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- Jmerik, V. N., et al.
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Site-Controlled Growth of GaN Nanorods with Inserted InGaN Quantum Wells on mu-Cone Patterned Sapphire Substrates by Plasma-Assisted MBE
- 2018
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Ingår i: Semiconductors (Woodbury, N.Y.). - : MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER. - 1063-7826 .- 1090-6479. ; 52:5, s. 667-670
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report on a new approach to fabricate regular arrays of GaN nanorods (NRs) with InGaN QWs by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (PA MBE) on micro-cone patterned sapphire substrates (mu-CPSSs). A two-stage PA MBE fabrication process of GaN NRs has been developed, starting with a high temperature nucleation layer growth at metal-rich conditions to aggregate selectively GaN nucleus on c-oriented areas of the mu-CPSSs and followed by growth of 1-mu m-thick GaN NRs at strongly nitrogen-rich conditions exactly on the cone tips. These results are explained by energetically favorable GaN growth on the (000 (1) over bar) oriented sapphire surface. Both micro-photoluminescence and micro-cathodoluminescence confirm the formation of regular array of optically and spectrally isolated NRs without usage of any nanolithography.
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- Giacoppo, F., et al.
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Recent upgrades of the SHIPTRAP setup : On the finish line towards direct mass spectroscopy of superheavy elements
- 2017
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Ingår i: Acta Physica Polonica B. - 0587-4254. ; 48:3, s. 423-429
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- With the Penning-trap mass spectrometer SHIPTRAP at GSI, Darmstadt, it is possible to investigate exotic nuclei in the region of the heaviest elements. Few years ago, challenging experiments led to the direct measurements of the masses of neutron-deficient isotopes with Z = 102; 103 around N = 152. Thanks to recent advances in cooling and ion-manipulation techniques, a major technical upgrade of the setup has been recently accomplished to boost its efficiency. At present, the gap to reach more rare and shorter-lived species at the limits of the nuclear landscape has been narrowed.
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- Antusheva, E., et al.
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Outbreak of tuberculosis in a closed setting: views on transmission based on results from molecular and conventional methods
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Hospital Infection. - : Elsevier BV. - 0195-6701. ; 93:2, s. 187-190
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: This study describes an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a nursing home for men with mental disorders where residency is lengthy or permanent. This type of setting can provide a model of transmission as contact with the rest of society is extremely limited. Aim: To determine if cases of TB, diagnosed around the same time and in the same place, are linked based on results using molecular and conventional methods. Methods: The strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were analysed by drug resistance testing and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTRV). Microbiological results were related to clinical history and time of diagnosis. Findings: Nine patients were diagnosed with TB, and strains were recovered from seven of these patients. Unexpectedly, the strains with the same genotype showed different patterns of resistance, and only two strains demonstrated identical patterns. MIRU-VNTR analysis demonstrated that one patient was infected with two different strains. Conclusion: Variation between the strains indicates that the outbreak may have arisen from several sources of infection. The variation in resistance indicates that rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance is possible. As such, several questions are raised concerning source of infection, development of disease, resistance and mixed infections. (C) 2016 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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