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(2011-09-01)Detector mis-modelling or hardware problems may cause an excess of Missing Transverse Energy (MET) to be inferred in physics events recorded in ATLAS, leading to higher than expected backgrounds for new physics. In particular, ...
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(2014-11-12)A primary goal of this thesis has been to demonstrate that stable, useful measurements of the orientation of the acoustic signal vector as a function of range and time can be obtained from ocean backscatter, and that ...
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(2011-07-27)The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Fornax Cluster Survey is a Hubble Space Telescope programme that imaged 43 early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster, using the ACS F475W (~g) and F850LP (~z) bandpasses. We use this ...
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(2017-08-31)High resolution imaging of wide fields has been a prerogative of space telescopes for decades. Multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) is a key technology for the future of ground-based astronomy, especially as we approach ...
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(2017-12-22)Thin-film photovoltaics are of great interest due to decreased manufacturing costs, improved environmental sustainability and the potential for flexible, semi-transparent, and light-weight modules. The scientific literature ...
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(2018-06-27)Electromagnetic induction in the continental Bohai Bay coastal region of China and the island region of Japan is studied with the aid of laboratory analogue models. Detailed model measurements of the electric (Ex, Ey) ...
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(2018-08-31)Radiation therapy (RT) plays a crucial role in the management of cancer, however, current standards of care have yet to account for patient specific radiation sensitivity. Raman spectroscopy (RS) is a promising technique ...
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(2012-12-12)This dissertation presents a detailed analysis of the galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses discovered by the Sloan Lens ACS (SLACS) survey, with the aim of providing new insight into the processes that affect the ...
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(2018-12-24)Radiation therapy, one of the most common forms of cancer treatment, is continually evolving with the introduction of new technology, more complex treatments and more advanced radiation dose calculations. To ensure the ...
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(2016-11-15)The e-linac beam that will serve the ARIEL Electron Target East (AETE) has an energy range from 30 MeV to 50 MeV with a power up to 500 kW. The beam electrons are to be converted into photons by means of an electron-to-gamma ...
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(2008-09-11)Polymer gel dosimetry, in conjunction with x-ray computed tomography (x-ray CT) imaging, is a three-dimensional dosimetric tool that shows promise in the verification of complex radiation therapy treatments. Previous ...
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(2018-07-11)A finite difference algorithm for solving the forward modelling problem of geo-electromagnetic induction in two-dimensional (2D) structures has been developed in this thesis. The governing equations have been modified ...
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(2019-03-13)First, the baryonic content of simulated halos of virial masses between 5 x 10^{9} M_{\odot}$ to 5 x 10^{12} M_{\odot}$ in the APOSTLE project is examined in the context of the missing baryon problem. Baryonic particles ...
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Benchmarking a new three-dimensional ultrasound system for prostate image guided radiation therapy (2008-04-23)Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a new type of radiotherapy used to deliver lethal doses of radiation to mobile tumors, while preventing surrounding healthy structures from receiving high doses of radiation. It ...
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(2018-01-17)Blue stragglers are enigmatic stars which appear to have undergone some form of rejuvenation, bringing them near the zero-age main sequence of the cluster in which they reside. The most likely explanation for the existence ...
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(2010-03-03)Galaxies grow and evolve via the repeated process of hierarchical merging, with smaller galaxies being cannibalized by larger and correspondingly brighter ones. Thus in galaxy clusters it is the brightest cluster galaxy ...
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(2010-02-03)In preparation for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC at CERN. the high pseudorapidity region (|n| > 2.5) of the ATLAS end-cap liquid argon calorimeters underwent particle beam testing in 2004. One of the main goals of these ...
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(2014-03-20)It can be shown that for the complete description of all the physical parameters in the flow behind an imtermediate strength unsteady shock, a knowledge of the particle trajectories within the flow is sufficient. This ...
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(2012-06-22)In this work, we study the galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421 that hosts the most energetic observed active galactic nucleus (AGN) outburst so far. Explaining this very energetic AGN outburst is found to be challenging. McNamara ...
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(2007-08-27)The existence of charged electroweak-scale particles in the early universe can drastically affect the evolution of elemental abundances. Through the formation of Coulombic bound states with light nuclei, these exotic relic ...
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