Browsing Physics & Atmospheric Science Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title

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  • Space-based constraints on the production of nitric oxide by lightning 

    Martin, Randall V., Bastien Sauvage, Ian Folkins, Christopher E. Sioris, et al. 2007. "Space-based constraints on the production of nitric oxide by lightning." Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 112(D9): 09309-D09309.
    No abstract available.

  • Spectral line shape of the P(2) transition in CO-Ar: Uncorrelated ab initio calculation 

    Wehr, R., A. Vitcu, R. Ciurylo, F. Thibault, et al. 2002. "Spectral line shape of the P(2) transition in CO-Ar: Uncorrelated ab initio calculation." Physical Review A: 66(6): 062502-062502. Copyright © 2002 American Physical Society.
    No abstract available.

  • Spectroscopic Characterisation of 250um-Selected Hyper-Luminous Star Forming Galaxies 

    Casey, C. M., S. C. Chapman, Ian Smail, S. Alaghband-Zadeh, et al. 2010. "Spectroscopic Characterisation of 250um-Selected Hyper-Luminous Star Forming Galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 411:2739.
    We present near-infrared spectroscopic observations from VLT ISAAC of thirteen 250\mu m-luminous galaxies in the CDF-S, seven of which have confirmed redshifts which average to = 2.0 \pm 0.4. Another two sources of the 13 ...

  • A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an Extended Cluster in Andromeda's halo 

    Collins, M. L. M., S. C. Chapman, M. Irwin, R. Ibata, et al. 2009. "A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an Extended Cluster in Andromeda's halo." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 396: 1619.
    We present a spectroscopic survey of candidate red giant branch stars in the extended star cluster, EC4, discovered in the halo of M31 from our CFHT/MegaCam survey, overlapping the tidal streams, Stream Cp and Stream Cr. ...

  • Spin correlations in the low-density electron system 

    Green, F., D. Neilson, L. Swierkowski, J. Szymanski, et al. 1993. "Spin correlations in the low-density electron system." Physical Review B (Condensed Matter) 47(8): 4187-92. Copyright © 1993 American Physical Society.
    The authors have calculated the spin susceptibility x(q,) within a microscopic model over the full range of densities of the electron liquid in the paramagnetic state. Electron-electron interactions are described by static ...

  • Spin relaxation in (110) and (001) InAs/GaSb superlattices 

    Hall, KC, K. Gundogdu, E. Altunkaya, WH Lau, et al. 2003. "Spin relaxation in (110) and (001) InAs/GaSb superlattices." Physical Review B 68(11): 115311-115311. Copyright © 2003 American Physical Society.
    No abstract available.

  • Spin-dependent transport in Fe and Fe/Au multilayers 

    Monchesky, T. L., A. Enders, R. Urban, K. Myrtle, et al. 2005. "Spin-dependent transport in Fe and Fe/Au multilayers." Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) 71(21): 214440-1. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.71.214440
    In situ resistance measurements of epitaxial Fe layers and Au/Fe bilayers were used to quantify the scattering in giant magnetoresistance (GMR) spin valve structures. The semiclassical Boltzmann transport equation, ...

  • Spitzer identifications and classifications of submillimeter galaxies in giant, high-redshift Lyman-alpha emission-line nebulae 

    Geach, J. E., Ian Smail, S. C. Chapman, D. M. Alexander, et al. 2007. "Spitzer identifications and classifications of submillimeter galaxies in giant, high-redshift Lyman-alpha emission-line nebulae." The Astrophysical Journal 655(1): 9-L12
    Using Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC (3.6-8um) and MIPS (24um) imaging, as well as Hubble Space Telescope optical observations, we identify the IRAC counterparts of the luminous power sources residing within the two largest ...

  • The Spitzer Space Telescope Extra-Galactic First Look Survey: 24 micron data reduction, catalog, and source identification 

    Fadda, Dario, F. R. Marleau, L. J. Storrie-Lombardi, D. Makovoz, et al. 2006. "The Spitzer Space Telescope Extra-Galactic First Look Survey: 24 micron data reduction, catalog, and source identification." The Astronomical Journal 131(6): 2859-2876
    We present the reduction of the 24 micron data obtained during the first cosmological survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope (First Look Survey, FLS). The survey consists of a shallow observation of 2.5x2 sq deg ...

  • The spring 2011 final stratospheric warming above Eureka: anomalous dynamics and chemistry 

    Adams, C., K. Strong, X. Zhao, A. E. Bourassa, et al. 2013. "The spring 2011 final stratospheric warming above Eureka: anomalous dynamics and chemistry." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13(2): 611-624.
    No abstract available.

  • SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 

    Bothwell, M. S., J. E. Aguirre, S. C. Chapman, D. P. Marrone, et al. 2013. "SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z=2.8." Astrophysical Journal, 779 (1):67
    We present observations of SPT-S J053816-5030.8, a gravitationally-lensed dusty star forming galaxy (DSFG) at z = 2.7817, first discovered at millimeter wavelengths by the South Pole Telescope. SPT 0538-50 is typical of ...

  • The Star Formation History and Dust Content in the Far Outer Disc of M31 

    Bernard, Edouard J., Annette M. N. Ferguson, Michael K. Barker, Sebastian L. Hidalgo, et al. 2011. "The Star Formation History and Dust Content in the Far Outer Disc of M31." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 420: 2625.
    We present a detailed analysis of two fields located 26 kpc (~5 scalelengths) from the centre of M31. One field samples the major axis populations--the Outer Disc field--while the other is offset by ~18' and samples the ...

  • Steady-state helices of the actin homolog MreB inside bacteria: dynamics without motors 

    Allard, J. F., and A. D. Rutenberg. 2007. "Steady-state helices of the actin homolog MreB inside bacteria: dynamics without motors." Physical review.E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics 76(3 Pt 1): 031916.
    Within individual bacteria, we combine force-dependent polymerization dynamics of individual MreB protofilaments with an elastic model of protofilament bundles buckled into helical configurations. We use variational ...

  • The stellar halo and outer disk of M33 

    McConnachie, Alan W., Scott C. Chapman, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Annette M. N. Ferguson, et al. 2006. "The stellar halo and outer disk of M33." The Astrophysical Journal 647(1): 25-L28
    We present first results from a Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic survey of red giant branch (RGB) stars in M33. The radial velocity distributions of the stars in our fields are well described by three Gaussian components, ...

  • The Stellar Mass Content of Submillimeter-Selected Galaxies 

    Hainline, L. J., A. W. Blain, I. Smail, D. M. Alexander, et al. 2010. "The Stellar Mass Content of Submillimeter-Selected Galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 740:96.
    We present a new study of the stellar mass in a sample of ~ 70 submillimeter-selected galaxies (SMGs) with accurate spectroscopic redshifts. We fit combinations of stellar population synthesis models and power laws to the ...

  • Strangers in the night: Discovery of a dwarf spheroidal galaxy on its first Local Group infall 

    Chapman, S. C., J. Penarrubia, R. Ibata, A. McConnachie, et al. 2007. "Strangers in the night: Discovery of a dwarf spheroidal galaxy on its first Local Group infall." The Astrophysical Journal 662(2): 79-L82
    We present spectroscopic observations of the AndXII dwarf spheroidal galaxy using DEIMOS/Keck-II, showing it to be moving rapidly through the Local Group (-556 km/s heliocentric velocity, -281 km/s relative to Andromeda ...

  • Stratospheric versus pollution influences on ozone at Bermuda: Reconciling past analyses 

    Li, QB, DJ Jacob, TD Fairlie, HY Liu, et al. 2002. "Stratospheric versus pollution influences on ozone at Bermuda: Reconciling past analyses." Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 107(D22): 4611-4611. DOI:10.1029/2002JD002138
    No abstract available.

  • Stretching, Unfolding, and Deforming Protein Filaments Adsorbed at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Using the Tip of an Atomic-Force Microscope 

    Staple, Douglas B., Marko Loparic, Hans Juergen Kreuzer, and Laurent Kreplak. 2009. "Stretching, Unfolding, and Deforming Protein Filaments Adsorbed at Solid-Liquid Interfaces Using the Tip of an Atomic-Force Microscope." Physical Review Letters 102(12): 128302-128302. Copyright © 2009 American Physical Society.
    No abstract available.

  • Strongly anisotropic band dispersion of an image state located above metallic nanowires 

    Hill, IG, and AB McLean. 1999. "Strongly anisotropic band dispersion of an image state located above metallic nanowires." Physical Review Letters 82(10): 2155-2158. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2155
    Indium can be grown on Si(111) in a 4 x I pattern that contains rows of In atoms spaced 13.3 Angstrom apart that have quasi-one-dimensional electronic structure. This ordered array of metallic wires produces an image-induced ...

  • Structural analysis of DNA complexation with cationic lipids 

    Marty, Regis, Christophe N. N'soukpoe-Kossi, David Charbonneau, Carl Maximilian Weinert, et al. 2009. "Structural analysis of DNA complexation with cationic lipids." Nucleic acids research 37(3): 849-857.
    No abstract available.