G. Durand

Publication List Details

Period

1881 - 2009

Number

210

Co-Authors

The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview (2009)

Lawrence, J. S., Ashley, M. C. B., Bailey, J., Navascues, D. Barrado Y, Bedding, T., Bland-Hawthorn, J., ...

PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5 m optical/infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to...

Evidence for a non-Rydberg molecular doubly excited state of Ca2 (2009)

Bouissou, T., Durand, G., Spiegelman, F.

We report experimental and theoretical evidence of a non-Rydberg molecular doubly excited state of Ca2 involving excited molecular orbitals mixing 4p and 3d characters. The excitation spectrum of...

Evidence for a non-Rydberg molecular doubly excited state of Ca2 (2009)

Bouissou, T., Durand, G., Spiegelman, F.

We report experimental and theoretical evidence of a non-Rydberg molecular doubly excited state of Ca2 involving excited molecular orbitals mixing 4p and 3d characters. The excitation spectrum of...

The contribution of large genomic deletions at the CDKN2A locus to the burden of familial melanoma. (2008)

Lesueur, F, De Lichy, M, Barrois, M, Durand, G, Bombled, J, Avril, M-F, ...

Mutations in two genes encoding cell cycle regulatory proteins have been shown to cause familial cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). About 20% of melanoma-prone families bear a point mutation in the...

Change in ice rheology during climate variations – implications for ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2007)

G. Durand, F. Gillet-Chaulet, A. Svensson, O. Gagliardini, S. Kipfstuhl, J. Meyssonnier, ...

The study of the distribution of crystallographic orientations (i.e., the fabric) along ice cores provides information on past and current ice flow in ice-sheets. Besides the usually observed...

Telescope and instrument robotization at Dome C (2007)

Strassmeier, K. G., Agabi, K., Agnoletto, L., Allan, A., Andersen, M. I., Ansorge, W., ...

This article reviews the situation for robotization of telescopes and instruments at the Antarctic station Concordia on Dome C. A brain-storming meeting was held in Tenerife in March 2007 from which...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using d18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

Dreyfus, G. B., Parrenin, F., Lemieux-Dudon, B., Durand, G., Masson-Delmotte, V., Jouzel, J., ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

Change in ice rheology during climate variations – implications for ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2007)

Durand, G., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Svensson, A., Gagliardini, O., Kipfstuhl, S., Meyssonnier, J., ...

The study of the distribution of crystallographic orientations (i.e., the fabric) along ice cores provides information on past and current ice flow in ice-sheets. Besides the usually observed...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using d18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

Dreyfus, G. B., Parrenin, F., Lemieux-Dudon, B., Durand, G., Masson-Delmotte, V., Jouzel, J., ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using d18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

Dreyfus, G. B., Parrenin, F., Lemieux-Dudon, B., Durand, G., Masson-Delmotte, V., Jouzel, J., ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

Change in ice rheology during climate variations – implications for ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2007)

Durand, G., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Svensson, A., Gagliardini, O., Kipfstuhl, S., Meyssonnier, J., ...

The study of the distribution of crystallographic orientations (i.e., the fabric) along ice cores provides information on past and current ice flow in ice-sheets. Besides the usually observed...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using d18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

Dreyfus, G. B., Parrenin, F., Lemieux-Dudon, B., Durand, G., Masson-Delmotte, V., Jouzel, J., ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

Recherche d'anomalies dans les digues par ondes de surface (MASW et DCOS) : application sur le site expérimental de l'Agly (66) (2007)

Mouton, E., Durand, G., Clément, A., Mériaux, P.

/ La digue rive gauche de l'Agly à Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque est depuis 2000 un site privilégié d'expérimentation des méthodes de prospection géophysique pour la reconnaissance des ouvrages...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

F. Parrenin, G. Dreyfus, G. Durand, S. Fujita, O. Gagliardini, F. Gillet, ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using δ18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

G. B. Dreyfus, F. Parrenin, B. Lemieux-Dudon, G. Durand, V. Masson-Delmotte, J. Jouzel, ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

F. Parrenin, G. Dreyfus, G. Durand, S. Fujita, O. Gagliardini, F. Gillet, ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using δ18O of atmospheric oxygen measurements (2007)

G. B. Dreyfus, F. Parrenin, B. Lemieux-Dudon, G. Durand, V. Masson-Delmotte, J. Jouzel, ...

While there are no indications of mixing back to 800 000 years in the EPICA Dome C ice core record, comparison with marine sediment records shows significant differences in the timing and duration of...

Change of the ice rheology with climatic transitions – implication on ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2006)

Durand, G., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Svensson, A., Gagliardini, O., Kipfstuhl, S., Meyssonnier, J., ...

The study of the distribution of the crystallographic orientations (the fabric) along ice cores supplies information on the past and current ice flows of ice-sheets. Beside the usually observed...

Change of the ice rheology with climatic transitions – implication on ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2006)

Durand, G., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Svensson, A., Gagliardini, O., Kipfstuhl, S., Meyssonnier, J., ...

The study of the distribution of the crystallographic orientations (the fabric) along ice cores supplies information on the past and current ice flows of ice-sheets. Beside the usually observed...

Change of the ice rheology with climatic transitions – implication on ice flow modelling and dating of the EPICA Dome C core (2006)

G. Durand, F. Gillet-Chaulet, A. Svensson, O. Gagliardini, S. Kipfstuhl, J. Meyssonnier, ...

The study of the distribution of the crystallographic orientations (the fabric) along ice cores supplies information on the past and current ice flows of ice-sheets. Beside the usually observed...

SiO Evaporated Films Topography and Nematic Liquid Crystal Orientation (1997)

Monkade, M., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G., Granjean, C.

We present transmission electron microscopy micrographs of SiO films obliquely evaporated on indium-tin oxide coated glass surfaces. To study the growth mechanism of these SiO films, we present film...

SiO Evaporated Films Topography and Nematic Liquid Crystal Orientation (1997)

Monkade, M., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G., Granjean, C.

We present transmission electron microscopy micrographs of SiO films obliquely evaporated on indium-tin oxide coated glass surfaces. To study the growth mechanism of these SiO films, we present film...

SiO Evaporated Films Topography and Nematic Liquid Crystal Orientation (1997)

Monkade, M., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G., Granjean, C.

We present transmission electron microscopy micrographs of SiO films obliquely evaporated on indium-tin oxide coated glass surfaces. To study the growth mechanism of these SiO films, we present film...

Landau Model of Electric Field Induced Smectic Phases in Thermotropic Liquid Crystals (1996)

Lelidis, I., Durand, G.

We extend the Landau-de Gennes phenomenological model of the electric field induced isotropic-nematic phase transition to describe electric field induced smectic A phase transitions, for varying...

Polar Surface Bifurcation in Dimerized Nematic Phase of 4-n Alkyloxybenzoic Acids (1996)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

We have studied the mechanism of the spontaneous twist of surface orientation observed when cooling down 4-n heptyloxybenzoic and 4-n octyloxybenzoic acids (HOBA and OOBA) in their dimerized nematic...

Landau Model of Electric Field Induced Smectic Phases in Thermotropic Liquid Crystals (1996)

Lelidis, I., Durand, G.

We extend the Landau-de Gennes phenomenological model of the electric field induced isotropic-nematic phase transition to describe electric field induced smectic A phase transitions, for varying...

Polar Surface Bifurcation in Dimerized Nematic Phase of 4-n Alkyloxybenzoic Acids (1996)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

We have studied the mechanism of the spontaneous twist of surface orientation observed when cooling down 4-n heptyloxybenzoic and 4-n octyloxybenzoic acids (HOBA and OOBA) in their dimerized nematic...

Landau Model of Electric Field Induced Smectic Phases in Thermotropic Liquid Crystals (1996)

Lelidis, I., Durand, G.

We extend the Landau-de Gennes phenomenological model of the electric field induced isotropic-nematic phase transition to describe electric field induced smectic A phase transitions, for varying...

Polar Surface Bifurcation in Dimerized Nematic Phase of 4-n Alkyloxybenzoic Acids (1996)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

We have studied the mechanism of the spontaneous twist of surface orientation observed when cooling down 4-n heptyloxybenzoic and 4-n octyloxybenzoic acids (HOBA and OOBA) in their dimerized nematic...

Friction model of Photo-induced Reorientation of Optical Axis in Photo-oriented Langmuir-Blodgett Films (1995)

Palto, S., Durand, G.

A model of the Photo-induced Optical Anisotropy (POA) is proposed for molecular films consisting of ordered domains. The model describes the molecular motion in an anisotropic molecular field at...

Photoinduced Optical Anisotropy in Langmuir Blodgett Films as a New Method of Creating Bistable Anchoring Surfaces for Liquid Crystal Orientation (1995)

Palto, S., Yudin, S., Germain, C., Durand, G.

We report a new method to prepare surfaces that creates two degenerate states for liquid crystal orientation. The method uses Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films exhibiting the effect of photoinduced...

Surface Walls on a Bistable Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals (1995)

Nobili, M., Barberi, R., Durand, G.

We observe the defects separating nematic domains of two easy orientations, above a bistable orienting SiO evaporated glass plate. The defects are coreless walls. Their width depends on the bulk...

Friction model of Photo-induced Reorientation of Optical Axis in Photo-oriented Langmuir-Blodgett Films (1995)

Palto, S., Durand, G.

A model of the Photo-induced Optical Anisotropy (POA) is proposed for molecular films consisting of ordered domains. The model describes the molecular motion in an anisotropic molecular field at...

Photoinduced Optical Anisotropy in Langmuir Blodgett Films as a New Method of Creating Bistable Anchoring Surfaces for Liquid Crystal Orientation (1995)

Palto, S., Yudin, S., Germain, C., Durand, G.

We report a new method to prepare surfaces that creates two degenerate states for liquid crystal orientation. The method uses Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films exhibiting the effect of photoinduced...

Surface Walls on a Bistable Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals (1995)

Nobili, M., Barberi, R., Durand, G.

We observe the defects separating nematic domains of two easy orientations, above a bistable orienting SiO evaporated glass plate. The defects are coreless walls. Their width depends on the bulk...

Friction model of Photo-induced Reorientation of Optical Axis in Photo-oriented Langmuir-Blodgett Films (1995)

Palto, S., Durand, G.

A model of the Photo-induced Optical Anisotropy (POA) is proposed for molecular films consisting of ordered domains. The model describes the molecular motion in an anisotropic molecular field at...

Photoinduced Optical Anisotropy in Langmuir Blodgett Films as a New Method of Creating Bistable Anchoring Surfaces for Liquid Crystal Orientation (1995)

Palto, S., Yudin, S., Germain, C., Durand, G.

We report a new method to prepare surfaces that creates two degenerate states for liquid crystal orientation. The method uses Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films exhibiting the effect of photoinduced...

Surface Walls on a Bistable Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals (1995)

Nobili, M., Barberi, R., Durand, G.

We observe the defects separating nematic domains of two easy orientations, above a bistable orienting SiO evaporated glass plate. The defects are coreless walls. Their width depends on the bulk...

Ar+ beam sputtering on solid surfaces and nematic liquid crystal orientation (1994)

Sun, Z., Engels, J., Dozov, I., Durand, G.

The molecular orientation of nematic 5CB on various solid substrates eroded obliquely by an Ar+ ion-beam has been studied experimentally. The sputtering on an isotropic substrate (normally evaporated...

Spherulite phase induction from positive Gaussian curvature in lyotropic lamellar liquid crystals (1994)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The equilibrium properties of spherulite assemblies in lyotropic lamellar phases are studied within both elastic and statistical models. Following previous models, the spherulites are assumed to be...

Ar+ beam sputtering on solid surfaces and nematic liquid crystal orientation (1994)

Sun, Z., Engels, J., Dozov, I., Durand, G.

The molecular orientation of nematic 5CB on various solid substrates eroded obliquely by an Ar+ ion-beam has been studied experimentally. The sputtering on an isotropic substrate (normally evaporated...

Spherulite phase induction from positive Gaussian curvature in lyotropic lamellar liquid crystals (1994)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The equilibrium properties of spherulite assemblies in lyotropic lamellar phases are studied within both elastic and statistical models. Following previous models, the spherulites are assumed to be...

Ar+ beam sputtering on solid surfaces and nematic liquid crystal orientation (1994)

Sun, Z., Engels, J., Dozov, I., Durand, G.

The molecular orientation of nematic 5CB on various solid substrates eroded obliquely by an Ar+ ion-beam has been studied experimentally. The sputtering on an isotropic substrate (normally evaporated...

Spherulite phase induction from positive Gaussian curvature in lyotropic lamellar liquid crystals (1994)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The equilibrium properties of spherulite assemblies in lyotropic lamellar phases are studied within both elastic and statistical models. Following previous models, the spherulites are assumed to be...

Temperature dependence of surface orientation of nematic liquid crystals (1993)

Alexe-Ionescu, A., Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The mixed splay bend curvature elastic constant K13 of nematics is shown to be proportional to S, the modulus of the quadrupolar orientational parmeter. One consequence is presented on the...

Temperature dependence of surface orientation of nematic liquid crystals (1993)

Alexe-Ionescu, A., Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The mixed splay bend curvature elastic constant K13 of nematics is shown to be proportional to S, the modulus of the quadrupolar orientational parmeter. One consequence is presented on the...

Temperature dependence of surface orientation of nematic liquid crystals (1993)

Alexe-Ionescu, A., Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The mixed splay bend curvature elastic constant K13 of nematics is shown to be proportional to S, the modulus of the quadrupolar orientational parmeter. One consequence is presented on the...

Curvature oscillations and linear electro-optical effect in a surface layer of a nematic liquid crystal (1992)

Blinov, L., Durand, G., Yablonsky, S.

Damped curvature oscillations are excited at the surface between a nematic liquid crystal and a solid substrate, from the linear coupling of an AC electric field with the flexoelectric properties of...

Smectic-A flexo-, piezo- and ordo-electricity (1992)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Inhomogenous charge distributions along mesogenic molecules of liquid crystals give contributions of a pure smectic origin to flexo-, piezo-, and a new ordo-electric polarization which are...

Surface induced transitions in the nematic phase of 4-n octyloxybenzoic acid (1992)

Petrov, M., Braslau, A., Levelut, A., Durand, G.

The heptyl-, octyl- and nonyl-benzoic acids present dimerized nematic and smectic C liquid-crystal phases. Using polarized optical microscopy and X-ray scattering, we have measured the orientational...

Curvature oscillations and linear electro-optical effect in a surface layer of a nematic liquid crystal (1992)

Blinov, L., Durand, G., Yablonsky, S.

Damped curvature oscillations are excited at the surface between a nematic liquid crystal and a solid substrate, from the linear coupling of an AC electric field with the flexoelectric properties of...

Smectic-A flexo-, piezo- and ordo-electricity (1992)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Inhomogenous charge distributions along mesogenic molecules of liquid crystals give contributions of a pure smectic origin to flexo-, piezo-, and a new ordo-electric polarization which are...

Surface induced transitions in the nematic phase of 4-n octyloxybenzoic acid (1992)

Petrov, M., Braslau, A., Levelut, A., Durand, G.

The heptyl-, octyl- and nonyl-benzoic acids present dimerized nematic and smectic C liquid-crystal phases. Using polarized optical microscopy and X-ray scattering, we have measured the orientational...

Curvature oscillations and linear electro-optical effect in a surface layer of a nematic liquid crystal (1992)

Blinov, L., Durand, G., Yablonsky, S.

Damped curvature oscillations are excited at the surface between a nematic liquid crystal and a solid substrate, from the linear coupling of an AC electric field with the flexoelectric properties of...

Smectic-A flexo-, piezo- and ordo-electricity (1992)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Inhomogenous charge distributions along mesogenic molecules of liquid crystals give contributions of a pure smectic origin to flexo-, piezo-, and a new ordo-electric polarization which are...

Surface induced transitions in the nematic phase of 4-n octyloxybenzoic acid (1992)

Petrov, M., Braslau, A., Levelut, A., Durand, G.

The heptyl-, octyl- and nonyl-benzoic acids present dimerized nematic and smectic C liquid-crystal phases. Using polarized optical microscopy and X-ray scattering, we have measured the orientational...

Curvature induced quasi-melting from rough surfaces in nematic liquid crystals (1991)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The Berreman-de Gennes model, describing the azimutal anchoring energy of a nematic material oriented by a grooved surface, is revisited. When the groove wave-length is shorter than the...

Focal conic faceting in smectic-A liquid crystals (1991)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Smectic-A nucleating in the isotropic phase presents various bulk focal conic defects close to the interface, within the “bâtonnets” first described by Friedel and Grandjean in 1910. We...

Curvature induced quasi-melting from rough surfaces in nematic liquid crystals (1991)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The Berreman-de Gennes model, describing the azimutal anchoring energy of a nematic material oriented by a grooved surface, is revisited. When the groove wave-length is shorter than the...

Focal conic faceting in smectic-A liquid crystals (1991)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Smectic-A nucleating in the isotropic phase presents various bulk focal conic defects close to the interface, within the “bâtonnets” first described by Friedel and Grandjean in 1910. We...

Curvature induced quasi-melting from rough surfaces in nematic liquid crystals (1991)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

The Berreman-de Gennes model, describing the azimutal anchoring energy of a nematic material oriented by a grooved surface, is revisited. When the groove wave-length is shorter than the...

Focal conic faceting in smectic-A liquid crystals (1991)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

Smectic-A nucleating in the isotropic phase presents various bulk focal conic defects close to the interface, within the “bâtonnets” first described by Friedel and Grandjean in 1910. We...

Messung der Vektoranalysierstaerke iT§1§1 bei der #p`+-`6Li Streuung. (1991)

Ritt, S., Boschitz, E.T., Meier, R., Tacik, R., Wessler, M., Junker, K., ...

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Physik der Hadronen und Kerne, Darmstadt, 11.-15.Maerz 1991

Messung der Vektoranalysierstaerke iT§1§1 bei der #p`+-d Streuung. (1991)

Wessler, M., Boschitz, E.T., Gyles, W., Meier, R., Ritt, S., Tacik, R., ...

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Physik der Hadronen und Kerne, Darmstadt, 11.-15.Maerz 1991

Capillary oscillations and instabilities of discotic liquid crystal threads (1990)

Gharbia, M., Gharbi, A., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

Mechanical experiments on thin threads in discotic liquid crystal are described. Thread resonance under oscillating electric field excitation allows the measurement of the surface tension. Buckling...

Ion adsorption and equilibrium distribution of charges in a cell of finite thickness (1990)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

By using a self-consistent method the equilibrium distribution of charges in a liquid cell of finite thickness, when the adsorption phenomenon is present, is evaluated. The analysis is performed for...

VOLUMIC FACETING OF SMECTIC-A LIQUID CRYSTALS (1990)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The focal conics decorating the Smectic-A/ Isotropic interfaces are intrinsic bulk defects. They relax the surface energy anisotropy, realizing for lamellar systems a volumic faceting analogous to...

Capillary oscillations and instabilities of discotic liquid crystal threads (1990)

Gharbia, M., Gharbi, A., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

Mechanical experiments on thin threads in discotic liquid crystal are described. Thread resonance under oscillating electric field excitation allows the measurement of the surface tension. Buckling...

Ion adsorption and equilibrium distribution of charges in a cell of finite thickness (1990)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

By using a self-consistent method the equilibrium distribution of charges in a liquid cell of finite thickness, when the adsorption phenomenon is present, is evaluated. The analysis is performed for...

VOLUMIC FACETING OF SMECTIC-A LIQUID CRYSTALS (1990)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The focal conics decorating the Smectic-A/ Isotropic interfaces are intrinsic bulk defects. They relax the surface energy anisotropy, realizing for lamellar systems a volumic faceting analogous to...

Capillary oscillations and instabilities of discotic liquid crystal threads (1990)

Gharbia, M., Gharbi, A., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

Mechanical experiments on thin threads in discotic liquid crystal are described. Thread resonance under oscillating electric field excitation allows the measurement of the surface tension. Buckling...

Ion adsorption and equilibrium distribution of charges in a cell of finite thickness (1990)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

By using a self-consistent method the equilibrium distribution of charges in a liquid cell of finite thickness, when the adsorption phenomenon is present, is evaluated. The analysis is performed for...

VOLUMIC FACETING OF SMECTIC-A LIQUID CRYSTALS (1990)

Fournier, J., Durand, G.

The focal conics decorating the Smectic-A/ Isotropic interfaces are intrinsic bulk defects. They relax the surface energy anisotropy, realizing for lamellar systems a volumic faceting analogous to...

Electrochiral effects in nematic liquid crystal-chiral salt mixtures (1989)

Zhang Fuliang,, Durand, G.

A hybrid nematic liquid crystal cell is a sensitive twisting power measuring device, since the homeotropic anchoring can be twisted without any torque. We observe the rotation of polarization for a...

Electrochiral effects in nematic liquid crystal-chiral salt mixtures (1989)

Zhang Fuliang,, Durand, G.

A hybrid nematic liquid crystal cell is a sensitive twisting power measuring device, since the homeotropic anchoring can be twisted without any torque. We observe the rotation of polarization for a...

Electrochiral effects in nematic liquid crystal-chiral salt mixtures (1989)

Zhang Fuliang,, Durand, G.

A hybrid nematic liquid crystal cell is a sensitive twisting power measuring device, since the homeotropic anchoring can be twisted without any torque. We observe the rotation of polarization for a...

Anchoring strength of a nematic liquid crystal on a ferroelectric crystal interface (1988)

Glogarova, M., Durand, G.

Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperature nematic MBBA (methoxy benzylidene butyl aniline). The cell is constituted by a TGS (Triglycine...

Anchoring strength of a nematic liquid crystal on a ferroelectric crystal interface (1988)

Glogarova, M., Durand, G.

Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperature nematic MBBA (methoxy benzylidene butyl aniline). The cell is constituted by a TGS (Triglycine...

Anchoring strength of a nematic liquid crystal on a ferroelectric crystal interface (1988)

Glogarova, M., Durand, G.

Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperature nematic MBBA (methoxy benzylidene butyl aniline). The cell is constituted by a TGS (Triglycine...

Ferroelectric volume effect and surface induced fast instabilities for rapid electrooptical displays in liquid crystals (1986)

Durand, G.

One system exist which is capable of microsecond electrooptical switching in liquid crystals, on polarized light. It is the well-known SC* valve, which uses a volume smectic ferroelectric material...

On the validity of the Rapini-Papoular surface anchoring energy form in nematic liquid crystals (1986)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

Recent reports have claimed that the simple Rapini-Papoular form for the anchoring energy of nematic liquid crystals is not correct for large distortions. We show that, taking into account the...

Order and micellar density fluctuations in the biaxial, uniaxial (Nc and ND), and isotropic phases of a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal studied by light beating spectroscopy (1986)

Lacerda Santos, M. B., Durand, G.

We have performed Rayleigh scattering measurements to study thermally excited fluctuations in a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal system exhibiting uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases. The biaxial...

Singly and doubly charged clusters of (S2) metals. Ab initio and model calculations on Mg+n and Mgn++n(n ≤ 5) (1986)

Durand, G.

Accurate ab initio CI calculations on Mg+2 and Mg ++2 have been performed. The second appears to have a local minimum. Through a diabatization procedure, it was possible to define a simple model...

Ferroelectric volume effect and surface induced fast instabilities for rapid electrooptical displays in liquid crystals (1986)

Durand, G.

One system exist which is capable of microsecond electrooptical switching in liquid crystals, on polarized light. It is the well-known SC* valve, which uses a volume smectic ferroelectric material...

On the validity of the Rapini-Papoular surface anchoring energy form in nematic liquid crystals (1986)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

Recent reports have claimed that the simple Rapini-Papoular form for the anchoring energy of nematic liquid crystals is not correct for large distortions. We show that, taking into account the...

Order and micellar density fluctuations in the biaxial, uniaxial (Nc and ND), and isotropic phases of a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal studied by light beating spectroscopy (1986)

Lacerda Santos, M. B., Durand, G.

We have performed Rayleigh scattering measurements to study thermally excited fluctuations in a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal system exhibiting uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases. The biaxial...

Singly and doubly charged clusters of (S2) metals. Ab initio and model calculations on Mg+n and Mgn++n(n ≤ 5) (1986)

Durand, G.

Accurate ab initio CI calculations on Mg+2 and Mg ++2 have been performed. The second appears to have a local minimum. Through a diabatization procedure, it was possible to define a simple model...

Ferroelectric volume effect and surface induced fast instabilities for rapid electrooptical displays in liquid crystals (1986)

Durand, G.

One system exist which is capable of microsecond electrooptical switching in liquid crystals, on polarized light. It is the well-known SC* valve, which uses a volume smectic ferroelectric material...

On the validity of the Rapini-Papoular surface anchoring energy form in nematic liquid crystals (1986)

Barbero, G., Durand, G.

Recent reports have claimed that the simple Rapini-Papoular form for the anchoring energy of nematic liquid crystals is not correct for large distortions. We show that, taking into account the...

Order and micellar density fluctuations in the biaxial, uniaxial (Nc and ND), and isotropic phases of a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal studied by light beating spectroscopy (1986)

Lacerda Santos, M. B., Durand, G.

We have performed Rayleigh scattering measurements to study thermally excited fluctuations in a lyotropic nematic liquid crystal system exhibiting uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases. The biaxial...

Singly and doubly charged clusters of (S2) metals. Ab initio and model calculations on Mg+n and Mgn++n(n ≤ 5) (1986)

Durand, G.

Accurate ab initio CI calculations on Mg+2 and Mg ++2 have been performed. The second appears to have a local minimum. Through a diabatization procedure, it was possible to define a simple model...

AC electric field induced flow and helix unwinding in focal conic texture of smectic C* liquid crystal (1985)

Labroo, B., Razdan, V., Parmar, D.S., Durand, G.

A thin (∼ 10 μm) focal conic texture of DOBAMBC in its Sm C* phase is submitted to an AC electric field. Above a field threshold, a DC plug flow of the texture normal to the layers is...

Column undulation instability in a discotic liquid crystal (1985)

Gharbia, M., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We present the first observation of an undulation instability of the columns in a tubular discotic liquid crystal when submitted to a dilation normal to the columns. This effect is very similar to...

Linear flexo-electro-optic effect in a hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal cell (1985)

Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

A hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal sample presents a bulk flexo-electric polarization P. The coupling of P with an external electric field normal to the bounding plates allows, for weak...

Orientational diffusivities in a disk-like lyotropic nematic phase : a strong backflow effect (1985)

Lacerda Santos, M.B., Galerne, Y., Durand, G.

We have studied the disk-like lyotropic nematic phase of a K-Laurate/Decanol/D 2O mixture by Rayleigh scattering. The decay time of the director thermal fluctuations, obtained by light-beating...

AC electric field induced flow and helix unwinding in focal conic texture of smectic C* liquid crystal (1985)

Labroo, B., Razdan, V., Parmar, D.S., Durand, G.

A thin (∼ 10 μm) focal conic texture of DOBAMBC in its Sm C* phase is submitted to an AC electric field. Above a field threshold, a DC plug flow of the texture normal to the layers is...

Column undulation instability in a discotic liquid crystal (1985)

Gharbia, M., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We present the first observation of an undulation instability of the columns in a tubular discotic liquid crystal when submitted to a dilation normal to the columns. This effect is very similar to...

Linear flexo-electro-optic effect in a hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal cell (1985)

Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

A hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal sample presents a bulk flexo-electric polarization P. The coupling of P with an external electric field normal to the bounding plates allows, for weak...

Orientational diffusivities in a disk-like lyotropic nematic phase : a strong backflow effect (1985)

Lacerda Santos, M.B., Galerne, Y., Durand, G.

We have studied the disk-like lyotropic nematic phase of a K-Laurate/Decanol/D 2O mixture by Rayleigh scattering. The decay time of the director thermal fluctuations, obtained by light-beating...

AC electric field induced flow and helix unwinding in focal conic texture of smectic C* liquid crystal (1985)

Labroo, B., Razdan, V., Parmar, D.S., Durand, G.

A thin (∼ 10 μm) focal conic texture of DOBAMBC in its Sm C* phase is submitted to an AC electric field. Above a field threshold, a DC plug flow of the texture normal to the layers is...

Column undulation instability in a discotic liquid crystal (1985)

Gharbia, M., Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We present the first observation of an undulation instability of the columns in a tubular discotic liquid crystal when submitted to a dilation normal to the columns. This effect is very similar to...

Linear flexo-electro-optic effect in a hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal cell (1985)

Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

A hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal sample presents a bulk flexo-electric polarization P. The coupling of P with an external electric field normal to the bounding plates allows, for weak...

Orientational diffusivities in a disk-like lyotropic nematic phase : a strong backflow effect (1985)

Lacerda Santos, M.B., Galerne, Y., Durand, G.

We have studied the disk-like lyotropic nematic phase of a K-Laurate/Decanol/D 2O mixture by Rayleigh scattering. The decay time of the director thermal fluctuations, obtained by light-beating...

Twist instability of a flexoelectric nematic domain in an external field. (1984)

Madhusudana, N.V., Palierne, J.F., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We report the observation of an instability in a flexoelectric nematic domain due to a linear coupling with an external dc electric field. We use a hybrid aligned nematic cell with two antiparallel...

Anisotropy induced director refraction inside inversion walls in nematic liquid crystals (1984)

Neto, A. M. Figueiredo, Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We compute the texture of the inversion walls which appear in nematics in a magnetic field. In the isotropic case, where the 3 curvature elastic constants are equal, the Brochard planar description...

Mechanical study of the ferroelastic smectic A to smectic C phase transition (1984)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the instantaneous stress/strain relationship associated with layer compression in the smectic liquid cristal butyloxy phenylnonyl oxybenzoate (40P 90B) across the smectic A → C phase...

The Saint-Venant principle for columnar discotic liquid crystals (1984)

Palierne, J.F., Durand, G.

We compute the high frequency elastic distortion of a columnar discotic single crystal submitted to a longitudinal dilation. The ends of the columns are assumed to be clamped and anchored...

Weak anchoring energy and pretilt of a nematic liquid crystal (1984)

Barbero, G., Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

We extend the wedge technique of Rivière et al. to measure the pretilt angle Φ and the (weak) anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal oriented on a suitably treated glass surface. The...

Anisotropy induced director refraction inside inversion walls in nematic liquid crystals (1984)

Neto, A. M. Figueiredo, Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We compute the texture of the inversion walls which appear in nematics in a magnetic field. In the isotropic case, where the 3 curvature elastic constants are equal, the Brochard planar description...

Mechanical study of the ferroelastic smectic A to smectic C phase transition (1984)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the instantaneous stress/strain relationship associated with layer compression in the smectic liquid cristal butyloxy phenylnonyl oxybenzoate (40P 90B) across the smectic A → C phase...

The Saint-Venant principle for columnar discotic liquid crystals (1984)

Palierne, J.F., Durand, G.

We compute the high frequency elastic distortion of a columnar discotic single crystal submitted to a longitudinal dilation. The ends of the columns are assumed to be clamped and anchored...

Weak anchoring energy and pretilt of a nematic liquid crystal (1984)

Barbero, G., Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

We extend the wedge technique of Rivière et al. to measure the pretilt angle Φ and the (weak) anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal oriented on a suitably treated glass surface. The...

Anisotropy induced director refraction inside inversion walls in nematic liquid crystals (1984)

Neto, A. M. Figueiredo, Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We compute the texture of the inversion walls which appear in nematics in a magnetic field. In the isotropic case, where the 3 curvature elastic constants are equal, the Brochard planar description...

Mechanical study of the ferroelastic smectic A to smectic C phase transition (1984)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the instantaneous stress/strain relationship associated with layer compression in the smectic liquid cristal butyloxy phenylnonyl oxybenzoate (40P 90B) across the smectic A → C phase...

The Saint-Venant principle for columnar discotic liquid crystals (1984)

Palierne, J.F., Durand, G.

We compute the high frequency elastic distortion of a columnar discotic single crystal submitted to a longitudinal dilation. The ends of the columns are assumed to be clamped and anchored...

Weak anchoring energy and pretilt of a nematic liquid crystal (1984)

Barbero, G., Madhusudana, N.V., Durand, G.

We extend the wedge technique of Rivière et al. to measure the pretilt angle Φ and the (weak) anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal oriented on a suitably treated glass surface. The...

Conformational flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals (1983)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

Using the direct flexoelectric effect in an hybrid (homeotropic-planar) nematic cell, we have measured the bulk flexoelectric coefficient e* for two cyanobiphenyl compounds, 8CB and 8OCB. For 8CB,...

Flexoelectric distortion of developable domains in a tubular discotic liquid crystal (1983)

Santos, M.B.L., Durand, G.

We compute the flexoelectric distortion of a developable domain in a tubular discotic liquid crystal phase, submitted to a D.C. electric field. The strong radial polarization, related to the...

Rheological behaviour of a smectic A liquid crystal under layer compression (1983)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the apparent bulk modulus corresponding to the layer compression of a SA liquid crystal, versus the frequency of an applied strain. For thin samples, we observe an elastic regime, a high...

Thermal instability in lamellar phases of lecithin : a planar undulation model (1983)

Petrov, A.G., Durand, G.

Under heating, a hydrated egg lecithin multilamellar sample in a planar geometry (lamellae normal to the plates) shows a periodic striation instability, followed at higher heating by the so-called «...

Conformational flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals (1983)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

Using the direct flexoelectric effect in an hybrid (homeotropic-planar) nematic cell, we have measured the bulk flexoelectric coefficient e* for two cyanobiphenyl compounds, 8CB and 8OCB. For 8CB,...

Flexoelectric distortion of developable domains in a tubular discotic liquid crystal (1983)

Santos, M.B.L., Durand, G.

We compute the flexoelectric distortion of a developable domain in a tubular discotic liquid crystal phase, submitted to a D.C. electric field. The strong radial polarization, related to the...

Rheological behaviour of a smectic A liquid crystal under layer compression (1983)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the apparent bulk modulus corresponding to the layer compression of a SA liquid crystal, versus the frequency of an applied strain. For thin samples, we observe an elastic regime, a high...

Thermal instability in lamellar phases of lecithin : a planar undulation model (1983)

Petrov, A.G., Durand, G.

Under heating, a hydrated egg lecithin multilamellar sample in a planar geometry (lamellae normal to the plates) shows a periodic striation instability, followed at higher heating by the so-called «...

Conformational flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals (1983)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

Using the direct flexoelectric effect in an hybrid (homeotropic-planar) nematic cell, we have measured the bulk flexoelectric coefficient e* for two cyanobiphenyl compounds, 8CB and 8OCB. For 8CB,...

Flexoelectric distortion of developable domains in a tubular discotic liquid crystal (1983)

Santos, M.B.L., Durand, G.

We compute the flexoelectric distortion of a developable domain in a tubular discotic liquid crystal phase, submitted to a D.C. electric field. The strong radial polarization, related to the...

Rheological behaviour of a smectic A liquid crystal under layer compression (1983)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We measure the apparent bulk modulus corresponding to the layer compression of a SA liquid crystal, versus the frequency of an applied strain. For thin samples, we observe an elastic regime, a high...

Thermal instability in lamellar phases of lecithin : a planar undulation model (1983)

Petrov, A.G., Durand, G.

Under heating, a hydrated egg lecithin multilamellar sample in a planar geometry (lamellae normal to the plates) shows a periodic striation instability, followed at higher heating by the so-called «...

Flexoelectrically controlled twist of texture in a nematic liquid crystal (1982)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We describe a new flexoelectric volume effect in homogeneous electric field, in the nematic phase of MBBA. An initial splay-bend texture is created by strong antagonistic planar and homeotropic...

Viscoelastic effects on the core radius of dislocations in cholesterics : a macroscopic coherence length ? (1982)

Parodi, O., Durand, G., Malet, G., Marignan, J.

The analysis of the motion of Grandjean-Cano lines in a cholesteric under an applied magnetic field had led to a macroscopic value (1 500 A) for the core radius rH. A new evaluation, including...

Flexoelectrically controlled twist of texture in a nematic liquid crystal (1982)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We describe a new flexoelectric volume effect in homogeneous electric field, in the nematic phase of MBBA. An initial splay-bend texture is created by strong antagonistic planar and homeotropic...

Viscoelastic effects on the core radius of dislocations in cholesterics : a macroscopic coherence length ? (1982)

Parodi, O., Durand, G., Malet, G., Marignan, J.

The analysis of the motion of Grandjean-Cano lines in a cholesteric under an applied magnetic field had led to a macroscopic value (1 500 A) for the core radius rH. A new evaluation, including...

Flexoelectrically controlled twist of texture in a nematic liquid crystal (1982)

Dozov, I., Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We describe a new flexoelectric volume effect in homogeneous electric field, in the nematic phase of MBBA. An initial splay-bend texture is created by strong antagonistic planar and homeotropic...

Viscoelastic effects on the core radius of dislocations in cholesterics : a macroscopic coherence length ? (1982)

Parodi, O., Durand, G., Malet, G., Marignan, J.

The analysis of the motion of Grandjean-Cano lines in a cholesteric under an applied magnetic field had led to a macroscopic value (1 500 A) for the core radius rH. A new evaluation, including...

Dielectric relaxation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal (1981)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We present an analytic calculation of the normal modes of distortion induced by a small transverse A.C. electric field on a ferroelectric liquid crystal close to its transition temperature Tc between...

Newtonian shear creep in a smectic B plastic crystal (1981)

Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We measure the mechanical response of a smectic B plastic crystal (40.8) to a slow shear parallel to the layers. Two techniques are used : an A.C. complex impedance measurement, and a constant strain...

On the origin of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in smectic C liquid crystals (1981)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

Using polarized light observation, the electrohydrodynamic instabilities (EHDI) of smectic C liquid crystals are shown to result from a nematic like periodic bend-twist or bend of the molecular...

Permeative and hydroelastic flow in smectic A liquid crystals (1981)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We compute the coupled flow and elastic distortion of an ideal smectic A liquid crystal normally squeezed between two oscillating plates parallel to the layers. At low frequency, permeation occurs...

Dielectric relaxation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal (1981)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We present an analytic calculation of the normal modes of distortion induced by a small transverse A.C. electric field on a ferroelectric liquid crystal close to its transition temperature Tc between...

Newtonian shear creep in a smectic B plastic crystal (1981)

Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We measure the mechanical response of a smectic B plastic crystal (40.8) to a slow shear parallel to the layers. Two techniques are used : an A.C. complex impedance measurement, and a constant strain...

On the origin of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in smectic C liquid crystals (1981)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

Using polarized light observation, the electrohydrodynamic instabilities (EHDI) of smectic C liquid crystals are shown to result from a nematic like periodic bend-twist or bend of the molecular...

Permeative and hydroelastic flow in smectic A liquid crystals (1981)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We compute the coupled flow and elastic distortion of an ideal smectic A liquid crystal normally squeezed between two oscillating plates parallel to the layers. At low frequency, permeation occurs...

Dielectric relaxation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal (1981)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We present an analytic calculation of the normal modes of distortion induced by a small transverse A.C. electric field on a ferroelectric liquid crystal close to its transition temperature Tc between...

Newtonian shear creep in a smectic B plastic crystal (1981)

Cagnon, M., Durand, G.

We measure the mechanical response of a smectic B plastic crystal (40.8) to a slow shear parallel to the layers. Two techniques are used : an A.C. complex impedance measurement, and a constant strain...

On the origin of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in smectic C liquid crystals (1981)

Petrov, M., Durand, G.

Using polarized light observation, the electrohydrodynamic instabilities (EHDI) of smectic C liquid crystals are shown to result from a nematic like periodic bend-twist or bend of the molecular...

Permeative and hydroelastic flow in smectic A liquid crystals (1981)

Bartolino, R., Durand, G.

We compute the coupled flow and elastic distortion of an ideal smectic A liquid crystal normally squeezed between two oscillating plates parallel to the layers. At low frequency, permeation occurs...

Flexoelectric effects in ferroelectric liquid crystals ? (1980)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We show that the flexoelectric part of the spontaneous polarization in chiral smectic C* liquid crystal does not contribute at all to the static dielectric constant in the ferroelectric phase. Recent...

Flexoelectric effects in ferroelectric liquid crystals ? (1980)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We show that the flexoelectric part of the spontaneous polarization in chiral smectic C* liquid crystal does not contribute at all to the static dielectric constant in the ferroelectric phase. Recent...

Flexoelectric effects in ferroelectric liquid crystals ? (1980)

Martinot-Lagarde, Ph., Durand, G.

We show that the flexoelectric part of the spontaneous polarization in chiral smectic C* liquid crystal does not contribute at all to the static dielectric constant in the ferroelectric phase. Recent...

HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICAL INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1979)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

We have measured the thresholds of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) instabilities appearing in the planar texture of the nematic liquid crystal MBBA (p-methoxybenzilidene-p-n-butyl-aniline) above the...

HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICAL INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1979)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

We have measured the thresholds of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) instabilities appearing in the planar texture of the nematic liquid crystal MBBA (p-methoxybenzilidene-p-n-butyl-aniline) above the...

HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICAL INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1979)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

We have measured the thresholds of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) instabilities appearing in the planar texture of the nematic liquid crystal MBBA (p-methoxybenzilidene-p-n-butyl-aniline) above the...

Mechanical instabilities of smectic-A liquid crystals under dilative or compressive stresses (1977)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe the behaviour of homeotropic smectic-A liquid crystals submitted to compressive or dilative forces...

Mechanical instabilities of smectic-A liquid crystals under dilative or compressive stresses (1977)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe the behaviour of homeotropic smectic-A liquid crystals submitted to compressive or dilative forces...

Mechanical instabilities of smectic-A liquid crystals under dilative or compressive stresses (1977)

Ribotta, R., Durand, G.

Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe the behaviour of homeotropic smectic-A liquid crystals submitted to compressive or dilative forces...

DYNAMICS OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1975)

Smith, I., Galerne, Y., Lagerwall, S., Dubois-Violette, E., Durand, G.

We explore the problem of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in nematic liquid crystals in the parallel (planar) orientation, in the context of the one-dimensional time-dependent model proposed by...

Mécanismes physiques utilisés dans les applications des cristaux liquides (1975)

Durand, G.

Les cristaux liquides sont des fluides anisotropes ; ils peuvent être préparés en orientation homogène (monocristaux) par traitement convenable des parois du récipient qui les contient. Les...

DYNAMICS OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1975)

Smith, I., Galerne, Y., Lagerwall, S., Dubois-Violette, E., Durand, G.

We explore the problem of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in nematic liquid crystals in the parallel (planar) orientation, in the context of the one-dimensional time-dependent model proposed by...

Mécanismes physiques utilisés dans les applications des cristaux liquides (1975)

Durand, G.

Les cristaux liquides sont des fluides anisotropes ; ils peuvent être préparés en orientation homogène (monocristaux) par traitement convenable des parois du récipient qui les contient. Les...

DYNAMICS OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (1975)

Smith, I., Galerne, Y., Lagerwall, S., Dubois-Violette, E., Durand, G.

We explore the problem of electrohydrodynamic instabilities in nematic liquid crystals in the parallel (planar) orientation, in the context of the one-dimensional time-dependent model proposed by...

Mécanismes physiques utilisés dans les applications des cristaux liquides (1975)

Durand, G.

Les cristaux liquides sont des fluides anisotropes ; ils peuvent être préparés en orientation homogène (monocristaux) par traitement convenable des parois du récipient qui les contient. Les...

Disposition et développement des muscles dans l'iris des oiseaux / (1893)

Durand, G.

Thesis (doctoral)--Faculté de médecine de Paris, 1893.

Christmas at home [picture] / (1881)

Durand, G.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3117885; Published in: The Graphic. Christmas number, 1881, p. 23.

Variations in the rate of secretion of different glycosylated forms of rat alpha 1-acid glycoprotein.

Drechou, A, Rouzeau, J D, Feger, J, Durand, G

Various studies have shown that oligosaccharides play an important role in the intracellular transport and secretion of glycoproteins. We show here a difference in the rate of secretion of two mature...

Variations in the rate of secretion of different glycosylated forms of rat alpha 1-acid glycoprotein.

Drechou, A, Rouzeau, J D, Feger, J, Durand, G

Various studies have shown that oligosaccharides play an important role in the intracellular transport and secretion of glycoproteins. We show here a difference in the rate of secretion of two mature...

The accessory deep peroneal nerve: a pitfall for the electromyographer.

Dessi, F, Durand, G, Hoffmann, J J

The presence of an accessory deep peroneal nerve may alter the usual clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of peroneal nerve lesions. Three cases of such an anomalous innervation and a...

Identification of four novel PMM2 mutations in congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) Ia French patients

Vuillaumier-Barro..., S., Hetet, G., Barnier, A., Dupre, T., Cuer, M., De Lonlay, P., ...

We screened 11 unrelated French patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) Ia for PMM2 mutations. Twenty one missense mutations on the 22 chromosomes (95%) including four novel...

Decreased expression of interleukin 13 in human lung emphysema

Boutten, A, Bonay, M, Laribe, S, Leseche, G, Castier, Y, Lecon-Malas, V, ...

Background: The overexpression of interferon (IFN)γ or interleukin (IL)-13 in the adult murine lung induces the development of changes that mirror human lung emphysema.

Functional Specialization of Stable and Dynamic Microtubules in Protein Traffic in WIF-B Cells

Poüs, C., Chabin, K., Drechou, A., Barbot, L., Phung-Koskas, T., Settegrana, C., ...

We found that the magnesium salt of ilimaquinone, named 201-F, specifically disassembled dynamically unstable microtubules in fibroblasts and various epithelial cell lines. Unlike classical tubulin-...

Atrazine in municipal drinking water and risk of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and small-for-gestational-age status

Villanueva, C, Durand, G, Coutte, M, Chevrier, C, Cordier, S

Background: Atrazine is a herbicide used extensively worldwide. Bioassays have shown that it is embryotoxic and embryolethal. Evidence of adverse reproductive outcomes from exposure in the general...

The contribution of large genomic deletions at the CDKN2A locus to the burden of familial melanoma

Lesueur, F, De Lichy, M, Barrois, M, Durand, G, Bombled, J, Avril, M-F, ...

Mutations in two genes encoding cell cycle regulatory proteins have been shown to cause familial cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). About 20% of melanoma-prone families bear a point mutation in the...