The Gaia_ESO Survey: double, triple and quadruple-line spectroscopic binary candidates (2017)
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Jeffries. (2017). The Gaia_ESO Survey: double, triple and quadruple-line spectroscopic binary candidates. Astronomy and Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730442

Context. The Gaia-ESO Survey (GES) is a large spectroscopic survey that provides a unique opportunity to study the distribution of spectroscopic multiple systems among different populations of the Galaxy. Aims. Our aim is to detect binarity/multiplic... Read More about The Gaia_ESO Survey: double, triple and quadruple-line spectroscopic binary candidates.

Layer formation in horizontally forced stratified turbulence: connecting exact coherent structures to linear instabilities (2017)
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(2017). Layer formation in horizontally forced stratified turbulence: connecting exact coherent structures to linear instabilities. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 409-437. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.661

We consider turbulence in a stratified \u2018Kolmogorov\u2019 flow, driven by horizontal shear in the form of sinusoidal body forcing in the presence of an imposed background linear stable stratification in the third direction. This flow configuratio... Read More about Layer formation in horizontally forced stratified turbulence: connecting exact coherent structures to linear instabilities.

Irreversible mixing by unstable periodic orbits in buoyancy dominated stratified turbulence (2017)
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(2017). Irreversible mixing by unstable periodic orbits in buoyancy dominated stratified turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.695

We consider turbulence driven by a large-scale horizontal shear in Kolmogorov flow (i.e. with sinusoidal body forcing) and a background linear stable stratification with buoyancy frequency N-B(2) imposed in the third, vertical direction in a fluid wi... Read More about Irreversible mixing by unstable periodic orbits in buoyancy dominated stratified turbulence.

Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass (2017)
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Kaplunov, J., Prikazchikov, D., & Prikazchikova, L. (2017). Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass. Procedia Engineering, 199, 1489 -1494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.428

Elastic sandwich-type structures with high-contrast material and geometrical properties have numerous applications in modern engineering, including, in particular, laminated glass, photovoltaic panels, precipitator plates in gas filters, etc. Multi-p... Read More about Dispersion of elastic waves in laminated glass.

On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems (2017)
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Ege, N., Erbas, B., Chorozoglou, A., Kaplunov, J., & Prikazchikov, D. A. (2017). On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems. Procedia Engineering, 199, 2366 -2371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.253

Abstract The paper aims at generalization of the specialized formulation, originally developed for the surface wave fields induced by prescribed surface stresses. We extend this formulation to soil-structure interaction problems with unknown contact... Read More about On surface wave fields arising in soil-structure interaction problems.

Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model (2017)
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Kanta Mukherjee, N., & Shrira, V. (2017). Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model. Combustion and Flame, 185, 188 -209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2017.07.012

The study is concerned with theoretical examination of thermo-acoustic instabilities in combustors and focuses on recently discovered ‘flame intrinsic modes’. These modes differ qualitatively from the acoustic modes in a combustor. Although these fla... Read More about Intrinsic flame instabilities in combustors: Analytic description of a 1-D resonator model.

Indium coverage of the Si(111)- 7×3 -In surface (2017)
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Suzuki, T., Lawrence, J., Walker, M., Morbec, J., Blowey, P., Yagyu, K., Kratzer, P., & Costantini, G. (2017). Indium coverage of the Si(111)- 7×3 -In surface. Physical Review B, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.035412

The indium coverage of the Si(111)-v7×v3-In surface is investigated by means of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles density functional theory calculations. Both experimental and theoretical results indicate that the In coverage is a... Read More about Indium coverage of the Si(111)- 7×3 -In surface.

Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study (2017)
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Oliveira, J., Morbec, J., & Miwa, R. (2017). Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study. Journal of Applied Physics, 104302 - 104302. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977996

Using first-principles calculations, based on the density functional theory, we have investigated the mechanical and electronic properties of hydrogen-passivated 3C-, 2H-, 4H-, and 6H-SiC nanowires (NWs), analyzing the effects of the diameter on thes... Read More about Mechanical and electronic properties of SiC nanowires: An ab initio study.

Engineering p–n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation (2017)
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Balakrishnan, N., Kudrynskyi, Z., Smith, E., Fay, M., Makarovsky, O., Kovalyuk, Z., Eaves, L., Beton, P., & Patanè, A. (2017). Engineering p–n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation. 2D Materials, 025043 - 025043. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa61e0

Exploitation of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) crystals can be hindered by the deterioration of the crystal surface over time due to oxidation. On the other hand, the existence of a stable oxide at room temperature can offer prospects for s... Read More about Engineering p–n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation.

[5.11] Exoplanets 101 National Geographic (2017)
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From Dense Hot Jupiter to Low Density Neptune: The Discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b and WASP-138b (2017)
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Lam, K., Faedi, F., Brown, D., Anderson, D., Delrez, L., Gillon, M., Hébrard, G., Lendl, M., Mancini, L., Southworth, J., Smalley, B., Triaud, A., Turner, O., Hay, K., Armstrong, D., Barros, S., Bonomo, A., Bouchy, F., Boumis, P., Collier Cameron, A., …Wheatley, P. (2017). From Dense Hot Jupiter to Low Density Neptune: The Discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b and WASP-138b. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 599, Article A3. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629403

We report three newly discovered exoplanets from the SuperWASP survey. WASP-127b is a heavily inflated super-Neptune of mass 0.18±0.02 MJ and radius 1.37±0.04 RJ. This is one of the least massive planets discovered by the WASP project. It orbits a br... Read More about From Dense Hot Jupiter to Low Density Neptune: The Discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b and WASP-138b.

Dispersion of elastic waves in a strongly inhomogeneous three-layered plate (2017)
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Prikazchikov, D., Kaplunov, J., & Prikazchikova, L. (2017). Dispersion of elastic waves in a strongly inhomogeneous three-layered plate. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 113-114, 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.01.042

Elastic wave propagation in a three-layered plate with high-contrast mechanical and geometric properties of the layers is analysed. Four specific types of contrast arising in engineering practice, including the design of stiff and lightweight structu... Read More about Dispersion of elastic waves in a strongly inhomogeneous three-layered plate.

The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface (2017)
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Abreu Da Silva Morbec, J. M., & Kratzer, P. (2017). The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface. Journal of Chemical Physics, 034702 -034702. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4973839

Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT), we investigated the effects of the van der Waals (vdW) interactions on the structural and electronic properties of anthracene and pentacene adsorbed on the Ag(111) surface.... Read More about The role of the van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of anthracene and pentacene on the Ag(111) surface.