This work is aimed at the understanding of the dynamical behavior of hydrogen
in diamond. The investigation was carried out using Transverse Field muon Spin
Rotation (TF-SR) and the Longitudinal Field muon Spin Relaxation ...
The double hypernuclear systems are studied within the context of the
hyperspherical approach. Possible bound states of these systems are sought
as zeros of the corresponding three-body Jost function in the complex ...
The aim of this study was firstly to evaluate the impact of two interactive-engagement
models of instruction, namely Whole Class Discussions (WCD) and Computer Simulations
(CS) on first year physics student-teachers’ ...
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), also known as Grätzel cells, have been identified as a cost-effective, easy-to-manufacture alternative to conventional solar cells. While mimicking natural photosynthesis, they are currently ...
The long-standing problem of possible formation of metastable states in collisions
of the eta-meson with atomic nuclei is revisited. The two-body eta-nucleon interaction
is described by a local potential, which is ...
The problem of fitting a material property of the earth to a certain model by
analysing a returned seismic signal is investigated here. Analysis proceeds with
methods taken from the theory of inverse problems. Seismic ...
Supercapacitors are promising energy storage devices which fill the gap between conventional
capacitors and batteries. They possess several advantages compared to the latter such as safe
operation, superior capacitance ...
Detailed knowledge of the hydrogen population structure is necessary for the interpretation of hydrogen recombination line (HRL) observations. Calculations of
hydrogen departure coefficients using a capture-collision-cascade ...
We are living in an age where the demand for energy is growing rapidly. This means that
supplies to easily accessible oil and natural gas is unlikely to keep up with the demand as times
goes on. The world will have to ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) still causes a chronic infection that affects millions of individuals worldwide. The infection remains incurable and presents a huge challenge for treatment, as it tends to disable ...
This master’s thesis is focused on the LIBS technique for compositional differentiation and relative hardness quantification of selected geological samples. The experimental part of this thesis was conducted at the National ...
Marshy soil and sediment samples were collected during dry and rainy seasons within Warri, and Agbarho, 20km away as control. Levels of 16 USEPA priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAHs were determined using GC-FID. ...
Low field microwave absorption (LFMA) or non-resonant microwave absorption (NRMA)
phenomenon has turned out to be a powerful and exciting technique in characterizing
superconductors and magnetic materials. The technique ...
Un-doped, Tb3+ as well as Yb3+ doped ZnO nanocrystals with different concentrations of RE3+ (Tb3+, Yb3+) ions were successfully synthesized via sol-gel method to produce rare earth activated zinc oxide nanophosphors. The ...
Radioactive decay of nuclei via emission of ??-particles is studied using three different
theoretical approaches, viz: the quasi-bound state wavefunction approach (QSWA), the
superasymmetric ??ssion model (SAFM) and the ...
Transition metal hydrides, including CrH and others, have a significant impact on
chemical synthesis, serving as intermediates and in solid matrix samples for infrared
spectroscopy. Moreover, the CuLi molecule provides ...
As an electromagnetic response detection technique, non-resonant microwave absorption (NRMA) has been without doubt, one of the fundamental tools in characterizing high temperature superconductors (HTSC). The technique can ...
A scheme, analogous to the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO), is used
to calculate rates of reactions for the fusion of nuclei con¯ned in molecules. As an
example, the possibility of nuclear fusion in rotationally ...