Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-05-03T22:56:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LeonardoWaylandTorresSilva_TESE.pdf: 3255016 bytes, checksum: 1c9f68f3968c7c1bdbdc4119bde6f919 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-05-05T20:16:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 LeonardoWaylandTorresSilva_TESE.pdf: 3255016 bytes, checksum: 1c9f68f3968c7c1bdbdc4119bde6f919 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-05T20:16:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LeonardoWaylandTorresSilva_TESE.pdf: 3255016 bytes, checksum: 1c9f68f3968c7c1bdbdc4119bde6f919 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-19 / Os centros de lan?amento e rastreio t?m por finalidade realizar atividades cient?ficas e comerciais com ve?culos aeroespaciais. Os Sistemas de Rastreio de Foguetes (SRF) integram a infraestrutura desses centros, sendo respons?veis pela coleta e processamento dos dados da trajet?ria dos ve?culos. Os sensores dos SRFs normalmente s?o Radares com Refletores Parab?licos (RRPs), mas tamb?m ? poss?vel usar radares com arranjos de antenas, chamados de Arranjos de Varredura (AVs), originando os Radares com Arranjos de Varredura (RAVs). Nos AVs, o sinal de alimenta??o de cada elemento radiante do arranjo pode ser ajustado para fazer o controle eletr?nico do diagrama de radia??o, a fim de aumentar as funcionalidades e reduzir as manuten??es do sistema. Com isso, nos projetos de implanta??o e reutiliza??o de RAVs, a modelagem est? sujeita a v?rias combina??es de sinais de alimenta??o, produzindo um problema de otimiza??o complexo, devido ao grande n?mero de solu??es dispon?veis. Para solucionar tal problema, ? poss?vel usar m?todos de otimiza??o off-line, tais como Algoritmos Gen?ticos (AGs), cujas solu??es calculadas s?o armazenadas para aplica??es on-line. Nesse contexto, o m?todo do Algoritmo Gen?tico com Crossover M?ximo-M?nimo (Genetic Algorithm with Maximum-Minimum Crossover - GAMMC) foi usado para desenvolver o algoritmo GAMMC-P, que otimiza a etapa de modelagem do controle do diagrama de radia??o de AVs planares. Comparado a um AG com recombina??o convencional, o GAMMC tem uma abordagem diferente, pois realiza a recombina??o de indiv?duos mais aptos com indiv?duos menos aptos, para aumentar a diversidade gen?tica da popula??o, evitando a converg?ncia prematura, aumentando o fitness e reduzindo o tempo de processamento. Assim, o GAMMC-P utiliza um algoritmo reconfigur?vel, com m?ltiplos objetivos, codifica??o real diferenciada e o operador gen?tico MMC, tendo atingido com sucesso os requisitos propostos para diferentes condi??es de opera??o de um RAV planar. / Launching centers are designed for scientific and commercial activities with aerospace vehicles. Rockets Tracking Systems (RTS) are part of the infrastructure of these centers and they are responsible for collecting and processing the data trajectory of vehicles. Generally, Parabolic Reflector Radars (PRRs) are used in RTS. However, it is possible to use radars with antenna arrays, or Phased Arrays (PAs), so called Phased Arrays Radars (PARs). Thus, the excitation signal of each radiating element of the array can be adjusted to perform electronic control of the radiation pattern in order to improve functionality and maintenance of the system. Therefore, in the implementation and reuse projects of PARs, modeling is subject to various combinations of excitation signals, producing a complex optimization problem due to the large number of available solutions. In this case, it is possible to use offline optimization methods, such as Genetic Algorithms (GAs), to calculate the problem solutions, which are stored for online applications. Hence, the Genetic Algorithm with Maximum-Minimum Crossover (GAMMC) optimization method was used to develop the GAMMC-P algorithm that optimizes the modeling step of radiation pattern control from planar PAs. Compared with a conventional crossover GA, the GAMMC has a different approach from the conventional one, because it performs the crossover of the fittest individuals with the least fit individuals in order to enhance the genetic diversity. Thus, the GAMMC prevents premature convergence, increases population fitness and reduces the processing time. Therefore, the GAMMC-P uses a reconfigurable algorithm with multiple objectives, different coding and genetic operator MMC. The test results show that GAMMC-P reached the proposed requirements for different operating conditions of a planar RAV.

Nous avons étudié par STM, SQUID, Réflectivité X, Diffraction des rayons X, absorption optique et XAS des échantillons de Fe(phen)2(NCS)2 et Fe{[3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl]3BH}2 déposé par évaporation thermique sur des substrats de Cu(100), Co(100) et SiO2, et comparé avec des échantillons en poudre. Nous avons confirmé l'existence de l'effet de piégeage d'état de spin induit par les rayons X (SOXIESST), et étudié ses propriétés, en particulier dynamiques. Celui-ci dépend de l'intensité et de la structure du faisceau X appliqué, et est non-résonant. Nous suggérons que son efficacité est influencée également par les états de transfert de charge métal-ligand (MLCT). L'étude des molécules isolées a montré que l'on pouvait les faire transiter par une impulsion électrique, et construire ainsi des dispositifs memrésistifs, mais seulement si l'influence du substrat est suffisamment réduite. À l'aide d'un modèle thermodynamique simple, nous avons alors étudié les couches minces et montré que la coopérativité est réduite et que la température de transition est modifiée (plus grande pour la Fe-phen, plus faible pour la Fe-pyrz). Enfin, nous utilisons ces résultats pour construire des dispositifs multicouche verticaux Au/Fe-phen/Au dont les propriétés électriques, d'après nos résultats préliminaires, sont dépendantes des stimuli extérieurs (température, champ magnétique). Notamment, ils présentent un effet « diode » à la transition de spin. / We have studied by STM, SQUID, X-ray reflectivity, X-ray diffraction, optical absorption and XAS Fe(phen)2(NCS)2 and Fe{[3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl]3BH}2 samples deposited by thermal evaporation on Cu(100), Co(100) and SiO2 substrates, and compared with results on powder samples. We have confirmed the existence of the soft X-ray induced excited spin state trapping (SOXIESST), and investigated its properties, in particular dynamic aspects. The effect is sensitive to the intensity and the structure of the applied X-ray beam, and is non-resonant. We suggest that its efficiency is also governed by metal-ligand charge transfer states (MLCT). The study of single molecules has revealed that they could be switched by voltage pulses, and by this way building memristive devices, but only if the influence of the substrate is sufficiently reduced. We have then investigated thin films with the help from a simple thermodynamic model, and evidenced that the cooperativity was reduced and the transition temperature is modified (higher for Fe-phen, and lower for Fe-pyrz). Finally, we use these results to build multilayer vertical devices Au/Fe-phen/Au, and its electrical properties depends, according to our preliminary results, on the external stimuli (temperature, magnetic field). Notably, they present a “diode” effect at the spin transition.

Dans cette thèse est décrite la synthèse et les propriétés magnétiques des composés de coordination contenant des liaisons Co-Co ou Cr-Cr. Le contexte général sera discuté dans la première partie de ce travail en considérant l'évolution historique de ce type de chimie de coordination. Dans le deuxième chapitre, la possibilité d'intégrer un cluster {Co3} avec des ligands dipyridylamide et liaisons intermétalliques, dans des polymères de coordination unidimensionnels est discutée. Les interactions entre les porteurs de spin et l'effet du ligand pontant sont étudiés. Les changements des propriétés de transition de spin sont contrôlés en comparant par rapport au précurseur. Dans le troisième chapitre, les propriétés de molécule aimant d'un cluster de {Cr3} analogue à celui du {Co3}, sont étudiées. L'influence du ligand axial et la symétrie de la molécule sont également considérés et corrélées avec les propriétés de la molécule. Dans le quatrième chapitre, l'effet de la transition de spin induite par la coordination est étudié sur un exemple de cluster de {Co3} avec des ligands dipyridylformamidinate. La rupture et le rétablissement d'une liaison Co-Co est contrôlée par le biais de la température et de la lumière. L'effet de la rupture de la liaison intermétallique sur les propriétés magnétiques et structurales est aussi étudié. / In this thesis is described the synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of coordination compounds containing Co-Co or Cr-Cr bonds. In the first part of this work a general background is given on the historical evolution of this type of coordination chemistry. In the second chapter the possibility of incorporating a {Co3} cluster with dipyridylamide ligands and intermetallic bonds into one-dimentional coordination polymers is discussed. The interactions between spin centers and the effect of the bridging ligand were studied, and changes in the spin crossover properties were monitored and compared to the precursor. In the third chapter the Single-Molecule Magnet properties of a series of {Cr3} clusters are presented. The influence of the axial ligand and the symmetry of the molecule was considered and correlated to the magnetic properties. In the fourth chapter the phenomenon of coordination induced spin transition in a {Co3} cluster with dipyridylformamidinate ligands is discussed. Changes in magnetism and optical properties as a result of the breaking and restoring of a Co-Co bond were monitored as a function of temperature and light irradiation.

Elastic properties of carbon nanotubes (CNT), boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT), double stranded DNA (dsDNA), paranemic-juxtapose crossover (PX-JX) DNA and dendrimer bound DNA are discussed in this thesis. Structural phase transitions of nucleic acids induced by external force, carbon nanotubes and graphene substrate are also studied extensively. Electrostatic interactions have a strong effect on the elastic properties of BNNTs due to large partial atomic charges on boron and nitrogen atoms. We have computed Young’s modulus (Y ) and shear modulus (G) of BNNT and CNT as a function of the nanotube radius and partial atomic charges on boron and nitrogen atoms using molecular mechanics calculation. Our calculation shows that Young’s modulus of BNNTs increases with increase in magnitude of the partial atomic charges on B and N atoms and can be larger than the Young’s modulus of CNTs of same radius. Shear modulus, on the other hand depends weakly on the magnitude of partial atomic charges and is always less than the shear modulus of the CNT. The values obtained for Young’s modulus and shear modulus are in excellent agreement with the available experimental results. We also study the elasticity of dsDNA using equilibrium fluctuation methods as well as nonequilibrium stretching simulations. The results obtained from both methods quantitatively agree with each other. The end-to-end length distribution P(ρ) and angle distribution P(θ) of the dsDNA has a Gaussian form which gives stretch modulus (γ1) to be 708 pN and persistence length (Lp) to be 42 nm, respectively. When dsDNA is stretched along its helix axis, it undergoes a large conformational change and elongates about 1.7 times its initial contour length at a critical force. Applying a force perpendicular to the DNA helix axis, dsDNA gets unzipped and separated into two single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). DNA unzipping is a fundamental process in DNA replication. As the force at one end of the DNA is increased the DNA starts melting above a critical force depending on the pulling direction. The critical force fm , at which dsDNA melts completely decreases as the temperature of the system is increased. The melting force in the case of unzipping is smaller compared to the melting force when the dsDNA is pulled along the helical axis. In the case of melting through unzipping, the double-strand separation has jumps which correspond to the different energy minima arising due to sequence of different base-pairs. Similar force-extension curve has also been observed when crossover DNA molecules are stretched along the helix axis. In the presence of mono-valent Na+ counterions, we find that the stretch modulus (γ1 ) of the paranemic crossover (PX) and its topoisomer juxtapose (JX) DNA structure is significantly higher (30 %) compared to normal B-DNA of the same sequence and length. When the DNA motif is surrounded by a solvent of divalent Mg2+ counterions, we find an enhanced rigidity compared to in Na+ environment due to the electrostatic screening effects arising from the divalent nature of Mg2+ counterions. This is the first direct determination of the mechanical strength of these crossover motifs which can be useful for the design of suitable DNA motifs for DNA based nanostructures and nanomechanical devices with improved structural rigidity. Negatively charged DNA can be compacted by positively charged dendrimer and the degree of compaction is a delicate balance between the strength of the electrostatic interaction and the elasticity of DNA. When the dsDNA is compacted by dendrimer, the stretch modulus, γ1 and persistence length, Lp decreases dramatically due to backbone charge neutralization of dsDNA by dendrimer. We also study the effect of CNT and graphene substrate on the elastic as well as adsorption properties of small interfering RNA (siRNA) and dsDNA. Our results show that siRNA strongly binds to CNT and graphene surface via unzipping its base-pairs and the propensity of unzipping increases with the increase in the diameter of the CNTs and is maximum on graphene. The unzipping and subsequent wrapping events are initiated and driven by van der Waals interactions between the aromatic rings of siRNA nucleobases and the CNT/graphene surface. However, dsDNA of the same sequence undergoes much less unzipping and wrapping on the CNT/graphene due to smaller interaction energy of thymidine of dsDNA with the CNT/graphene compared to that of uridine of siRNA. Unzipping probability distributions fitted to single exponential function give unzipping time (τ) of the order of few nanoseconds which decrease exponentially with temperature. From the temperature variation of unzipping time we estimate the free energy barrier to unzipping. We have also investigated the binding of siRNA to CNT by translocating siRNA inside CNT and find that siRNA spontaneously translocates inside CNT of various diameters and chiralities. Free en- ergy profiles show that siRNA gains free energy while translocating inside CNT and the barrier for siRNA exit from CNT ranges from 40 to 110 kcal/mol depending on CNT chirality and salt concentration. The translocation time τ decreases with the increase of CNT diameter having a critical diameter of 24 A for the translocation. After the optimal binding of siRNA to CNT/graphene, the complex is very stable which can serve as siRNA delivery agent for biomedical applications. Since siRNA has to undergo unwinding process in the presence of RNA-induced silencing complex, our proposed delivery mechanism by single wall CNT possesses potential advantages in achieving RNA interference (RNAi).

The phenomenon of pairing in atomic and nuclear many-body systems gives rise to a great number of different physical properties of matter, from areas as seemingly diverse as the shape of stable nuclei to superconductivity in metals and superfluidity in neutron stars. With the experimental realisation of the long sought BCS-BEC crossover observed in trapped atomic gases - where it is possible to fine tune the s-wave scattering length a of a many-fermion system between a dilute, correlated BCS-like superfluid of Cooper pairs and a densely packed BEC of composite bosons - pairing problems in atomic physics have found renewed interest in recent years. Given the high precision techniques involved in producing these trapped gas condensates, we would like to employ a suitably accurate many-body method to study such systems, preferably one which goes beyond the simple mean-field picture.The Coupled Cluster Method (CCM) is a widely applied and highly successful ab initio method in the realm of quantum many-body physics and quantum chemistry, known to be capable of producing extremely accurate results for a wide variety of different many-body systems. It has not found many applications in pairing problems however, at least not in a general sense. Our aim, therefore, is to study various models of pairing using a variety of CCM techniques - we are interested in studying the generic features of pairing problems and in particular, we are especially interested in probing the collective modes of a system which exhibits the BCS-BEC crossover, in either the BCS or BEC limit. The CCM seems a rather good candidate for the job, given the high precision results it can produce.

Les travaux de recherche concernent l'étude des propriétés magnétiques des nanoparticules de coordination et de complexes à transition de spin assemblés en monocouches sur différents substrats métalliques par spectroscopie d’absorption des rayons X (XAS) aux seuils L₂,₃ des atomes métalliques. Nous utilisons le dichroïsme magnétique circulaire des rayons X (XMCD) et le dichroïsme naturel linéaire des rayons X (XNLD). La simulation des données expérimentales est réalisée par la méthode des multiplets en champ de ligands (LFM). Cette thèse est divisée en deux parties.La première partie vise à étudier l'anisotropie magnétique des nanoparticules magnétiques de coordination assemblées en une monocouche sur du graphite pyrolytique hautement orienté. Les mesures XAS, XNLD et XMCD révèlent la présence d'une anisotropie électronique et magnétique par l'ouverture d'une boucle d'hystérèse magnétique à basse température. En combinant les données expérimentales avec les calculs LFM, nous proposons un modèle structural de la surface des particules qui permet de rendre compte de l'anisotropie électronique et magnétique due à l'interface nanoparticules/vide.Dans la deuxième partie, on étudie la transition de spin thermique et photo-induite de complexes de Fe(II) assemblés en sous-monocouches sur des substrats métalliques. Les calculs LFM et les données expérimentales permettent de démêler les différents effets que les paramètres externes (température, rayons X, lumière bleue et rouge) induisent sur la nature et l'ampleur de la transition de spin. Une transition "anormale" de l’état haut spin vers bas spin, induite par la lumière bleue est découverte et analysée comme étant due à une interaction à l'interface entre les molécules et les substrats métalliques, cette interaction apportant l’énergie nécessaire à cette transition. / This thesis is focused on the investigation of the magnetic properties of magnetic nanoparticles and spin crossover complexes assembled as monolayers on different metallic substrates by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) at the L₂,₃ edges of the metal atoms. We use X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) and X-ray Natural Linear Dichroism (XNLD) to do so. The simulation of the experimental data is carried out by Ligand Field Multiplet (LFM) calculations. This thesis is divided into two parts.The first part aims at studying the magnetic anisotropy of Prussian blue analog magnetic coordination nanoparticles that were assembled as a single layer on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite. XAS, XNLD and XMCD measurements disclose the presence of electronic and magnetic anisotropy by the opening of a magnetic hysteresis loop at low temperature. Combining experimental data with LFM calculations, we propose a structural model of the surface of the particles that allows accounting for electronic and magnetic anisotropy and that is proposed to be due to the single layer/vacuum interface.In the second part, thermal and light-induced spin crossover behavior of Fe(II) containing molecules have been assembled as a sub-monolayer on metallic substrates. Complementary LFM calculations and experimental XAS data allow unravelling the nature and the magnitude of the spin crossover as a function of the external stimuli (temperature, X-rays, blue and red light). An anomalous blue light effect allowing a crossover at low temperature from the high to low spin states is discovered and analyzed as being due to the interface between the molecules and the metallic substrates.

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This thesis deals with the measurement and description of properties of the two-way variable modular loudspeaker system marked as OM-3, especially the influence of the mutual position of drivers on its characteristics. The thesis examines individual factors taking their contribution on characteristics of the loudspeaker system in total. Further it measures and evaluates options of compensations of mutual position changes of drivers using an all-pass filter. Within this thesis is also included laboratory task preparation which is focused on this problematics.

The master thesis aims to design, implement, and compare algorithms that optimize processes in logistics, mainly in the planning phase. Heuristics and approximation genetic algorithms will find an near-optimal solution to NP-hard problem, such as the traveling salesman problem, with a delay less than several hours. The role of this algorithm is to plan an efficient route for garbage trucks that collect and distribute large-scale waste to waste yards in a specific city. The goal of the optimization is to minimize the shipping costs.

This thesis deals with analysis of genetic algorithms. It is focused on various approaches to creation of new populations. A comparison between basic principles of operation of genetic algorithms and processes occurring in living organisms is drawn here. Some methods of application of particular steps of genetic algorithms are introduced and a suitability of the methods to certain types of problems is considered. The main goal in the thesis is to apply genetic algorithms in solving three types of optimization problems, namely the solution of functions with a single major extreme, functions with flat (slight) extreme and also functions with many local extremes.