Academic literature on the topic 'Large masses'

Advanced Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors, based on current infrastructure (in particular, the Advanced LIGO detectors), are being planned to significantly increase the sensitivity to gravitational wave strain in the near future. To upgrade the existing detectors requests implementing very high optical power, as well as very high circulating power in the arm cavities; these measures will increase the sensitivity at the shot noise floor by one order of magnitude. However, such extremely high power circulation in the cavities will cause optical distortions in the test masses. Thermal distortions arise from the optical power absorption by defects or inhomogeneities in test masses, resulting in wavefront deformations, which have important consequences for the power buildup of the Radio-Frequency (RF) sidebands in the recycling cavities, thus degrading the performance of the detectors. The degree of this sensitivity degradation in the shot noise floor, due to optical distortions induced by defects or inhomogeneities (i.e. imperfections) in test masses in Advanced Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors, is dependent on the test mass optical quality; while the sensitivity degradation in the thermal noise floor is dependent on the test mass mechanical properties. For this reason, it is compulsory to use high optical and mechanical quality test mass materials in the advanced interferometer detectors. Fused silica has been used for test masses in detectors, while sapphire has been planned to be used for test mass substrates in the proposed Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational-wave Telescope (LCGT) project. Other materials, such as calcium fluoride (CaF2), are also attractive, especially for cryogenic detectors. However, for the state-of-theAbstract II art facilities, it is difficult to manufacture very uniform, defect-free, inhomogeneity-free, high-quality, and large-size samples. Thus, the qualities of sapphire and calcium fluoride single crystal samples were investigated and evaluated, to ensure that they have suitable properties for use in interferometer detectors, i.e. with an adequately low level of imperfections, but also with high mechanical quality factor (Q-factor). This thesis describes research done in the endeavour to investigate bulk defects or inhomogeneities in test masses, as well as their induced thermal distortions, which appear at a high optical power in Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors. An Automatic Rayleigh Scattering Mapping System (ARSMS) to examine the optical property of large-size test masses is described. This ARSMS enables quantitative high-resolution 3D mapping of defects or inhomogeneities in optical materials. The measured 3D defect distribution mapping of optical materials can assist in the design of suitable configurations of test masses in high optical power interferometers. In addition, a very sensitive Hartmann wavefront sensor was used to actively monitor the thermal distortions due to bulk and coating absorption in test masses. A very strong thermal distortion in these test masses was observed in the Gingin facility, demonstrating that thermal distortions could be a critical issue in advanced interferometer detectors. A negative thermo-optical coefficient material, to be used in a thermal distortion compensation method, was investigated for the compensation of very localised distortions due to imperfections. This thesis also includes experimental and theoretical studies of the scattering, absorption, and birefringence mechanisms, thermal distortion effects, and optimal compensation methods for test masses.

The study of hydro-mechanical (HM) coupled problems in different areas of civil, environmental or petroleum engineering is common in literature, but the effect of a thermal field by means of the heat transport by a fluid through the discontinuities is not considered in the current tools of analysis, in which the effect of the temperature gradient between the fluids flowing through the discontinuities and the in-situ thermal state are not considered. In geomechanics modeling it is important to distinguish between the hydraulic behavior of the porous medium and that of the discontinuities, together generating a double-permeability system where the discontinuities establish preferential flow paths. Because of high hydraulic velocities in the discontinuities, the advection (transport) may be the dominant heat transfer mode. Thus, the study of THM coupled processes with thermal advection in discontinuities is important in problems with a certain degree of coupling between the mechanical, hydraulic and thermal fields, and in which the hydraulic flow transports heat through the discontinuities. It is important to establish a numerical model to study the advection phenomena that differentiates the discontinuity network and the porous medium contributions. In this context, this thesis focuses on the study, formulation, numerical implementation and verification of a THM fully-coupled model with large advection, able to reproduce the advective behaviour that occurs in discontinuities, in which heat is transported by the fluid. This numerical approach is carried out using the finite element method (FEM) with zero-thickness interface elements to represent the discontinuities, and assuming saturated conditions and a single incompressible fluid (constant density). It is also assumed that all the non-linear behaviour occurs at the interface elements by means of an elasto-plastic constitutive law based on fracture mechanics. Additionally, the numerical approach to the thermal advection presents a singularity in comparison with pure diffusive problems. If the fluid velocities are low, the numerical formulation can be made by traditional FEM (Galerkin). However, when the fluid velocities are high and the advection dominates the problem, the standard Galerkin weighting leads to oscillatory results, and the advective term requires a special treatment to stabilize the numerical solution. A review of different methodologies to solve the large advective problem is presented, selecting the Streamline Upwind Petrov-Galerkin method to solve the steady-state. For transient states, this thesis starts with the study of the existing explicit Characteristic Galerkin Method (CGM), which studies the advective phenomena in a Lagrangian manner, following the particle (or heat) with the fluid by setting a moving coordinate system that depends on the fluid velocity and its position in time. Then the implicit CGM is developed, and finally a new variation is proposed adding a parameter alpha that allows determining different temporal derivative positions of the advective volume, leading to the alpha-Implicit CGM, that allows to obtain stable solutions if the Courant condition is fulfilled. In order to verify the THM model with large advection for continuum medium and zero-thickness interfaces, several simple verification examples are presented. Finally, an application to hydraulic fracture (HF) with a single fracture in 2-D is introduced in order to understand the thermal mechanisms that occur in HF problems and how they affect the mechanical and hydraulic fields. In addition, these results are compared with those obtained using the HM model, where the thermal field is not considered. Finally, in order to improve the computational capacities of the FEM code, its parallelization has performed following a subdomain decomposition strategy, leading to a substantial improvement in the speed of the calculations and showing a good degree of scalability.
El estudio de problemas hydro-mecánicos (HM) acoplados en diferentes áreas de ingeniería civil, ambiental o del petróleo es común en la literatura, pero los efectos térmicos del fluido transportando calor a través de fracturas o discontinuidades no se considera en las actuales herramientas de análisis, en las cuales el efecto de la diferencia de temperatura entre el fluido inyectado a través de las discontinuidades y la del medio in situ no se tiene en cuenta. No obstante, en algunos problemas geomecánicos los comportamientos mecánico, hidráulico y térmico del medio poroso fracturado pueden aparecer acoplados con fuertes interacciones entre ellos. En modelación geomecánica es importante distinguir el comportamiento hidráulico del medio poroso del de las discontinuidades, ambas generando un sistema de doble permeabilidad en el cual el medio poroso proporciona una pequeña permeabilidad al sistema, mientras que las discontinuidades establecen caminos preferentes y proporcionan gran permeabilidad al mismo. Debido a las elevadas velocidades de fluido que se pueden desarrollar en las discontinuidades, la advección (transporte) puede ser el modo dominante de transferencia de calor. Por ello, el estudio de procesos THM acoplados con advección térmica en discontinuidades es importante en problemas con un cierto grado de acoplamiento entre los campos mecánico, hidráulico y térmico, y en los cuales el flujo hidráulico puede transportar calor a gran velocidad a través de las discontinuidades. Por ello, es importante establecer un modelo numérico para estudiar el fenómeno advectivo que diferencie la contribución de la red de discontinuidades de la del medio continuo poroso. En este contexto, esta tesis está enfocada en el estudio, formulación, implementación numérica y verificación de un modelo THM acoplado monolítico con advección dominante que sea capaz de reproducir el comportamiento advectivo que ocurre en discontinuidades o fracturas, en las cuales el fluido transporta calor. Este estudio se lleva a cabo en el contexto geomecánico de un medio poroso fracturado, empleando el método de los elementos finitos (FEM) con elementos junta de espesor nulo para representar las discontinuidades o fracturas, suponiendo condiciones saturadas, un único fluido incompresible (con densidad constante) y pequeñas deformaciones. También se supone que todo el comportamiento no lineal se desarrolla en las juntas mediante el uso de una ley constitutiva elasto-plástica basada en mecánica de fractura, mientras que el medio continuo poroso se supone de comportamiento poro-elástico. Adicionalmente, la solución numérica del problema térmico advectivo presenta singularidades con respecto a los problemas de difusión pura. Cuando las velocidades del fluido son bajas, la formulación numérica se puede llevar a cabo mediante Elementos Finitos tradicionales (Galerkin). No obstante, cuando las velocidades del fluido son suficientemente elevadas y la advección domina el problema el método estándar de Galerkin conduce a resultados oscilantes, por lo que el término advectivo requiere un tratamiento especial para estabilizar la solución numérica. En este contexto, se presenta una revisión de diferentes metodologías para resolver el problema de advección dominante, seleccionando el método Streamline Upwind Petrov-Galerkin (SUPG) para resolver el problema en régimen permanente, un método bien conocido que conduce a soluciones estables con advección dominante. Para el régimen transitorio esta tesis empieza con el estudio del método de Características Galerkin explícito, un método existente en el que el fenómeno advectivo se estudia de modo Lagrangiano, siguiendo la partícula (o calor) con el movimiento del fluido, y estableciendo para ello un sistema de coordenadas móvil que depende de la velocidad del fluido y de su posición en el tiempo. Seguidamente se desarrolla la forma implícita de este método, y finalmente se propone una nueva variación del método, añadiendo un parámetro 𝛼�𝛼� que permite determinar diferentes posiciones de las derivadas temporales del volumen advectivo, concluyendo en el nuevo 𝛼�𝛼�-Implicit Characteristic Galerkin Method. Con esta nueva metodología se estabiliza el problema de gran advección en régimen transitorio si se cumple la condición de Courant. Con el fin de verificar el modelo THM monolítico acoplado con advección dominante se presentan diversos ejemplos de verificación, tanto para medio continuo poroso como para elementos junta de espesor nulo. Finalmente, se presenta un caso de aplicación a fractura hidráulica (HF), llevando a cabo el análisis numérico de una sola fractura en 2-D con el objetivo de entender los mecanismos térmicos que ocurren en problemas de HF y como éstos afectan sobre los comportamientos mecánico e hidráulico. Además, los resultados de la modelación se comparan con los obtenidos empleando un modelo HM, en el cual no se consideran efectos térmicos. Adicionalmente, con el objetivo de mejorar la eficiencia computacional del código de Elementos Finitos, se ha llevado a cabo la paralelización del mismo mediante una estrategia de partición de subdominios, resultando en una mejora sustancial de la velocidad de los cálculos y mostrando una buena escalabilidad de los mismos.

Dans cette thèse, nous étudions la dynamique du plateau antarctique à l'aide d'observations in situ. Nous présentons la circulation de l'eau circumpolaire profonde modifiée (MCDW) sur le plateau, en Antarctique de l'est, au large de la Terre Adélie. Le plateau Adélie est actuellement présenté comme la seconde source majeure d'eau antarctique de fond (AABW). La MCDW est une source de chaleur, de sel et de nutriments pour le plateau Antarctique. Améliorer la connaissance de la circulation de la MCDW et le transport de chaleur associé sur le plateau Antarctique est primordial pour mieux comprendre la formation d'AABW, la fonte des glaciers et des plateformes glaciaires ; et l'activité biologique du plateau. Grâce à la mise en ¿uvre d'un modèle inverse sur le plateau Adélie, nous avons proposé un schéma de la circulation moyenne pendant l'été et nous avons estimé les flux de chaleur et d'eau douce associés depuis l'entrée du plateau jusqu'aux région côtière proche du glacier du Mertz. Nous avons pu mettre en évidence des interactions potentielles entre les masses d'eau intermédiaires et profondes, d'une part, et le glacier, d'autre part, mettant en jeu des taux de fonte compatibles avec des estimations antérieures. Une seconde partie de ce travail s'est concentrée sur la variabilité du courant de la fréquence inertielle à l'échelle de temps saisonnière. Nous avons montré avec des observations in situ un fort cycle saisonnier de l'intensité et de la structure du courant sur le plateau Adélie, déjà suggéré dans des études antérieures basées sur des simulations numériques. Le cycle saisonnier doit donc être appréhendé pour bien comprendre les processus sur le plateau
In this thesis, we study the Antarctic shelf ocean dynamics using in situ observation. We study the circulation of the Modified Circumpolar Deep Water (MCDW) on the East Antarctic shelf off Adélie Land presently recognized as the second major source of AntArctic Bottom Water (AABW). The MCDW is a source of heat, salt and nutrients for the Antarctic shelf. Improved knowledge of the circulation of the MCDW and the associated heat transport on the Antarctic shelf is very important to better understand the AABW formation, the role of the oceanic ice shelf, glacier melting and the biological activity. Thanks to the inverse model implemented on the Adélie Land shelf, we propose a comprehensive scheme of the mean circulation in summer 2008 and we estimate the associated heat and freshwater transports through the shelf break and farther on the shelf toward the Mertz Glacier. We present evidences of ocean induced glacial melt involving interaction of the dense shelf water and the MCDW with the glacier. A second part of this work focuses on the variability of the current from the inertial to the seasonal time scale using mooring observations collected in the AD, we show that a strong seasonal cycle exists in the current heading and vertical structure, in agreement with earlier model results, which implies that the seasonal cycle should be properly taken into account to correctly understand shelf-ocean processes in this region

In this thesis we present several studies on the origin of masses at the LHC. First we study the indirect effects of new physics on the couplings of the recently discovered Higgs boson and on the electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) sector interactions. In a model independent framework these effects can be parametrized in terms of an effective Lagrangian at the electroweak scale. In the first Chapter we present the effective Lagrangian description based on the linear realization of the electroweak symmetry, where the Higgs particle is assumed to be part of an SU(2)L doublet. We discuss a choice of dimension–six operators guided by the existing data, and we study the phenomenology of the operators. We perform a global analysis to the existing Higgs, triple gauge boson vertex and electroweak precision data, coming from LHC, Tevatron, LEP and low energy observables. Finally we exploit the interesting complementarity between the studied Higgs and triple gauge boson vertex measurements in order to test the linear realization. In the second Chapter we present two alternative Lagrangian descriptions. First, we study the non–linear or chiral effective Lagrangian, where now the Higgs is not part of an SU(2)L doublet. We describe the chiral operators and, while focusing on the phenomenological di.erences with respect to the linear realization, we also perform the first global analysis of the non–linear basis. Second, we present the Lagrangian parametrization commonly used to measure and describe the triple gauge boson vertex WWZ. We perform a collider analysis where we optimize the LHC capability to measure this vertex, obtaining an impressive LHC potential to improve the current sensitivity on anomalous interactions. We focus on their relation with the disentanglement of the Higgs nature. In the second part of the thesis we study the origin of masses at the LHC by the direct exploration of new resonances related to several beyond the Standard Model descriptions. In the third Chapter we study new vector resonances that couple to electroweak gauge boson pairs, which are common resonances on several EWSB extensions of the Standard Model. We analyze the LHC potential to determine the spin of these resonances, and furthermore we use the present available LHC public analyses to constrain the existence of the new neutral vector resonances, Z’, obtaining the strongest exclusion bounds on their existence. In the last Chapter we analyze the LHC potential to access the mechanism related to the origin of the neutrino masses. We study the different characteristics of a model that, while generating the observed pattern of neutrino masses and mixing, can lead to observable TeV signatures. We describe the phenomenology of the model and the new heavy leptons that are introduced, to finally optimize and analyze the LHC potential to observe these new partners, finding again very promising results.
En esta tesis presentamos varios estudios sobre el origen de masas en el LHC. Primero estudiamos los efectos indirectos de nueva física en las interacciones del recientemente descubierto bosón de Higgs y del resto del sector de rotura de la simetría electrodébil. Independientemente del modelo estos efectos se pueden caracterizar por medio de Lagrangianos efectivos en la escala electrodébil. En el primer Capítulo presentamos el Lagrangiano efectivo en la realización lineal de la simetría, donde la partícula de Higgs se introduce como parte de un doblete de SU(2)L. Describimos una elección de la base de operadores de dimensión–seis guiada por los datos existentes y estudiamos la fenomenología de los operadores. Realizamos un análisis global con todos los datos existentes de producción del Higgs, de medidas del vértice triple de bosones de gauge y de medidas de alta precisión electrodébiles, que provienen de LHC, Tevatron, LEP y otras observaciones a bajas energías. Finalmente estudiamos cómo la complementariedad entre las medidas de las interacciones del Higgs y del vértice con tres bosones de gauge sirve para testear la realización lineal. En el segundo Capítulo presentamos dos Lagrangianos alternativos. Primero el Lagrangiano efectivo no–lineal o quiral, donde ahora el bosón de Higgs no es parte de un doblete de SU(2)L. Describimos los operadores quirales, centrándonos en las diferencias fenomenológicas respecto a la expansión lineal y, además, realizamos el primer análisis global en la base quiral. En segundo lugar describimos el Lagrangiano utilizado históricamente para estudiar el vértice WWZ. Realizamos un análisis optimizando el potencial del LHC para medir anomalías en este vértice, obteniendo previsiones que superan la precisión actual. En la segunda parte de la tesis estudiamos el origen de masas en el LHC buscando directamente nuevas resonancias relacionadas con extensiones del modelo estándar. En el tercer Capítulo analizamos resonancias vectoriales que interaccionan con pares de bosones de gauge electrodébiles, estados comunes en varias extensiones teóricas que explican la rotura de la simetría electrodébil. Estudiamos primero el potencial del LHC para determinar el espín de estas nuevas partículas y después utilizamos los datos públicos disponibles del LHC para constreñir la existencia de nuevas resonancias vectoriales neutras, Z’, obteniendo los límites más fuertes sobre su existencia. En el último capítulo analizamos el potencial que tiene el LHC para acceder al mecanismo relacionado con el origen de las masas de los neutrinos. Estudiamos las características de un modelo que consigue explicar el patrón de masas y mezclas observado para los neutrinos, dando lugar a la vez a nuevas señales en la escala del TeV. Describimos la fenomenología del modelo y de los nuevos leptones pesados que se introducen, para .nalmente analizar la capacidad que tiene el LHC para observar estos estados, dando lugar, otra vez, a resultados muy prometedores.

Most studies of the Mass in B Minor deal with the history of the work, its reception history, primary sources, performance practice issues, rhetoric, and even theological and numerical symbolism. However, little research focuses on an in-depth analysis of the music itself. Of the few analytical studies undertaken, to date only a limited number attempt to explain Bach's use of parody technique or unity in the whole composition. This thesis focuses on understanding three primary concerns in regards to the Mass in B minor: to comprehend how preexistent material was adapted to the context of the Mass, how this material functions in the network of the entire composition, and how unity is achieved by means of large-scale voice leading. The results of this study not only provide new information about this monument of Western music, but also provide insight to the deep sense of large-scale structure in Bach's work.

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Resumo: O estreitamento da relação entre tutores e animais de companhia, nas últimas décadas, aumentou consideravelmente o risco de transmissão de patógenos dos animais para os humanos. A microbiota da cavidade oral de animais de companhia é polimicrobiana e estes agentes podem potencialmente infectar humanos pelas mordeduras ou contato direto com mucosas ou feridas de pele. No entanto, são escassas as informações sobre a identificação destes micro-organismos por técnicas moleculares (microbioma, proteômica). Ainda, o perfil de sensibilidade microbiana in vitro da microbiota bacteriana bucal de cães e a etiologia dos agentes envolvidos em mordeduras em humanos não são completamente elucidados, posto que muitos cães são errantes e evadem após a agressão. Com efeito, o presente estudo investigou a presença de agentes de origem bacteriana e fúngica na cavidade oral de 100 cães hígidos por técnicas de cultivo microbiano convencional, sequenciamento genético em larga escala (microbioma) e espectrometria de massas (MALDI-TOF MS), bem como investigou o perfil de sensibilidade/resistência in vitro dos isolados. Foram identificados 213 micro-organismos de origem bacteriana e 20 de origem fúngica. Os agentes bacterianos mais prevalentes no diagnóstico microbiológico e espectrometria de massas foram Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (40/100=40%), Streptococcus α-hemolítico (37/100=37%) e Pasteurella stomatis (22/100=22%). O gênero de fungo mais prevalente foi Aspergillus (10/100=10%). Imipenem (2... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The close relationship between humans and companion animals in recent decades has strongly increased the risk of transmission of pathogens from pets-to-humans. The microbiota of the oral cavity from companion animals is polymicrobial and these agents may potentially infect humans through bites or by direct contact with mucous membranes or cutaneous lesions. Nonetheless, the identification of these microorganisms by molecular techniques (microbiome, proteomics) is scarce. Besides, the in vitro microbial susceptibility pattern of oral bacterial microbiota from dogs and the etiology of agents involved in human bites are not fully understood, since many dogs are homeless and/or evade after aggression. The present study investigated the presence of bacterial and fungal agents in the oral cavity of 100 healthy dogs based on conventional microbiological culture, large-scale DNA sequencing (microbiome), and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the isolates was assessed as well. A total of 213 bacterial and 20 fungal microorganisms were identified. The most prevalent bacterial agents diagnosed by microbiological culture and mass spectrometry were Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (40/100=40%), α-hemolytic Streptococcus (37/100=37%), and Pasteurella stomatis (22/100=22%), whereas the most common genus of fungi was Aspergillus (10/100=10%). Imipenem (207/213=97.2%), ceftiofur (196/213=... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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