This thesis presents a search for resonant production of top-antitop quark pairs in final states containing at least one electron or muon. A number of beyond the standard model (BSM) theories incorporate a specific role for the top quark, resulting in resonances that preferentially decay to t(bar over t) pairs. The data sample analysed corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.05 fb^-1 recorded during 2011 using the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The proton-proton centre-of-mass energy was 7 TeV. The search is tailored towards heavy resonances at the TeV-scale which therefore decay to top quarks with high transverse momentum. Large hadronic jets are used to reconstruct the energy carried by the hadrons and the substructure of these jets is studied in order to identify hadronically decaying top quarks. The reconstruction can therefore proceed even if the decay products of the top quark are highly collimated. This study represents the first use of jet substructure techniques in a search for t(bar over t) resonances using hadron-hadron collision data. The invariant mass of the reconstructed t(bar over t) pair is used to test compatibility of the data with the standard model prediction. No evidence for t(bar over t) resonances is found. Upper limits are derived on the production cross-section times branching ratio for narrow and wide resonant states, at the 95 % credibility level. An upper limit of 0.61 (0.65) pb is set for a narrow (wide) resonance with a mass of 1 TeV. Two specific BSM models are excluded within certain mass ranges: the narrow leptophobic Z' boson with mass 600 - 1150 GeV and the wide Kaluza-Klein gluon with a mass below 1.5 TeV. These results represent a significant improvement on those of previous searches performed at the ATLAS experiment, which did not use jet substructure techniques. In addition, the possibility of using jets which decrease in size as their transverse momentum increases is investigated using simulated data. The yield of events due to resonant t(bar over t) production increases by approximately 20 % compared to when using jets of fixed size. Furthermore, the resolution of the invariant mass of the reconstructed t(bar over t) pair is found to improve by almost one fifth. It is recommended that a calibration scheme be developed for these variable-sized jets, so that their potential to improve the sensitivity to t(bar over t) resonances can be investigated further.

Cette thèse a pour but l’étude théorique de métamatériaux métalliques empilés. Ces structures sont actuellement proposées pour améliorer et élargir les fonctionnalités des métamatériaux métalliques. Nous portons un intérêt particulier aux propriétés de polarisation de ces structures métalliques empilées.En premier lieu, nous précisons le type de métamatériaux que nous étudions et nous présentons la méthode modale qui nous permet de décrire les propriétés électromagnétiques de la structure. A l’aide d’un Formalisme de Jones Etendu (FJE), développé récemment dans notre équipe, nous faisons ressortir les principales propriétés de polarisation linéaire de ces métamatériaux métallique.En alliant le FJE à l’algorithme de propagation de la matrice S, nous étudions un empilement de deux métamatériaux vus comme un montage polariseur-analyseur. Nous établissons ensuite une expression de la transmission de la structure: la loi de Malus étendue. Cela nous permet notamment de démontrer les résonances de type Fabry-Perot qui ont lieu entre les métamatériaux.Pour des structures plus conséquentes, nous montrons qu’il est possible de réaliser une rotation de la polarisation, à très faible perte et spectralement agile, grâce aux résonances de type Fabry-Perot.Fondamentalement, nous révélons une nouvelle façon d’exciter des résonances Fano qui sont induites par les propriétés de polarisation des métamatériaux. Ces résonances peuvent être utilisées pour des applications de capteur ou de filtrage. De plus, ces résonances Fano induites par la polarisation ouvrent de nouvelles possibilités d’applications pour les empilement de métamatériaux métalliques. / This PhD thesis deals with the theoretical study of stacked metallic metamaterials. Such structures are currently investigated to extend the functionalities offered by single metallic metamaterials. We especially focus on the specific polarization properties of the stacked metallic metamaterials.We first present the type of metamaterial that we consider, and we describe the modal method that is used to model its electromagnetic properties. We outline the linear polarization properties characterizing the metamaterial thanks to an Extended Jones Formalism (EJF) recently developed by our team.In combination with the EJF, we apply the S-matrix algorithm to the study of a stack of two metallic metamaterials in a polarizer-analyzer configuration. We derive an analytical expression for the transmission response of the stacked structure: the Extended Malus Law. Mainly, it highlights the Fabry-Perot-like resonances located between the metamaterials.Using larger stacked structures, we demonstrate that spectrally tunable and low loss polarization rotation can be achieved owing to these Fabry-Perot-like resonances.In essence, we reveal a new way of realizing Fano resonances which are induced by the specific polarization properties of the metamaterials. We show that such resonances can be engineered for sensing or filtering applications. Moreover, the polarization-induced Fano resonances expand the possibilities of stacked metallic metamaterials.

Le domaine des métamatériaux acoustiques connaît un succès grandissant depuis maintenant une vingtaine d’années, notamment en raison de phénomènes exotiques aux perspectives d’applications plus que prometteuses : « l’invisibilité » acoustique en est l’exemple le plus manifeste. Dans cette thèse, nous présentons des métamatériaux acoustiques à résonances locales, et qui permettent de générer aussi bien de l’opacité que de la transparence acoustique. C’est plus particulièrement le couplage entre résonateurs de différentes formes qui est l’objet de nos investigations. Notre étude nous a permis de comprendre que la diffraction est l’une des principales limitation à l’omnidirectionalité des performances d’opacité, que nous avons caractérisé au moyen d’un banc ultrasonore motorisé. Un tel phénomène de diffraction est dû à la présence d’un réseau, et nous proposons dans notre étude des solutions qui permettent de dépasser cette limitation. A partir de cette étude, nous avons ainsi pu transposer au domaine sonore les résultats obtenus pour les ultrasons, ce qui nous a permis de réaliser deux principaux types de dispositifs : des métamatériaux acoustiques aux fonctions de réflecteur d’une part et d’absorbant basses fréquences d’autre part. Enfin, l’étude en homogénéisation de ce type de structure a aussi révélé un effet de densité effective quasi-nulle, dont les applications vont du contrôle de front d’onde, à la furtivité acoustique. De tels résultats offrent un potentiel d’application dans de nombreux champs, que ce soit pour le bâtiment ,l’automobile, l’aéronautique, ou l’acoustique sous-marine. / For more than twenty years now, Acoustic Metamaterials are experiencing a growing success, partlydue to exotic phenomena and their wide variety of extremely promising applications: “InvisibilityCloak” is the most vivid example of this. In this thesis, we report on designs of locally resonantacoustic metamaterials, that enable us to generate both sound opacity and transparency. It is moreparticularly coupling between resonators having different forms which is the focus of our work.This study permit us to understand that diffraction is one of the main limitation of omnidirectionalcapabilities involving locally resonant perforated plates, as supported by experimental investigationsrealized using a motorized ultrasonic set-up. We proposed solutions to overcome such a limitation,in the case where the opacity mechanism uses diffraction gratings. From this, we transposed theresults obtained in ultrasonic frequencies to the audible range, which permits us to develop twomain kinds of acoustic devices based on metamaterials: broadband reflectors and low-frequencyabsorbers. Finally, homogenization study of such structures revealed an effect of density near-zero,with applications from shaping wave front, to acoustic furtiveness. Such results paves the way forpromising applications in various field, including construction, automotive and aeronautical industries,submarine acoustics and so on.

In the first part of this thesis we transfer a result of Guillopé et al. concerning the number of zeros of the Selberg zeta function for convex cocompact Schottky groups to the setting of certain types of graph directed Markov systems (GDMS). For these systems the zeta function will be a type of Ruelle zeta function. We show that for a finitely generated primitive conformal GDMS S, which satisfies the strong separation condition (SSC) and the nestedness condition (NC), we have for each c>0 that the following holds, for each w \in\$C$ with Re(w)>-c, |\Im(w)|>1 and for all k \in\$N$ sufficiently large: log | zeta(w) | <<e {delta(S).log(Im|w|)} and card{w \in\ Q(k) | zeta(w)=0} << k {delta(S)}. Here, Q(k)\subset\%C$ denotes a certain box of height k, and delta(S) refers to the Hausdorff dimension of the limit set of S. In the second part of this thesis we show that in any dimension m \in\$N$ there are GDMSs for which the Hausdorff dimension of the uniformly radial limit set is equal to a given arbitrary number d \in\(0,m) and the Hausdorff dimension of the Jørgensen limit set is equal to a given arbitrary number j \in\ [0,m). Furthermore, we derive various relations between the exponents of convergence and the Hausdorff dimensions of certain different types of limit sets for iterated function systems (IFS), GDMSs, pseudo GDMSs and normal subsystems of finitely generated GDMSs. Finally, we apply our results to Kleinian groups and generalise a result of Patterson by showing that in any dimension m \in\$N$ there are Kleinian groups for which the Hausdorff dimension of their uniformly radial limit set is less than a given arbitrary number d \in\ (0,m) and the Hausdorff dimension of their Jørgensen limit set is equal to a given arbitrary number j \in\ [0,m).

We present a search for lepton flavor violation processes at eμ final states with the data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in 2016 corresponding to the integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb^(-1). No evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model is observed in the eμ invariant mass spectrum, the results are interpreted in terms of three different models, an R-parity violating SUSY model (RPV), a heavy Z’ gauge boson model, and a quantum black hole model (QBH). The lower mass limits at 95\% confidence level (C.L.) are found.We also present a search for new high-mass resonances decaying into electron pair with CMS 2016 data. No evidence of signature beyond the Standard Model prediction in the ee invariant mass spectrum observed, therefore the lower mass limits at 95\% C.L. are found for predictions of sequential standard model, grand unify theory, Randall-Sundrum model.Then we update the results of lower mass limits with the combination of 2016 data in ee and μμ channels and 2017 data in ee channel.Further to these, a study of the vector charmonium-like state Y(4220) is performed by using a combined fit on the cross sections of e^+ e^-→ωχ_c0, e^+ e^-→π^+ π^- h_c, e^+ e^-→π^+ π^- J/ψ and e^+ e^-→D^0 D^(*-) π^++c.c. measured by the BESIII experiment. The mass and width of the Y(4220) are obtained, We find the lower limit of its leptonic decay width to be 30 eV. We also estimate its partial decay width to π^+ π^- J/ψ in different scenarios. These results can be compared with the theoretical expectations of different models, and help the understanding of the nature of the Y(4220) state. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PCL - Carla Teresinha Cramer.pdf: 665580 bytes, checksum: f669cfe1b24806a78f128139ad2108d3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-25 / Family Therapy as a field of work has undergone diverse changes over its 50 years of existence, in relation both to the body of theories it comprises and the process entailed until it effectively evolved into a family-oriented therapy. Until the late twentieth century, during the 80s, the most common approaches in that area were intervention-based and those supported by modern paradigms, which employed the application of theories as a tool and the acquisition of techniques. The therapist would take on the role of a specialist. It was finally considered a dialogic activity when Second-Order Cybernetics, Social Constructivism and Constructionism concepts were brought into the therapy as such, and the therapist became the focal point of the subject at hand. Contributions made by scholars of Gender and Culture emphasise the importance of self-reflection, which should be practiced by the therapist to assure that his or her own life experiences, past or present, do not have a negative influence when counselling their patient-clients. The purpose of this study was to understand how the therapist s life experience acquired within the environment of his or her family of origin could influence their family counselling practice. The case study method was employed. The tools used to obtain relevant material were semi-structured interviews and genogram assessment of the mental health professional. Information yielded was analysed and divided into the following body of themes: Parentality, Conjugality, Fraternal Relationships, Gender and Culture. Another significant finding from this study is the current challenge posed by this field, e.g. the integration of different concepts originating from diverse approaches that comprise what is known as Family Therapy / O campo da Terapia Familiar, em seus pouco mais de 50 anos de existência, passou por várias modificações em seu corpo teórico e no processo envolvido em tornar-se um terapeuta de famílias. As abordagens que dominavam o campo até os anos 80 do século XX eram intervencionistas e embasadas em paradigmas modernos; voltavam-se à instrumentalização e à aquisição de técnicas. Ao terapeuta, cabia o papel de especialista. Com a incorporação dos conceitos provenientes da Cibernética de 2ª Ordem, do Construtivismo e do Construcionismo Social, a terapia passou a ser considerada uma atividade dialógica, e a pessoa do terapeuta tornou-se alvo de atenção nessa disciplina. Os aportes efetuados por estudiosos de Gênero e Cultura reforçaram a importância do terapeuta desenvolver auto-reflexividade, a fim de que conteúdos de sua história de vida, passada e presente, não venham a repercutir negativamente no atendimento prestado a seus clientes. O objetivo da presente pesquisa consistiu em compreender de que modo as experiências que o terapeuta vivenciou em sua família de origem fazem-se presentes em sua prática clínica atual com famílias. O método escolhido baseou-se em um estudo de caso. Os instrumentos utilizados para a obtenção de material relevante foram a entrevista semi-estruturada e o levantamento do genograma do profissional. As informações obtidas foram analisadas e vieram a compor os seguintes eixos temáticos: Parentalidade, Conjugalidade, Relações Fraternas, Gênero e Cultura. Outro achado significativo e proveniente dessa pesquisa refere-se ao desafio atual e presente no campo que é a integração dos diversos conceitos oriundos das diferentes abordagens que compõem o que se denomina Terapia Familiar

O conhecimento das reações nucleares que ocorrem no interior das estrelas permite estudar como será a evolução destes astros e as relações de abundância entre os isótopos de alguns elementos. Em alguns casos, a detecção de elementos traços pode ser útil para inferir a ocorrência de eventos explosivos, como novas e supernovas. Um destes elementos é o 22Na, cuja abundância depende da reação de captura de próton 22Na(p, ?)23Mg. Assim, o estudo dos estados de ressonância do 23Mg, é importante para compreender o mecanismo de reação e determinar a abundância do 22Na. O núcleo de 23Mg ainda participa do ciclo NeNa na fase AGB da evolução de estrelas de massa média. Com essa motivação propomos o estudo espectroscópico do núcleo 23Mg por meio da reação de transferência 24Mg(3He, 4He)23Mg, cujos dados experimentais foram obtidos no laboratório Tandem-Orsay (França), com o uso de um feixe de 3He de 25 MeV. As ressonâncias de interesse do núcleo 23Mg estudadas nesse trabalho estão compreendidas na faixa de energia de excitação 7.5 MeV a 9.5 MeV. Os estados de ressonância do 23Mg foram populados com a interação do feixe com o alvo de natMg, e as partículas de 4He foram analisadas com o espectrógrafo Split-pole. Os espectros de posição das partículas de 4He foram então calibrados em rigidez magnética, por meio de um polinômio de segunda ordem. Após a calibração os espectros de rigidez magnética foram transformados em espectros de energia de excitação. Nesses espectros pudemos identificar e estudar a presença de contaminantes. Vários estados abaixo e alguns estados acima do limiar de decaimento foram observados e identificados. Dentre os estados acima do limiar estão os estados: 7.586, 7.648, (7.782 e 7.786), 7.855, 8.076, 8.163, 8.420, 8.453, 8.943 e 8.990 MeV do 23Mg. Sendo que apenas os estados 7.586 e 8.163 tem o spin J=5/2+ estabelecido. Ao final apresentamos uma discussã / The knowledge of the nuclear reactions that take place inside the stars allows to study how the evolution of this star will be and the relations of abundance between the isotopes of some elements. In some cases the detection of trace elements can be useful to infer about the occurrence of explosive events, as novae and the supernovae. One of these elements is the 22Na, whose abundance depends on the proton capture reaction 22Na(p, ?)23Mg. The gamma radiation photon with energy 1.275 MeV emitted by 22Na may be a novae type event indicator. Thus, the study of the resonance states of 23Mg is important to understand the mechanism of reaction and determine the 22Na abundance. The nucleus of 23Mg still participate in the cycle NeNa in the AGB phase of the evolution of average stars. With this motivation, we propose to study the spectroscopy of the 23Mg by the 24Mg(3He, 4He)23Mg neutron transfer reaction, whose experimental data were obtained in the Tandem-Orsay facility (France), using the 3He beam of energy 25 MeV. The resonances of interest for this work are in the range of 7.5 MeV up to 9.5 MeV, above the decay threshold for protons. The resonance states of 23Mg were obtained with the interaction of the beam with the natMg target, and the 4He particles were analyzed in a Split-pole spectrograph. The position spectra were then calibrated in magnetic rigidity by means of a second-order polynomial function. The effects of the contaminants were analyzed by converting the spectra into excitation energy, in which it was possible to separate the states 7.586, 7.648, (7.782 e 7.786), 7.855, 8.076, 8.163, 8.420, 8.453, 8.943 e 8.990 MeV of 23Mg. Finally we present a qualitative discussion of the angular distribution for some states and we discuss the possibilities for the future.

Medimos a seção de choque de fotofissão do 238U entre 200 e 1200 MeV, utilizando um feixe de fótons monocromáticos formados a partir da radiação de Bremsstrahlung dos elétrons armazenados no síncrotron Adone, em Frascati (Itália). Verificamos que para este núcleo, nesta faixa de energias, as seções de choque de fotofissâo e de fotoabsorção podem ser consideradas iguais, dentro dos erros experimentais. Comparando a seção de choque de fotoabsorção do urânio com a de outros núcleos, medidas também por nós em Frascati, verificamos que não há indícios do efeito de sombreamento até 1200 MeV. Por outro lado, comparando os nossos resultados com a seção de choque de fotoabsorção do próton na mesma faixa de energia, concluímos que as ressonâncias nucleônicas a energias superiores à da delta, notadamente as ressonâncias D13 e F15, são fortemente amortecidas nos núcleos complexos. Introduzimos um modelo fenomenológico a fim de descrever os nossos dados experimentais, obtendo resultados muito satisfatórios. / We have measured the 238U photofission cross section between 200 and 1200 MeV using a Bremsstrahlung monochromatic photon beam in the Adone facilities, at Frascati (Italy). For this nucleus, we have verified that, at the energy range considered here, the photofission and photoabsorption cross sections can be considered as being identical. From the comparison of the uranium photoabsorption cross section with that one for other nuclei, also measured in Frascati, we verified that there is no evidence of the shadowing effect up to 1200 MeV. On the other hand, by comparing our results with the próton photoabsorption cross section in the same energy range, we concluded that there is an strong damping of the nucleonic resonances in the D13 and F15 region. We introduced a fenomenologic model to describe our experimental data, obtaining very satisfatory results.

In this thesis, the metastable states are studied. The work focuses on a theoretical model of one or two metastable states decaying into a continuum of states which is bounded from below. We examine the time evolution of such systems and how it is affected by the energy of the metastable state(s) and by the position of the poles of the scattering matrix in the complex plane. We also look closely at the spectral line shape. Numerical integration of a system of differential equations is used for solving the problem of the time evolution and spectral line shape while Freshbach-Fano projection operator formalism is used for finding the position of the poles. The results are compared with first order perturbation theory and with semi-analytical formula obtained from adiabatic elimination of the continuum. The last part of the thesis is dedicated to an application of the model on neon-helium-neon cluster. 1

Plasmonics, the science of the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) at the metal-dielectric interface under intense beam radiation, has been studied for its immense potential for developing numerous nanophotonic devices, optical circuits and lab-on-a-chip devices. The key feature, which makes the plasmonic structures promising is the ability to support strong resonances with different behaviors and tunable localized hotspots, excitable in a wide spectral range. Therefore, the fundamental understanding of light-matter interactions at subwavelength nanostructures and use of this understanding to tailor plasmonic nanostructures with the ability to sustain high-quality tunable resonant modes are essential toward the realization of highly functional devices with a wide range of applications from sensing to switching. We investigated the excitation of various plasmonic resonance modes (i.e. Fano resonances, and toroidal moments) using both optical and terahertz (THz) plasmonic metamolecules. By designing and fabricating various nanostructures, we successfully predicted, demonstrated and analyzed the excitation of plasmonic resonances, numerically and experimentally. A simple comparison between the sensitivity and lineshape quality of various optically driven resonances reveals that nonradiative toroidal moments are exotic plasmonic modes with strong sensitivity to environmental perturbations. Employing toroidal plasmonic metasurfaces, we demonstrated ultrafast plasmonic switches and highly sensitive sensors. Focusing on the biomedical applications of toroidal moments, we developed plasmonic metamaterials for fast and cost-effective infection diagnosis using the THz range of the spectrum. We used the exotic behavior of toroidal moments for the identification of Zika-virus (ZIKV) envelope proteins as the infectious nano-agents through two protocols: 1) direct biding of targeted biomarkers to the plasmonic metasurfaces, and 2) attaching gold nanoparticles to the plasmonic metasurfaces and binding the proteins to the particles to enhance the sensitivity. This led to developing ultrasensitive THz plasmonic metasensors for detection of nanoscale and low-molecular-weight biomarkers at the picomolar range of concentration. In summary, by using high-quality and pronounced toroidal moments as sensitive resonances, we have successfully designed, fabricated and characterized novel plasmonic toroidal metamaterials for the detection of infectious biomarkers using different methods. The proposed approach allowed us to compare and analyze the binding properties, sensitivity, repeatability, and limit of detection of the metasensing devices