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Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers (2023)
Journal Article
Li, C., Scherbakov, A. V., Soubelet, P., Samusev, A. K., Ruppert, C., Balakrishnan, N., …Akimov, A. V. (2023). Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers. Nano Letters, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02316

The increasing role of two-dimensional (2D) devices requires the development of new techniques for ultrafast control of physical properties in 2D van der Waals (vdW) nanolayers. A special feature of heterobilayers assembled from vdW monolayers is fem... Read More about Coherent Phonons in van der Waals MoSe2/WSe2 Heterobilayers.

OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event (2023)
Journal Article
Satoh, Y. K., Koshimoto, N., Bennett, D. P., Sumi, T., Rattenbury, N. J., Suzuki, D., …Spyratos, P. (2023). OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event. Astronomical Journal, 166(3), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ace908

We present an analysis of microlensing event OGLE-2019-BLG-0825. This event was identified as a planetary candidate by preliminary modeling. We find that significant residuals from the best-fit static binary-lens model exist and a xallarap effect can... Read More about OGLE-2019-BLG-0825: Constraints on the Source System and Effect on Binary-lens Parameters Arising from a Five-day Xallarap Effect in a Candidate Planetary Microlensing Event.

Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal (2023)
Journal Article
Saod, W. M., Oliver, I. W., Thompson, D. F., Contini, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2023.2246016

Applications of nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment and in environmental clean-up operations depend on the adsorption capacity of the materials for contaminants such as potentially toxic elements (PTEs). However, on their own nanoparticle... Read More about Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal.

V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae (2023)
Journal Article
Evans, A., Banerjee, D., Woodward, C., Starrfield, S., Su, K. Y. L., Ashok, N., & Wagner, M. (2023). V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 952(2), Article L26. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acdf56

V445 Puppis, the only known Galactic helium nova, is a unique test bed to verify supernova (SN) theories in the single-degenerate channel that involve a white dwarf (WD) accreting matter from a helium-rich donor. An estimate of the mass of the helium... Read More about V445 Puppis: Dustier than a Thousand Novae.

The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars (2023)
Journal Article
Pignatari, M., Trueman, T. C. L., Womack, K. A., Gibson, B. K., Côté, B., Turrini, D., …Lugaro, M. (in press). The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2167

Theoretical physical-chemical models for the formation of planetary systems depend on data quality for the Sun’s composition, that of stars in the solar neighbourhood, and of the estimated ”pristine” compositions for stellar systems. The effective sc... Read More about The chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood for planet-hosting stars.

T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys II. Spectral modelling (2023)
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Hambálek, L., Krushevska, V., Pribulla, T., Vaňko, M., Budaj, J., Fiorucci, M., …Smalley, B. (2023). T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys II. Spectral modelling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524(3), 3582-3595. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2133

We present results from long-term spectroscopic monitoring of 21 T-Tauri stars located in the Taurus–Auriga star-forming region (SFR). We combine medium and high-dispersion Echelle spectroscopy obtained at the Stará Lesná, Skalnaté Pleso (both in Slo... Read More about T Tauri stars in the SuperWASP and NSVS surveys II. Spectral modelling.

A Mini-Neptune Orbiting the Metal-poor K Dwarf BD+29 2654 (2023)
Journal Article
Dai, F., Schlaufman, K. C., Reggiani, H., Bouma, L., Howard, A. W., Chontos, A., …Winn, J. N. (2023). A Mini-Neptune Orbiting the Metal-poor K Dwarf BD+29 2654. Astronomical Journal, 166(2), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acdee8

We report the discovery and Doppler mass measurement of a 7.4 days 2.3 R ⊕ mini-Neptune around a metal-poor K dwarf BD+29 2654 (TOI-2018). Based on a high-resolution Keck/HIRES spectrum, the Gaia parallax, and multiwavelength photometry from the UV t... Read More about A Mini-Neptune Orbiting the Metal-poor K Dwarf BD+29 2654.

Analysis of the use of human remains as teaching materials in higher education: examining differing opinions between population subgroups (2023)
Journal Article
Goodison, G. A., & Aris, C. (2023). Analysis of the use of human remains as teaching materials in higher education: examining differing opinions between population subgroups. European Journal of Anatomy, 27(4), 503-516. https://doi.org/10.52083/EWHY1593

Human components have been used as teaching resources for centuries. This study aimed to investigate the ethics and practicality surrounding this resource by analysing the opinions of students and professionals with exposure to human remains.Three qu... Read More about Analysis of the use of human remains as teaching materials in higher education: examining differing opinions between population subgroups.

Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents † (2023)
Journal Article
Wittmann, C., Dömötör, O., Kuznetcova, I., Spengler, G., Reynisson, J., Holder, L., …Arion, V. B. (2023). Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †. Dalton Transactions, 52(29), 9964-9982. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01632c

A series of four indolo[2,3-e]benzazocines HL1–HL4 and two indolo[2,3-f]benzazonines HL5 and HL6, as well as their respective copper(ii) complexes 1–6, were synthesized and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, single c... Read More about Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †.

High-pressure induced switching between halogen and hydrogen bonding regimes in 1,4-dioxane iodine monochloride † (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, R. H., Bull, C. L., Knight, K. S., & Marshall, W. G. (in press). High-pressure induced switching between halogen and hydrogen bonding regimes in 1,4-dioxane iodine monochloride †. CrystEngComm, 25(29), 4146-4156. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ce00362k

The structure of the complex formed between 1,4-dioxane and iodine monochloride has been studied as a function of pressure using neutron powder diffraction. Initial compression was accompanied by a decrease in the O⋯I halogen bond length together wit... Read More about High-pressure induced switching between halogen and hydrogen bonding regimes in 1,4-dioxane iodine monochloride †.

Chemical synthesis of fluorinated carbocyclic nucleoside analogues (2023)
Thesis
Benckendorff, C. M. M. (2023). Chemical synthesis of fluorinated carbocyclic nucleoside analogues. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/529473

Since the discovery of their pharmaceutical potential, nucleoside analogues have become one of the most important classes of chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of many cancers and viral infections. In many chronic illnesses, such as HBV or HIV... Read More about Chemical synthesis of fluorinated carbocyclic nucleoside analogues.

Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies (2023)
Thesis
Kinson, D. A. (2023). Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis presents the development and implementation of a machine learning classification of massive Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) in two Local Group galaxies, NGC6822 and M33. Using archival near- and far-IR data, point sources in both galaxies ar... Read More about Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies.

Fundamental parameters of very low mass stars in eclipsing binary star systems observed with the CHEOPS satellite (2023)
Thesis
Swayne, M. I. (2023). Fundamental parameters of very low mass stars in eclipsing binary star systems observed with the CHEOPS satellite. (Thesis). Keele University

Observations of low-mass stars have frequently shown unexpectedly large stellar radii when compared to the predictions from theoretical stellar structure models. This “radius inflation” problem may have consequences not just for stellar science but a... Read More about Fundamental parameters of very low mass stars in eclipsing binary star systems observed with the CHEOPS satellite.

Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds (2023)
Thesis
Pennock, C. M. (2023). Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds. (Thesis). Keele University

I present an analysis of a new 120 deg2 radio continuum image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) at 888 MHz with a bandwidth of 288 MHz and beam size of 13.′′9×12.′′1, from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). I constructed a ca... Read More about Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds.

The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (2023)
Thesis
Williams, M. F. (2023). The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. (Thesis). Keele University

Statistics show that there was a 12% increase in missing persons’ incidents in the UK between 2014 and 2019. Approximately 50% of these missing individuals are found within 24 hours, and on average a large number will be deceased. Land-based searches... Read More about The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.