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PLANETARY REMNANTS AROUND WHITE DWARF STARS
(2015-05-08)
In this dissertation we present the results of four separate searches for infrared excess emission at white dwarf stars. Using spectra from the IRTF and photometry from PAIRITEL, MMT+SWIRC, Gemini+NIRI, and Spitzer+IRAC ...
Geometric Phase, Zeeman, and Optical Effects in the Excitation of PbF and Kr
(2011)
This dissertation is motivated by two major challenges in modern Physics. One is related to precession measurement and other is related to atmospheric science.
New structural insights of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on the Au(111): a molecular dynamics and density functional theory study
(2021-12)
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiol molecules have been widely studied over the last three decades because of their diverse applications in the biomedical, nanotechnology, surface science, and electronics. It ...
Casimir energies of cavities: The geometry question
(2012)
The question of how the Casimir effect relates to a system's geometry is of fundamental interest. In this thesis, we present new results for interior Casimir self-energies of various integrable geometries and show interesting ...
Albedos in the Kuiper Belt
(2009)
I have focused my research on the visual geometric albedos of transneptunian objects (TNOs), how the albedo varies with dynamical class, and whether or not it is correlated to orbital parameters. TNOs are among the ...
ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM
(2016-05-13)
Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) produce rich, luminescent spectra across the electro- magnetic spectrum. This work focuses on topics in the ultraviolet region, where lie the broad absorption line outflows innate to Broad ...
WEAK ANTI-LOCALIZATION STUDIES OF SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING IN N- AND P-TYPE InSb HETEROSTRUCTURES
(2012)
The effects of spin-orbit interactions (SOIs) on transport properties of InSb/AlInSb heterostructures have been studied experimentally. At low temperatures, the quantum interference gives rise to a quantum correction to ...
Absolute-magnitude distributions and light curves of stripped-envelope supernovae.
(2004)
The absolute visual magnitudes of three Type IIb, 10 Type Ib and 13 Type Ic supernovae (collectively known as stripped-envelope supernovae) are studied by collecting data on the apparent magnitude, distance, and interstellar ...