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Evolution of semilocal string networks: large-scale properties (2014)
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Achúcarro, A., Avgoustidis, A., Leite, A., Lopez-Eiguren, A., Martins, C., Nunes, A., & Urrestilla, J. (2014). Evolution of semilocal string networks: large-scale properties. Physical Review D, 89(6), Article 063503. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.063503

We report on a detailed numerical study of the evolution of semilocal string networks, based on the largest and most accurate field theory simulations of these objects to date. We focus on the large-scale network properties, confirming earlier indica... Read More about Evolution of semilocal string networks: large-scale properties.

An antidamping spin–orbit torque originating from the Berry curvature (2014)
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Kurebayashi, H., Sinova, J., Fang, D., Irvine, A. C., Skinner, T. D., Wunderlich, J., …Jungwirth, T. (2014). An antidamping spin–orbit torque originating from the Berry curvature. Nature Nanotechnology, 9(3), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.15

Magnetization switching at the interface between ferromagnetic and paramagnetic metals, controlled by current-induced torques, could be exploited in magnetic memory technologies. Compelling questions arise regarding the role played in the switching b... Read More about An antidamping spin–orbit torque originating from the Berry curvature.

Spin-symmetry conversion in methyl rotors induced by tunnel resonance at low temperature (2014)
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Zhang, B., Sun, C., Alsanoosi, A. M., Aibout, A., & Horsewill, A. J. (2014). Spin-symmetry conversion in methyl rotors induced by tunnel resonance at low temperature. Journal of Chemical Physics, 140(8), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865835

Field-cycling NMR in the solid state at low temperature (4.2 K) has been employed to measure the tunneling spectra of methyl (CH3) rotors in phenylacetone and toluene. The phenomenon of tunnel resonance reveals anomalies in 1H magnetization from whic... Read More about Spin-symmetry conversion in methyl rotors induced by tunnel resonance at low temperature.

Steady-state properties of a driven atomic ensemble with nonlocal dissipation (2014)
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Yu, D., Olmos, B., Lesanovsky, I., OLMOS SANCHEZ, B., & YU, D. (2014). Steady-state properties of a driven atomic ensemble with nonlocal dissipation. Physical Review A, 89(2), Article 023616. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.89.023616

In a driven dense ensemble of two-level atoms the decay acts in a correlated way on several atoms simultaneously. The competition between the coherent laser excitation and the dipole-dipole interaction induced by the dissipation gives rise to a bimod... Read More about Steady-state properties of a driven atomic ensemble with nonlocal dissipation.

Spin dynamic simulations of solid effect DNP: the role of the relaxation superoperator (2014)
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Karabanov, A., Kwiatkowski, G., & Köckenberger, W. (2014). Spin dynamic simulations of solid effect DNP: the role of the relaxation superoperator. Molecular Physics, 112(14), https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2014.884287

Relaxation plays a crucial role in the spin dynamics of dynamic nuclear polarisation. We review here two different strategies that have recently been used to incorporate relaxation in models to predict the spin dynamics of solid effect dynamic nuclea... Read More about Spin dynamic simulations of solid effect DNP: the role of the relaxation superoperator.

Imperfections in a two-dimensional hierarchical structure (2014)
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Rayneau-Kirkhope, D., Mao, Y., & Farr, R. (2014). Imperfections in a two-dimensional hierarchical structure. Physical Review E, 89(2), Article 023201. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.89.023201

Hierarchical and fractal designs have been shown to yield high mechanical efficiency under a variety of loading conditions. Here a fractal frame is optimized for compressive loading in a two-dimensional space. We obtain the dependence of volume requi... Read More about Imperfections in a two-dimensional hierarchical structure.

Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers (2014)
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Skinner, T., Wang, M., Hindmarch, A., Rushforth, A., Irvine, A., Heiss, D., …Ferguson, A. (in press). Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 104(6), Article 062401. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864399

Current-induced torques in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers were investigated using an electrically driven ferromagnetic resonance technique. The angle dependence of the resonances, detected by a rectification effect as a voltage, was analysed to determine t... Read More about Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers.

XeNA: An automated ‘open-source’ 129Xe hyperpolarizer for clinical use (2014)
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Nikolaou, P., Coffey, A. M., Walkup, L. L., Gust, B. M., Whiting, N., Newton, H., …Goodson, B. M. (2014). XeNA: An automated ‘open-source’ 129Xe hyperpolarizer for clinical use. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 32(5), 541-550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2014.02.002

Here we provide a full report on the construction, components, and capabilities of our consortium’s “open-source” large-scale (~ 1 L/h) 129Xe hyperpolarizer for clinical, pre-clinical, and materials NMR/MRI (Nikolaou et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. US... Read More about XeNA: An automated ‘open-source’ 129Xe hyperpolarizer for clinical use.

Caught in the act: cluster 'k+a' galaxies as a link between spirals and S0s (2014)
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Rodriguez Del Pino, B., Bamford, S. P., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Milvang-Jensen, B., Merrifield, M. R., & Balcells, M. (2014). Caught in the act: cluster 'k+a' galaxies as a link between spirals and S0s. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2202

We use integral field spectroscopy of 13 disc galaxies in the cluster AC114 at z ∼ 0.31 in an attempt to disentangle the physical processes responsible for the transformation of spiral galaxies in clusters. Our sample is selected to display a dominan... Read More about Caught in the act: cluster 'k+a' galaxies as a link between spirals and S0s.

Effectiveness of 0.05% oxymetazoline (Vicks Sinex Micromist) nasal spray in the treatment of objective nasal congestion demonstrated to 12h post-administration by magnetic resonance imaging (2014)
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Pritchard, S. E., Glover, M., Guthrie, G., Brum, J., Ramsey, D., Kappler, G., …Gowland, P. A. (2014). Effectiveness of 0.05% oxymetazoline (Vicks Sinex Micromist) nasal spray in the treatment of objective nasal congestion demonstrated to 12h post-administration by magnetic resonance imaging. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pupt.2013.08.002

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the qualitative and quantitative utility of MRI imaging to illustrate the magnitude and duration of the effect of a standard 100 μg dose of oxymetazoline in a commercially available formulation that also cont... Read More about Effectiveness of 0.05% oxymetazoline (Vicks Sinex Micromist) nasal spray in the treatment of objective nasal congestion demonstrated to 12h post-administration by magnetic resonance imaging.

Fabrication and atomic structure of size-selected, layered MoS2 clusters for catalysis (2014)
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Cuddy, M. J., Arkill, K. P., Wang, Z. W., Komsa, H.-P., Krasheninnikov, A. V., & Palmer, R. E. (2014). Fabrication and atomic structure of size-selected, layered MoS2 clusters for catalysis. Nanoscale, 6(21), 12463-12469. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nr04317k

Well defined MoS2 nanoparticles having a layered structure and abundant edges would be of considerable interest for applications including photocatalysis. We report the atomic structure of MoS2 size-selected clusters with mass in a range all the way... Read More about Fabrication and atomic structure of size-selected, layered MoS2 clusters for catalysis.

Room-temperature antiferromagnetic memory resistor (2014)
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Marti, X., Fina, I., Frontera, C., Liu, J., Wadley, P., He, Q., …Ramesh, R. (2014). Room-temperature antiferromagnetic memory resistor. Nature Materials, 13(4), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3861

The bistability of ordered spin states in ferromagnets provides the basis for magnetic memory functionality. The latest generation of magnetic random access memories rely on an efficient approach in which magnetic fields are replaced by electrical me... Read More about Room-temperature antiferromagnetic memory resistor.

Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes (2014)
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Pujol, A., Gaztanaga, E., Giocoli, C., Knebe, A., Pearce, F. R., Skibba, R. A., …Tweed, D. (2014). Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2446

We present a study of the substructure finder dependence of subhalo clustering in the Aquarius Simulation. We run 11 different subhalo finders on the haloes of the Aquarius Simulation and study their differences in the density profile, mass fraction... Read More about Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes.

A dynamic model of the eye nystagmus response to high magnetic fields (2014)
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Glover, P. M., Li, Y., Antunes, A., Mian, O. S., & Day, B. L. (2014). A dynamic model of the eye nystagmus response to high magnetic fields. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 59(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/3/631

It was recently shown that high magnetic fields evoke nystagmus in human subjects with functioning vestibular systems. The proposed mechanism involves interaction between ionic currents in the endolymph of the vestibular labyrinth and the static magn... Read More about A dynamic model of the eye nystagmus response to high magnetic fields.

Generalized Dicke nonequilibrium dynamics in trapped ions (2014)
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Genway, S., Li, W., Ates, C., Lanyon, B. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2014). Generalized Dicke nonequilibrium dynamics in trapped ions. Physical Review Letters, 112(2),

We explore trapped ions as a setting to investigate nonequilibrium phases in a generalized Dicke model of dissipative spins coupled to phonon modes. We find a rich dynamical phase diagram including superradiantlike regimes, dynamical phase coexistenc... Read More about Generalized Dicke nonequilibrium dynamics in trapped ions.

A consistent determination of the temperature of the intergalactic medium at redshift z=2.4 (2014)
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Bolton, J. S., Becker, G. D., Haehnelt, M. G., & Viel, M. (2014). A consistent determination of the temperature of the intergalactic medium at redshift z=2.4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2374

We present new measurements of the thermal state of the intergalactic medium (IGM) at z∼2.4 derived from absorption line profiles in the Lyα forest. We use a large set of high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations to calibrate the relationship betwee... Read More about A consistent determination of the temperature of the intergalactic medium at redshift z=2.4.

Measuring temporal, spectral and spatial changes in electrophysiological brain network connectivity (2014)
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Brookes, M. J., O'Neill, G. C., Hall, E. L., Woolrich, M. W., Baker, A., Palazzo Corner, S., …Barnes, G. R. (2014). Measuring temporal, spectral and spatial changes in electrophysiological brain network connectivity. NeuroImage, 91, 282-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.12.066

The topic of functional connectivity in neuroimaging is expanding rapidly and many studies now focus on coupling between spatially separate brain regions. These studies show that a relatively small number of large scale networks exist within the brai... Read More about Measuring temporal, spectral and spatial changes in electrophysiological brain network connectivity.