Due to their high intensity of emission in the O vi λλ1031.9 and 1037.6 lines, even small sunspots on the solar disk can strongly influence the intensity of the radiative scattering component of O vi lines in the corona. ...

Identifying the many-body Hamiltonian of a large quantum system is essential in understanding many physical phenomena, yet extremely difficult in general. We show that coupling strengths in networks of spin-1/2 particles ...

We use elastically induced phase transitions to break the structural symmetry of self-assembled nanostructures, producing significantly modified functional properties. Stretching ordered polymer opals in different directions ...

In situ inelastic x-ray scattering (IXS) experiments have been used to probe heterogeneity and deformability in zeolte Y as this thermally collapses to a high density amorphous (HDA) aluminosilicate phase. The Landau-Placzek ...

The enhanced biological and degradation properties of bioresorbable polymer matrix nanocomposites intended for use in orthopaedic applications have been demonstrated recently. However, at the moment there are only limited ...

We take familiar inorganic oxide glasses and non-oxide glasses and the liquids from which they derive to review the current understanding of their atomic structure, ranging from the local environments of individual atoms ...

Yttria stabilised zirconia xerogels are heat treated to temperatures of 1000°C, and the evolving structures are analysed using anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS) across two absorption edges. Homogeneous ...

Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) is used at two energies, one either side of the zirconium K-edge, to probe the in-situ formation of an alumina-zirconia-silicate ceramic. The use of energies either side of the edge ...

We assess the stability of simple two-dimensional clusters of bubbles relative to small displacements of the vertices, at fixed bubble areas. The clusters analysed are: 1) flower clusters consisting of a central bubble of ...

The paper is concerned with the problem of a semi-infinite crack at the interface between two dissimilar elastic half-spaces, loaded by a general asymmetrical system of forces distributed along the crack faces. On the basis ...