We analyze archival data from Bailey and co-workers from the Magellan adaptive optics system and present the first 0.9 mu m detection (z' = 20.3 +/- 0.4 mag; Delta z' = 13.0 +/- 0.4 mag) of the 11 M-Jup circumbinary planet HD 106906AB b, as well as 1 and 3.8 mu m detections of the debris disk around the binary. The disk has an east-west asymmetry in length and surface brightness, especially at 3.8 mu m where the disk appears to be one-sided. The spectral energy distribution of b, when scaled to the K-S-band photometry, is consistent with 1800 K atmospheric models without significant dust reddening, unlike some young, very red, low-mass companions such as CT Cha B and 1RXS 1609 B. Therefore, the suggested circumplanetary disk of Kalas and co-workers might not contain much material, or might be closer to face-on. Finally, we suggest that the widest (a greater than or similar to 100 AU) low mass ratio (M-p/M-star = q less than or similar to 0.01) companions may have formed inside protoplanetary disks but were later scattered by binary/planet interactions. Such a scattering event may have occurred for HD 106906AB b with its central binary star, but definitive proof at this time is elusive.

Stellar companions can influence the formation and evolution of planetary systems, but there are currently few observational constraints on the properties of planet-hosting binary star systems. We search for stellar companions around 77 transiting hot Jupiter systems to explore the statistical properties of this population of companions as compared to field stars of similar spectral type. After correcting for survey incompleteness, we find that 47% +/- 7% of hot Jupiter systems have stellar companions with semimajor axes between 50 and 2000 au. This is 2.9 times larger than the field star companion fraction in this separation range, with a significance of 4.4 sigma. In the 1-50 au range, only 3.9(-2.0)(+4.5)% of hot Jupiters host stellar companions, compared to the field star value of 16.4% +/- 0.7%, which is a 2.7 sigma difference. We find that the distribution of mass ratios for stellar companions to hot Jupiter systems peaks at small values and therefore differs from that of field star binaries which tend to be uniformly distributed across all mass ratios. We conclude that either wide separation stellar binaries are more favorable sites for gas giant planet formation at all separations, or that the presence of stellar companions preferentially causes the inward migration of gas giant planets that formed farther out in the disk via dynamical processes such as Kozai-Lidov oscillations. We determine that less than 20% of hot Jupiters have stellar companions capable of inducing Kozai-Lidov oscillations assuming initial semimajor axes between 1 and 5 au, implying that the enhanced companion occurrence is likely correlated with environments where gas giants can form efficiently.

LkCa 15 hosts a pre-transitional disk as well as at least one accreting protoplanet orbiting in its gap. Previous disk observations have focused mainly on the outer disk, which is cleared inward of similar to 50 au. The planet candidates, on the other hand, reside at orbital radii around 15 au, where disk observations have been unreliable until recently. Here, we present new J-band imaging polarimetry of LkCa 15 with SPHERE IRDIS, yielding the most accurate and detailed scattered-light images of the disk to date down to the planet-hosting inner regions. We find what appear to be persistent asymmetric structures in the scattering material at the location of the planet candidates, which could be responsible at least for parts of the signals measured with sparse-aperture masking. These images further allow us to trace the gap edge in scattered light at all position angles and search the inner and outer disks for morphological substructure. The outer disk appears smooth with slight azimuthal variations in polarized surface brightness, which may be due to shadowing from the inner disk or a two-peaked polarized phase function. We find that the near-side gap edge revealed by polarimetry matches the sharp crescent seen in previous ADI imaging very well. Finally, the ratio of polarized disk to stellar flux is more than six times larger in the J-band than in the RI bands.

La technique Storing Matter a pour objectif d’améliorer la sensibilité et la quantification des analyses par SIMS. Elle consiste à découpler la phase de pulvérisation de l’échantillon de la phase d’analyse. Pour cela, la matière pulvérisée par bombardement ionique est déposée en sous-monocouche sur un collecteur optimisé. Le dépôt est ensuite analysé par SIMS. La probabilité d’ionisation de la matière ne dépend plus de son environnement initial (“effet de matrice”), mais de la surface du collecteur. Le choix du collecteur permet un gain de sensibilité et la quantification des concentrations de l’échantillon initial. L’efficacité de la technique dépend du choix du collecteur et d’un facteur de collection ? caractérisant la phase de pulvérisation-dépôt. Dans ce travail, nous avons étudié la pulvérisation et l’émission de la matière sous bombardement ionique pour optimiser ce facteur ?. Nous avons mis au point un dispositif expérimental ainsi qu’un protocole d’analyse par SIMS qui nous a permis d’étudier la distribution angulaire sous un bombardement d’ions Cs+ avec une incidence oblique pour différents paramètres d’impact. L’étude menée sur quatre cibles (Si, Ge, InP et GaAs) a montré que la distribution angulaire est de forme cosn (?-?Max) pour une énergie et un angle d’impact de respectivement 2 à 10 keV et 30° à 60°. L’exposant n est ~2 tandis que la direction d’émission préférentielle ?Max varie de la normale à la surface (0°) jusqu’à un angle d’émission de 35° dans la direction spéculaire au faisceau en fonction de l’énergie d’impact et de l’angle d’incidence. Ces résultats appliqués à Storing Matter ont permis de déterminer la configuration optimum pour une collection maîtrisée en fonction du bombardement / The Storing Matter technique aims at optimising the sensitivity and quantitativeness of SIMS analysis. It consists in decoupling the sputtering of the specimen from the subsequent analysis step. The specimen is sputtered by means of an ion beam. The emitted particles are deposited at a sub-monolayer level on an optimised collector. The deposit is subsequently analysed in a SIMS instrument. The ionisation probability in SIMS does not depend anymore on the initial sample composition (“Matrix effect”), but on the collector surface chemistry. The collector is chosen in order to increase the sensitivity and to quantify the specimen. The efficiency of this new technique depends on the collector choice and on the collection factor ? characterising the sputter-deposition step. In this work, the sputtering and emission processes under ionic bombardment have been studied in order to optimise this factor ?. We developed an experimental set-up and an analysis protocol based on SIMS that allows us to study the angular distribution under Cs+ bombardment with an oblique incidence for different impact parameters. Four targets (Si, Ge, InP and GaAs) were studied. The results show that the angular distribution is shaped as a cosine function cosn (?-?Max) for impact energies between 2 and 10 keV and for incidence angles from 30 to 60°. Under these conditions, the exponent n is ~2 and the preferential direction of emission ?Max varies from the normal to the surface to 35° in the specular direction in function of the impact energy and the incidence angle. The results allowed to find the best settings for the Storing Matter technique to control the sputtered matter collection in function of the bombardment parameters

Context. Radial velocity and transit methods are effective for the study of short orbital period exoplanets but they hardly probe objects at large separations for which direct imaging can be used. Aims. We carried out the international deep planet survey of 292 young nearby stars to search for giant exoplanets and determine their frequency. Methods. We developed a pipeline for a uniform processing of all the data that we have recorded with NIRC2/Keck II, NIRI/Gemini North, NICI/Gemini South, and NACO/VLT for 14 yr. The pipeline first applies cosmetic corrections and then reduces the speckle intensity to enhance the contrast in the images. Results. The main result of the international deep planet survey is the discovery of the HR8799 exoplanets. We also detected 59 visual multiple systems including 16 new binary stars and 2 new triple stellar systems, as well as 2279 point-like sources. We used Monte Carlo simulations and the Bayesian theorem to determine that 1.05(-0.70)(+2.80)% of stars harbor at least one giant planet between 0.5 and 14 MJ and between 20 and 300AU. This result is obtained assuming uniform distributions of planet masses and semi-major axes. If we consider power law distributions as measured for close-in planets instead, the derived frequency is 2.30(-1.55)(+5.95)%, recalling the strong impact of assumptions on Monte Carlo output distributions. We also find no evidence that the derived frequency depends on the mass of the hosting star, whereas it does for close-in planets. Conclusions. The international deep planet survey provides a database of confirmed background sources that may be useful for other exoplanet direct imaging surveys. It also puts new constraints on the number of stars with at least one giant planet reducing by a factor of two the frequencies derived by almost all previous works.

JavaScript is breaking ground with the wave of new client-side frameworks. However, there are some key differences between some of them. One major distinction is the data flow pattern they applying. As of now, there are two predominant patterns used on client side frameworks, the Two-way data flow pattern and the Unidirectional data flow pattern. In this research, an empirical experiment was conducted to test the data flow patterns impact on maintainability. The scope of maintainability of this research is defined by a set of metrics: Amount of lines code, an amount of files and amount of dependencies. By analyzing the results, a conclusion could not be made to prove that the data flow patterns does affect maintainability, using this research method.

Medidas de correlação angular perturbada diferencial no tempo - TDPAC - foram efetuadas com um sistema de detetores de HPGe com o objetivo de ampliar o conjunto de nuclídeos utilizáveis como sondas de prova de campo magnético e de gradiente de campo elétrico na matéria. A análise dos espectros obtidos considera a convolução angular de ordem superior a dois, o que está fora do escopo do procedimento convencional quando se utiliza o arranjo experimental padrão. O algoritmo é baseado no método dos mínimos quadrados e considera rigorosamente as incertezas estatísticas dos dados. O programa de cálculo implementado é orientado a objetos, que representam as estruturas matemáticas envolvidas na redução dos dados pelo método dos mínimos quadrados e os sistemas físicos característicos do experimento. Os detetores semicondutores mostraram-se inadequados ao estudo de materiais por TDPAC nas condições experimentais disponíveis. O método de análise proposto aqui foi aplicado à redução dos espectros obtidos em outros laboratórios, que utilizam cintiladores rápidos, resultando na determinação de parâmetros associados à estrutura cristalina para os quais a análise convencional não é sensível, em particulas dos coeficientes de atenuação temporal da correlação para cada uma das freqüências de oscilação. Esta metodologia permite calcular corretamente as incertezas nos parâmetros, notadamente nas frações de ocupação de diferentes sítios pela sonda de prova. / Time dependent perturbed angular correlation TDPAC measurements were performed with a HPGe detector array aiming to increase the set of nuclides usable as magnetic field and electric field gradient probes in matter. The analysis of the obtained spectra takes into account the convolution of the perturbation function with the detector time response and angular correlation coefficients of order greater than two, which is not in scope of the conventional procedure. The algorithm is based on the least-squares method and considers rigorously the data statistical uncertainties. The implanted computer code is built on objects representing the mathematical entities used in data reduction by the least-squares method and the physical components of the experiment. The semiconductor detectors were found unsuitable for material study through TDPAC in the available experimental conditions. The analysis method proposed here was applied to the reduction of spectra obtained by other Laboratories that use fast scintillators, giving crystalline structure related parameters which cannot be determined in the conventional analysis, particularly correlation time attenuation parameters for each oscillation frequency. The uncertainties in the fitted parameters are correctly calculated by this method notably in the site probe occupation fractions.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo utilizar a técnica nuclear de Correlação Angular γ-γ Perturbada (CAP) para a medida de interações hiperfinas em filmes finos e amostras em pó de óxidos semicondutores SnO2 e TiO2 puros e dopados com metais de transição para uma investigação sistemática de defeitos estruturais e do magnetismo sob o ponto de vista atômico tendo como principal motivação a candidatura à aplicação desses óxidos em spintrônica. O trabalho também teve como foco a preparação e caracterização das amostras por meio de técnicas convencionais, como difração de raios X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, espectroscopia de energia dispersiva e medidas de magnetização. Amostras puras dos filmes foram medidas mediante a variação sistemática da temperatura de tratamento térmico e do campo magnético aplicado. Tais medidas foram realizadas no HISKP, na Universidade de Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), através de implantação de íons de 111In(111Cd) ou 181Hf(181Ta); no IPEN, por sua vez, essas medidas foram realizadas após a difusão dos mesmos núcleos de prova. Outra parte das medidas CAP foram feitas através de implantação de íons de 111mCd(111Cd) e 117Cd(117In) no Isotope Mass Separator On-Line (ISOLDE) do Centre Européen Recherche Nucléaire (CERN). As medidas foram realizadas nos intervalos de temperatura de 8 K a 1173 K. Para análise de ferromagnetismo, medidas foram feitas à temperatura ambiente com e sem aplicação de campo magnético externo. Após a comparação dos resultados das medidas macroscópicas e atômicas das amostras, foi possível concluir que há uma correlação entre os defeitos, o magnetismo e a mobilidade dos portadores de carga nos semicondutores aqui estudados. Um passo adiante na busca de semicondutores, cujo ordenamento magnético possibilite o seu uso na eletrônica baseada em spin. Alguns resultados já foram publicados, incluindo resultados obtidos na Universidade de Bonn durante o período de doutorado sanduíche [1-7]. / This study aimed the use of nuclear technique Perturbed γ-γ Angular Correlation Spectroccopy (PAC) to measure the hyperfine interactions in thin films and powder samples of SnO2 and TiO2 pure and doped with transition metals to obtain a systematic investigation of defects and magnetism from an atomic point of view with the main motivation the application in spintronics. The work also focused on the preparation and characterization of samples by conventional techniques such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and magnetization measurements. Pure samples of the films were measured by the systematic variation of thermal treatment and applied magnetic field. These measurements were performed in HISKP at the University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) using 111In(111Cd) or 181Hf (181Ta); at IPEN, in turn, these measurements were performed after the diffusion of the same probe nuclei. Another part of PAC measurements were carried out using 111mCd(111Cd) and 117Cd (117In) in Isotope Mass Separator On-Line (ISOLDE) at Centre Européen Recherche Nucléaire (CERN). The measurements were performed from 8 K to 1173 K. After comparing results from macroscopic techniques with those from PAC, it was concluded that there is a correlation between the defects, magnetism and the mobility of charge carriers in semiconductors studied here. A step forward in the search for semiconductors, whose magnetic ordering allows its use in electronics based on spin. Some results have been published, including results obtained at the University of Bonn for the sandwich doctorate period [1-7].

"The goal of this thesis work has been to investigate improved diagnostic methods for both detecting osteoporosis and estimating fracture risk non-invasively, by assessing bone mass density (BMD) and bone microstructure. It evaluates new approaches for analyzing through-transmission ultrasound signals using coral samples as models for trabecular bone. The results of BUA, impulse response of coral samples and the angular decorrelation function of coral samples indicate that these ultrasound parameters may be useful in detecting changes in both bone mineral density (BMD) and the presence of dominant trabecular bone structure axis. "

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernanda Aparecida Farias.pdf: 6839448 bytes, checksum: d86819dd1de8464678930b61469c884f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-11 / A duplex stainless steel with austenitic–ferritic structure, type S32205/S31803 was submitted to equal channel angular pressing, whose is based on very severe plastic deformation, at relatively low temperature, with no change in the dimensions along transversal section of the material. The processed material was heat treated at 1000° and 1200°C during 7.5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes, in order to evaluate the recovery aspects and recrystallization steps of the severely deformed duplex steel. The die was manufacturing from SAE 1045 steel (cemented, quenched and annealed) and heat treated and the plungers from tool steel. The extrusions were conducted at room temperature, using a universal type mechanical test machine, according three different pressing speeds: 1.5, 6.0 and 12.0 mm/min. The processing stress increase continuously during extrusion by friction forces between sample and die walls and very high pressing stress level was reached. The results show the increase of stress according to increase of speed processing. For 1,5 mm/min processing speed, the second pass could be done with maximum reached stress close to 3GPa. The friction forces promoted a very heterogeneous deformations process along the samples sections with increase of hardness from 257HV (start material) to 575HV (highest deformed point). This effect was observed by grains morphology and orientations changes after processing and along the sample dimensions. In the as heat treated samples surfaces two distinct structures type formation was verified with small surfaces positioned with well defined angles near of 90° and 109° between itself. The region with 90° between surfaces show a lot of cubic form structure probably as a consequence of dislocation pile up annihilation on the surface of body-centered-cubic phase (ferrite). In this crystalline structure, the slip system occurs mainly in the {110} planes which have 90º between then. In another side, the slip planes of face-centered-cubic structure slip systems (planes {111}) make 109º angles between then and consequently, dislocation annihilation on the surface may result in structures with this angles on the austenite regions. Sample surface observations detected “roof like” morphology with a well defined near 109º structures which suggest the dislocation annihilation on austenite. Another structure detected on the sample surface was the cold induced martensite. The preliminary evaluation of recrystallization of some processed and treated samples, at 1000°C for 7,5, 15 and 30 minutes identified located points of recrystallization in the grain contours. With increase of the time of heat treatment from 7,5 to 15 minutes, increase of recrystallization nuclei was detected, whereas after treatment of 30 minutes verifies increase of the size of crystals formed without expressive increase of the number of nucleis. / Este trabalho tem por objetivo processar um aço inoxidável dúplex de estrutura austenítica-ferrítica, tipo UNS S32205/S31803, através da extrusão em canal angular (ECA) e caracterizar o aço processado. O princípio da ECA está baseado na aplicação de uma deformação plástica severa, a uma temperatura relativamente baixa, sem nenhuma mudança nas dimensões da seção transversal do material. A matriz utilizada na extrusão foi construída a partir de um aço 1045, cementado e temperado, e os punções de aço ferramenta. A extrusão foi realizada a temperatura ambiente usando uma máquina de ensaios mecânicos, em três velocidades diferentes de aplicação da pressão de extrusão: 1,5, 6,0 e 12 mm/min. A tensão necessária para realizar a extrusão aumentou continuamente ao longo do processamento, atingindo valores próximos 3GPa. Isto é devido, principalmente, à força de atrito entre o corpo de prova e as paredes o canal da matriz. Os resultados também mostram que o aumento da tensão atingida durante o processamento está relacionado à velocidade de processamento e número de passes. A força de atrito promoveu grande heterogeneidade de deformação ao longo das seções das amostras com aumento de dureza de 257HV (material recebido) para 575HV(ponto que sofreu maior deformação). Este efeito foi observado pela morfologia e mudança de orientação dos grãos ao longo das dimensões da amostra processadas. Após o processamento, algumas amostras do material foram termicamente tratadas a 1000° e 1200°C por períodos 7,5, 15, 30 e 60 minutos. Na superfície das amostras processadas por 2 passes de ECA, a temperatura ambiente, com velocidade de 1,5 mm/min. e posterior tratamento térmico a 1200°C por 60 min, foi verificado formação de dois tipos de estruturas distintas com pequenas superfícies posicionadas com ângulos de 90° e ângulos próximos a 109° bem definidos entre si. A região de 90° entre as superfícies mostra uma estrutura predominante de formas cúbicas, provavelmente em conseqüências da aniquilação de empilhamento de discordância na superfície cúbica de corpo centrado da fase ferrita. Na estrutura cristalina, o sistema de deslizamento ocorre principalmente nos planos {110}, os quais têm ângulos de 90° entre si. Por outro lado, os planos de deslizamento da estrutura cúbica de face centrada, {111}, formam ângulos próximos a 109° entre eles e consequentemente, a aniquilação de discordância na superfície resulta em estruturas na região da austenita. A observação da superfície das amostras detectou uma morfologia semelhante a um telhado (“roof like”) com estruturas com ângulos próximos a 109°, os quais sugerem a aniquilação de discordância na austenita. Outra estrutura detectada nas superfícies das amostras processado por ECA com 1 passe a velocidade de 1,5mm/min. e posterior tratamento térmico a 1200°C durante 60 minutos, foi a martensita induzida por deformação a frio. A avaliação preliminar da recristalização de algumas amostras processadas por ECA com 1 passe a velocidade de 1,5mm/min., e posterior tratamento térmico a 1000°C por 7,5, 15 e 30 minutos identificou pontos localizados de recristalização nos contornos de grão. Com o aumento do tempo de tratamento térmico de 7,5 para 15 minutos, aumentou o número de núcleos de recristalização, ao passo que após tratamento por 30 minutos foi verificado aumento no tamanho dos cristais formados sem expressivo aumento o número de núcleos