Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the ESSENCE Project: The First Four Years (2008)
Foley, R. J., Matheson, T., Blondin, S., Chornock, R., Silverman, J. M., Challis, P., ...
We present the results of spectroscopic observations from the ESSENCE high-redshift supernova (SN) survey during its first four years of operation. This sample includes spectra of all SNe Ia whose...
GRB 080503: Implications of a Naked Short Gamma-Ray Burst Dominated by Extended Emission (2008)
Perley, D. A., Metzger, B. D., Granot, J., Butler, N. R., Sakamoto, T., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., ...
We report on observations of GRB 080503, a short gamma-ray burst with very bright extended emission (about 30 times the gamma-ray fluence of the initial spike) in conjunction with a thorough...
Testing of spin ordering Hamiltonian with ultracold atoms in optical lattices (2008)
Laser cooling and trapping are now widely used in atomic physics laboratory. Interestingly, cold atoms in optical lattices are now used in advanced research to mimic phenomena in condensed matter...
Applications of Biological Enhancement in Carbon/Sand Filter (2008)
Duan, L.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China; Duanlei1973@126.com, Li, W.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China, Ding, C.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China, Lv, B.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China, Wang, G.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China, Ma, X.; School Of Municipal And Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin 150090 China, ...
Efficiently making use of granular activated carbon (GAC) to reduce pollution is always a golden goal for water industry. We developed ultrasonication collection method for determination of the...
The Exceptionally Luminous Type II-L SN 2008es (2008)
Miller, A. A., Chornock, R., Perley, D. A., Ganeshalingam, M., Li, W., Butler, N. R., ...
We report on our early photometric and spectroscopic observations of the extremely luminous Type II supernova (SN) 2008es. With an observed peak optical magnitude of m_V = 17.8 and at a redshift z =...
Alver, PHOBOS Collaboration: B., Back, B. B., Baker, M. D., Ballintijn, M., Barton, D. S., Betts, R. R., ...
The centrality dependence of the midrapidity charged-particle multiplicity density ($|\eta|$$
Perley, D. A., Li, W., Chornock, R., Prochaska, J. X., Butler, N. R., Chandra, P., ...
The optical afterglow of long-duration GRB 071003 is among the brightest yet to be detected from any GRB, with R ~ 12 mag in KAIT observations starting 42 s after the GRB trigger, including filtered...
Wang, H., Xing, J.T., Price, W.G., Li, W.
A mathematical model is developed to control aircraft vibrations caused by runway excitation using an active landing gear system. Equations are derived to describe the integrated aircraft – active...
Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift (2008)
Blondin, S., Davis, T. M., Krisciunas, K., Schmidt, B. P., Sollerman, J., Wood-Vasey, W. M., ...
We present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on the ESO Very Large...
Sauer, D. N., Mazzali, P. A., Blondin, S., Stehle, M., Benetti, S., Challis, P., ...
The spectral properties of type Ia supernovae in the ultraviolet (UV) are investigated using the early-time spectra of SN 2001ep and SN 2001eh obtained using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). A...
A. Rudenko, L. Foucar, M. Kurka, Th. Ergler, K.U. Kühnel, ...
Journal article
An unusually brilliant transient in the galaxy Messier 85 (2007)
Kulkarni, S. R., Ofek, E. O., Rau, A., Cenko, S. B., Soderberg, A. M., Fox, D. B., ...
Historically, variable and transient sources have both surprised astronomers and provided new views of the heavens. Here we report the discovery of an optical transient in the outskirts of the...
ESC and KAIT observations of the transitional type Ia SN 2004eo (2007)
Pastorello, A., Mazzali, P. A., Pignata, G., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Filippenko, A. V., ...
Photoinduced voltage changes inside polarity gradient films (2007)
Cui, Q. L., Li, L. D., Wu, F. P., Jiang, X. D., Li, W., Möhwald, H.
SN 2004aw: Confirming Diversity of Type Ic Supernovae (2006)
Taubenberger, S., Pastorello, A., Mazzali, P. A., Valenti, S., Pignata, G., Sauer, D. N., ...
Optical and near-infrared observations of the Type Ic supernova (SN) 2004aw are presented, obtained from day -3 to day +413 with respect to the B-band maximum. The photometric evolution is...
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218 (2006)
Pian, E., Mazzali, P. A., Masetti, N., Ferrero, P., Klose, S., Palazzi, E., ...
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are associated with type Ic supernovae that are more luminous than average and that eject material at very high velocities. Less-luminous supernovae were not...
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218 (2006)
Pian, E., Mazzali, P. A., Masetti, N., Ferrero, P., Klose, S., Palazzi, E., ...
SN 2004aw: confirming diversity of type Ic supernovae (2006)
Taubenberger, S., Pastorello, A., Mazzali, P. A., Valenti, S., Pignata, G., Sauer, D. N., ...
The GRB 060218/SN 2006aj event in the context of other gamma-ray burst supernovae (2006)
Ferrero, P., Kann, D. A., Zeh, A., Klose, S., Pian, E., Palazzi, E., ...
The GRB 060218/SN 2006aj event in the context of other gamma-ray burst supernovae (2006)
Ferrero, P., Kann, D. A., Zeh, A., Klose, S., Pian, E., Palazzi, E., ...
Deformation of a trapped Fermi gas with unequal spin populations (2006)
Partridge, G.B., Li, W., Liao, Y.A., Hulet, R.G., Haque, M., Stoof, H.T.C.
The real-space densities of a polarized strongly interacting two-component Fermi gas of 6Li atoms reveal two low-temperature regimes, both with a fully paired core. At the lowest temperatures, the...
The Open Overlays Collaborative Workspace (2005)
Blair, G., Coulson, G., Grace, P., Cooper, C., Duce, D., Li, W., ...
Large phase shifts in As₂S₃ waveguides for all-optical processing devices (2005)
Ruan, Yinlan, Luther-Davies, B., Li, W., Rode, A., Kolev, V., Madden, S.
This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website:...
Dry-etch of As₂S₃ thin films for optical waveguide fabrication (2005)
Li, W., Ruan, Yinlan, Luther-Davies, B., Rode, A., Boswell, R.
© 2005 American Vacuum Society
Large phase shifts in As₂S₃ waveguides for all-optical processing devices (2005)
Ruan, Yinlan, Luther-Davies, B., Li, W., Rode, A., Kolev, V., Madden, S.
This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website:...
Dry-etch of As₂S₃ thin films for optical waveguide fabrication (2005)
Li, W., Ruan, Yinlan, Luther-Davies, B., Rode, A., Boswell, R.
© 2005 American Vacuum Society
Fabrication and characterization of low loss rib chalcogenide waveguides made by dry etching (2004)
Ruan, Yinlan, Li, W., Jarvis, R. A., Madsen, N., Rode, A., Luther-Davies, B.
This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website:...
Fabrication and characterization of low loss rib chalcogenide waveguides made by dry etching (2004)
Ruan, Yinlan, Li, W., Jarvis, R. A., Madsen, N., Rode, A., Luther-Davies, B.
This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website:...
Precise Measurement of the Pion Axial Form Factor in the Pi+ -> e+ nu gamma Decay (2003)
Frlez, E., Pocanic, D., Baranov, V. A., Bertl, W., Bychkov, M., Khomutov, N. V., ...
We have studied radiative pion decays Pi+ -> e+ nu gamma in three broad kinematic regions using the PIBETA detector and a stopped pion beam. Based on Dalitz distributions of 42,209 events we have...
Precise Measurement of the Pi+ -> Pi0 e+ nu Branching Ratio (2003)
Pocanic, D., Frlez, E., Baranov, V. A., Bertl, W., Broennimann, C., Bychkov, M., ...
Using a large acceptance calorimeter and a stopped pion beam we have made a precise measurement of the rare Pi+ -> Pi0 e+ Nu,(pi_beta) decay branching ratio. We have evaluated the branching ratio by...
An Overview of the ATLAS High Level Trigger Dataflow and Supervision (2003)
Wheeler, S, Armstrong, S, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, ...
The ATLAS High Level Trigger (HLT) system provides software-based event selection after the initial LVL1 hardware trigger. It is composed of two stages, the LVL2 trigger and the Event Filter (EF)....
An Overview of Algorithms for the ATLAS High Level Trigger (2003)
Armstrong, S, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, Boisvert, V, ...
Following rigorous software design and analysis methods, an object-based architecture has been developed to derive the second- and third-level trigger decisions for the future ATLAS detector at the...
Wiedenmann, W, Armstrong, S R, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, ...
The Atlas High Level Trigger's primary function of event selection will be accomplished with a Level-2 trigger farm and an Event Filter farm, both running software components developed in the Atlas...
Architecture of the ATLAS High Level Trigger Event Selection Software (2003)
Grothe, M, Armstrong, S, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, ...
The ATLAS High Level Trigger (HLT) consists of two selection steps: the second level trigger and the event filter. Both will be implemented in software, running on mostly commodity hardware. Both...
The Algorithm Steering and Trigger Decision mechanism of the ATLAS High Level Trigger (2003)
Comune, G, Armstrong, S, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, ...
Given the extremely high output rate foreseen at LHC and the general-purpose nature of ATLAS experiment, an efficient and flexible way to select events in the High Level Trigger is needed. An...
Supervision of the ATLAS High Level Trigger System (2003)
Wheeler, S, Armstrong, S, Baines, J T M, Bee, C P, Biglietti, M, Bogaerts, A, ...
The ATLAS High Level Trigger (HLT) system provides software-based event selection after the initial LVL1 hardware trigger. It is composed of two stages, the LVL2 trigger and the Event Filter. The HLT...
Relative abundance variations of energetic He+/He2+ in CME related SEP events (2003)
Kucharek, H., Möbius, E., Li, W., Farrugia, C., Popecki, M., Galvin, A., ...
On the source and acceleration of energetic He+ : A long-term observation with ACE/SEPICA (2003)
Kucharek, H., Möbius, E., Li, W., Farrugia, C. J., Popecki, M. A., Galvin, A. B., ...
On the source and acceleration of energetic He+ (2003)
Kucharek, H., Möbius, E., Li, W., Farrugia, C. J., Popecki, M. A., Galvin, A. B., ...
Nonlinear integrated optical waveguides in chalcogenide glasses (2003)
Ruan, Yinlan, Luther-Davies, B., Li, W., Rode, A., Samoc, M.
Y. Ruan, B. Luther-Davies, W. Li, A. Rode, and M. Sam
Methods for developmental studies of fear conditioning circuitry (2001)
Pine, D.S., Fyer, A., Grun, J., Phelps, E.A., Szeszko, P.R., Koda, V., ...
Psychophysiologic studies use air puff as an aversive stimulus to document abnormal fear conditioning in children of parents with anxiety disorders. This study used functional magnetic resonance...
Wu, Y-G., Chang, A. K., Nixon, P. F., Li, W., Duggleby, R. G.
Pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) is one of several enzymes that require thiamin diphosphate (ThDP) and a bivalent cation as essential cofactors. The three-dimensional structure of PDC from Zymomonas...
Table 2. Nuclear abnormalities in top3 mutants (1999)
Goodwin, Adele, Wang, Shao-Win, Toda, Takashi, Norbury, Chris, Hickson, Ian D., Watt, P.M., ...
Topoisomerases catalyse changes in the topological state of DNA and are required for many aspects of DNA metabolism. While the functions of topoisomerases I and II in eukaryotes are well...
A Step Towards A Computing Grid For The LHC Experiments: ATLAS Data Challenge 1
Sturrock, R., Bischof, R., Epp, B., Ghete, V. M., Kuhn, D., Mello, A. G., ...
The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN is preparing for the data taking and analysis at the LHC that will start in 2007. Therefore, a series of Data Challenges was started in 2002 whose goals are the...
FORMATION AND FIELD EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE Si NANOARRAYS
J. XU, W. LI, J. ZHOU, L. XU, Z. H. CEN, K. J. CHEN, ...
Highly ordered crystalline and amorphous Si nanoarrays have been formed by using self-assembled monolayer of polystyrene nanospheres as a template followed by dry ion etching treatments. The template...
FABRICATION OF SILICON NANOARRAYS BY DIRECT NANOSPHERE LITHOGRAPHY
L. XU, W. LI, W. M. ZHAO, P. SUN, J. XU, Z. Y. MA, ...
We present the fabrication of large-scale two-dimensional periodic silicon nanoarrays using nanosphere lithography. The techniques start from a monolayer of self-assembled polystyrene (PS) spheres of...
Detecting and Diagnostic Checking Multivariate Conditional Heteroscedastic Time Series Models
ARCH models, squared residuals, cross-correlation tests, score test,
Joint modeling of cointegration and conditional heteroscedasticity with applications
Heung Wong, W. Li, Shiqing Ling
Cointegration, full rank maximum likelihood estimator, least squares estimator, partially nonstationary, reduced rank MLE, vector AR-GARCH model,
In vitro and in vivo killing of ocular Demodex by tea tree oil
Gao, Y-Y, Di Pascuale, M A, Li, W, Baradaran-Rafii, A, Elizondo, A, Kuo, C-L, ...
Aims: To compare the in vitro killing effect of different agents on Demodex and to report the in vivo killing effect of tea tree oil (TTO) on ocular Demodex.
Billam, P., Pierson, F. W., Li, W., LeRoith, T., Duncan, R. B., Meng, X. J.
As a positive-strand RNA virus, hepatitis E virus (HEV) produces an intermediate negative-strand RNA when it replicates. Thus, the detection of negative-strand viral RNA is indicative of HEV...