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- Adrian-Martinez, S., et al.
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A first search for coincident gravitational waves and high energy neutrinos using LIGO, Virgo and ANTARES data from 2007
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. - : IOP Publishing. - 1475-7516. ; :6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the results of the first search for gravitational wave bursts associated with high energy neutrinos. Together, these messengers could reveal new, hidden sources that are not observed by conventional photon astronomy, particularly at high energy. Our search uses neutrinos detected by the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES in its 5 line configuration during the period January - September 2007, which coincided with the fifth and first science runs of LIGO and Virgo, respectively. The LIGO-Virgo data were analysed for candidate gravitational-wave signals coincident in time and direction with the neutrino events. No significant coincident events were observed. We place limits on the density of joint high energy neutrino - gravitational wave emission events in the local universe, and compare them with densities of merger and core-collapse events.
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- Abadie, J., et al.
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Implementation and testing of the first prompt search for gravitational wave transients with electromagnetic counterparts
- 2012
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Ingår i: Astronomy & Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 539
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims. A transient astrophysical event observed in both gravitational wave (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) channels would yield rich scientific rewards. A first program initiating EM follow-ups to possible transient GW events has been developed and exercised by the LIGO and Virgo community in association with several partners. In this paper, we describe and evaluate the methods used to promptly identify and localize GW event candidates and to request images of targeted sky locations. Methods. During two observing periods (Dec. 17, 2009 to Jan. 8, 2010 and Sep. 2 to Oct. 20, 2010), a low-latency analysis pipeline was used to identify GW event candidates and to reconstruct maps of possible sky locations. A catalog of nearby galaxies and Milky Way globular clusters was used to select the most promising sky positions to be imaged, and this directional information was delivered to EM observatories with time lags of about thirty minutes. A Monte Carlo simulation has been used to evaluate the low-latency GW pipeline's ability to reconstruct source positions correctly. Results. For signals near the detection threshold, our low-latency algorithms often localized simulated GW burst signals to tens of square degrees, while neutron star/neutron star inspirals and neutron star/black hole inspirals were localized to a few hundred square degrees. Localization precision improves for moderately stronger signals. The correct sky location of signals well above threshold and originating from nearby galaxies may be observed with similar to 50% or better probability with a few pointings of wide-field telescopes.
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| 3. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
(författare)
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All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the full S5 LIGO data
- 2012
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 85:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency band 50-800 Hz and with the frequency time derivative in the range of 0 through -6 x 10(-9) Hz/s. Such a signal could be produced by a nearby spinning and slightly nonaxisymmetric isolated neutron star in our Galaxy. After recent improvements in the search program that yielded a 10x increase in computational efficiency, we have searched in two years of data collected during LIGO's fifth science run and have obtained the most sensitive all-sky upper limits on gravitational-wave strain to date. Near 150 Hz our upper limit on worst-case linearly polarized strain amplitude h(0) is 1 x 10(-24), while at the high end of our frequency range we achieve a worst-case upper limit of 3.8 x 10(-24) for all polarizations and sky locations. These results constitute a factor of 2 improvement upon previously published data. A new detection pipeline utilizing a loosely coherent algorithm was able to follow up weaker outliers, increasing the volume of space where signals can be detected by a factor of 10, but has not revealed any gravitational-wave signals. The pipeline has been tested for robustness with respect to deviations from the model of an isolated neutron star, such as caused by a low-mass or long-period binary companion.
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| 4. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
(författare)
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Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's science runs 2 and 3
- 2012
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 85:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries using LIGO and Virgo observations between July 7, 2009, and October 20, 2010. We searched for signals from binaries with total mass between 2 and 25M(circle dot); this includes binary neutron stars, binary black holes, and binaries consisting of a black hole and neutron star. The detectors were sensitive to systems up to 40 Mpc distant for binary neutron stars, and further for higher mass systems. No gravitational-wave signals were detected. We report upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescence as a function of total mass, including the results from previous LIGO and Virgo observations. The cumulative 90% confidence rate upper limits of the binary coalescence of binary neutron star, neutron star-black hole, and binary black hole systems are 1.3 x 10(-4), 3.1 x 10(-5), and 6.4 x 10(-6) Mpc(-3) yr(-1), respectively. These upper limits are up to a factor 1.4 lower than previously derived limits. We also report on results from a blind injection challenge.
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| 5. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
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Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts during LIGO Science Run 6 and Virgo Science Runs 2 and 3
- 2012
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - 0004-637X. ; 760:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the results of a search for gravitational waves associated with 154 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments in 2009-2010, during the sixth LIGO science run and the second and third Virgo science runs. We perform two distinct searches: a modeled search for coalescences of either two neutron stars or a neutron star and black hole, and a search for generic, unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts. We find no evidence for gravitational-wave counterparts, either with any individual GRB in this sample or with the population as a whole. For all GRBs we place lower bounds on the distance to the progenitor, under the optimistic assumption of a gravitational-wave emission energy of 10(-2) M-circle dot c(2) at 150 Hz, with a median limit of 17 Mpc. For short-hard GRBs we place exclusion distances on binary neutron star and neutron-star-black-hole progenitors, using astrophysically motivated priors on the source parameters, with median values of 16 Mpc and 28 Mpc, respectively. These distance limits, while significantly larger than for a search that is not aided by GRB satellite observations, are not large enough to expect a coincidence with a GRB. However, projecting these exclusions to the sensitivities of Advanced LIGO and Virgo, which should begin operation in 2015, we find that the detection of gravitational waves associated with GRBs will become quite possible.
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| 6. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
(författare)
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All-sky search for gravitational-wave bursts in the second joint LIGO-Virgo run
- 2012
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 85:12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present results from a search for gravitational-wave bursts in the data collected by the LIGO and Virgo detectors between July 7, 2009 and October 20, 2010: data are analyzed when at least two of the three LIGO-Virgo detectors are in coincident operation, with a total observation time of 207 days. The analysis searches for transients of duration less than or similar to 1 s over the frequency band 64-5000 Hz, without other assumptions on the signal waveform, polarization, direction or occurrence time. All identified events are consistent with the expected accidental background. We set frequentist upper limits on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts by combining this search with the previous LIGO-Virgo search on the data collected between November 2005 and October 2007. The upper limit on the rate of strong gravitational-wave bursts at the Earth is 1.3 events per year at 90% confidence. We also present upper limits on source rate density per year and Mpc(3) for sample populations of standard-candle sources. As in the previous joint run, typical sensitivities of the search in terms of the root-sum-squared strain amplitude for these waveforms lie in the range similar to 5 x 10(-22) Hz(-1/2) to similar to 1 x 10(-20) Hz(-1/2). The combination of the two joint runs entails the most sensitive all-sky search for generic gravitational-wave bursts and synthesizes the results achieved by the initial generation of interferometric detectors.
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| 7. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
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First low-latency LIGO plus Virgo search for binary inspirals and their electromagnetic counterparts
- 2012
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Ingår i: Astronomy & Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 541
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims. The detection and measurement of gravitational-waves from coalescing neutron-star binary systems is an important science goal for ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. In addition to emitting gravitational-waves at frequencies that span the most sensitive bands of the LIGO and Virgo detectors, these sources are also amongst the most likely to produce an electromagnetic counterpart to the gravitational-wave emission. A joint detection of the gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signals would provide a powerful new probe for astronomy. Methods. During the period between September 19 and October 20, 2010, the first low-latency search for gravitational-waves from binary inspirals in LIGO and Virgo data was conducted. The resulting triggers were sent to electromagnetic observatories for followup. We describe the generation and processing of the low-latency gravitational-wave triggers. The results of the electromagnetic image analysis will be described elsewhere. Results. Over the course of the science run, three gravitational-wave triggers passed all of the low-latency selection cuts. Of these, one was followed up by several of our observational partners. Analysis of the gravitational-wave data leads to an estimated false alarm rate of once every 6.4 days, falling far short of the requirement for a detection based solely on gravitational-wave data.
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| 8. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
(författare)
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Upper limits on a stochastic gravitational-wave background using LIGO and Virgo interferometers at 600-1000 Hz
- 2012
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 85:12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A stochastic background of gravitational waves is expected to arise from a superposition of many incoherent sources of gravitational waves, of either cosmological or astrophysical origin. This background is a target for the current generation of ground-based detectors. In this article we present the first joint search for a stochastic background using data from the LIGO and Virgo interferometers. In a frequency band of 600-1000 Hz, we obtained a 95% upper limit on the amplitude of Omega(GW)(f) = Omega(3)(f/900 Hz)(3), of Omega(3) < 0.32, assuming a value of the Hubble parameter of h(100) = 0.71. These new limits are a factor of seven better than the previous best in this frequency band.
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| 9. |
- Evans, P. A., et al.
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Swift Follow-up Observations of Candidate Gravitational-wave Transient Events
- 2012
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Ingår i: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0067-0049 .- 1538-4365. ; 203:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the first multi-wavelength follow-up observations of two candidate gravitational-wave (GW) transient events recorded by LIGO and Virgo in their 2009-2010 science run. The events were selected with low latency by the network of GW detectors (within less than 10 minutes) and their candidate sky locations were observed by the Swift observatory (within 12 hr). Image transient detection was used to analyze the collected electromagnetic data, which were found to be consistent with background. Off-line analysis of the GW data alone has also established that the selected GW events show no evidence of an astrophysical origin; one of them is consistent with background and the other one was a test, part of a "blind injection challenge." With this work we demonstrate the feasibility of rapid follow-ups of GW transients and establish the sensitivity improvement joint electromagnetic and GW observations could bring. This is a first step toward an electromagnetic follow-up program in the regime of routine detections with the advanced GW instruments expected within this decade. In that regime, multi-wavelength observations will play a significant role in completing the astrophysical identification of GW sources. We present the methods and results from this first combined analysis and discuss its implications in terms of sensitivity for the present and future instruments.
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| 10. |
- Aasi, J., et al.
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Parameter estimation for compact binary coalescence signals with the first generation gravitational-wave detector network
- 2013
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 88:6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Compact binary systems with neutron stars or black holes are one of the most promising sources for ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. Gravitational radiation encodes rich information about source physics; thus parameter estimation and model selection are crucial analysis steps for any detection candidate events. Detailed models of the anticipated waveforms enable inference on several parameters, such as component masses, spins, sky location and distance, that are essential for new astrophysical studies of these sources. However, accurate measurements of these parameters and discrimination of models describing the underlying physics are complicated by artifacts in the data, uncertainties in the waveform models and in the calibration of the detectors. Here we report such measurements on a selection of simulated signals added either in hardware or software to the data collected by the two LIGO instruments and the Virgo detector during their most recent joint science run, including a "blind injection'' where the signal was not initially revealed to the collaboration. We exemplify the ability to extract information about the source physics on signals that cover the neutron-star and black-hole binary parameter space over the component mass range 1M(circle dot)-25M(circle dot) and the full range of spin parameters. The cases reported in this study provide a snapshot of the status of parameter estimation in preparation for the operation of advanced detectors.
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| 11. |
- Aasi, J., et al.
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Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspiral, merger, and ringdown in LIGO-Virgo data from 2009-2010
- 2013
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 87:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report a search for gravitational waves from the inspiral, merger and ringdown of binary black holes (BBH) with total mass between 25 and 100 solar masses, in data taken at the LIGO and Virgo observatories between July 7, 2009 and October 20, 2010. The maximum sensitive distance of the detectors over this period for a (20, 20)M-circle dot coalescence was 300 Mpc. No gravitational wave signals were found. We thus report upper limits on the astrophysical coalescence rates of BBH as a function of the component masses for nonspinning components, and also evaluate the dependence of the search sensitivity on component spins aligned with the orbital angular momentum. We find an upper limit at 90% confidence on the coalescence rate of BBH with nonspinning components of mass between 19 and 28M(circle dot) of 3:3 x 10(-7) mergers Mpc(-3) yr(-1).
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| 12. |
- Aasi, J., et al.
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The characterization of Virgo data and its impact on gravitational-wave searches
- 2012
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Ingår i: Classical and Quantum Gravity. - : IOP Publishing. - 1361-6382 .- 0264-9381. ; 29:15
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Between 2007 and 2010 Virgo collected data in coincidence with the LIGO and GEO gravitational-wave (GW) detectors. These data have been searched for GWs emitted by cataclysmic phenomena in the universe, by non-axisymmetric rotating neutron stars or from a stochastic background in the frequency band of the detectors. The sensitivity of GW searches is limited by noise produced by the detector or its environment. It is therefore crucial to characterize the various noise sources in a GW detector. This paper reviews the Virgo detector noise sources, noise propagation, and conversion mechanisms which were identified in the three first Virgo observing runs. In many cases, these investigations allowed us to mitigate noise sources in the detector, or to selectively flag noise events and discard them from the data. We present examples from the joint LIGO-GEO-Virgo GW searches to show how well noise transients and narrow spectral lines have been identified and excluded from the Virgo data. We also discuss how detector characterization can improve the astrophysical reach of GW searches.
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| 13. |
- Abadie, J., et al.
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Search for gravitational waves from intermediate mass binary black holes
- 2012
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 85:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the results of a weakly modeled burst search for gravitational waves from mergers of nonspinning intermediate mass black holes in the total mass range 100-450 M-circle dot and with the component mass ratios between 1: and 4:1. The search was conducted on data collected by the LIGO and Virgo detectors between November of 2005 and October of 2007. No plausible signals were observed by the search which constrains the astrophysical rates of the intermediate mass black holes mergers as a function of the component masses. In the most efficiently detected bin centered on 88 + 88 M-circle dot, for nonspinning sources, the rate density upper limit is 0.13 per Mpc(3) per Myr at the 90% confidence level.
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| 14. |
- Aasi, J., et al.
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Einstein@Home all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S5 data
- 2013
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Ingår i: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). - 1550-2368. ; 87:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents results of an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range [50, 1190] Hz and with frequency derivative range of similar to[-20, 1.1] x 10(-10) Hz s(-1) for the fifth LIGO science run (S5). The search uses a noncoherent Hough-transform method to combine the information from coherent searches on time scales of about one day. Because these searches are very computationally intensive, they have been carried out with the Einstein@Home volunteer distributed computing project. Postprocessing identifies eight candidate signals; deeper follow-up studies rule them out. Hence, since no gravitational wave signals have been found, we report upper limits on the intrinsic gravitational wave strain amplitude h(0). For example, in the 0.5 Hz-wide band at 152.5 Hz, we can exclude the presence of signals with h(0) greater than 7.6 x 10(-25) at a 90% confidence level. This search is about a factor 3 more sensitive than the previous Einstein@Home search of early S5 LIGO data.
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| 15. |
- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Investigation of a core/shell Ising nanoparticle : Thermal and magnetic properties
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - : Elsevier BV. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 481, s. 124-132
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The phase diagrams and magnetic hysteresis behavior of a spin-1/2 Ising core/shell nanoparticle are investigated by the use of the effective field theory with a probability distribution technique that accounts for the self-spin correlation functions. Nearest-neighbor pair interactions are incorporated between the Ising spins in the three parts of the nanoparticle that are core, core/shell and surface shell. The effects of the external magnetic field and core/shell exchange interaction on the thermal magnetization and susceptibility of the system are examined.
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| 16. |
- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Magnetic properties of a ferromagnetic thin film with four spin interaction : A Monte Carlo simulation study
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0304-8853 .- 1873-4766. ; 339, s. 127-132
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Monte Carlo simulation has been used to study the critical behaviors and the magnetic properties of a ferromagnetic thin Ising film with a plaquette four spin interaction. The effects of the ratio r(s) =J(s)/J of the surface exchange interaction to the bulk one and the four spin interaction on phase diagrams are investigated. A number of characteristic behaviors have been found, which include the first-and second-order phase transitions, thus also the tricritical points, triple point and isolated critical point.
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- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Magnetic properties of a single transverse Ising ferrimagnetic nanoparticle
- 2015
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - : Elsevier BV. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 456, s. 142-150
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using the effective field theory with a probability distribution technique that accounts for the self-spin correlation function, the thermal and the magnetic properties of a single Ising nanoparticle consisting of a ferromagnetic core, a ferromagnetic surface shell and a ferrimagnetic interface coupling are examined. The effect of the transverse held in the surface shell, the exchange interactions between core/shell and in surface shell on the free energy, thermal magnetization, specific heat and susceptibility are studied. A number of interesting phenomena have been found such as the existence of the compensation phenomenon and the magnetization profiles exhibit P-type, N-type and Q-type behaviors. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Magnetic Properties of a Transverse Ising Nanoparticle
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1557-1939 .- 1557-1947. ; 28:3, s. 885-890
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We use the effective field theory with a probability distribution technique to investigate the magnetic properties of an antiferromagnetic Ising core/shell nanoparticle with a negative interlayer coupling core/shell in the presence of both the longitudinal and the transverse fields. Nearest-neighbor pair interactions are incorporated between the Ising spins in three parts that are core, core/shell, and surface shell. The effects of the external and the transverse fields and the exchange interactions between core/shell and in surface shell on the hysteresis loops and the susceptibility of the nanoparticle are examined. A number of interesting phenomena have been found.
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- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Magnetic Properties of Diluted Magnetic Nanowire
- 2013
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Ingår i: J SUPERCOND NOV MAGN. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1557-1939. ; 26:1, s. 201-211
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A magnetic diluted nanowire with cylindrical structure described by the Ising model is investigated. Using the effective field theory with a probability distribution technique, the influence of the dilution on the phase diagrams, susceptibility and the hysteresis loops are discussed in detail. Novel features are obtained for the thermal variations of longitudinal susceptibility and longitudinal magnetization. We have investigated the magnetic reversal of the system and have found the existence of triple hysteresis loops patterns, affected by the concentration of magnetic atoms, the temperature, and the exchange interaction between the core and the surface shell.
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| 20. |
- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Phase diagrams of diluted transverse Ising nanowire
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0304-8853 .- 1873-4766. ; 336, s. 75-82
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, the phase diagrams of diluted Ising nanowire consisting of core and surface shell coupling by J(cs) exchange interaction are studied using the effective field theory with a probability distribution technique, in the presence of transverse fields in the core and in the surface shell. We find a number of characteristic phenomena. In particular, the effect of concentration c of magnetic atoms, the exchange interaction core/shell, the exchange in surface and the transverse fields in core and in surface shell of phase diagrams are investigated.
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| 21. |
- Bouhou, S., et al.
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Some hysteresis loop features of 2D magnetic spin-1 Ising nanoparticle : shape lattice and single-ion anisotropy effects
- 2017
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Ingår i: Zhongguó wùli xuékan. - : Elsevier BV. - 0577-9073. ; 55:6, s. 2224-2235
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effects of longitudinal and transverse crystal-fields on the magnetic hysteresis behaviors of 2D spin-1 Ising nanoparticles are investigated, by using the effective-field theory based on the probability distribution technique with correlations. Nanoparticles with hexagonal or square lattice are studied. A number of characteristic phenomena such as triple and quadruple hysteresis loop behaviors have been observed for certain physical parameters, originating from the competitions among the core/shell exchange interaction, anisotropies, temperature and the longitudinal magnetic field. Finally, the obtained results are compared with some experimental and theoretical results.
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- Chafai, A., et al.
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First-principles insights into the optical and electronic characteristics of barium intercalated AB-stacked bilayer graphene
- 2023
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Ingår i: The European Physical Journal Plus. - : Springer Nature. - 2190-5444. ; 138:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study describes the electronic and optical characteristics of barium atoms (an alkaline earth metal) intercalated within AB-stacked bilayer graphene (AB-2LG). Using state-of-the-art first-principles computations and taking into account the dispersion forces between the diverse nanosheets, we determined that the intercalation of barium atoms (Ba) into AB-2LG increases the interlayer distance from 3.357 to 5.584 degrees A, and no C-Ba bond formation has been observed. In addition, our findings reveal that the presence of Ba atoms inside the AB-2LG induces a change in the Space group number from 164 (pure AB-2LG) to 156 (Ba-intercalated AB-2LG). Concurrently, we observed that the AB-2LG band structure exhibits a Dirac cone at the K-point, which is a characteristic signature of a semi-metallic character. By contrast, the electronic behavior of the barium-intercaled AB-2LG is found to be metallic. Also, we noticed that the confinement of Ba atoms into the AB-2LG shifts the Dirac point under the Fermi level. Additionally, upon examining the optical properties under the 001 and 100-polarization of the incident light, we found that all optical parameters of both under-investigated bidimensional materials exhibit an anisotropic character. Interestingly, under the 001-polarization, we observed that the intercalation of AB-2LG with Ba atoms reduces the optical absorption to zero in the visible region, and blueshifts are the absorption peak observed in the infrared region. Furthermore, in the case of 001-polarization, the presence of Ba atoms enhances the optical absorption in the 7-9 eV spectral range. However, the obtained data exhibit a remarkable decrease in the refractive index after the Ba intercalation process, for both considered polarization directions.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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A theoretical study of the hysteresis behaviors of a transverse spin-1/2 Ising nanocube
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0304-8853 .- 1873-4766. ; 413, s. 30-38
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The applied magnetic field dependencies of the surface shell, core and total magnetizations of a transverse spin -I Ising nanocube are investigated within the effective -field theory with correlations, based on the probability distribution technique, for both ferro- and antiferromagnetic exchange interactions. We have found that interfacial coupling has a strong effect on the shape and the number of hysteresis loops and also on the coercive field and remanent magnetization behaviors. Furthermore, when the temperature exceeds a critical one, the coercivities of the core, the surface shell and the system become zero.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Hysteresis loop behaviors of a decorated double-walled cubic nanotube
- 2017
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - : Elsevier BV. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 524, s. 137-143
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effect of surface shell parameters on the hysteresis loop behaviors of a decorated Ising cubic nanotube, consisting of a ferromagnetic spin-12 core which is interacting ferrimagnetically with a ferromagnetic spin-1 surface shell, is investigated, in the present work, within the effective-field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique. We have found that these parameters have a strong effect on the shape and the number of hysteresis loops and also on the coercive field and remanent magnetization behaviors. Indeed, triple, quintuple, septuple and nonuple hysteresis loop patterns have also been observed.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Investigation of the surface shell effects on the magnetic properties of a transverse antiferromagnetic Ising nanocube
- 2015
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Ingår i: Superlattices and Microstructures. - : Elsevier BV. - 0749-6036 .- 1096-3677. ; 80, s. 151-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effective-field theory (EFT) with correlations based on the probability distribution technique has been used to study the magnetic properties of an antiferromagnetic cubic nanoparticle (nanocube). We have found that the surface shell parameters have strong effects on the compensation temperature, the magnetization profiles, coercivity, the shape and the number of the hysteresis loops for certain parameters. The effect of reduced temperature has also been examined on the hysteresis loops.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Magnetic behaviors of a transverse spin-1/2 Ising cubic nanowire with core/shell structure
- 2017
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Ingår i: Physica. B, Condensed matter. - : Elsevier. - 0921-4526 .- 1873-2135. ; 507, s. 51-60
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The surface shell exchange coupling effect on the magnetic properties (surface shell, core, total longitudinal and total transverse magnetizations, susceptibility, phase diagram and hysteresis loops) of a transverse spin-1/2 Ising cubic nanowire is investigated, in the present work, by employing the effective-field theory based on the probability distribution technique with correlations, for both ferro-and antiferromagnetic cases. We have found that this parameter has a strong effect on the magnetic properties in both cases. In the ferromagnetic case, the total longitudinal magnetization curves display Q-and S-type behaviors and the hysteresis loop has just one loop, whereas in the antiferromagnetic case, the N-type behavior, in which one compensation temperature appears below the critical temperature, exists in the total longitudinal magnetization curve versus reduced temperature, and triple hysteresis loops are found. The effect of applied field is also investigated on the total longitudinal magnetization for the both cases, and we have found that a large applied field value can overcome the antiferromagnetic coupling leading to a ferromagnetic-like behavior.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Magnetic properties of a diluted spin-1/2 Ising nanocube
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physica A. - : Elsevier BV. - 0378-4371 .- 1873-2119. ; 443, s. 385-398
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effective-field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique is used to investigate the magnetic properties of a diluted Ising nanocube consisting of a ferromagnetic spin-1/2 core which is interacting antiferromagnetically with a ferromagnetic spin-1/2 surface shell. The effect of the concentration of magnetic atoms is examined. A number of interesting phenomena have been found such as the existence of the compensation temperature and triple hysteresis loops.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Magnetic Properties of a Diluted Transverse Spin-1 Ising Nanocube with a Longitudinal Crystal-Field
- 2017
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Ingår i: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLUSTERS AND NANOMATERIALS. - : SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. - 9781510608429
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the present work, the effective field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique has been used to investigate the effect of the surface shell longitudinal cristal field on the magnetic properties of a diluted antiferromagnetic spin-1 Ising nanocube particle. This effect has also been studied on the hysteresis loops of the system. It is found that this parameter has a strong effect on the magnetization profiles, compensation temperature, coercive field and remanent magnetization.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Phase diagrams of a transverse cubic nanowire with diluted surface shell
- 2016
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Ingår i: Applied Physics A. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0947-8396 .- 1432-0630. ; 122:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effective-field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique has been used to investigate the phase diagrams (critical and compensation temperatures) of a transverse antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Ising cubic nanowire with diluted surface shell. It is found that the phase diagrams of the system are strongly affected by the surface shell parameters. Indeed, two compensation points appear for certain values of Hamiltonian parameters, and the range of appearance of these latter points depends strongly on the surface shell transverse field.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Reentrant phenomenon in a transverse spin-1 Ising nanoparticle with diluted magnetic sites
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0304-8853 .- 1873-4766. ; 442, s. 53-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the present work, we have examined the influence of surface shell exchange coupling on the magnetic properties of a diluted ferromagnetic spin- 1 Ising nanocubic particle, by employing the effective-field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique. Some interesting results have been found such as, a tricritical point, a triple point, an isolated critical point, reentrant and even double reentrant phenomena, S-, R- and Q-type behaviors, as well as, both first-and second-order phase transitions as it is confirmed by the free energy. In addition, when the interactions are low between the surface shell sites, quadruple hysteresis loops can be seen in the system.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Some characteristic behaviours of a spin-1/2 Ising nanoparticle
- 2016
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Ingår i: 3Rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference On Materials And Renewable Energies (Emcmre-3). - : IOP PUBLISHING LTD.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- By using the effective-field theory with correlations based on the probability distribution technique; the magnetization, susceptibility, internal energy, specific heat and the free energy expressions for a ferromagnetic spin-1/2 Ising nanoparticle have been developed and calculated numerically for different surface shell exchange coupling parameter. A number of interesting phenomena have been observed, depending on the surface shell exchange coupling term.
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- El Hamri, M., et al.
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Thermodynamic Properties of the Core/Shell Antiferromagnetic Ising Nanocube
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1557-1939 .- 1557-1947. ; 28:10, s. 3127-3133
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using the effective field theory with correlations, the effects of the exchange interaction on the thermal behaviors of the total magnetization, internal energy, specific heat, entropy, and free energy of a transverse antiferromagnetic Ising nanocube are investigated. The phase diagram is also calculated and discussed in detail.
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