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The effect of non-magnetic, Cr-rich CoCrPt intermediate and spacer layers on the magnetic properties and microstructure of CoCrPt thin films (2002)
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Almas-kashi, M., Grundy, P., Jones, G., Hadgaran, H., & Zhao, X. (2002). The effect of non-magnetic, Cr-rich CoCrPt intermediate and spacer layers on the magnetic properties and microstructure of CoCrPt thin films. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 35(23), 3041-3048. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/35/23/302

The effect of non-magnetic Cr-rich CoCrPt intermediate (X) and spacer (Y) layers on the magnetic and microstructural properties of CoCrPt/X/Cr and CoCrPt/Y/CoCrPt/X/Cr multilayers has been investigated. Significant increases in coercivity of the orde... Read More about The effect of non-magnetic, Cr-rich CoCrPt intermediate and spacer layers on the magnetic properties and microstructure of CoCrPt thin films.

The preferred initial time delay gap and inter-aural cross correlation for a Javanese gamelan performance hall (2002)
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Sarwono, J., & Lam, Y. (2002). The preferred initial time delay gap and inter-aural cross correlation for a Javanese gamelan performance hall. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 258(3), 451-461. https://doi.org/10.1006/jsvi.2002.5268

This paper discusses the application of a method based on human subjective preference to the acoustic design of a Javanese gamelan performance hall. Some important distinctions between Javanese gamelan ensembles and Western classical orchestra are th... Read More about The preferred initial time delay gap and inter-aural cross correlation for a Javanese gamelan performance hall.

Observations of twinning in YBa2Cu3O6+x, 0 < x < 1, at high temperatures (2002)
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Khosknevisan, B., Ross, D., Broom, D., & Babaeipour, M. (2002). Observations of twinning in YBa2Cu3O6+x, 0 < x < 1, at high temperatures. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 14(41), 9763-9778. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/14/41/331

We report here on the nature of the twinning associated with the tetragonal to orthorhombic I (T/OI) phase transition in YBCO, for temperatures between 500 and 600ºC. In situ neutron diffraction measurements show the coexistence of the T and split OI... Read More about Observations of twinning in YBa2Cu3O6+x, 0 < x < 1, at high temperatures.

A dimensionless mobility formulation for evaluation of force and moment excitation of structures (2002)
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Moorhouse, A. (2002). A dimensionless mobility formulation for evaluation of force and moment excitation of structures. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 112(3), 972-980. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1497622

The problem addressed is the simultaneous excitation of a structure by a force and moment. These two forms of excitation are dimensionally incompatible, and so their relative importance is normally difficult to assess. Here, a dimensionless form of t... Read More about A dimensionless mobility formulation for evaluation of force and moment excitation of structures.

The effect of external mass transfer, competitive adsorption and coking in hydrogen permeation through thin Pd/Ag membranes (2002)
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Hou, K., & Hughes, R. (2002). The effect of external mass transfer, competitive adsorption and coking in hydrogen permeation through thin Pd/Ag membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 206(1-2), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388%2801%2900770-0

The effect of external mass transfer, competitive adsorption and coking on hydrogen permeation through thin Pd/Ag membranes has been evaluated by means of comparisons between experimental and predicated data at temperatures of 548-723K and a total pr... Read More about The effect of external mass transfer, competitive adsorption and coking in hydrogen permeation through thin Pd/Ag membranes.

A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus (2002)
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von Hünerbein, S., & Richner, H. (2002). A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19(8), 1170-1180. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426%282002%29019%3C1170%3AADSCSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2

Stratus dissipation over the Swiss Plateau has long been a forecasting problem. A case study of stratus structure and development was conducted during the winter of 1997/98. Measurements were performed with the monostatic Doppler sodar of the Swiss F... Read More about A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus.

A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters (2002)
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Cui, X., Morrison, I., & Han, J. (2002). A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters. Journal of Chemical Physics, 117(3), 1077-1084. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1484387

Ab initio calculations are employed to understand the photoisomerization process in small Al3O3- clusters. This process is the first example of a photoinduced isomerization observed in an anion cluster gas-phase system. Potential energy surfaces for... Read More about A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters.

Optimisation of data collection and processing for efficient strain scanning (2002)
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Webster, P., & Kang, W. (2002). Optimisation of data collection and processing for efficient strain scanning. Journal of Neutron Research, 10(2), 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/1023816022000006207

A constraint to the academic and industrial exploitation of neutron strain scanning is its cost in relation to that of alternative techniques. Generally, a large proportion of the resource cost is that for beam-time. The efficient utilisation of beam... Read More about Optimisation of data collection and processing for efficient strain scanning.

Performance comparison of experimental constructed wetlands with different filter media and macrophytes treating industrial wastewater contaminated with lead and copper (2002)
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Scholz, M., & Wu, J. (2002). Performance comparison of experimental constructed wetlands with different filter media and macrophytes treating industrial wastewater contaminated with lead and copper. Bioresource Technology, 83(2), 71-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8524%2801%2900210-3

The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment efficiency of passive vertical-flow wetland filters containing different macrophytes (Phragmites and/or Typha) and granular media with different adsorption capacities. Gravel, sand, granular acti... Read More about Performance comparison of experimental constructed wetlands with different filter media and macrophytes treating industrial wastewater contaminated with lead and copper.

A slender-body theory in Oseen flow (2002)
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Chadwick, E. (2002). A slender-body theory in Oseen flow. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 458(2024), 2007-2016. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2002.0996

Consider steady flow generated by a uniform velocity field past a fixed closed slender body whose major axis is aligned closely to the uniform stream direction. Let us assume Oseen flow with the slip boundary condition. A slender-body theory is prese... Read More about A slender-body theory in Oseen flow.

Characterization by medium energy ion scattering of damage and dopant profiles produced by ultrashallow B and As implants into Si at different temperatures (2002)
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van den Berg, J., Armour, D., Zhang, S., Whelan, S., Ohno, H., Wang, T., …Noakes, T. (2002). Characterization by medium energy ion scattering of damage and dopant profiles produced by ultrashallow B and As implants into Si at different temperatures. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1477420

High depth resolution medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) has been used to examine the influence of dynamic defect annealing on the damage formed in silicon substrates irradiated with ultralow energy ions (1 keV B+, 2.5 keV As+). Samples were implant... Read More about Characterization by medium energy ion scattering of damage and dopant profiles produced by ultrashallow B and As implants into Si at different temperatures.

Perception of reverberation time in small listening rooms (2002)
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Niaounakis, T., & Davies, W. (2002). Perception of reverberation time in small listening rooms. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 50(5), 343-350

The perceptibility of small changes in reverberation time (RT) when music is reproduced within small studio control rooms was judged by a number of subjects. The aim of the study was to determine the difference limen (DL) for midfrequency RTs shorter... Read More about Perception of reverberation time in small listening rooms.

Exact soliton solutions of the nonlinear Helmholtz equation: communication (2002)
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Chamorro-Posada, P., McDonald, G., & New, G. (2002). Exact soliton solutions of the nonlinear Helmholtz equation: communication. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 19(5), 1216-1217. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.19.001216

Exact analytical soliton solutions of the nonlinear Helmholtz equation are reported. A lucid generalization of paraxial soliton theory that incorporates nonparaxial effects is found.

Ordering in a fluid inert gas confined by flat surfaces (2002)
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Donnelly, S., Birtcher, R., Allen, C., Morrison, I., Furuya, K., Song, M., …Dahmen, U. (2002). Ordering in a fluid inert gas confined by flat surfaces. Science, 296(5567), 507-510. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1068521

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy images of room-temperature fluid xenon in small faceted cavities in aluminum reveal the presence of three well-defined layers within the fluid at each facet. Such interfacial layering of simple liquids... Read More about Ordering in a fluid inert gas confined by flat surfaces.

Motorway roadworks: effects on traffic operations (2002)
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Yousif, S. (2002). Motorway roadworks: effects on traffic operations. Highways and transportation, 49(4), 20-22

This paper examines traffic operations at the approaches to motorway roadwork sites in the North West of England and focuses on some of the parameters affecting both safety and capacity. The trade–off between capacity and safety at motorway roadwork... Read More about Motorway roadworks: effects on traffic operations.

Structural behavior of the four-layer aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics SrBi4Ti4O15 and Bi5T i3FeO15 (2002)
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Hervoches, C., Sneddon, A., Riggs, R., Kilcoyne, S., Manuel, P., & Lightfoot, P. (2002). Structural behavior of the four-layer aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics SrBi4Ti4O15 and Bi5T i3FeO15. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 164(2), 280-291. https://doi.org/10.1006/jssc.2001.9473

Rietveld refinement of powder neutron diffraction data has been used to study the crystal structures of the four-layer Aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics Bi5Ti3FeO15 (at 251C) and SrBi4Ti4O15 (at a series of temperatures up to 8001C). At 251C both... Read More about Structural behavior of the four-layer aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics SrBi4Ti4O15 and Bi5T i3FeO15.

Neural network simulation of the chemical oxygen demand reduction in a biological activated carbon filter (2002)
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Mohanty, S., Scholz, M., & Slater, M. (2002). Neural network simulation of the chemical oxygen demand reduction in a biological activated carbon filter. Water and Environment Journal, 16(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2002.tb00369.x

This paper is primarily aimed at encouraging further use of neural networks by the water- and wastewater treatment industry. The study demonstrates the principle of using a network method of simulating the performance of a biological activated-carbon... Read More about Neural network simulation of the chemical oxygen demand reduction in a biological activated carbon filter.

Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics (2002)
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Terry, J., Haworth, L., Gundlach, A., Stevenson, J., Vishnyakov, V., & Donnelly, S. (2002). Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1445163

Cavities, formed by helium implantation and subsequent annealing, have proved to be effective at trapping metal impurities within silicon. This has led to interest in their use as proximity gettering sites. In this investigation, cavity populations w... Read More about Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics.