PHY Research Publications (from 2011)
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Physics have merged into the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics in summer 2011. This collection includes publication dated 2011-. For previous years, look at the Department of Physics collection in SOAR
Recent Submissions
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Harmonic-measure distribution functions for a class of multiply connected symmetrical slit domains
(Royal Society, 2022-03-02)The harmonic-measure distribution function, or h-function, of a planar domain Ω ⊂ C with respect to a basepoint z0 ∈ Ω is a signature that profiles the behaviour in Ω of a Brownian particle starting from z0. Explicit ... -
Models of metal-poor stars with different initial abundances of C, N, O, Mg, and Si. I. Bolometric corrections derived from new MARCS synthetic spectra and their implications for observed colour-magnitude diagrams
(Oxford University Press, 2021-11-04)New, high-resolution MARCS synthetic spectra have been calculated for more than a dozen mixtures of the metals allowing, in turn, for variations in C:N:O, [CNO/Fe], and enhanced abundances of C, O, Mg, and Si. Bolometric ... -
The BAyesian STellar algorithm (BASTA): a fitting tool for stellar studies, asteroseismology, exoplanets, and Galactic archaeology
(Oxford University Press, 2021-09-29)We introduce the public version of the BAyesian STellar Algorithm (BASTA), an open-source code written in PYTHON to determine stellar properties based on a set of astrophysical observables. BASTA has been specifically ... -
Deep underground neutrino experiment (DUNE) near detector conceptual design report
(MDPI, 2021-09-29)The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is an international, world-class experiment aimed at exploring fundamental questions about the universe that are at the forefront of astrophysics and particle physics research. ... -
Forty-fold speedup of NV- center magnetometry with sequential Bayesian experiment design
(Optica Publishing Group, 2021-05-01)In magnetometry using quantum defects in diamond (NV - centers), we demonstrate forty-fold speedup with sequential Bayesian experiment design as compared with conventional NV-magnetometry using frequency-swept measurements -
Forty-fold speedup of NV- center magnetometry with sequential Bayesian experiment design
(IEEE, 2021-05-01)In magnetometry using quantum defects in diamond (NV - centers), we demonstrate forty-fold speedup with sequential Bayesian experiment design as compared with conventional NV-magnetometry using frequency-swept measurements. -
Enhanced thermal and dielectric performance in ternary $PVDF/PVP/Co_3O_4$ nanocomposites
(Wiley, 2021-11-11)The main objective of this research was to prepare high thermal and dielectric performance $PVDF/PVP/Co_3O_4$ nanocomposites (PVDF, oply(vinylidene fluoride); PVP, polyvinylpyrrolidone) using the method of solution mixing. ... -
Searching for solar KDAR with DUNE
(IOP Publishing, 2021-10-22)The observation of 236 MeV muon neutrinos from kaon-decay-at-rest (KDAR) originating in the core of the Sun would provide a unique signature of dark matter annihilation. Since excellent angle and energy reconstruction are ... -
Mossbauer investigations in hematite nanoparticles
(AMG Transcend Association, 2021-10-16)Hematite nanoparticles of average size 20 nm were synthesized using the sol-gel method, and the structural characterizations were conducted using XRD and TEM. The XRD profile revealed a small fraction of the maghemite ... -
Chronologically dating the early assembly of the Milky Way
(Springer Nature, 2021-05-17)The standard cosmological model predicts that galaxies are built through hierarchical assembly on cosmological timescales$^{1,2}.$ The Milky Way, like other disk galaxies, underwent violent mergers and accretion of small ... -
Supernova neutrino burst detection with the deep underground neutrino experiment
(Springer Nature, 2021-05-15)The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a 40-kton underground liquid argon time projection chamber experiment, will be sensitive to the electron-neutrino flavor component of the burst of neutrinos expected from ... -
Qutrit-inspired fully self-supervised shallow quantum learning network for brain tumor segmentation
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-05-13)Classical self-supervised networks suffer from convergence problems and reduced segmentation accuracy due to forceful termination. Qubits or bilevel quantum bits often describe quantum neural network models. In this article, ... -
Prospects for beyond the Standard Model physics searches at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment: DUNE collaboration
(Springer Nature, 2021-04-16)The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will be a powerful tool for a variety of physics topics. The high-intensity proton beams provide a large neutrino flux, sampled by a near detector system consisting of a ... -
Development, thermal and dielectric investigations of $PVDF-Y_2O_3$ polymer nanocomposite films
(Springer, 2021-04-03)This work involves preparing $PVDF-Y_2O_3$ polymer nanocomposites to improve thermal and dielectric properties. X-ray diffraction, SEM, FTIR, TGA and dielectric measurements were applied for these films. The cubic crystal ... -
Adjusting neutrino interaction models and evaluating uncertainties using NOvA near detector data
(EDP Sciences, 2020-12-04)The two-detector design of the NOvA neutrino oscillation experiment, in which two functionally identical detectors are exposed to an intense neutrino beam, aids in canceling leading order effects of cross-section uncertainties. ... -
Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector
(American Physical Society, 2020-11-09)The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is a next-generation neutrino oscillation experiment that aims to measure CP-violation in the neutrino sector as part of a wider physics program. A deep learning approach based on ... -
Search for slow magnetic monopoles with the NOvA detector on the surface
(American Physical Society, 2021-01-11)We report a search for a magnetic monopole component of the cosmic-ray flux in a 95-day exposure of the NOvA experiment's Far Detector, a 14 kt segmented liquid scintillator detector designed primarily to observe GeV-scale ... -
Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment: DUNE Collaboration
(Springer, 2020-10-22)The sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) to neutrino oscillation is determined, based on a full simulation, reconstruction, and event selection of the far detector and a full simulation and ... -
Experimental pairwise entanglement estimation for an N-qubit system: a machine learning approach for programming quantum hardware
(Springer, 2020-11-03)Designing and implementing algorithms for medium- and large-scale quantum computers is not easy. In the previous work, we have suggested, and developed, the idea of using machine learning techniques to train a quantum ... -
Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-10-05)The NOvA long-baseline neutrino experiment uses a pair of large, segmented, liquid-scintillator calorimeters to study neutrino oscillations, using GeV-scale neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. These detectors are also ...