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Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap (2019)
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Askar, A., Bertone, G., Bon, E., Blas, D., Brito, R., Burrage, C., …Zilhão, M. (2019). Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 36(14), Article 143001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab0587

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. The grand challenges of contemporary fundamental physics-dark matter, dark energy, vacuum energy, inflation and early universe cosmology, singularities and the hierarchy problem-all involve gravity as a key component. And o... Read More about Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap.

Josephson junction cavity systems as cousins of the quantum optical micromaser (2019)
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Dambach, S., Armour, A. D., Kubala, B., & Ankerhold, J. (2019). Josephson junction cavity systems as cousins of the quantum optical micromaser. Physica Scripta, 94(10), Article 104001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ab2a90

We explore the similarities and differences between simple theoretical models developed to describe the quantum optical micromaser and Josephson-photonics devices. Whilst the micromaser has long been recognised as an important model for the dynamics... Read More about Josephson junction cavity systems as cousins of the quantum optical micromaser.

Spontaneous scalarization in generalized scalar-tensor theory (2019)
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Andreou, N., Franchini, N., Ventagli, G., & Sotiriou, T. P. (2019). Spontaneous scalarization in generalized scalar-tensor theory. Physical Review D, 99(12), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.124022

Spontaneous scalarization is a mechanism that endows relativistic stars and black holes with a nontrivial configuration only when their spacetime curvature exceeds some threshold. The standard way to trigger spontaneous scalarization is via a tachyon... Read More about Spontaneous scalarization in generalized scalar-tensor theory.

The relationship between negative BOLD responses and ERS and ERD of alpha/beta oscillations in visual and motor cortex (2019)
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Wilson, R., Mullinger, K. J., Francis, S. T., & Mayhew, S. D. (2019). The relationship between negative BOLD responses and ERS and ERD of alpha/beta oscillations in visual and motor cortex. NeuroImage, 199, 635-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.06.009

Previous work has investigated the electrophysiological origins of the intra-modal (within the stimulated sensory cortex) negative BOLD fMRI response (NBR, decrease from baseline) but little attention has been paid to the origin of cross-modal NBRs,... Read More about The relationship between negative BOLD responses and ERS and ERD of alpha/beta oscillations in visual and motor cortex.

Classification of shift-symmetric Horndeski theories and hairy black holes (2019)
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Saravani, M., & Sotiriou, T. P. (2019). Classification of shift-symmetric Horndeski theories and hairy black holes. Physical Review D, 99(12), Article 124004. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.124004

No-hair theorems for scalar-tensor theories imply that the trivial scalar field configuration is the unique configuration around stationary black hole spacetimes. The most basic assumption in these theorems is that a constant scalar configuration is... Read More about Classification of shift-symmetric Horndeski theories and hairy black holes.

Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment (2019)
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Roberts, G., Holmes, N., Alexander, N., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Hill, R. M., …Brookes, M. J. (2019). Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment. NeuroImage, 199, 408-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.06.010

Virtual reality (VR) provides an immersive environment in which a participant can experience a feeling of presence in a virtual world. Such environments generate strong emotional and physical responses and have been used for wide-ranging applications... Read More about Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment.

Multipole moments and universal relations for scalarized neutron stars (2019)
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Pappas, G., Doneva, D. D., Sotiriou, T. P., Yazadjiev, S. S., & Kokkotas, K. D. (2019). Multipole moments and universal relations for scalarized neutron stars. Physical Review D, 99(10), Article 104014. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.104014

In recent years there has been a surge of interest in what has come to be known as the “universal relations” between various global properties of neutron stars. These universal relations are equation of state independent relations between quantities... Read More about Multipole moments and universal relations for scalarized neutron stars.

Listeria innocua Dps as a nanoplatform for bioluminescence based photodynamic therapy utilizing Gaussia princeps luciferase and zinc protoporphyrin IX (2019)
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Al-Ani, A. W., Zhang, L., Ferreira, L., Turyanska, L., Bradshaw, T. D., & Thomas, N. R. (2019). Listeria innocua Dps as a nanoplatform for bioluminescence based photodynamic therapy utilizing Gaussia princeps luciferase and zinc protoporphyrin IX. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 20, Article 102005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2019.04.008

Listeria innocua DNA binding protein from starved cells (LiDps) belongs to the ferritin family and provides a promising self-assembling spherical 12-mer protein scaffold for the generation of functional nanomaterials. We report the creation of a Gaus... Read More about Listeria innocua Dps as a nanoplatform for bioluminescence based photodynamic therapy utilizing Gaussia princeps luciferase and zinc protoporphyrin IX.

Applications of Spatial Light Modulators in Raman Spectroscopy (2019)
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Sinjab, F., Liao, Z., & Notingher, I. (2019). Applications of Spatial Light Modulators in Raman Spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy, 73(7), 727-746. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702819834575

Advances in consumer display screen technologies have historically been adapted by researchers across the fields of optics as they can be used as electronically controlled spatial light modulators (SLMs) for a variety of uses. The performance charact... Read More about Applications of Spatial Light Modulators in Raman Spectroscopy.

Unraveling the large deviation statistics of Markovian open quantum systems (2019)
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Carollo, F., Jack, R. L., & Garrahan, J. P. (2019). Unraveling the large deviation statistics of Markovian open quantum systems. Physical Review Letters, 122(13), Article 130605. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.122.130605

We analyze dynamical large deviations of quantum trajectories in Markovian open quantum systems in their full generality. We derive a quantum level-2.5 large deviation principle for these systems, which describes the joint fluctuations of time-averag... Read More about Unraveling the large deviation statistics of Markovian open quantum systems.

Formation and healing of defects in atomically thin GaSe and InSe (2019)
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Hopkinson, D. G., Zólyomi, V., Rooney, A. P., Clark, N., Terry, D. J., Hamer, M., …Haigh, S. J. (2019). Formation and healing of defects in atomically thin GaSe and InSe. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5112-5123. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b08253

© 2019 American Chemical Society. Two dimensional III-VI metal monochalcogenide materials, such as GaSe and InSe, are attracting considerable attention due to their promising electronic and optoelectronic properties. Here, an investigation of point a... Read More about Formation and healing of defects in atomically thin GaSe and InSe.

Quantum accelerated approach to the thermal state of classical all-to-all connected spin systems with applications to pattern retrieval in the Hopfield neural network (2019)
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Fiorelli, E., Rotondo, P., Marcuzzi, M., Garrahan, J. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2019). Quantum accelerated approach to the thermal state of classical all-to-all connected spin systems with applications to pattern retrieval in the Hopfield neural network. Physical Review A, 99(3), Article 032126. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.99.032126

We explore the question as to whether quantum effects can yield a speedup of the nonequilibrium evolution of fully connected quadratic spin models towards a classical thermal state. In our approach we exploit the fact that the thermal state of a spin... Read More about Quantum accelerated approach to the thermal state of classical all-to-all connected spin systems with applications to pattern retrieval in the Hopfield neural network.

The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS (2019)
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Kelkar, K., Gray, M. E., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Rudnick, G., Jaffé, Y. L., Jablonka, P., …Milvang-Jensen, B. (2019). The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(1), 868-884. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz905

We explore the possible effect of cluster environments on the structure and star formation histories of galaxies by analysing the projected phase–space (PPS) of intermediate-redshift clusters (0.4 z 0.8). HST I−band imaging data from the ESO Distant... Read More about The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS.

Multimode interferometry for entangling atoms in quantum networks (2019)
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Barrett, T. D., Rubenok, A., Stuart, D., Barter, O., Holleczek, A., Dilley, J., …Kuhn, A. (2019). Multimode interferometry for entangling atoms in quantum networks. Quantum Science and Technology, 4(2), Article 025008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/aafaba

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. We bring together a cavity-enhanced light-matter interface with a multimode interferometer (MMI) integrated onto a photonic chip and demonstrate the potential of such hybrid systems to tailor distributed entanglement in a q... Read More about Multimode interferometry for entangling atoms in quantum networks.

Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both? (2019)
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Burrage, C., Copeland, E. J., Käding, C., & Millington, P. (2019). Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both?. Physical Review D, 99(4), Article 043539. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.043539

Scalar fields coupled to gravity through the Ricci scalar have been considered both as dark matter candidates and as a possible modified gravity explanation for galactic dynamics. It has recently been demonstrated that the dynamics of baryonic matter... Read More about Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both?.

Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T (2018)
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Tendler, B. C., & Bowtell, R. (2019). Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 81(5), 3017-3031. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.27626

Purpose: Frequency difference mapping (FDM) is a phase processing technique which characterises the non-linear temporal evolution of the phase of gradient echo signals. Here, a novel FDM processing algorithm is introduced, which is shown to reveal in... Read More about Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T.

Tidal interactions and mergers in intermediate redshift EDisCS clusters (2018)
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Deger, S., Rudnick, G., Kelkar, K., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Desai, V., Lotz, J. M., …Zaritsky, D. (2018). Tidal interactions and mergers in intermediate redshift EDisCS clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 869(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaeb87

We study the fraction of tidal interactions and mergers with well identified observability timescales (fTIM) in group, cluster, and accompanying field galaxies and its dependence on redshift (z), cluster velocity dispersion (sigma) and environment an... Read More about Tidal interactions and mergers in intermediate redshift EDisCS clusters.

Development of human electrophysiological brain networks (2018)
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Briley, P. M., Liddle, E. B., Groom, M. J., Smith, H. J. F., Morris, P. G., Colclough, G. L., …Liddle, P. F. (2018). Development of human electrophysiological brain networks. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120(6), 3122-3130. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00293.2018

Functional activity in the human brain is intrinsically organized into independently active, connected brain regions. These networks include sensorimotor systems, as well as higher-order cognitive networks such as the default mode network (DMN), whic... Read More about Development of human electrophysiological brain networks.

Robust Rydberg gate via Landau-Zener control of Förster resonance (2018)
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Huang, X., Ding, Z., Hu, C., Shen, L., Li, W., Wu, H., & Zheng, S. (2018). Robust Rydberg gate via Landau-Zener control of Förster resonance. Physical Review A, 98(5), Article 052324. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.98.052324

In this paper, we propose a scheme to implement the two-qubit controlled-Z gate via the Stark-tuned Förster interaction of Rydberg atoms, where the Förster defect is driven by a time-dependent electric field of a simple sinusoidal function while the... Read More about Robust Rydberg gate via Landau-Zener control of Förster resonance.