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- Abdellaoui, G., et al.
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Meteor studies in the framework of the JEM-EUSO program
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In: Planetary and Space Science. - : Elsevier. - 0032-0633 .- 1873-5088. ; 143, s. 245-255
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We summarize the state of the art of a program of UV observations from space of meteor phenomena, a secondary objective of the JEM-EUSO international collaboration. Our preliminary analysis indicates that JEM-EUSO, taking advantage of its large FOV and good sensitivity, should be able to detect meteors down to absolute magnitude close to 7. This means that JEM-EUSO should be able to record a statistically significant flux of meteors, including both sporadic ones, and events produced by different meteor streams. Being unaffected by adverse weather conditions, JEM-EUSO can also be a very important facility for the detection of bright meteors and fireballs, as these events can be detected even in conditions of very high sky background. In the case of bright events, moreover, exhibiting some persistence of the meteor train, preliminary simulations show that it should be possible to exploit the motion of the ISS itself and derive at least a rough 3D reconstruction of the meteor trajectory. Moreover, the observing strategy developed to detect meteors may also be applied to the detection of nuclearites, exotic particles whose existence has been suggested by some theoretical investigations. Nuclearites are expected to move at higher velocities than meteoroids, and to exhibit a wider range of possible trajectories, including particles moving upward after crossing the Earth. Some pilot studies, including the approved Mini-EUSO mission, a precursor of JEM-EUSO, are currently operational or in preparation. We are doing simulations to assess the performance of Mini-EUSO for meteor studies, while a few meteor events have been already detected using the ground-based facility EUSO-TA.
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- Jacobsson, Jesper, 1984-, et al.
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An open-access database and analysis tool for perovskite solar cells based on the FAIR data principles
- 2022
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In: Nature Energy. - : Springer Nature. - 2058-7546. ; 7:1, s. 107-115
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Large datasets are now ubiquitous as technology enables higher-throughput experiments, but rarely can a research field truly benefit from the research data generated due to inconsistent formatting, undocumented storage or improper dissemination. Here we extract all the meaningful device data from peer-reviewed papers on metal-halide perovskite solar cells published so far and make them available in a database. We collect data from over 42,400 photovoltaic devices with up to 100 parameters per device. We then develop open-source and accessible procedures to analyse the data, providing examples of insights that can be gleaned from the analysis of a large dataset. The database, graphics and analysis tools are made available to the community and will continue to evolve as an open-source initiative. This approach of extensively capturing the progress of an entire field, including sorting, interactive exploration and graphical representation of the data, will be applicable to many fields in materials science, engineering and biosciences.
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- Alzari, Pedro M., et al.
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Implementation of semi-automated cloning and prokaryotic expression screening : the impact of SPINE
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In: Acta Crystallographica Section D. - 0907-4449 .- 1399-0047. ; 62, s. 1103-1113
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The implementation of high- throughput ( HTP) cloning and expression screening in Escherichia coli by 14 laboratories in the Structural Proteomics In Europe ( SPINE) consortium is described. Cloning efficiencies of greater than 80% have been achieved for the three non- ligation- based cloning techniques used, namely Gateway, ligation- indendent cloning of PCR products ( LIC- PCR) and In- Fusion, with LIC- PCR emerging as the most cost- effective. On average, two constructs have been made for each of the approximately 1700 protein targets selected by SPINE for protein production. Overall, HTP expression screening in E. coli has yielded 32% soluble constructs, with at least one for 70% of the targets. In addition to the implementation of HTP cloning and expression screening, the development of two novel technologies is described, namely library- based screening for soluble constructs and parallel small- scale high- density fermentation.
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- Song, Xiuneng, et al.
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Effects of Protonation, Hydrogen Bonding, and Photodamaging on X-ray Spectroscopy of the Amine Terminal Group in Aminothiolate Monolayers
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In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1932-7447 .- 1932-7455. ; 116:23, s. 12649-12654
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- The amine head group, NH2, in aminothiolate monolayers can often generate unexpectedly rich structures in its N K-edge X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectra that are difficult to assign. We have carried out density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the XPS and NEXAFS of amine head group in four different aminothiolate monolayers, namely aliphatic 11-aminoundecane-1-thiol (AUDT), aromatic 4-aminobenzenethiol (ABT) and araliphatic 4-aminophenylbutane-1-thiol (APBT) and 3-(4”-amino-1,1’:4’,1”-terphenyl-4-yl)propane-1-thiol (ATPT), with the focus on structure changes caused by protonation, hydrogen bonding and X-ray damaging. Spectra of all possible saturated and unsaturated species, as well as X-ray damage products, such as imine, nitrile, azo species and cumulative double bonds, have been thoroughly examined. It is found that extra spectral structures observed in the experimental XPS spectra are not resulted from protonation, but from the formation of a primary ammonium. The X-ray excitation can induce cross linking between two neighboring molecules to form different complexes that contribute to the π features in NEXAFS spectra.
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