the chemical state on surfaces, and is good with quantitative analysis. XPS is capable of detecting the difference in chemical state between samples. XPS is also able to differentiate between oxidations states of molecules.
XPS has also some limitations, for instance, samples for XPS must be compatible with the ultra high vacuum environment. XPS is limited to measurements of elements having atomic numbers of 3 or greater, making it unable to detect hydrogen or helium. XPS spectra also take a long time to obtain. The use of a monochromator can also reduce the time per experiment.
I went to Bowdoin college to give a chemistry seminar on my graduate research as well as career advice from my experience working in industry. This powerpoint also includes many hidden slides that I recycle depending on the talk I'm giving.
Discrete and broadband electron acceleration in Jupiter’s powerful auroraSérgio Sacani
The most intense auroral emissions from Earth’s polar regions,
called discrete for their sharply defined spatial configurations, are
generated by a process involving coherent acceleration of electrons
by slowly evolving, powerful electric fields directed along the
magnetic field lines that connect Earth’s space environment to its
polar regions1,2. In contrast, Earth’s less intense auroras are generally
caused by wave scattering of magnetically trapped populations of
hot electrons (in the case of diffuse aurora) or by the turbulent or
stochastic downward acceleration of electrons along magnetic field
lines by waves during transitory periods (in the case of broadband
or Alfvénic aurora)3,4. Jupiter’s relatively steady main aurora has a
power density that is so much larger than Earth’s that it has been
taken for granted that it must be generated primarily by the discrete
auroral process5–7. However, preliminary in situ measurements of
Jupiter’s auroral regions yielded no evidence of such a process8–10.
Here we report observations of distinct, high-energy, downward,
discrete electron acceleration in Jupiter’s auroral polar regions. We
also infer upward magnetic-field-aligned electric potentials of up to
400 kiloelectronvolts, an order of magnitude larger than the largest
potentials observed at Earth11. Despite the magnitude of these
upward electric potentials and the expectations from observations
at Earth, the downward energy flux from discrete acceleration is less
at Jupiter than that caused by broadband or stochastic processes,
with broadband and stochastic characteristics that are substantially
different from those at Earth.
30 First measurement of the Σ beam asymmetry in η photoproduction on the neut...Cristian Randieri PhD
First measurement of the Σ beam asymmetry in η photoproduction on the neutron - The American Physical Society, Physical Review C, 11 July 2008, Vol. 78, pp. 015203-1-015203-12, ISSN: 0556-2813, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.78.015203
di A. Fantini, R. Di Salvo, O. Bartalini, V. Bellini, J. P. Bocquet, L. Casano, M. Castoldi, A. D'Angelo, D. Franco, G. Gervino, F. Ghio, G. Giardina, B. Girolami, A. Giusa, V. Kuznetsov, A. Lapik, P. Levi Sandri, A. Lleres, F. Mammoliti, G. Mandaglio, M. Manganaro, D. Moricciani, A. Mushkarenkov, V. Nedorezov, L. Nicoletti, C. Randieri, D. Rebreyend, F. Renard, N. Rudnev, G. Russo, C. Schaerf, M. L. Sperduto, M. C. Sutera, A. Turinge, V. Vegna (2008)
Abstract
We present the first measurement of the Σ beam asymmetry in η photoproduction on the neutron in the photon energy range from threshold to 1.5 GeV. Data have been collected by using the tagged and linearly polarized photon beam and the large solid angle apparatus of the GRAAL facility. Neutron data have been selected among η photoproduction events on the deuteron in the quasi-free kinematics approximation. Proton data, extracted in the same way, are within errors identical to those previously obtained on free protons at the GRAAL facility, except for a few points falling in certain energy bins. This difference is, however, well understood in terms of the Fermi motion of the nucleons in the deuteron. We take the consistency of free and quasi-free proton data as an indication that nuclear effects are negligible also for neutron data. The ETAMAID model, in which a strong coupling of the D15(1675) resonance to the η-neutron channel is introduced, can explain the proton data very well, but it cannot describe the beam asymmetry for the neutron.
Toxic effects of heavy metals : Lead and Arsenicsanjana502982
Heavy metals are naturally occuring metallic chemical elements that have relatively high density, and are toxic at even low concentrations. All toxic metals are termed as heavy metals irrespective of their atomic mass and density, eg. arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, thallium, chromium, etc.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Salas, V. (2024) "John of St. Thomas (Poinsot) on the Science of Sacred Theol...Studia Poinsotiana
I Introduction
II Subalternation and Theology
III Theology and Dogmatic Declarations
IV The Mixed Principles of Theology
V Virtual Revelation: The Unity of Theology
VI Theology as a Natural Science
VII Theology’s Certitude
VIII Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
All the contents are fully attributable to the author, Doctor Victor Salas. Should you wish to get this text republished, get in touch with the author or the editorial committee of the Studia Poinsotiana. Insofar as possible, we will be happy to broker your contact.
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...
Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
1. LumiLab
Department of Solid State Sciences
Ghent University
Belgium
iCom, Budva, Montenegro
September 4, 2015
Jonas J. Joos, Dirk Poelman, Philippe F. Smet
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
2. Energy levels, a tool for spectroscopy
1
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
4f2 4f5d CT host*
many-body diagram
Pr3+
3. Energy levels, a tool for spectroscopy
1
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
4f2 4f5d CT host*
many-body diagram
Pr3+
4. Energy levels, a tool for spectroscopy
1
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
4f2 4f5d CT host*
many-body diagram
one-electron diagram
Pr3+
5. Energy levels, a tool for spectroscopy
1
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
4f2 4f5d CT host*
many-body diagram
one-electron diagram
charge-state transition level
Pr3+
6. Empirical energy level schemes
2
CaGa2S4
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
7. Empirical energy level schemes
2
CaGa2S4
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8. Empirical energy level schemes
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CaGa2S4
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easy!
9. Multiple defects
3
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Easy: All lanthanide ions do the same
example: CaGa2S4
Harder: All lanthanides do the same
example: SrAl2O4
Hard: Some lanthanides act “special”
example: SrGa2S4
Sr1 Sr2
Eu2+ Ce3+
10. Multiple defects
3
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Easy: All lanthanide ions do the same
example: CaGa2S4
Harder: All lanthanides do the same
example: SrAl2O4
Hard: Some lanthanides act “special”
example: SrGa2S4
Sr1 Sr2
Eu2+ Ce3+
11. Site-selective PL spectroscopy
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Eu2+
J. Botterman, J. J. Joos, P. F. Smet, Phys. Rev. B 90, 085147 (2014)
Sr1 Sr2
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13. Site-selective PL spectroscopy
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VB
Eu2+
Ce3+
Eu3+
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14. Site-selective PL spectroscopy
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VB
vacuum
EuSr1 EuSr2
Eu2+
Ce3+
Eu3+ Sr1 Sr2
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15. Two-site energy level scheme
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Trivalent lanthanides
Sr1
Sr2
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16. Two-site energy level scheme
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Divalent lanthanides
Sr1
Sr2
Sr1
Sr2
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17. Two-site energy level scheme
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Divalent lanthanides
J. Botterman, J. J. Joos, P. F. Smet, Phys. Rev. B 90, 085147 (2014)
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Sr1
Sr2
18. Two-site energy level scheme
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Divalent lanthanides
J. Botterman, J. J. Joos, P. F. Smet, Phys. Rev. B 90, 085147 (2014)
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19. Multiple defects
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Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
Easy: All lanthanide ions do the same
example: CaGa2S4
Harder: All lanthanides do the same
example: SrAl2O4
Hard: Some lanthanides act “special”
example: SrGa2S4
Sr1 Sr2
Eu2+ Ce3+
20. Multiple defects
3
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
Easy: All lanthanide ions do the same
example: CaGa2S4
Harder: All lanthanides do the same
example: SrAl2O4
Hard: Some lanthanides act “special”
example: SrGa2S4
Sr1 Sr2
Eu2+ Ce3+
21. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
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energy (eV)
22. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
8
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energy (eV)
23. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
8 energy (eV)
24. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
8 energy (eV)
25. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
8 energy (eV)
26. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
8 energy (eV)
27. PL spectroscopy Eu2+ and Ce3+
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8 energy (eV)
28. Local environment from EPR
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SrGa2S4:Eu2+ SrGa2S4:Ce3+
W. L. Warren et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, 478 (1997)
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SrGa2S4:Ce3+
29. Repercussions on E-level scheme
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30. Repercussions on E-level scheme
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31. Multiple defects
3
Jonas Joos Nonequivalent lanthanide defects: energy level modeling
Easy: All lanthanide ions do the same
example: CaGa2S4
Harder: All lanthanides do the same
example: SrAl2O4
Hard: Some lanthanides act “special”
example: SrGa2S4
Sr1 Sr2
Eu2+ Ce3+
32. Conclusions
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Realistic materials often require more complex models
Very distinct experimental features burried in uncertainty intervals
General physical insight most important merit
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33. LumiLab
Department of Solid State Sciences
Ghent University
Belgium
iCom, Budva, Montenegro
September 4, 2015
Jonas J. Joos, Dirk Poelman, Philippe F. Smet
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