Neste trabalho, investigou-se o espalhamento elástico 16O+12C, considerando o efeito da troca de uma partícula alfa entre o projétil e o alvo que conduz aos mesmos núcleos do canal de entrada (transferência elástica). Foram analisadas distribuições angulares em uma faixa de energias que, no referencial de centro de massa, vai de 8,55 MeV até 56,57 MeV. A barreira coulombiana desse sistema está em torno de 11MeV. Foram realizadas medidas de distribuição angular das reações de transferência elástica e inelástica no sistema 16O+12C, em Elab = 46, 26 MeV. A análise dessas medidas forneceu os fatores espectroscópicos, 12C+_alfa _ 16O, do estado fundamental e dos estados excitados J_ = 2+ e J_ = 1, ambos logo abaixo do limiar de emissão alfa, em 7,16 MeV. A partir do valor da amplitude espectroscópica do estado J_ = 2+, determinou-se um valor confiável para o Coeficiente de Normalização Assintótica, 1,05± 0,13(105 fm1/2), este valor foi usado para calcular a largura reduzida desse estado e realizando um cálculo de matriz R determinou-se o fator S astrofísico em energias em torno do pico de Gamow, S(E2)=37keVb. / The 16O+12C elastic scattering was investigated considering the effect of exchange of an alpha particle between projectile and target leading to the same nuclei of the entrance channel (elastic transfer). Angular distributions were analyzed in an energy range from 8.55 MeV to 56.57 MeV in the center of mass frame. The Coulomb barrier is around 11MeV for this system. Measurements of angular distributions of elastic and inelastic transfer reactions to states of the 16O in the 16O+12C system were performed at Elab = 46, 26MeV. Those measurements provided the spectroscopic factors of 12C+_ 16O for the ground state and for J_ = 2+ and J_ = 1 16O excited states, both just below the _-threshold at 7.16 MeV. The Asymptotic Normalization Coefficient (ANC) for the J_ = 2+ state was obtained (1.05 ±0,13(105 fm1/2)) and used to calculate the reduced width of this state, with this value a R-matrix calculation was performed to determine the astrophysical S-factor in energies around the Gamow peak, S(E2)=37keVb.

Distribuições angulares associadas ao espalhamento inelástico de dêuterons de 13,0 MeV em ANTPOT. 104,106,108,110. Pd foram obtidas utilizando o sistemas Pelletron-Espectrógrafo Magnético Enge com detecção em placas de emulsão nuclear no plano focal. A Análise da Interferência Nuclear Coulombiana (INC) associada ao espalhamento inelástico com dêuterons, projéteis que interagem isoescalarmente com o núcleo, na excitação do primeiro estado quadrupolar, foi realizada na descrição DWBA-DOMP utilizando potenciais ópticos globais. O ajuste das previsões sobre as distribuições angulares experimentais foi realizado pela minimização do X POT. 2 através do método interativo de Gauss, permitindo a extração dos parâmetros correlacionados: delta POT. N IND. 2, comprimento de deformação de carga nuclear e C= delta POT. N IND. 2/delta POT. N IND. 2, razão entre os comprimentos de deformação de carga e nuclear. Testes estatísticos através da simulação de Monte Carlo de 5000 novos conjuntos de dados comprovaram a qualidade da metodologia aplicada. Os valores extraídos da probabilidade reduzida de transição isoescalar B (IS2) e da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) no presente trabalho são inéditos e permitem uma análise da evolução da coletividade ao longo da cadeia de Pd. Os resultados obtidos indicam para o ANTPOT. 106 Pd e ANTPOT. 110 Pd deformações de carga e massa iguais, conforme usualmente proposto, ao contrário dos 104, 108Pd, onde existem indícios de uma maior contribuição dos prótons em relação aos nêutrons. Comparando os núcleos estudados no presente com resultados de medidas de INC em espalhamentos inelásticos com projéteis de características isoescalares, na região de A 100 medidos em São Paulo, considerando os isótonos medidos, o ANTPOT. 104 Pd, da mesma maneira que seu isótono ANTPOT. 102 Ru, apresenta na primeira excitação quadrupolar uma maior contribuição de prótons em relação aos nêutrons. ) O ANTPOT. 106 Pd entretanto revela uma possível diluição desse comportamento não homogêneo, em contraste com o seu isótono ANTPOT. 104 Ru para o qual salienta-se uma maior contribuição dos prótons. Acompanhando a evolução dos valores experimentais da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) , verifica-se que para os isótopos pares de Ru há um crescimento quando N aumenta, enquanto o comportamento é diferenciado para os isótopos pares de Pd. Os valores da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) variam de cerca de 1,1 e POT. 2(ANTPOT. 106,110 Pd e ANTPOT. 100 Ru), a e POT. 2 para o modelo coletivo homogêneo. Dentro deste contexto conclui-se que os nêutrons devem ser responsáveis por alguns efeitos importantes fora da interpretação do modelo coletivo simples. / Angular distributions for the inelastic scattering of 13.0 MeV deuterons on ANTPOT.104, 106, 108, 110 Pd were measured with the Pelletron-Enge-Spectrograph facility using as detectors nuclear emulsion plates on the focal plane. A Coulomb-Nuclear Interference (CNI) analysis was applied to the inelastic scattering of deuterons, an isoscalar projectile, to the first quadrupolar excitation, employing the DWBA-DOMP description, under well-established global optical parameters. The fit of the predicted cross sections to the experimental data through the X POT.2 minimization, using the iterative method of Gauss, allowed for the extraction of the correlated parameters, delta POT.N IND.2, the mass deformation lengths. Statistical tests, through a Monte Carlo simulation of 5000 new data sets, validated the method employed. The values of B(IS2) and of the ratios B(E2)/B(IS2) obtained in the present work have not been reported before and allow to follow the evolution of the collectivity throughout the Pd chain. For ANTPOT.104, 108 Pd, the results reveal a non-homogeneous behavior, with an enhanced contribution of the protons relative to the neutrons, while a less pronounced effect is found for ANTPOT.106, 110 Pd. Comparing the nuclei studied in the present work with the nucleus formerly investigated by the São Paulo group in the A ~ 100 region with the CNI methodology through the inelastic scattering of isoscalar projectiles, considering the isotones, the nucleus ANTPOT.102 Ru (isotone of ANTPOT.104 Pd) also shows a more important contribution of protons than of neutrons to the first quadrupolar excitation. However, its neighbor. ANTPOT.104 Ru, presents a rather strong non-homogeneous behavior, also in favor of the protons, in contrast to that of its isotone, ANTPOT.106 Pd. Following the evolution of B(E2)/B(IS2) ratios along the isotopic chains, for the even Ru isotopes there is a growth as N increases, while for the even Pd isotopes a different behavior emerges. The values of the B(E2)/B(IS2) ratio vary from around 1.1 e POT.2 (ANTPOT.106, 110 Pd and ANTPOT.100 Ru) to approximately 1.6 e POT.2 (ANTPOT.104 Ru), in contrary to the expectation of the B(E2)/B(IS2) ~1 predicted by the homogeneous collective model. These facts pointed out that, in this mass region, neutrons may be responsible for some interesting effects outside the simple collective interpretation.

Distribuições angulares associadas ao espalhamento inelástico de dêuterons de 13,0 MeV em ANTPOT. 104,106,108,110. Pd foram obtidas utilizando o sistemas Pelletron-Espectrógrafo Magnético Enge com detecção em placas de emulsão nuclear no plano focal. A Análise da Interferência Nuclear Coulombiana (INC) associada ao espalhamento inelástico com dêuterons, projéteis que interagem isoescalarmente com o núcleo, na excitação do primeiro estado quadrupolar, foi realizada na descrição DWBA-DOMP utilizando potenciais ópticos globais. O ajuste das previsões sobre as distribuições angulares experimentais foi realizado pela minimização do X POT. 2 através do método interativo de Gauss, permitindo a extração dos parâmetros correlacionados: delta POT. N IND. 2, comprimento de deformação de carga nuclear e C= delta POT. N IND. 2/delta POT. N IND. 2, razão entre os comprimentos de deformação de carga e nuclear. Testes estatísticos através da simulação de Monte Carlo de 5000 novos conjuntos de dados comprovaram a qualidade da metodologia aplicada. Os valores extraídos da probabilidade reduzida de transição isoescalar B (IS2) e da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) no presente trabalho são inéditos e permitem uma análise da evolução da coletividade ao longo da cadeia de Pd. Os resultados obtidos indicam para o ANTPOT. 106 Pd e ANTPOT. 110 Pd deformações de carga e massa iguais, conforme usualmente proposto, ao contrário dos 104, 108Pd, onde existem indícios de uma maior contribuição dos prótons em relação aos nêutrons. Comparando os núcleos estudados no presente com resultados de medidas de INC em espalhamentos inelásticos com projéteis de características isoescalares, na região de A 100 medidos em São Paulo, considerando os isótonos medidos, o ANTPOT. 104 Pd, da mesma maneira que seu isótono ANTPOT. 102 Ru, apresenta na primeira excitação quadrupolar uma maior contribuição de prótons em relação aos nêutrons. ) O ANTPOT. 106 Pd entretanto revela uma possível diluição desse comportamento não homogêneo, em contraste com o seu isótono ANTPOT. 104 Ru para o qual salienta-se uma maior contribuição dos prótons. Acompanhando a evolução dos valores experimentais da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) , verifica-se que para os isótopos pares de Ru há um crescimento quando N aumenta, enquanto o comportamento é diferenciado para os isótopos pares de Pd. Os valores da razão B(E2)/B(IS2) variam de cerca de 1,1 e POT. 2(ANTPOT. 106,110 Pd e ANTPOT. 100 Ru), a e POT. 2 para o modelo coletivo homogêneo. Dentro deste contexto conclui-se que os nêutrons devem ser responsáveis por alguns efeitos importantes fora da interpretação do modelo coletivo simples. / Angular distributions for the inelastic scattering of 13.0 MeV deuterons on ANTPOT.104, 106, 108, 110 Pd were measured with the Pelletron-Enge-Spectrograph facility using as detectors nuclear emulsion plates on the focal plane. A Coulomb-Nuclear Interference (CNI) analysis was applied to the inelastic scattering of deuterons, an isoscalar projectile, to the first quadrupolar excitation, employing the DWBA-DOMP description, under well-established global optical parameters. The fit of the predicted cross sections to the experimental data through the X POT.2 minimization, using the iterative method of Gauss, allowed for the extraction of the correlated parameters, delta POT.N IND.2, the mass deformation lengths. Statistical tests, through a Monte Carlo simulation of 5000 new data sets, validated the method employed. The values of B(IS2) and of the ratios B(E2)/B(IS2) obtained in the present work have not been reported before and allow to follow the evolution of the collectivity throughout the Pd chain. For ANTPOT.104, 108 Pd, the results reveal a non-homogeneous behavior, with an enhanced contribution of the protons relative to the neutrons, while a less pronounced effect is found for ANTPOT.106, 110 Pd. Comparing the nuclei studied in the present work with the nucleus formerly investigated by the São Paulo group in the A ~ 100 region with the CNI methodology through the inelastic scattering of isoscalar projectiles, considering the isotones, the nucleus ANTPOT.102 Ru (isotone of ANTPOT.104 Pd) also shows a more important contribution of protons than of neutrons to the first quadrupolar excitation. However, its neighbor. ANTPOT.104 Ru, presents a rather strong non-homogeneous behavior, also in favor of the protons, in contrast to that of its isotone, ANTPOT.106 Pd. Following the evolution of B(E2)/B(IS2) ratios along the isotopic chains, for the even Ru isotopes there is a growth as N increases, while for the even Pd isotopes a different behavior emerges. The values of the B(E2)/B(IS2) ratio vary from around 1.1 e POT.2 (ANTPOT.106, 110 Pd and ANTPOT.100 Ru) to approximately 1.6 e POT.2 (ANTPOT.104 Ru), in contrary to the expectation of the B(E2)/B(IS2) ~1 predicted by the homogeneous collective model. These facts pointed out that, in this mass region, neutrons may be responsible for some interesting effects outside the simple collective interpretation.

L’expérience T2K étudie les propriétés des neutrinos, en particulier le phénomène d’oscillation des neutrinos. Se déroulant au Japon, elle utilise un faisceau de neutrinos muoniques produit par le complexe d’accélérateur J-PARC, un détecteur proche, ND280 sur le site même de J-PARC pour caractériser le faisceau, et un détecteur lointain, Super-Kamiokande situé à 295 km pour mesurer les oscillations de neutrinos. Le détecteur proche permet également d’étudier les interactions des neutrinos et cette thèse porte sur la mesure des sections efficaces de diffusion profondément inélastique des neutrinos muoniques.Le manuscrit introduit d’abord la physique des neutrinos, puis l’expérience T2K et en particulier les chambres à projection temporelles du détecteur proche, en insistant sur la vérification de la qualité des données, dont j’avais la charge. L’analyse porte sur les données de T2K enregistrées jusqu’en 2013. La sélection d’interactions de neutrinos muoniques par courant chargé est ensuite présentée, ainsi qu’une étude préliminaire de la sélection d’interactions de neutrinos muoniques par courant chargé avec production d’un pion neutre. Un critère portant sur la multiplicité des traces permet d’enrichir le premier lot en interactions correspondant à une diffusion profondément inélastique de neutrinos. Finalement un ajustement, validé d’abord sur des données simulées, permet d’extraire les sections efficaces de diffusion profondément inélastique des neutrinos muoniques. / The T2K experiment studies the properties of neutrinos, particularly neutrino oscillations. It takes place in Japan and uses a muonic neutrino beam produced by the J-PARC accelerator complex, a near detector, ND280 on the J-PARC site in order to characterise the beam, and a far detector, Super-Kamiokande 295 km away in order to measure the neutrino oscillations. The near detector is also used to study the neutrino interactions and the goal of this thesis is the measurement of muonic neutrino deep inelastic scattering cross sections.The thesis first introduces neutrino physics, then the T2K experiment and more particularly the time projection chambers of the near detector, and its data quality checking that I was in charge of. The analysis is based on the T2K data recorded until 2013. The selection of charged current muonic neutrino interactions is then presented, as well as a preliminary study of the selection of charged current muonic neutrino interactions with the production of a neutral pion. A criterion on track multiplicity allows enriching the former sample in interactions corresponding to a neutrino deep inelastic scattering. Finally a fit, first validated on simulated data, allows the extraction of the muonic neutrino deep inelastic scattering cross sections.

One of the important issues of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) - the fundamental theory of strong interaction, is the understanding of the role of the quark-gluon interactions in the processes involving nuclear targets. One direction in such studies is to explore the onset of the quark gluon degrees of freedom in nuclear dynamics. The other direction is using the nuclear targets as a “micro-labs” in studies of the QCD processes involving protons and neutrons bound in the nucleus. In the proposed research, we work in both directions considering high energy photo- and electro-production reactions involving deuteron and 3 He nuclei. In the first half of the research, we study the high energy break-up of the 3 He nucleus, caused by a incoming photon, into a proton-deuteron pair at the large center of mass scattering angle. The main motivation of the research is the theoretical interpretation of recent experimental data which revealed the unprecedentedly large exponent s −17 , for the energy dependence of the differential cross section. In the present research, we extend the theoretical formalism of the hard QCD rescattering model to calculate energy and angular dependences of the absolute cross section of the γ 3 He → pd reaction in high momentum transfer limit. The second half of the research explores the deep-inelastic scattering of a polarized electron off the polarized deuteron and 3 He nuclei, to explore the quark-gluon structure of polarized neutron. The main reason of using deuteron is that it is the most simple and best understood nucleus. While the reason of using polarized 3 He as an effective polarized neutron target is that because of the Pauli-principle, the two protons in the target are in the opposite spin states and thus the neutron has all the polarization of the 3 He nucleus. However this approximation is exact only for the S-state and becomes less accurate with the increase of the internal momentum of the bound nucleons in the nucleus. There are several planned experiments which will be performed during next few years at the kinematics in which the internal momenta of the probed neutron cannot be neglected. Therefore, for the reliable interpretation of the data, all the nuclear effects, especially the effects related to the relativistic treatment of high momentum component of the nuclear wave function, should be taken into account. In this work, we developed a comprehensive theoretical framework for calculation of the all relevant nuclear effects that will allow the accurate extraction of the neutron data from deepinelastic scattering involving deuteron and 3 He targets.

The objective of this research program is to further evaluate the performance and constructability of reinforced concrete (RC) column-steel beam-slab systems (RCS) for use in low- to mid-rise space frame buildings located in regions of high wind loads and/or moderate seismicity. To better understand these systems, two full scale RCS cruciform specimens were tested under bidirectional quasi-static reversed cyclic loading. The experimental portion of this research program included the construction and testing of two full-scale cruciform specimens with identical overall dimensions but with different joint detailing. The two joint details evaluated were joint cover plates and face bearing plates with localized transverse ties. The construction process was recorded in detail and related to actual field construction practices. The specimens were tested experimentally in quasi-static reversed cyclic loading in both orthogonal loading directions while a constant axial force was applied to the column, to simulate the wind loads in a subassembly of a prototype building. To compliment the experimental work, nonlinear analyses were performed to evaluate the specimen strength and hysteretic degradation parameters for RCS systems. In addition, current recommendations in the literature on the design of RCS joints were used to estimate specimen joint strength and were compared with the experimental findings.

In this thesis, two studies of the diffractive phenomena in the electron proton collisions with the H1 detector at HERA are presented. The first is the study of the inclusive elastic diffractive events $ep o eXp$ in the regime of high photon virtuality ($Q^2 >$ few GeV$^2$), with the scattered proton detected by the Very Forward Proton Spectrometer (VFPS). The VFPS detector, designed to measure diffractive scattered protons with high acceptance, has been installed in 2004 to benefit from the HERA II luminosity increase. The selected event sample of an integrated luminosity of 130.2 pb$^{-1}$ was collected in years 2006-2007. Data sample distributions are compared to the prediction based on the diffractive parton distribution functions, as extracted from the H1 measurement of the diffractive structure function $F_2^{D(3)}$ at HERA I. After the study of the VFPS efficiency, the VFPS acceptance as a function of $xpom$ is estimated and studied in relation to the forward proton beam optics. The second study leads to the cross section measurement of the diffractive scattering of quasi-real photons off protons, $gamma p o gamma Y$, with the large momentum transfer, $|t|$. The final state photon is separated from the proton dissociation system, $Y$, by a large rapidity gap and has a large transverse momentum, $p_T > 2$ GeV. Large $p_T$ imply the presence of the hard scale $t$ ($|t| simeq p_T^2$) and allows predictions of the perturbative QCD to be applied. The measurement is based on an integrated luminosity 46.2 pb$^{-1}$ of data collected in the 1999-2000 running period. Cross sections $sigma(W)$ as a function of the incident photon-proton centre of mass energy, $W$, and $ud sigma/ud |t|$ are measured in the range $Q^2 < 0.01$ GeV$^2$, $175 < W < 247$ GeV, $4 < |t| < 36$ GeV$^2$ and $ypom < 0.05$. The cross section measurements have been compared to predictions of LLA BFKL calculations.

In this thesis I concentrate on the description of electron transport properties of microscopic objects, including molecular junctions and nano junctions, in particular, inelastic electron tunneling in surface-adsorbate systems are examined with more contemplations. Boosted by the rapid advance in experimental techniques at the microscopic scale, various electric experiments and measurements sprung up in the last decade. Electric devices, such as transistors, switches, wires, etc. are expected to be integrated into circuit and performing like traditional semiconductor integrated circuit (IC). On the other hand, detailed information about transport properties also provides new physical observable quantities to characterize the systems. For molecular electronics, which is in the state of growing up, its further applications demands more thorough understanding of the underlying mechanism, for instance, the effects of molecular configuration and conformation, inter- or intra-molecular interactions, molecular-substrate interactions, and so on. Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS), which reflects vibration features of the system, is also a finger print property, and can thus be employed to afford the responsibility of single molecular identification with the help of other experimental techniques and theoretical simulations.There are two parts of work presented in this thesis, the first one is devoted to the calculation of electron transport properties of molecular or nano junctions: we have designed a negative differential resistance (NDR) device based on graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), where the latter is a star material in scientific committee since its birth;The transport properties of DNA base-pair junctions are also examined by theoretical calculation, relevant experimental results on DNA sequencing have been explained and detailed issues are suggested.The second part focused on the simulation of scanning tunneling microscope mediated IETS (STM-IETS). We have implemented a numerical scheme to calculate the inelastic tunneling intensity based on Tersoff-Hamann approximation and finite difference method, benchmark results agree well with experimental and previous theoretical ones; Two applications of single molecular chemical identification are also presented following benchmarking. / QC20100630

The current study addresses the stability of shock waves propagating through dissipative media, analogous to both granular media and molecular gases undergoing endothermic reactions. In order to investigate the stability, a simple molecular dynamics model was developed to observe shock waves and their structures with the inclusion of energy dissipation. For this, an Event Driven Molecular Dynamics model was implemented in a 2D environment, where a molecule is represented by a disk. The simulations addressed the formation of a shock wave in a gas by the sudden acceleration of a piston. Inelastic collisions were assumed to occur only if an impact velocity threshold is surpassed, representing the activation energy of the dissipative reactions. Parametric studies were conducted for this molecular model, by varying the strength of the shock wave, the activation threshold and the degree of inelasticity in the collisions. The resulting simulations showed that a shock structure does indeed become unstable with the presence of dissipative collisions. This instability manifests itself in the form of distinctive high density non-uniformities behind the shock wave, which take the form of convective rolls. The spacing and size of this ``finger-like" unstable pattern was shown to be dependent on the degree of inelasticity, the activation energy, and the strength of the driving piston. The mechanism responsible for the instability was addressed by studying the time evolution of the material undergoing the shock wave compression and further relaxation. It is found that the gas develops the instability on the same time scales as the clustering instability in homogeneous gases, first observed by Goldhirsch and Zanetti in granular gases. This confirmed that the clustering instability is the dominant mechanism.

The doctoral thesis "Low frequency modes from small nanoparticles (metal nanocrystals) to large nanospheres (viruses): an inelastic light scattering study" is dedicated to investigations of the acoustic properties of different nano-objects : small metal nanoparticles and nanocrystals (D < 30 nm) and large colloid/viral particles (D _ 200 nm). Inelastic light Raman/Brillouin scattering is used as the main research tool to probe the nanoparticle vibrations and to determine their elastic and mechanical parameters. In the first chapter, the well developed theory of elasticity is used to perform a qualitative and nomenclatural analysis of solid sphere vibrations ; several theoretical models allowing to describe the nanoparticle vibrational behavior within a surrounding medium and how the eigenvibrations are modified due to inner crystalline elastic anisotropy are discussed. The second chapter is dedicated to the description of the physics of inelastic light scattering which derives from the fluctuations of the polarizability induced by vibrations. Two types of inelastic light scattering are described : Brillouin scattering which results from the coupling of incident light (photon) with acoustic propagative waves (phonon) in a bulk substance and Raman scattering which is a result of the interaction between an incident photon and localized vibrations, hence nanoparticle vibrations in the present study. As essential in our study, the detailed description and principles of operation of the spectroscopic tools (tandem Fabry-Perot) used to perform these very low frequency inelastic light scattering spectroscopies (between 3 and 300 GHz typically) are given. The third chapter focuses on the study of low frequency modes from small metallic nanoparticles. Three systems are investigated : AuAg and Cu nanoparticles embedded in a vitreous matrix and Au nanocrystals deposited on a surface. The AuAg system allowed to study a notably rich Raman spectrum featuring contributions from fundamental modes and high order harmonics. The experimental data were found to compare rather well with theoretical predictions, thereby providing more insight into the essential ingredients of Raman scattering from nanoparticle modes. The study of deposited Au nanocrystals allowed characterizing the effect of nanocrystalline quality which results in a partial lifting of degeneracy of the nanoparticle modes due to elastic anisotropy. Investigating the wavelength dependence of the Raman spectrum allows a differentiation between single nanocrystals and multiply twinned nanoparticles. Both embedment effects and nanocrystallinity effects are integrated in the study of Cu nanoparticles grown in a glass matrix, where the influence of annealing conditions on the produced nanoparticles was investigated. It was shown that different annealing temperatures [...] result in very different low frequency Raman profiles. [...] The forth chapter reports on the exploration of the possible use of the low frequency inelastic light scattering probe in the characterization of large viruses, as illustrated in the third chapter for small nanoparticles. In order to address the change of the light selection rules as the wavelength of the exciting light becomes comparable to the size of the nanoparticles, the behaviors of the viruses are compared to those of polymer colloids. Ultra Small Angle X-ray Scattering and Atomic Force Microscopy are used to first ensure the comparableness of viruses and polystyrene colloids in terms morphologies. On the basis of the inelastic light scattering data obtained for PS colloids [...], we discuss the difficult interpretation in termsof eigenmodes of the virus counterparts.