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Development of a Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Technique for Nonperiodic Oscillations
(2016)
Time-resolved measurements of ion dynamics could be key to understanding the physics of instabilities, electron transport, and erosion in Hall thrusters. Traditional measurements of the ion velocity distribution in Hall ...
Quantum Corrections to Gravity: Polishing the Window into the Black Hole Microstates.
(2016)
A thorough understanding of quantum gravity is one of the greatest challenges of modern theoretical physics, given the incompatibility of general relativity and quantum mechanics. In order to address this challenge many ...
Sharpening Our Observational Tools to Nail Down the Nature of Dark Energy.
(2016)
This dissertation investigates systematic effects and performs new cosmological tests with observational probes of dark energy in anticipation of the precision dark energy constraints expected in the near future. Chapters ...
Prof. von Jolly’s 1878 prediction of the end of theoretical physics as reported by Max Planck
(2016-03-06)
It is provided here the original German and an English translation of a passage from a 1924 essay by Max Planck that reports a prediction of the end of theoretical physics expressed to him by one of his esteemed physics ...
Electromagnetic Transmission Through Resonant Structures.
(2016)
Electromagnetic resonators store energy in the form of oscillatory electric and magnetic fields and gradually exchange that energy by coupling with their environment. This coupling process can have profound effects on the ...
Enhancing NMR Sensitivity of Naturalâ Abundance Lowâ γ Nuclei by Ultrafast Magicâ Angleâ Spinning Solidâ State NMR Spectroscopy
(Academic PressWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2016-10-05)
Although magicâ angleâ spinning (MAS) solidâ state NMR spectroscopy has been able to provide piercing atomicâ level insights into the structure and dynamics of various solids, the poor sensitivity has limited its ...
Breaking Malus’ law: Highly efficient, broadband, and angular robust asymmetric light transmitting metasurface
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2016-09)
High efficiency, broad bandwidth, and robust angular tolerance are key considerations in photonic device design. Here, a few‐layer, asymmetric light transmitting metasurface that simultaneously satisfies all the above ...
Experiments and Theory of Induced Optical Magnetization.
(2016)
This thesis reports the results of light scattering experiments at moderate optical intensities (~10^8 W/cm^2) in which the magnetic component of light induces magnetic dipolar response of unprecedented intensity by a novel ...