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Navarete, Felipe Donizeti Teston. "The Formation of High-Mass Stars: from High-Mass Clumps to Accretion Discs and Molecular Outflows." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/14/14131/tde-18042018-080121/.
Full textEstrelas de alta massa têm grande impacto na evolução do Universo e o processo de formação destes objetos ainda é um problema em aberto na Astrofísica. Os detalhes das estruturas associadas às regiões mais próximas dos objetos centrais, tais como os discos circunstelares e a morfologia dos jatos próximos à base de lançamento, ainda não foram estudados em detalhe e carecem de evidências observacionais. Esta tese apresenta um estudo da formação de estrelas de alta massa em termos da evolução de glóbulos de alta massa (clumps), selecionados a partir do levantamento ATLASGAL, a partir de observações da molécula do CO na faixa espectral do sub-milimétrico. Enquanto observações \"single-dish\" no sub-milimétrico possibilitam o estudo em larga escala do processo de formação de estrelas de alta massa, observações com maior resolução angular são necessárias para investigar os detalhes das protoestrelas no interior dos glóbulos. Para isso, espectroscopia tri-dimensional no infra-vermelho próximo foi obtida para um grupo de fontes RMS para caracterizar o meio circunstelar de objetos estelares jovens e de alta massa (HMYSOs) em escalas lineares de ~100-1000 UA. A amostra TOP100 oferece uma oportunidade ímpar de analisar um conjunto estatisticamente completo de glóbulos de alta massa em diversas fases evolutivas. Observações realizadas com o radiotelescópio APEX de três transições rotacionais da molécula do CO (CO(4-3), CO(6-5) e CO(7-6)) foram utilizadas para estudar as propriedades do gás morno (~155 K) associado aos glóbulos, e obter as relações entre a emissão do CO e as propriedades físicas dos glóbulos. A luminosidade das diferentes transições do CO foi obtida e sua análise mostrou que a emissão do gás aumenta em função do estágio evolutivo dos glóbulos (de glóbulos com emissão fraca no infravermelho longínquo a regiões HII) e em função da luminosidade bolométrica e massa dos glóbulos. A comparação entre os glóbulos de alta massa presentes na amostra TOP100 com fontes de menor massa observadas nas transições do CO(6-5) e CO(7-6), juntamente com a análise de uma amostra complementar de fontes observadas na transição do CO(10-9) mostrou que a dependência da luminosidade do CO com a luminosidade bolométrica aumenta em função do número quântico J associado à transição do CO. Este estudo também mostrou que as relações entre a luminosidade do CO e dos clumps são dominadas pelas fontes de alta luminosidade presentes na amostra analisada. A análise individual de fontes de baixa e alta luminosidade sugerem que a dependência entreas luminosidades do CO e bolométrica é a mesma em ambos os regimes de luminosidade, embora as luminosidades do CO sejam sistematicamente maiores para os glóbulos de alta massa. Por fim, a análise da emissão do CO em altas-velocidades mostrou que ~85% dos glóbulos presentes na amostra TOP100 apresentam jatos moleculares. A seleção de objetos de alta massa isolados em estágio de acreção ativa é crucial para decidir se ela ocorre através de um disco de acreção e/ou via fusão de YSOs de menor massa. Para isso, observações no infra-vermelho próximo são ideais para se investigar o conteúdo dos glóbulos sub-milimétricos e resolver seus membros individuais. Devido a alta resolução espacial na banda K e a extinção interestelar moderada nesta faixa espectral, um conjunto de oito (8) HMYSOs associados a jatos em H2 em larga-escala foram selecionados para observações espectroscópicas na banda K utilizando o espectrômetro NIFS no Gemini Norte. Todos os objetos investigados com o NIFS apresentam emissão extendida no contínuo, bem como nas linhas espectrais típicas de fontes jovens, tais como o Brackett-gama, transições do H2 e a emissão nas bandas moleculares do CO. A emissão em H2 está associada aos jatos moleculares em escalas de ~100 UA em cinco das oito fontes (63%). A indentificação de jatos moleculares em escalas tão próximas ao objeto central indica que o processo de acreção de massa ainda está ativo nestes objetos. A emissão do Brackett-gama provém do gás ionizado nas regiões mais próximas das fontes centrais ou regiões de choque próximas aos jatos. A espectro-astrometria da linha do Brackett-gama em escalas de sub-píxeis, indica que a emissão do gás ocorre nas cavidades dos jatos moleculares ou delineiam estruturas alinhadas perpendicularmente aos jatos, tais como os discos de acreção. Cinco fontes também apresentam emissão nas bandas do CO (63%), e três HMYSOs apresentam linhas do CO em absorção (38%), indicando que estes objetos apresentam discos de acreção. A massa total do sistema \"disco e protoestrela\" foi determinada a partir do estudo da cinemática das linhas de absorção do CO, detectadas em três objetos. A partir de modelos de rotação Kepleriana, as massas das fontes foram estimadas em 5±3, 8±5 e 30±10 massas solares. Os resultados obtidos a partir da espectroscopia tri-dimensional no infravermelho corroboram a hipótese de que estrelas de alta massa são formadas a partir de acreção por discos, de maneira similar ao observado para estrelas de baixa massa. A comparação entre a morfologia dos jatos moleculares identificados nos campos do NIFS e das correspondentes contrapartidas em escalas maiores indicam que os jatos apresentam diferentes graus de colimação ao longo de suas estruturas, explicadas pela multiplicidade de fontes nas proximidades da base de lançamento dos jatos ou efeitos de precessão no objeto central.
Pozzo, Monica. "The effect of high-mass stars on low-mass star formation." Thesis, Keele University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366445.
Full textNorth, Simon John. "High sensitivity mass spectrometric glycoprotein analysis." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404993.
Full textGregson, Celia Louise. "The epidemiology of high bone mass." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555628.
Full textGothäll, Rikard. "Rock mass response during high pressure grouting." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Civil and Architectural Engineering, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3853.
Full textThe sealing of hard jointed rock by grouting involves several complicated mechanical systems. The result is a complex coupled system of hydro- logical and mechanical precesses. In order to determine the higher order effects of the resulting system the fracture deformations must be assessed. This requires a model that mimics the mechanical behaviour of not only fractures under normal load but also the entire rock mass system. This model indicates that there are two dominant regimes involved; a permeation regime and a high pressure regime.
The pressure limit that separates permeation grouting from high pressure grouting can then be found to be closely related to the in situ stress. In the high pressure regime the deformations may be large but very situation-dependent. The principal deformational eigenmodes of some boundary conditions are considered. The analysis indicates that the usage of high pressure grouting can be both benficial to the operation as well as increase the inflow of water to the excavation.
Pierce, Carrie. "High throughput mass spectrometry for microbial identification." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43741.
Full textGothäll, Rikard. "Rock mass response during high pressure grouting /." Stockholm : Division of rock and soil mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3853.
Full textPattison, Ian. "High-mass star-forming regions in M33." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.422023.
Full textBoes, Kelsey Susan. "High Efficiency Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Biomaterials." Thesis, North Carolina State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10970023.
Full textCurrent factories producing plant-based fossil-fuel replacements are neither environmentally friendly nor economically viable because their main product, bio-oil, is burned for heat rather than sold for profit. However, bio-oil is rich in potentially valuable aromatic compounds. In order to valorize bio-oil and improve the economic viability of the factories, we need to understand bio-oil’s composition and the effect of processing parameters—such as plant feedstock and pretreatment method. Unfortunately, bio-oil is a complex lignocellulosic mixture that is difficult to analyze. To fully characterize the hundreds of compounds present, analysis typically requires top-end mass spectrometers and lengthy separations. This cost prohibits many laboratories from pursuing bio-oil research. Then time-consuming separations limit recursive analyses to optimize process parameters. The question takes shape: is it possible to analyze complex lignocellulosic mixtures without lengthy separations or top-end mass spectrometers? To assess the feasibility of rapid, affordable analysis, I set out to develop qualitative and quantitative methods using a quadrupole-time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer. I hypothesized that (a) ionization dopants could mitigate the need for lengthy separations pre-injection and that (b) tandem mass spectrometry could compensate for the midrange resolving power of the QTOF. To test this hypothesis, I started by analyzing another lignocellulosic biomaterial: autohydrolyzate, the product of hydrothermal pretreatment of biomass feedstocks. I observed that two anionic dopants—hydroxide and chloride—worked exceptionally well for selective analysis of the two major components of a lignocellulosic mixture, lignin- and carbohydrate-derivatives. Tandem mass spectrometry confirmed the game-changing selectivity of the dopants. With these favorable results, I applied the ionization dopants to two case studies. Chloride dopant and tandem mass spectrometry were employed to qualitatively analyze the little understood lignin-carbohydrate complexes found in lignocellulosic mixtures. Hydroxide dopant and tandem mass spectrometry were employed to quantitatively analyze the feasibility of valorizing biooil as a performance-enhancing diesel fuel additive. Both projects offered exciting success that redefined the scope of research possible using a QTOF. I demonstrated that by using ionization dopants and tandem mass spectrometry, it is possible for laboratories with limited means to use a cost-effective QTOF for both qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex lignocellulosic mixtures.
Barsony, Mary Anne Scoville Nicholas Zabriskie Scoville Nicholas Zabriskie. "Outflows in high mass star-forming regions /." Diss., Pasadena, Calif. : California Institute of Technology, 1989. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09102008-084535.
Full textKwong, Kam-Yuen. "Quantum induction and Higgs mass." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289767.
Full textWills, Rebecca Helen. "High mass accuracy analytical applications of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2014. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/60050/.
Full textWatson, R. Craig Jr. "Laser-Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry of High Molecular Mass Inorganic Complexes." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35554.
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This thesis describes the characterization of a LI-TOF-MS instrument and confirmation of theoretical time-of-flight mass-separation principles. Several test cases demonstrate the instrument's proper operation and calibration for a wide mass range of analytes. Mass spectral results of three organometallic compounds: i. [Ir(dpp)2Cl2](PF6), ii. {[(bpy)2Ru(dpp)]2IrCl2}(PF6)5, and iii. {[(bpy)2Ru(dpp)]2RuCl2}(PF6)5 under a variety of laser ionization and sample preparation conditions are compared. A complete structural characterization of the monometallic complex, [Ir(dpp)2Cl2](PF6), is presented. The two trimetallic analytes fragmented easily, but significant components of the molecules are successfully identified. After optimizing the ionization and analytical procedure, LI-TOF-MS proved useful in the analysis of high molecular mass metal complexes.
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Pillai, Thushara. "The Initial conditions of high mass star formation." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=98018763X.
Full textKontoulis, Ioannis. "Fabrication and mass transport in high Tc superconductors." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/46396.
Full textFurness, James. "Observations of young high mass star forming regions." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.515251.
Full textMaple, Hannah Jane. "Towards high-throughput fragment screening by mass spectrometry." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.559091.
Full textBanik, Chandan Kumer. "High mass low velocity impact on concrete beams." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/160.
Full textLi, Gongjie. "Long-Term Dynamics of High Mass Ratio Multiples." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17467288.
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Tsao, Chia-Wen. "Interfacing microfluidic bioanalysis with high sensitivity mass spectrometry." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8269.
Full textThesis research directed by: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Fareed, Shamsoon. "Subsea pipes under high-mass low-velocity impacts." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/3312.
Full textGonzález, Galán Ana. "Fundamental properties of High Mass X-ray Binaries." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/41723.
Full textFu, Tingting. "3D and High Sensitivity Micrometric Mass Spectrometry Imaging." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS218/document.
Full textMass spectrometry imaging has been shown of great interest in addressing biological questions by providing simultaneously chemical and spatial information. Particularly, TOF-SIMS is well recognized for its high spatial resolution (< 1 µm) which is essential in disclosing chemical information within a submicron area. The increasing use of TOF-SIMS in characterizing biological samples has greatly benefited from the introduction of new cluster ion sources. However, the ionization/desorption of the analytes under impacts of large clusters is still poorly understood. On the other hand, technically, current commercial TOF-SIMS instruments generally cannot provide sufficient mass resolution or mass accuracy for molecular identification, making analyses of complex biological systems especially challenging when no MS/MS fragmentation is available. Thus this thesis is aimed to get a better understanding of ion production under cluster impacts, to explore the MS/MS capability of the parallel imaging MS/MS Spectrometer (PHI nanoTOF II), as well as to apply TOF-SIMS to map important wood metabolites with high spatial resolution.In order to understand ion production under impacts of massive argon clusters, internal energy distributions of secondary ions were measured using survival yield method which involves the analyses of a series of benzylpyridinium ions. Investigation of various impacting conditions (energy, velocity, cluster size) suggested that velocity of the clusters play a major role in internal energy distribution and molecular fragmentation in the low energy per atom regime (E/n < 10 eV). The MS/MS fragmentation and parallel imaging capabilities of the newly designed PHI nanoTOF II spectrometer were evaluated by in situ MS/MS mapping of bioactive metabolites rubrynolide and rubrenolide in Amazonia wood species Sextonia rubra. Then this parallel imaging MS/MS technique was applied to perform in situ identification of related precursor metabolites in the same tree species. 2D and 3D TOF-SIMS imaging were carried out to target the plant cells that biosynthesize rubrynolide and rubrenolide. The results led to the proposal of a possible biosynthesis pathway of these two metabolites. In addition, to expand the application of TOF-SIMS imaging in wood chemistry analysis, radial distribution of wood extractives in the heartwood of European larch was also investigated
FAUSTINI, FABIANA. "Multiwave analysis of high-mass star forming regions." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2108/1198.
Full textThere have been considerable efforts to understand how stars form from both a theoretical and an observational point of view. We have reached a good understanding of how isolated lowmass stars form (Klein et al. 2006). The widely accepted scenario is that low-mass stars form by the gravitational collapse of a prestellar core followed at later stages by disk accretion. Extending this theory to high-mass stars is not trivial. Highmass (proto-)stars reach the zero age main sequence while still accreting. When the central protostar reaches a mass of about 10 Msun hydrogen fusion ignites in the core and the star’s radiation pressure and wind should prevent further accretion. Several theories are today proposed, we discuss about them in the introduction, and we try to discriminate between these theoretical models through the re-building of the Star-Formation Hystori of clusters formed in high-mass star formation regions. The presentation of this work is divided into three section. • The first part presents the analysis of our sample and the discussion of our scientific results, it is divided in three chapter. In the chapter 2 we presents the results of our analysis in the Near-IR banbs to characterized the properties of low mass cluster in our sample, while in the chapter 3 we shown the SEDs building for intermediate and high-mass objects and the fits with theoretical models. In the chapter4 we take again our results on all the examinated wavelengths to extrapolate the information about the clusters star formation history. • In the second section the structure and the performances of our data analysis algorithm is presented. • The last section recapitulates the results obtain in all this work
Munar, i. Adrover Pere. "High energy processes in young stellar objects and high-mass X-ray binaries." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/144509.
Full textL'astrofísica d'altes energies i en concret l'astrofísica de raigs gamma, estudia els processos d'emissió que no poden ser causats per matèria calenta, sinó per altres mecanismes que anomenem no tèrmics i que comporten que la matèria que emet aquesta radiació tingui energies per sobre d'1~MeV. Actualment disposem d'un bon nombre d'instruments capaços de detectar aquesta emissió, com ara els satèl•lits Fermi i AGILE o els telescopis Cherenkov com MAGIC, a la superfície terrestre. En aquesta tesi hem estudiat principalment dos tipus de sistemes que, tal com s'ha observat o predit teòricament, poden produir radiació gamma: els objectes estel•lars joves i els sistemes binaris de raigs X d’alta massa. Els objectes estel•lars joves els trobem a les regions de formació estel•lar, que són els bressols on noves estrelles s'estan formant. Els pobladors de les regions de formació estel•lar són les protoestrelles i les estrelles joves, entre altres objectes celests. Les protoestrelles encara acretem matèria del núvol progenitor a través d'un disc d'acreció, i al mateix temps expulsen material per mitjà d'uns dolls formats per interacció magnètica. En aquests dolls les partícules són expulsades a grans velocitats cap a fora del sistema i en alguns casos assoleixen velocitats relativistes tal com evidencia la detecció d'emissió ràdio no tèrmica en alguns d'aquests objectes. En aquesta tesi ens hem interessat per trobar evidència de més objectes estel•lars joves que presentin emissió no tèrmica, ja sigui en el rang dels raigs X o dels raigs gamma. Per a trobar nous candidats hem aprofitat el primer catàleg del satèl•lit Fermi i l'hem creuat amb catàlegs d'objectes joves de la Galàxia. A més a més de la cerca per mitjà de catàlegs, hem fet un estudi en raigs X a partir de dades d'arxiu disponibles sobre un objecte estel•lar jove del que ja es coneix emissió no tèrmica en ràdio: IRAS 16547-4247. Aquest objecte és una protoestrella que encara acreta material per mitjà d'un disc d'acreció i que alhora expulsa material a través de dolls de partícules. Hem descobert la contrapartida en raigs X d'aquest sistema i l'hem estudiat per mitjà d'un model teòric. Finalment, hem estudiat una regió de formació estel•lar que s'ha trobat en coincidència espacial amb una font del segon catàleg de Fermi, coneguda com Monoceros R2. Hem analitzat les dades de Fermi d'aquesta font i els nostres resultats ens permeten dir que l'emissió gamma detectada és compatible amb el que s'esperaria que produissin un conjunt de protoestrelles. Dins de l'altre gran bloc d'aquesta tesi trobem les estrelles binàries de raigs X d'alta massa. El cas més rellevant dels que hem estudiat és el de MWC 656. Aquest sistema està format per una estrella Be i un forat negre, una combinació que mai s'havia detectat. Nosaltres hem observat aquesta font amb el telescopi de raigs X XMM-Newton i amb els Telescopis MAGIC, en raigs gamma de molt alta energia. La nostra observació de raigs X ha suposat la descoberta de la contrapartida de raigs X d'aquest sistema binari i ens ha permès classificar-la com a binària de raigs X d'alta massa, la primera composada per una estrella Be i un forat negre. Altres sistemes que hem estudiat amb MAGIC són HESS J0632+057 i SS 433. HESS J0632+057 és un sistema binari format per una estrella Be i un objecte compacte de natura desconeguda i va ser detectat per nosaltres com a emissor de raigs gamma. També hem observat SS 433, el primer microquàsar que es va descobrir. Hem observat aquesta font durant els mesos de maig i juny de 2010 però no s'ha detectat. Així, hem calculat límits superiors a l'emissió gamma de molt alta energia que serveixen per a posar restriccions en paràmetres físics.
Woods, P. J. "Mass measurements of light neutron rich nuclei." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.374579.
Full textSamiveloo, Silverraji Chemistry Faculty of Science UNSW. "High speed comprehensive two-dimenstional gas chromatography/mass spectrometry." Awarded by:University of New South Wales, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/39732.
Full textBoström, Tove. "High-throughput protein analysis using mass spectrometry-based methods." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Proteinteknologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-154513.
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Yamamoto, A. D. "High spin structures of transitional nuclei around mass 100." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2003. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2207/.
Full textPokorny, Richard S. "A high proper motion search for low mass stars." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419966.
Full textAlvey, N. D. S. "Studies of the dusty environment of high-mass protostars." Thesis, University of Kent, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365204.
Full textGregory, Paul David. "Mass spectrometry and matrix isolation of high temperature molecules." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261012.
Full textLaycock, Silas. "Long term behaviour of high mass X ray binaries." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268630.
Full textThrowe, William (William Thomas). "High precision calculation of generic extreme mass ratio inspirals." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61270.
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Orbits around black holes evolve due to gravitational-wave emission, losing energy and angular momentum, and driving the orbiting body to slowly spiral into the black hole. Recent theoretical advances now make it possible to model the impact of this wave emission on generic (eccentric and inclined) black hole orbits, allowing us to push beyond the handful of constrained (circular or equatorial) cases that previous work considered. This thesis presents the first systematic study of how generic black hole orbits evolve due to gravitational-wave emission. In addition to extending the class of orbits which can be analyzed, we also introduce a new formalism for solving for the wave equation which describes radiative backreaction. This approach is based on a spectral decomposition of the radiation field originally introduced by Mano, Suzuki, and Takasugi (MST), and was then adapted for numerical analysis by Fujita and Tagoshi (FT). We find that the MST-FT formalism allows us to compute various quantities significantly more accurately than previous work, even in strong field regimes. We use this code to explore the location in orbital parameter space of the surface at which the evolution of orbital eccentricity changes sign from negative (orbits circularize) to positive (orbits become more eccentric).
by William Throwe.
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Rainville, Simon 1974. "A two-ion balance for high precision mass spectrometry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16934.
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This thesis describes the demonstration of a new technique that allows masses to be compared with fractional uncertainty at or below 1 x 10-11, an order of magnitude improvement over our previous results. By confining two different ions in a Penning trap we can now simultaneously measure the ratio of their two cyclotron frequencies, making our mass comparisons insensitive to many sources of fluctuations (e.g. of the magnetic field). To minimize the systematic error associated with the Coulomb interaction between the two ions, we keep them about 1 mm apart from each other, on a common magnetron orbit. We have developed novel techniques to measure and control all three normal modes of motion of each ion, including the two strongly coupled magnetron modes. With the help of a new computer control system we have characterized the electric field anharmonicities and magnetic field inhomogeneities to an unprecedented level of precision. This allows us to optimize the trap so that our measurement of the cyclotron frequency ratio is to first order insensitive to the field imperfections. Using the ions 13C2H2+ and 14N2+, we performed many tests of our understanding of the ions dynamics and of the various sources of errors in this technique. From these we conclude that there should be no systematic error in our measurements at the level of 5 x 10-12. Thus we feel confident reporting a value for the mass ratio of these ions with an uncertainty of 10-11.
(cont.) In this thesis, we also report measurements of the two mass ratios m[33S+]/m[32SH+] and m[29Si+]/m[28SiH+] with a relative uncertainty of less than 10-1l, which makes them the best known mass ratios to date. These can be combined with precise measurements of high-energy gamma-rays to provide a direct test of the relation E = mc2. This is a test of special relativity which does not rely on the assumption of a preferred reference frame. The uncertainty on the atomic mass of 29Si is also reduced by about an order of magnitude.
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MENG, ZHAOJING. "TOWARDS HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS OF RNA USING MASS SPECTROMETRY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1098054876.
Full textAbdelrazig, Salah M. A. "Mass spectrometry for high-throughput metabolomics analysis of urine." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30600/.
Full textZalitis, Christopher Mark. "Fuel cell studies under ultra high mass transport conditions." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/17779.
Full textKang, Pilsoo. "Quantitative glycomic analysis at high sensitivity through mass spectrometry." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3344765.
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Reynolds, Alastair P. "A spectroscopic study of high mass X-ray binaries." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/14509.
Full textGiménez, García Ángel. "High-mass X-ray Binaries: X-raying the winds." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/53713.
Full textPardo, Vega Javier. "Higgs mass and QCD axion properties at high precision." Doctoral thesis, SISSA, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11767/4902.
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