Title: Magnetic properties of R2TIn8 and related tetragonal compounds Author: Petr Čermák Department / Institute: Department of Condensed Matter Physics Supervisor of the doctoral thesis: doc. Mgr. Pavel Javorský, Dr., Department of Condensed Matter Physics Abstract: Intermetallic compounds R2TIn8 (R = rare earth, T = transition metal), commonly called "218" because of stoichiometry, are structurally related to a class of well- known Ce-based heavy-fermions like CeCoIn5 or CeRhIn5. They are located between fully 3D cubic compound (e.g. CeIn3) and quasi-2D "115" superconductors, which makes them ideal candidates to study structural dimensionality effects on various properties. Recent developments in this field showed that it is possible to grow compounds with T = Pd or Pt with "218" stoichiometry. Therefore further study of "218" compounds is desired since much less is known about them compared to "115" compounds. We have focused mainly on the determination of magnetic structures and crystal field effects along the series of Rh based "218" compounds for various rare-earth elements. The single crystals of compounds with R = Nd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, La, Lu, Y were successfully grown. Results of bulk measurements (specific heat, susceptibility) together with magnetic structures determined from several neutron...

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L'objectif de cette thèse est de développer, caractériser et analyser l'imagerie radar en configuration bistatique. Dans le cadre de notre étude, nous nous plaçons dans le cas général d'une configuration bistatique sans condition sur la configuration d'acquisition. Nous avons alors développé un algorithme de reconstruction d'images tenant compte des polarisations d'émission et de réception. Ainsi, nous avons pu caractériser les images obtenues et donner l'expression des résolutions d'une image bistatique en fonction de la configuration d'acquisition. Ensuite, nous avons étudié les images bistatiques reconstruites lors de l'observation de cibles complexes ainsi que celles obtenues lors de la détection de cibles sur une surface océanique afin de les comparer avec celles d'une configuration monostatique. Les résultats ainsi obtenus permettent de valider l'intérêt de la configuration bistatique et de présenter les nouvelles perspectives qu'offre ce sujet de recherche en imagerie radar.

In this study, available coastal models are briefly discussed and under wind waves and a numerical shoreline change model for longshore sediment transport based on &ldquo / one-line&rdquo / theory is developed. In numerical model, wave diffraction phenomenon in one-dimensional modeling is extensively discussed and to represent the irregular wave diffraction in the sheltered zones of coastal structures a simpler approach based on the methodology introduced by Kamphuis (2000) is proposed. Furthermore, the numerical model results are compared with analytical solutions of accretion and erosion at a single groin. An application to a case study of a groin field constructed to the east side of Kizilirmak river mouth, at Bafra alluvial plain, is carried out by the numerical model. The results of comparisons show that the numerical model is in good agreement with the analytical solutions of shoreline changes at a groin. Similarly, numerical model results are compared with field data of Bafra and it is shown that they are in good agreement qualitatively. Therefore, the numerical model is accepted to be capable of representing of shoreline evolution qualitatively even for complex coastal regions.

Drei numerische Feldberechnungsverfahren - die Momentenmehtode, die Einheitliche Geometrische Beugungstheorie und die Verallgemeinerte Multipoltechnik - werden schrittweise zu einer Erweiterten Hybridmethode (EHM) kombiniert. Dabei wird jeder einzelne Kombinationsschritt anschaulich anhand von Beispielen erläutert, die den Vorteil der EHM verdeutlichen: Mit diesem Verfahren lassen sich bestimmte Anordnungen äußerst effektiv analysieren.

This discourse deals with a theoretical study of the radiation passage through a diffraction screen with non-zero size in the propagation direction of the radiation, i.e. the radiation passage through a three-dimensional object. Without any loss of generality, we solve the problem for cylindrical cavity in metal. The task exceeds evidently standard scalar theory of diffraction, thus we solve the problem using a waveguiding theory. Following the principles of the electromagnetic theory, we derive required formulae to determine mode distribution at the entry of the cavity. Further, we solve numerically the radiation propagation through the cavity, then we actually seek for radiation distribution at the very end of the cavity. This yields, with a help of the discrete Fourier transform, an intensity distribution of Fraunhofer diffraction pattern, consequently compared with an intesity distribution of the radiation pattern of Fraunhofer diffraction on infinitely thin circular opening having the radius of the cylinder cavity under study. A comparison of such patterns results to a conclusion, that the cavity length has a significatn influence on the diffraction pattern and more importantly, that the scalar diffraction theory appears incorrect for a coherent light passage through cavities longer than their radius squared. Similarly, the same conclusion is inversely proportional to a wavelength of the interacting radiation. Finally, we mention an existence of the so called "focal regime", when the radiation repeatedly exhibits roughly one order increased intensity on the symmetry axis of the cavity.

Drei numerische Feldberechnungsverfahren - die Momentenmehtode, die Einheitliche Geometrische Beugungstheorie und die Verallgemeinerte Multipoltechnik - werden schrittweise zu einer Erweiterten Hybridmethode (EHM) kombiniert. Dabei wird jeder einzelne Kombinationsschritt anschaulich anhand von Beispielen erläutert, die den Vorteil der EHM verdeutlichen: Mit diesem Verfahren lassen sich bestimmte Anordnungen äußerst effektiv analysieren.

En esta tesis se presenta un método para analizar antenas montadas sobre estructuras arbitrarias. La Optica Geométrica (GO) y la Teoría Uniforme de la difraccion (UTD), han sidoempleadas para analizar los efectos que la estructura produce sobre el diagrama de radiación de la antena emisora. Para la descripción geométrica de la estructura, han sido utilizados parches NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-Spline), por lo que el método presentado, es compatible con la mayoría de los programas gráficos disponibles en el mercado.EL tratamiento de geometrías arbitrarias requiere un código eficiente en el análisis de tres dimensiones.Por otro lado, para obtener resultados satisfactorios, la descripción de la superficie de la estructura, debe ser muy próxima al modelo real, sin embargo, esto complica el tratamiento computacional. Aquí la estructura es modelada mediante un conjunto de parches NURBS, que unidos entre sí, describen el modelo completo. Esta descripción permite manipular superficies arbitrarias con un bajo numero de parches, lo que significa un volumen de información reducido.La descripción inicial por NURBS del modelo, es acompañada con información complemetaria como por ejemplo: la tipología de las superficies, las curvas frontera, el tipo de material, etc. Esto es imprescindible para la aplicación de criterios de selección dedicados a la aceleración del proceso.El método tras leer la descripción del modelo, descompone los parches NURBS en superficies racionales de Bezier. Un parche de Bezier es también una superficie paramétrica definida en términos de una combinación lineal de los polinomios de Bernstein.Las antenas son modeladas usando modelos numéricos simples basados en agrupaciones de dipolos infinitesimales eléctricos y magnéticos. Esta caracterización de la antena es muyventajosa ya que con un numero reducido de datos de entrada, la fuente queda definida para cualquier dirección del espacio y el valor del campo radiado puede ser calculado fácilmente.El análisis electromagnético de los efectos que contribuyen al campo dispersado por la geometría comienza con una selección rigurosa de la geometría iluminada desde la fuente.Unicamente los parches de Bezier iluminados serán almacenados por el ordenador durante el análisis. La filosofía de este proceso es descartar aquella parte de la geometría que no contribuye a los efectos de dispersión.El campo total calculado es la superposición de los siguientes efectos pertenecientes a la GO y a la UTD: campo directo procedente de la fuente, campo reflejado por los parches de Bezier, campo difractado por las aristas del modelo definidas como curvas de Bezier, ondas de superficie, dobles reflexiones, reflexione-difraccion y difraccion-reflexión. El método ha sido diseñado para analizar campo cercano y lejano. El mayor gasto computacional se debe a la búsqueda de los puntos de dispersión, por lo que antes de emplear los algoritmos de intersección es necesario aplicar un conjunto de criterios rápidos dependientes de la dirección de observación.El principio de Fermat en combinación con el Gradiente Conjugado (CGM) es usado para obtener de manera eficiente los puntos de dispersión sobre la estructura. Para cada efecto, laposible ocultación de la trayectoria completa del rayo es examinada, por ello, si el rayo corta alguno de los parches de Bezier su contribución será descartada. Los dobles efectos son tratados como una generalización de los simples efectos.El método desarrollado es eficiente ya que precisa de un numero reducido de superficies para modelar objetos complejos lo que se traduce en bajos requerimientos de memoria y reducidos tiempos de calculo. / In this thesis a method to analyze antennas on board of complex bodies is presented. The Geometrical Optics (GO) and Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD) have been used to analyze the effect of the structure in the radiation pattern of the antennas. The bodies are geometrically modelled by using NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-Spline) surfaces. In addition to be accurate and efficient, the method is compatible with most of the modern CAGD (Computer Aided Geometric Design) available programs.The treatment of arbitrary geometries requires a code which can carry out an efficient 3D analysis. To obtain accurate results the description of the surface must be close to the real model, however this complicates the computational procedure. Here the structure is modeled by a collection of individual N.U.R.B.S. surface patches joined to form a complete description of the surface model. The NURBS description is able to manipulate free form surfaces with a low number of patches, and therefore, with a low amount of information. The initial description of the model by NURBS surfaces is accompanied with other complementary data for example : the topology of the surfaces, the boundary curves, the types of material and other inputs. It is very interesting to apply criteria to make the complete analysis faster.The method reads the NURBS description of the model and transforms the NURBS into the rational BEZIER surfaces. A rational BEZIER patch is also a parametric surface defined in terms of a linear combination of Bernstein polynomials.The antennas are modelled using simple numerical models based on arrays of electric and magnetic infinitesimal dipoles. This antenna modelization is very advantageous because with a little input data, the source is defined in any direction and the field value is readily accessible.The electromagnetic analysis of the contributive effects to the scattering field by the geometry, starts with the rigorous selection of the geometry illuminated from the source. Only the Bezier patches illuminated will be in memory of the computer during the analysis. The philosophy of this previous process is to discard in the process the part of the geometry which does not contribute to the scattering effects.The total field is the superposition of the following GO and UTD field components: direct field from the source, reflected fields from the Bezier patches of the model, diffracted fields from the arbitrary edges defined as a Bezier curves, creeping waves, double reflected field and diffracted-reflected and reflected-diffracted fields. The search of specular and diffraction points are the most CPU time consuming, thus before using the intersection algorithms it is necessary to apply a set of fast selection criteria which depend on the observation direction.The Fermat principle in conjunction with the Conjugate Gradient Method (CGM) is used for obtaining efficiently the reflection points and diffraction points on the structure. For each effect the complete ray path is examined to see whether or not it is interrupted by any Bezier patch of the model, in this case the field component is not computed. The double effects are treated using a generalization of the single effects algorithms. The method has been developed to analyze the near and far field cases for different frequencies.The developed method is quite efficient because it makes use of a small number of surfaces to model complex bodies, so it requires few memory and low computing time.

[pt] O problema do cálculo de cobertura em sistemas celulares operando em regiões urbanizadas tem sido bastante estudado por diversos autores, existindo um conjunto de métodos de previsão amplamente testados e implementados em ferramentas computacionais. Atualmente, com a aplicação da tecnologia celular a sistemas de transmissão de dados de faixa larga, o foco dos estudos nesta área deslocou-se para o cálculo de cobertura em micro e picocélulas. Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão dos principais métodos empíricos para a previsão da propagação em sistemas micro e picocelulares. A seguir é realizado o estudo de uma técnica mais precisa para estes cálculos, empregando traçado de raios e o rastreamento do campo eletromagnético ao longo dos mesmos segundo a Teoria Uniforme da Difração (UTD). É desenvolvido todo um conjunto de algoritmos para a aplicação do traçado de raios, considerados os problemas de reflexão, refração (transmissão) e difração num cenário tridimensional (problema vetorial). A difração é tratada a partir da generalização das formulações assintóticas disponíveis para tratar o espalhamento por obstáculos perfeitamente condutores. Parte destes algoritmos, referentes aos problemas de reflexão múltipla, foi implementada em linguagem C++ e alguns exemplos de aplicação são apresentados neste trabalho. / [en] The problem of the electromagnetic coverage in cellular systems designed to operate in urban regions has being massively studied by many authors, existing a set of prediction models largely tested and implemented in computational tools. Nowadays, with the application of the cellular technology in broadband data transmission systems, the focus of the research in this area has moved to the coverage computation in micro and picocells. This work presents a review of the main empirical methods for the propagation prediction in micro and picocellular systems. Following it, a study is made of a more precise technique for these computations, employing ray tracing and the tracking of the electromagnetic field in each point of the ray trajectory by using the Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD). It is developed a pack of algorithms for the application of the ray tracing techniques, to the problems of reflection, refraction (transmission through slabs) and diffraction in a tridimensional scene (vectorial problem). Diffraction is dealed with by extending available asymptotic formulations for scattering by perfectly conducting obstacles. A portion of these algorithms, refering to the problem of multiple reflections, has been implemented in a C++ computer code and applied herein to selected case studies. / [es] El problema del cálculo de cobertura en sistemas celulares que operan en regiones urbanizadas ha sido bastante estudiado por diversos autores. Como resultado, existe un conjunto de métodos de previsión ampliamente probados e implementados computacionalmente. Actualmente, con la aplicación de la tecnología celular a sistemas de transmisión de datos de larga faja, el foco de los estudios en esta área ha pasado a ser el cálculo de cobertura en micro e picocélulas. Este trabajo presenta una revisión de los principales métodos empíricos para la previsión de propagación en sistemas micro e picocelulares. A seguir se estudia una técnica más precisa para estos cálculos, que utiliza trazado de rayos y rastreamiento del campo eletromagnético según la Teoría Uniforme de la Difracción (UTD). Se desarrolla un conjunto de algoritmos para la aplicación del trazado de rayos, considerando los problemas de reflexión, refracción (transmisión) y difracción en un escenario tridimensional (problema vectorial). La difracción es tratada a partir de la generalización de las formulaciones asintóticas disponibles para tratar la dispersión por obstáculos perfectamente conductores. Una parte de estos algoritmos, referidos a los problemas de reflexión múltiple, fueron implementada en lenguaje C++ y algunos ejemplos de aplicación se apresentan en este trabajo.