Submitted by STELA ROSA AMARAL GONÇALVES (stelinhaamaral@hotmail.com) on 2016-08-12T03:20:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_final_imai_v3.pdf: 3555316 bytes, checksum: b4386413378a1a29e513286831a880a2 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-15T14:30:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 goncalves_sra_me_prud.pdf: 3555316 bytes, checksum: b4386413378a1a29e513286831a880a2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-15T14:30:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 goncalves_sra_me_prud.pdf: 3555316 bytes, checksum: b4386413378a1a29e513286831a880a2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Informações quantitativas e qualitativas de sistemas aquáticos podem ser obtidas por meio de dados de sensoriamento remoto. Nesses sistemas, a porção fotoativa do carbono orgânico dissolvido (COD), pode apresentar correlação com o Carbono Orgânico Dissolvido Colorido (CDOM) que é responsável pela alteração da cor da água e consequentemente pode alterar processos de fotossíntese e fotodegradação. Sendo assim o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a variabilidade espacial das concentrações de CDOM de uma série temporal, de imagens do sensor Operational Land Imager OLI a bordo do satélite Landsat 8, ao longo de um ano no reservatório de Barra Bonita/SP, sendo este o primeiro de uma série de reservatórios em cascata do Rio Tietê, no estado de São Paulo. Foram encontradas correlações entre a concentração laboratorial do COD e o CDOM para o campo de maio o que motivou a modelagem. Foram ajustados modelos inversos, de banda simples e de razão de bandas, para predição de CDOM com dados de dois trabalhos de campo realizados no ano de 2014, sendo o primeiro no mês de maio e o segundo no mês de outubro. Além disso, foram testados modelos encontrados na literatura, também com os dados levantados em campo, para estimativa de CDOM. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, para os modelos bio-ópticos, de banda simples e razão de bandas, não há diferenças estatistica. O melhor modelo foi selecionado baseado em análise de erro, depois da aplicação dos modelos na imagem OLI coincidente com o trabalho de campo. Uma série de imagens do sensor OLI no período de um ano foi adotada tendo em vista da disponibilidade dos dados gratuitos e resolução radiométrica de 12 bits. A série temporal de imagens do sensor OLI, após ser processada para minimizar os efeitos atmosféricos, permitiu mostrar a dinâmica de CDOM no reservatório em conjunto com dados de precipitação e temperatura do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). Foi possível observar que o reservatório apresenta uma tendência de valores maiores de CDOM após aportes de nutrientes causados por eventos de precipitação. A temperatura apesar de influenciar na velocidade da reação de degradação não foi o fator principal para a variação da concentração de CDOM. O ajuste e avaliação de modelos foi essencial para escolha do modelo mais adequado a realidade local e sazonal do escopo do trabalho. Além disso o modelo aplicado pode contribuir para o cálculo do balanço de carbono, como também em outros estudos que necessitem dessa informação. / Quantitative and qualitative information about aquatic systems can be obtained by using the Remote Sensing techniques. In these aquatic systems, the photoactive portion of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) can be correlated with the Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), responsible for the water color alteration and can modify the photosynthesis and photodegradation process. In this sense, this project aimed to evaluate the spatial variability of CDOM concentrations in a one-year temporal analysis from images acquired by the Operational Land Imager OLI sensor onboard the satellite Landsat 8. The study site is the reservoir located in Barra Bonita, State of São Paulo, which is the first in a series of cascading reservoirs from Tietê River in State of São Paulo. The results showed correlations between the COD and CDOM concentrations for the data acquired in May 2014, motivating the CDOM modeling. Inverse models were adjusted, by using simple spectral band and band ratio, for CDOM prediction using data acquired from two field works carried out in 2014, the first in May and the second in October. Moreover, the models found in related literature were tested, also with the data collected in field, for the CDOM estimative. The obtained results showed that for the bio-optical models, from simple spectral band and band ratio, there is no statistic differences. The model who best fitted to the CDOM estimation was selected based on error analysis after their application in OLI images, which coincided with the field work. One year OLI images were used considering their availability, without fees, and their radiometric resolution of 12 bits. This temporal series, after being processed to attenuate the atmospheric effects, allowed showing the CDOM dynamics in the Barra Bonita reservoir combined with temperature and precipitation data from the Instituto Nacional de Metereologia (INMET). It was possible observe that the reservoir shows a bias of higher values of CDOM after nutrients intakes caused by precipitation. The temperature, despite of its influence on degradation reaction velocity, was not the principal factor for the CDOM concentration variation. Finally, the adjustment and models validation was essential for the correct choice of the model which better represents the local and season reality. In addition, the applied model can contribute for the carbon balance calculation, as well for other researches, which use this information.

As ferramentas computacionais utilizadas em diferentes áreas de pesquisa têm como vantagem sobre análises e ensaios reais a possibilidade de analisar sistemas em diferentes condições de forma mais ágil e com menor consumo de tempo e recursos. A modelagem óptica de dispositivos fotovoltaicos é bastante difundida. Existem diferentes trabalhos na área, com diferentes escopos e graus de detalhamento, que permitem a análise e melhor compreensão das diferentes etapas da conversão da radiação em energia elétrica, expandindo as possibilidades de otimização. No presente trabalho foi desenvolvida, em uma etapa inicial, uma metodologia computacional para análise óptica de módulos fotovoltaicos, para então, em uma segunda etapa, serem realizados estudos do desempenho de diferentes materiais inseridos no conjunto de camadas que compõe os módulos, através da metodologia. O modelo óptico que embasa o método tem como foco os módulos de silício monocristalino. Esses módulos agregam de três a quatro camadas transparentes sobre as células fotovoltaicas. Ao incidir nesse conjunto de camadas radiação é submetida a diferentes eventos de extinção, como função do comprimento de onda da radiação e ângulo de incidência, que devem ser previstos em um modelo de forma a obter-se resultados válidos de transmissividade. A metodologia propõe a realização de uma análise aprofundada dos fenômenos ópticos que ocorrem mediante a incidência de radiação em um módulo fotovoltaico de modo a auxiliar na análise da adequação e desempenho de diferentes materiais ao sistema óptico formado. A otimização da transmissão de radiação em um módulo fotovoltaico tem uma influência direta e significativa sobre a eficiência de tais dispositivos, justificando sua importância. A validação do modelo foi realizada através da literatura, em partes, e apresentou coerência com os resultados de referência. Foram produzidos na segunda etapa estudos de desempenho de materiais ou propriedades isoladamente. No primeiro estudo foram analisados três materiais para aplicação como filme de passivação sobre a célula, sendo eles Si3N4, SiO2, e TiO2; o filme de Si3N4 apresentou o melhor desempenho. O segundo estudo, de avaliação da influência do índice de refração do encapsulante na transmissividade do sistema, demonstrou que a variação desse parâmetro tem muito pouca influência. No terceiro estudo foi analisado o potencial dos materiais PDMS e TiO2 como filmes anti-reflexo sobre vidro. O PDMS gerou melhores resultados de transmissividade. Por fim um estudo de desempenho de um conjunto de materiais frente à mudança do espectro incidente foi realizado. Foi utilizado até então o espectro de referência, que foi então comparado a um espectro médio de um dia de equinócio da cidade de Porto Alegre. O desempenho do sistema foi em torno de 3% inferior em incidência normal. / Computational tools raise the possibility of studying and understanding systems under different conditions in a faster and less resource and time consuming way. The optical modeling of photovoltaic devices is a very developed issue, and paperworks and projects in different scopes e levels of detail were produced, providing a better understanding of the different steps of converting light into electricity, expanding optimization possibilities. For this project a computational methodology was developed, as an initial step, for the optical assessment of the transmission of radiation in photovoltaic modules. In a second step, studies were performed using the method as a tool for analyzing the system formed by the layers covering the cells embedded in modules. The optical model describes monocristalline silicon modules, which are constituted by three to four layers covering the cell. Once it penetrates the set of layers, incident light suffers different extinction phenomena, which are predicted in this model in order to generate valid results. It’s a function of wavelength and incidence angle of the incoming radiation. The model presented aims to deeply analyse and understand the optical phenomena light undergoes through its way from the external environment to the interior of the cell, supporting the process of observing the performance and adequacy of different materials as the referred layers. Optimizing transmission of radiation in a photovoltaic device plays a main role in increasing the efficiency of the energy conversion process, which is why it’s so important. The model was validated by literature in parts, and showed coherence within reference results. Studies were produced in a second step of this work, using the method, concerning optical issues, for the thin film on top of the cell, the refractive index of the encapsulating material, and the optical effect of coating the outer glass surface. In the first study Si3N4, SiO2 and TiO2 were analyzed; the Si3N4 film produced the best results. The second study, concerning encapsulant’s refractive index, demonstrates this parameter has a very weak influence in the system’s transmission. The third one observed the performance of two materials, PDMS and TiO2, as AR coating,. The PDMS film produced a better effect. At last, the best performance set of layers was analyzed under a representative spectral distribution of an equinox day of the city of Porto Alegre, considering so far it was used the standard. The transmission suffered a slight decrease, around 3%.

Durante a estação seca, é comum se observar um grande número de queimadas ocorrendo no Brasil. A fumaça proveniente da queima intensa é facilmente vista em imagens de satélite, principalmente na região de Cerrado e na Bacia Amazônica, e é responsável pela injeção de uma grande quantidade de partículas na atmosfera. Essas partículas de aerossol irão interagir diretamente com a radiação solar incidente, pelos processos de absorção e espalhamento, o que afetará a irradiância solar global incidente em superfície, a fração entre componente direto e difuso e a distribuição espectral. A modelagem precisa dessa interação ainda requer investigação científica. Nesse contexto, os resultados apresentados neste trabalho buscaram avaliar o desempenho de modelos ópticos para o aerossol de queimadas propostos por Rosário (2011) para a região da Reserva Biológica do Jaru (ou Rebio Jaru), Rondônia, durante a estação seca de 2007. Os modelos ópticos foram separados em intervalos de albedo simples, resultando em três grupos ou regimes: um mais absorvedor, um moderadamente absorvedor e um mais espalhador. Os dados simulados utilizando o código de transferência radiativa SBDART foram comparados com medidas feitas in situ na Rebio Jaru. Os dados foram obtidos entre os dias 24 de agosto e 31 de outubro de 2007. Foram analisados dados medidos por um Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (MFRSR - canais de 670, 870 e 1036 nm e da irradiância solar total), por um sensor PAR (irradiância fotossinteticamente ativa) e dados de um pirânometro (irradiância solar total). A irradiância fotossinteticamente ativa compreende o intervalo entre 400 e 700 nm e corresponde à energia solar utilizada na fotossíntese realizada pelas plantas. Ela foi utilizada para avaliar o desempenho dos modelos propostos por Rosário (2011). Para esse intervalo espectral, o modelo óptico mais espalhador é o que melhor representou o período analisado. Estudos de caso foram feitos para avaliar o comportamento dos demais dados para dias com valores distintos da profundidade óptica do aerossol em 550nm. Os resultados obtidos pela análise das medidas feitas pelo MFRSR divergiram com relação ao do sensor PAR e do Piranômetro. As divergências observadas podem estar associadas à degradação instrumental. Sugere-se que sejam realizados estudos mais detalhados levando em consideração o conteúdo integrado de vapor dágua, entre outras variáveis meteorológicas, com a finalidade de definir um método eficiente para determinar o melhor modelo óptico para o aerossol de queimadas e para diferentes regiões da Bacia Amazônica, como efetuado por Rosário (2011) na região de Alta Floresta. / During the dry season biomass burning activities are frequent in Brazil. The smoke from these intense fires can easily be seen with satellite imaging, mostly in the centermost region of Brazil and the Amazon, and it is responsible for the input of large amounts of particles to the atmosphere. These aerosol particles interact directly with the incoming solar radiation, through absorption and scattering processes, which will affect the incoming global solar irradiation reaching the surface, the fraction between the direct and diffuse components and the spectral distribution. The accurate modeling of these interactions requires further scientific investigation. In this context, the present work evaluated the performance of biomass burning aerosol optical models proposed by Rosario (2011) for the southern Amazon, in the Jaru Biological Reserve, Rondônia, during the dry season of 2007. The proposed models were classified according to single scattering albedo intervals, and three distinct groups or regimes were identified: one for more absorbing particles, one for moderately absorbing particles and one for more scattering particles. Simulated data using the Radiative Transfer code SBDART were compared with in situ measurements performed at Rebio Jaru. The data were collected between August 24th and October 31st 2007. Data measured by a Multifilter Shadowband Rotating Radiometer (MFRSR - channels 670, 870 and 1036 nm and the total solar irradiance) from a PAR sensor (photosynthetically active radiation) and from a pyranometer (total solar irradiance) were included in the analysis. Photosynthetically active irradiance spectral interval spans between 400 and 700 nm, and corresponds to the solar energy used on the vegetation photosynthesis. This spectral region was chosen to evaluate the performance of the optical models. For this spectral interval, the more scattering optical model better represented the measured values. Case studies were conducted to evaluate the performance of the radiative transfer code and the optical models on days with distinct values of the aerosol optical depth at 550nm. The results showed that simulations for MFRSR channels diverged from the PAR sensor and the pyranometer. These divergences could be associated to instrumental degradation. It is suggested that further studies be conducted taking into account water vapor content variability, and other meteorological variables, in order to define an efficient method to determine the best optical model for the smoke aerosol and for different regions in the Amazon Basin, as performed by Rosario (2011) for Alta Floresta.

The availability of light is a primary limiting factor for seagrass recovery and sustainability. Understanding not only the quantity but the quality of light reaching the bottom is an important component to successful seagrass management and the key focus of this study. This study explores the spectral properties of the sub-surface light field in four shallow Seagrass Management Areas (SMA) in Tampa Bay. Wavelength-specific photosynthetically active radiation (PAR(λ)) and the spectral light attenuation coefficient (Kd(λ)) are used to estimate the percent blue, green, and red light remaining at the bottom relative to the surface. LIDAR Bathymetry is combined with Kd(λ) to produce high-resolution maps of percent subsurface light along the seagrass deep edge. The absorptance spectra from two seagrass species together with PAR(λ) is used to calculate the photosynthetically useable radiation (PUR(λ)), a term describing the actual wavelengths of light being used by the seagrass. Based on the average annual Kd(λ) , 32% - 39% percent of PAR reached the bottom at the seagrass deep edge, while only 14% - 18% of blue light reached bottom, suggesting that seagrass may be blue-light limited. Analysis of PUR(λ) data further confirmed that seagrass are blue-light limited. Each SMA was characterized in terms of the inherent optical properties (IOP) of absorption and scatter. Tampa Bay is considered a chlorophyll-dominated estuary. However, in this study, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) was the major absorber of blue light, accounting for 60% of the total absorption. To infer past light conditions, the IOPs were related to parameters more commonly used in routine monitoring programs. To estimate Kd(λ) an empirically-derived model using only the total absorption and scatter coefficients was used and resulted in a good fit between measured Kd(480) and modeled Kd(480). A deck-mounted flow-through system was used to survey each SMA for CDOM and chlorophyll a fluorescence, among other properties. A series of SMA-specific predictor equations were empirically derived to relate raw fluorescence to the IOPs. The Kitchen SMA was used as a case study. Survey results show a strong connection between CDOM-rich waters and the mangrove-dominated shoreline.

The major part of my dissertation consists of thin films deposited using atomic layer deposition on flat and powder substrates. It details the various optimization experiments for process parameters like dose time, purge time, temperature, and pressure on silicon shards and powder substrates. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) was used to characterize these films over a wide wavelength range (191-1688 nm). An optical model with a BEMA (Bruggeman effective medium approximation) layer was used to fit the ellipsometric data to investigate the optical properties of the alumina surface. The optimized process parameters on the flat surfaces were used for coating powder substrates. I propose a set of experiments to optimize the conditions for coating of powders and high aspect ratio structures by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The coated powders were analyzed by surface analytical techniques like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, transmission electron microscopy, energy X-ray dispersive spectroscopy (EDAX), and BET. The first chapter introduces the technique of atomic layer deposition, and details its advantages and limitations over conventional thin film deposition techniques like chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition. The second chapter details the initial deposition experiments performed on flat surfaces and characterization of thin films using surface analytical tools. I conducted multi-sample analysis on eleven different thin films for calculation of optical constants of alumina. The third chapter introduces thin film deposition experiments performed on powder substrates, several challenges associated with achieving conformal thin films and characterization. The fourth chapter details the experiments to achieve unilateral ALD achieved on one side of the substrates. The fifth chapter details various unconventional materials including liquid water, Coca-Cola, a coffee bean, nitrogen gas, human tooth, and printed office paper, which were analyzed by near ambient pressure XPS (NAP-XPS). This dissertation contains appendices of other tutorial articles I wrote on obtaining optical constants liquid samples using spectroscopic ellipsometry, and good experimental techniques for maintenance of vacuum equipment.

The major part of my dissertation consists of thin films deposited using atomic layer deposition on flat and powder substrates. It details the various optimization experiments for process parameters like dose time, purge time, temperature, and pressure on silicon shards and powder substrates. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) was used to characterize these films over a wide wavelength range (191-1688 nm). An optical model with a BEMA (Bruggeman effective medium approximation) layer was used to fit the ellipsometric data to investigate the optical properties of the alumina surface. The optimized process parameters on the flat surfaces were used for coating powder substrates. I propose a set of experiments to optimize the conditions for coating of powders and high aspect ratio structures by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The coated powders were analyzed by surface analytical techniques like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, transmission electron microscopy, energy X-ray dispersive spectroscopy (EDAX), and BET. The first chapter introduces the technique of atomic layer deposition, and details its advantages and limitations over conventional thin film deposition techniques like chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition. The second chapter details the initial deposition experiments performed on flat surfaces and characterization of thin films using surface analytical tools. I conducted multi-sample analysis on eleven different thin films for calculation of optical constants of alumina. The third chapter introduces thin film deposition experiments performed on powder substrates, several challenges associated with achieving conformal thin films and characterization. The fourth chapter details the experiments to achieve unilateral ALD achieved on one side of the substrates. The fifth chapter details various unconventional materials including liquid water, Coca-Cola, a coffee bean, nitrogen gas, human tooth, and printed office paper, which were analyzed by near ambient pressure XPS (NAP-XPS). This dissertation contains appendices of other tutorial articles I wrote on obtaining optical constants liquid samples using spectroscopic ellipsometry, and good experimental techniques for maintenance of vacuum equipment.

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Ce travail a pour objet de développer une nouvelle technologie de l’énergie solaire à concentration. Il porte sur la présentation du concept, la réalisation prototypique et l’étude optique et énergétique d’un nouveau concentrateur solaire QingSun™. Ce concentrateur a une forme de parallélépipède rectangulaire et comporte des lentilles de Fresnel linéaires, des parois tapissées de miroir et d’un récepteur solaire mobile entraîné par un système de suivi à l’intérieur du caisson de concentration. Un modèle optique et un modèle énergétique ont été élaborés et validés avec une série d’expériences. Ils ont permis d’étudier le fonctionnement et les performances énergétiques du concentrateur. Une étude de l’influence paramétrique de l’inclinaison et l’orientation a été effectuée et a montré que l’inclinaison a plus d’influence que l’orientation sur les performances. Enfin, les performances énergétiques optimales du concentrateur ont été estimées. / This work is for the purpose to develop a new solar concentrating technology. It covers the presentation of the concept, the prototype realization and the optical and energy study of a new solar concentrator QingSun™. This concentrator has a shape of rectangular parallelepiped and includes linear Fresnel lenses, mirror-lined walls and a mobile solar receptor controlled by a tracking system inside the casing. An optical model and an energy model were developed and validated with a series of experiments. The both models permitted us to examine the function and the energy performance of the concentrator. A parametric study of the influence of the tilt and the orientation was performed and showed that the tilt had more influence than the orientation. Finally, the optimal energy performance of this concentrator was estimated.

Data on elastic scattering of 96 MeV neutrons from 56Fe, 89Y and 208Pb in the angular interval 10-70° are presented. The previously published data on 208Pb have been extended, as a new method has been developed to obtain additional information at the most forward angles. The results are compared with phenomenological and microscopic optical potentials. The theory predictions are in general in good agreement with the experimental data. A study of the deviation of the zero-degree cross section from Wick's limit has been performed. The data on 208Pb are in agreement with Wick's limit, while those on lighter nuclei overshoot the limit significantly. A novel analysis method has been developed to obtain the inelastic neutron emission cross sections from the existing 56Fe data. The method is based on folding a trial spectrum with the response of the detector setup. The data cover the angular interval 26-65° and an excitation energy range of 0-45 MeV, ranges hitherto not studied. The results are compared with nuclear model predictions and found to be in good agreement with the experimental data.

The human eye is a complex optical system comprised of many components. The crystalline lens, an optical component with a gradient index (GRIN), is perhaps the least understood as it is situated inside the eye and as a result is difficult to characterize. Its complex nonlinear structure is not easily measured and consequently not easily modeled. Presently several models of the GRIN structure exist describing the average performance of crystalline lenses. These models, however, do not accurately describe the performance of crystalline lenses on an individual basis and a more accurate individual eye model based on anatomical parameters is needed. This thesis proposes an anatomically correct, individually customizable crystalline lens model. This is an important tool and is needed both for research on the optical properties of human eyes and to diagnose and plan the treatment of optically based visual problems, such as refractive surgery planning. The lens model consisted of an interior GRIN with a constant refractive index core. The anterior and posterior surface was described by conic sections. To realize this eye model, the optical and biometric properties of mammalian lenses were measured and the correlation relationships between these measurements were used to simplify the model down to one fitting parameter which controls the shape of the GRIN. Using this data, an anatomically correct individualizable model of the lens was successfully realized with varying parameters unique to each lens. Using this customizable lens model, customizable human eye models based on measurements of the entire human eye can be realized.