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- Litvinov, D. A., et al.
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RadioAstron gravitational redshift experiment: Status update
- 2018
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Ingår i: 14th Marcel Grossman Meeting On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories, Proceedings. - : WORLD SCIENTIFIC. - 9789813226593 ; , s. 3569-3575
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- A test of a cornerstone of general relativity, the gravitational redshift effect, is currently being conducted with the RadioAstron spacecraft, which is on a highly eccentric orbit around Earth. Using ground radio telescopes to record the spacecraft signal, synchronized to its ultra-stable on-board H-maser, we can probe the varying flow of time on board with unprecedented accuracy. The observations performed so far, currently being analyzed, have already allowed us to measure the effect with a relative accuracy of 4 × 10−4. We expect to reach 2.5 × 10−5 with additional observations in 2016, an improvement of almost a magnitude over the 40-year old result of the GP-A mission.
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- Renno, N.O., et al.
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Ground-atmosphere interactions at Gale
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We analyze variations in environmental parameters and regolith properties along Curiosity’s track to determine the possible causes of an abrupt change in the thermal properties of the ground and the atmosphere observed around Sol 120, as the rover transitioned from an area of sandy soil (Rocknest) to an area of fractured bedrock terrain (Yellowknife). Curiosity is instrumented with the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) and the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) sensors to measure the air temperature, the ground temperature, and the hydrogen content of the shallow subsurface along Curiosity’s track. Analysis of the REMS data is used to estimate the regolith’s heat budget. This analysis suggests that the abrupt decrease in the ground and atmosphere temperature and the difference between ground and air temperatures observed around Sol 120 is likely caused by an increase in the soil thermal inertia. The changes in thermal inertia have been known for some time so confirming this by the REMS package provides ground truthing. A new unexpected finding is that the regolith water content, as indicated by DAN’s detection of hydrogen content, is higher in the Yellowknife soil. Another interesting finding at this site are the holes and other signs of recent geological activity in the area of fractured terrain that may reflect large volumetric variations and facilitate gas exchange between the ground and atmosphere. Near-surface volumetric changes in soil and bedrock could reflect changes in the volume of subsurface H2O, or in the partitioning of H2O among its three phases. Volume increases could also result from salt crystal growth in rock pores and soil pores associated with the adsorption of water vapor. Crystallization in pores is a significant weathering process on Earth; it could well be active on Mars. Salts also inhibits the exchange of moisture between the ground and the atmosphere, and cements the soils of arid places such as in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. Indeed, salts might be responsible for the ubiquitous martian duricrust. More importantly, salt crusts have the potential to create pockets of wet regolith in the shallow martian subsurface that could be habitable. A better understanding of ground-atmosphere interactions has the potential to shed new light into aqueous processes in the shallow martian subsurface.
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- Kristan, Matej, et al.
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The Sixth Visual Object Tracking VOT2018 Challenge Results
- 2019
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Ingår i: Computer Vision – ECCV 2018 Workshops. - Cham : Springer Publishing Company. - 9783030110086 - 9783030110093 ; , s. 3-53
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Visual Object Tracking challenge VOT2018 is the sixth annual tracker benchmarking activity organized by the VOT initiative. Results of over eighty trackers are presented; many are state-of-the-art trackers published at major computer vision conferences or in journals in the recent years. The evaluation included the standard VOT and other popular methodologies for short-term tracking analysis and a “real-time” experiment simulating a situation where a tracker processes images as if provided by a continuously running sensor. A long-term tracking subchallenge has been introduced to the set of standard VOT sub-challenges. The new subchallenge focuses on long-term tracking properties, namely coping with target disappearance and reappearance. A new dataset has been compiled and a performance evaluation methodology that focuses on long-term tracking capabilities has been adopted. The VOT toolkit has been updated to support both standard short-term and the new long-term tracking subchallenges. Performance of the tested trackers typically by far exceeds standard baselines. The source code for most of the trackers is publicly available from the VOT page. The dataset, the evaluation kit and the results are publicly available at the challenge website (http://votchallenge.net).
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- Li, Jun, et al.
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Char oxidation of torrefied biomass at high temperatures and high heating rates
- 2014
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The char oxidation of a torrefied biomass and its parent material was carried out in an isothermal plug flow reactor (IPFR), which is able to rapidly heat the biomass particles to a maximum temperature of 1400°C at a heating rate of 10;4; °C/s, similar to the real conditions found in power plant furnaces. During each char oxidation test, the residues of biomass particles were collected and analyzed to determine the weight loss based on the ash tracer method. According to the experimental results, it can be concluded that chars produced from a torrefied biomass are less reactive than the ones produced, under the same conditions, from its raw material. The apparent kinetics of the torrefied biomass and its parent material are determined by minimizing the difference between the modeled and the experimental results. The predicted weight loss during char oxidation, using the determined kinetics, agrees well with experimental results.
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- Merdasa, Aboma, et al.
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Non-radiative processes in metal halide perovskite semiconductors probed by photoluminescence microscopy
- 2018
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Ingår i: XIII International Conference on Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies: Science and Applications (HBSM-2018). - : EDP Sciences. - 2101-6275. ; 190
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Organo metal halide perovskites are solution processed semiconductors that recently attracted a great attention. They possess a rather "soft" and (photo) chemically active solid structure allowing for ion migration and other mass diffusion processes. This is a likely reason why non-radiative recombination centres in these materials are activated and deactivated on relatively slow time-scales. This dynamics reveals as photoluminescence (PL) fluctuations (blinking) of individual microcrystals and local areas of films and allows for application of a broad range of single molecule spectroscopy methods including optical super-resolution. Studying PL blinking resolves properties of individual non-radiative centres and helps to unravel their chemical nature.
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- Na, Yongjie, et al.
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Large and small particles in CFB combustors
- 1996
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Ingår i: Proc of the 5th International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Bed. ; 5, s. 194-199
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The behaviour of coarse particles was studied in a fluidized bed rig and in a 12 MW CFB boiler. Minimum fluidization velocity and the entrainment rate of course particles from a bed with and without fine sand were measured in the cold rig. A series of solid samples were talen from the boiler furnace in different points with suction probes under various test conditions. The amount of coarse particles was analysed. Bulk densities at different heights with and without coarse particles were compared. It was found that both the minimum fluidisation and terminal velocities were influenced by the flux of fine particles.
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- Vallin, Örjan, et al.
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Thermal characterization of Silicon-on-SiC substrates
- 2008
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Ingår i: Proceedings of IEEE International SOI Conference. ; , s. 69-70
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Thermal characterization of the new Si-on-SiC hybrid substrate has shown thermal properties superior in comparison with SOI. The thermal resistivity was shown to be a factor of four lower, and the lateral thermal spread was much more efficient, as is explained by the excellent heat conductivity of the SiC substrate. These results correspond well to the absence of MOSFET self-heating effects for the BaSiC. Transmission electron microscopy reveals a defect free bond and recrystallization of the amorphous silicon, which improves the heat conductivity.
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