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1. The International Pulsar Timing Array: First data release

Author: Lucas Guillemot, Sourav Chatterjee, N. Garver-Daniels, D. R. Madison, Scott M. Ransom, J. K. Swiggum, Daniel R. Stinebring, Delphine Perrodin, Ingrid H. Stairs, Alberto Vecchio, Timothy Dolch, X. Siemens, Gregory Desvignes, Antoine Petiteau, Gilles Theureau, W. van Straten, J. B. Wang, X. P. You, Jason W. T. Hessels, Renée Spiewak, R. N. Caballero, Alberto Sesana, Stefan Oslowski, R. S. Lynch, Xing-Jiang Zhu, C. G. Bassa, Emmanuel Fonseca, Daniel J. Reardon, Yue-Fei Wang, Chiara M. F. Mingarelli, Benjamin Stappers, Kejia Lee, Stanislav Babak, Benetge Perera, Pablo Rosado, Zaven Arzoumanian, Richard N. Manchester, Paul Demorest, A. Brazier, Jonathan R. Gair, R. van Haasteren, Nipuni Palliyaguru, Lina Levin, R. Smits, Joseph Simon, P. Brem, Michele Vallisneri, Michael Kramer, James M. Cordes, Andrew Lyne, L. Lentati, Weiwei Zhu, Matthew Kerr, Peter A. Gentile, Michael Keith, A. Possenti, D. J. Champion, Caterina Tiburzi, T. J. W. Lazio, N. D. R. Bhat, A. Lassus, Stephen Taylor, Linqing Wen, Ryan Shannon, Glenn Jones, Shi Dai, E. Graikou, Gemma H. Janssen, S. J. Chamberlin, Kevin Stovall, Kang Liu, P. Lazarus, Ramesh Karuppusamy, S. A. Sanidas, Ismaël Cognard, George Hobbs, Robert D. Ferdman, Timothy T. Pennucci, M. Burgay, Sean T. McWilliams, David J. Nice, B. Christy, G. Shaifullah, L. Toomey, Justin A. Ellis, J. W. McKee, Maura McLaughlin, Paul D. Lasky, Michael T. Lam, Sarah Burke-Spolaor, Joris P. W. Verbiest, Marjorie Gonzalez, High Energy Astrophys. & Astropart. 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Subjects: data analysis, data analysis, pulsars: general [methods], FOS: Physical sciences, Methods: Data analysi, general [pulsars], 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Set (abstract data type), Pulsar timing array, Pulsar, 0103 physical sciences, data analysis [methods], Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, instrumentation, Physics, [SDU.ASTR.SR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Gravitational wave, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Pulsars: General, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, methods: data analysis, Data set, European Pulsar Timing Array, Neutron star, gravitational waves, Space and Planetary Science, pulsars, Measurement uncertainty, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, [ SDU.ASTR.SR ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR], Algorithm, astro-ph.IM
Abstract: The highly stable spin of neutron stars can be exploited for a variety of (astro-)physical investigations. In particular arrays of pulsars with rotational periods of the order of milliseconds can be used to detect correlated signals such as those caused by gravitational waves. Three such "Pulsar Timing Arrays" (PTAs) have been set up around the world over the past decades and collectively form the "International" PTA (IPTA). In this paper, we describe the first joint analysis of the data from the three regional PTAs, i.e. of the first IPTA data set. We describe the available PTA data, the approach presently followed for its combination and suggest improvements for future PTA research. Particular attention is paid to subtle details (such as underestimation of measurement uncertainty and long-period noise) that have often been ignored but which become important in this unprecedentedly large and inhomogeneous data set. We identify and describe in detail several factors that complicate IPTA research and provide recommendations for future pulsar timing efforts. The first IPTA data release presented here (and available online) is used to demonstrate the IPTA's potential of improving upon gravitational-wave limits placed by individual PTAs by a factor of ~2 and provides a 2-sigma limit on the dimensionless amplitude of a stochastic GWB of 1.7x10^{-15} at a frequency of 1 yr^{-1}. This is 1.7 times less constraining than the limit placed by (Shannon et al. 2015), due mostly to the more recent, high-quality data they used., 25 pages, 6 tables, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Published: 2016
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2. Spin wave spectra in perpendicularly magnetized permalloy rings

Author: Kostylev, M. [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2015
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3. Colloquium: Comparison of astrophysical and terrestrial frequency standards

Author: Luiten, Andre [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2011
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4. A Correlated Optical and Gamma Emission from GRB 081126A

Author: Imerito, A [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, M013, Crawley WA 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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5. Microwave cavity light shining through a wall optimization and experiment

Author: Tobar, Michael [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, WA 6009 Australia (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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6. Electromagnetic energy dispersion in a 5D universe

Author: Hartnett, John [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley 6009 WA Australia (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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7. Cold, dilute spinless particles interacting via a weak, finite-range potential: an application of asymptotic approximation of integrals in computational physics

Author: Wojdylo, John [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley 6009 WA (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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8. Microwave cavity search for paraphotons

Author: Tobar, Michael [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley 6009 WA (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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9. Opto-acoustic interactions in gravitational wave detectors: Comparing flat-top beams with Gaussian beams

Author: Ju, L [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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10. Fractional frequency instability in the 10{sup -14} range with a thermal beam optical frequency reference

Author: Luiten, Andre [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, W.A. (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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11. Enhancement and suppression of opto-acoustic parametric interactions using optical feedback

Author: Blair, D [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2010
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12. Quantum random walks without walking

Author: Wang, J [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009 (Australia)]
Published: 2009
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13. An optical beam frequency reference with 10{sup -14} range frequency instability

Author: Luiten, A [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009 Western Australia (Australia)]
Published: 2009
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14. Efficient quantum circuit implementation of quantum walks

Author: Wang, J [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 6009 Perth (Australia)]
Published: 2009
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15. High Precision Noise Measurements at Microwave Frequencies

Author: Tobar, Michael [School of Physics, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy., Crawley, 6009, WA (Australia)]
Published: 2009
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16. Ultrafast resonant polarization interferometry: Towards the first direct detection of vacuum polarization

Author: Petersen, Jesse [School of Physics, University of Western Australia Nedlands, Western Australia 6907 (Australia)]
Published: 2004
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17. Advances in atomic fountains

Author: P. Laurent, Christophe Salomon, André Clairon, Patrick D. Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, J. Grünert, F. Pereira Dos Santos, C. Vian, I. Maksimovic, Peter Rosenbusch, Michel Abgrall, Luigi Cacciapuoti, Giorgio Santarelli, Sébastien Bize, H. Marion, Pierre Lemonde, Andre N. Luiten, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Théorie et métrologie, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB (Lhomond)), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Field (physics), business.industry, General Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Stability (probability), Atomic clock, Theory of relativity, Optics, Ultracold atom, International Space Station, Aerospace engineering, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], business, Order of magnitude, Physical law
Abstract: International audience; This article describes the work performed at BNM-SYRTE (Observatoire de Paris) in the past few years, toward the improvement and the use of microwave frequency standards using laser-cooled atoms. First, recent improvements of the 133Cs and 87Rb atomic fountains are described. An important advance is the achievement of a fractional frequency instability of 1.6×10tau where tau is the measurement time in seconds, thanks to the routine use of a cryogenic sapphire oscillator as an ultra-stable local frequency reference. The second advance is a powerful method to control the frequency shift due to cold collisions. These two advances lead to a fractional frequency in stability of 2×10 at 50 000 s between two independent primary standards. In addition, these clocks realize the SI second with an accuracy of 7×10, one order of magnitude below that of uncooled devices. Tests of fundamental physical laws constitute an important field of application for highly accurate atomic clocks. In a second part, we describe tests of possible variations of fundamental constants using 87Rb and 133Cs fountains. The third part is an update on the cold atom space clock PHARAO developed in collaboration with CNES. This clock is one of the main instruments of the ACES/ESA mission which will fly on board the International Space Station in 2007-2008, enabling a new generation of relativity tests. To cite this article: S. Bize et al., C. R. Physique 5 (2004).
Published: 2004
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18. Cryogenic-Sapphire-Oscillator-Based Reference Signal at 1 GHz with 10-15Level Instability

Author: Clayton R. Locke, S. Ohshima, Shinya Yanagimachi, John G. Hartnett, Giorgio Santarelli, Ken-ichi Watabe, Takeshi Ikegami, Akifumi Takamizawa, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Frequency synthesizer, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Oscillation, business.industry, Local oscillator, General Engineering, Phase (waves), General Physics and Astronomy, Frequency standard, Hydrogen maser, Signal, Atomic fountain, Optics, Physics::Atomic Physics, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], business, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: International audience; We describe a 1 GHz reference signal with 10-15 level fractional frequency stability for averaging times longer than 1 s, synthesized from a 10.8 GHz oscillation frequency of a cryogenic-sapphire-resonator-based ultra-stable oscillator and phase locked to a hydrogen maser with a time constant of about 1000 s. The degradation of the short term stability of the reference signal by phase locking to the hydrogen maser was evaluated. We also report on the implementation of the 1 GHz signal down converted to 5 MHz as a reference oscillator for a cesium atomic fountain frequency standard.
Published: 2008
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19. GRB 110205A: Anatomy of a long gamma-ray burst

Author: Bruce Gendre, Myrtille Laas-Bourez, Frédéric Vachier, Giulia Stratta, F. Kugel, François Colas, M. Boer, Alain Klotz, C. Rinner, Jean-Luc Atteia, Jean Strajnic, ASI Science Data Center (ASDC), Italian Space Agency, Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Astrophysique Relativiste Théories Expériences Métrologie Instrumentation Signaux (ARTEMIS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides (IMCCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), Institut Pythéas (OSU PYTHEAS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Phase (waves), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Stellar evolution, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), [PHYS]Physics [physics], [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Astronomy and Astrophysics, Light curve, Shock (mechanics), Afterglow, Interstellar medium, Space and Planetary Science, Gamma-ray burst, gamma-ray burst: individual: GRB 110205A, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Flare
Abstract: The Swift burst GRB 110205A was a very bright burst visible in the Northern hemisphere. GRB 110205A was intrinsically long and very energetic and it occurred in a low-density interstellar medium environment, leading to delayed afterglow emission and a clear temporal separation of the main emitting components: prompt emission, reverse shock, and forward shock. Our observations show several remarkable features of GRB 110205A : the detection of prompt optical emission strongly correlated with the BAT light curve, with no temporal lag between the two ; the absence of correlation of the X-ray emission compared to the optical and high energy gamma-ray ones during the prompt phase ; and a large optical re-brightening after the end of the prompt phase, that we interpret as a signature of the reverse shock. Beyond the pedagogical value offered by the excellent multi-wavelength coverage of a GRB with temporally separated radiating components, we discuss several questions raised by our observations: the nature of the prompt optical emission and the spectral evolution of the prompt emission at high-energies (from 0.5 keV to 150 keV) ; the origin of an X-ray flare at the beginning of the forward shock; and the modeling of the afterglow, including the reverse shock, in the framework of the classical fireball model., 21 pages, 5 figure (all in colors), accepted for publication in ApJ
Published: 2011
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20. Offset phase locking of noisy diode lasers aided by frequency division

Author: Elizabeth A. Donley, F. X. Esnault, Eugene Ivanov, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Frequency synthesizer, Phase-locked loop, Frequency divider, Physics, Frequency multiplier, Bandwidth (signal processing), Electronic engineering, Phase synchronization, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Instrumentation, Linear phase, Loop gain
Abstract: International audience; For heterodyne phase locking, frequency division of the beat note between two oscillators can improve the reliability of the phase lock and the quality of the phase synchronization. Frequency division can also reduce the size, weight, power, and cost of the instrument by excluding the microwave synthesizer from the control loop when the heterodyne offset frequency is large (5 to 10 GHz). We have experimentally tested the use of a frequency divider in an optical phase-lock loop and compared the achieved level of residual phase fluctuations between two diode lasers with that achieved without the use of a frequency divider. The two methods achieve comparable phase stability provided that sufficient loop gain is maintained after frequency division to preserve the required bandwidth. We have also numerically analyzed the noise properties and internal dynamics of phase-locked loops subjected to a high level of phase fluctuations, and our modeling confirms the expected benefits of having an in-loop frequency divider.
Published: 2011
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21. The Zadko Telescope: the Australian Node of a Global Network of Fully Robotic Follow-up Telescopes

Author: Coward, David, Laas-Bourez, Myrtille, Todd, Michael, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Department of Imaging and Applied Physics, Curtin University [Perth], Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC)-Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC), Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides (IMCCE), Gaia Fun-SSO, and Institut De Mécanique Céleste Et De Calcul Des Éphémérides, Observatoire De Paris
Subjects: [PHYS.ASTR.SR] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR], [SDU.ASTR.SR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR], [SDU.ASTR.SR] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR], [PHYS.ASTR.SR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR]
Abstract: 4 p.; International audience; The Zadko Telescope (ZT) - see Coward et al. (2010), is a purpose built 1 meter, robotic telescope, located about 80 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It was designed to monitor a previously unchartered region of the "transient sky". The Zadko Telescope is the only meter class telescope capable of deep imaging between the east coast of Australia and South Africa at similar latitude. The Zadko Telescope, operated by UWA, is the Australian "node" of the TAROT robotic telescope network. As the main southern hemisphere node of the TAROT network, it enables much larger coverage of the sky for participation in frontier optical transient science projects.
Published: 2010

22. Observation of Correlated Optical and Gamma Emissions from GRB 081126

Author: B. Gendre, Alain Klotz, Jean-Luc Atteia, A. Imerito, David Coward, Michel Boer, Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements (CESR), Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), Institut Pythéas (OSU PYTHEAS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Laboratoire Astrophysique de Toulouse-Tarbes (LATT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), School of Physics, University of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, 3D optical data storage, Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, gamma rays: bursts, [SDU.ASTR.CO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Gamma ray, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Telescope, Photometry (astronomy), 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, law, 0103 physical sciences, Spectroscopy, Gamma-ray burst, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Abstract: International audience; We present an analysis of time-resolved optical emissions observed from the gamma-ray burst GRB 081126 during the prompt phase. The analysis employed time-resolved photometry using optical data obtained by the TAROT telescope, using BAT data from the Swift spacecraft, and time-resolved spectroscopy at high energies from the GBM instrument onboard the Fermi spacecraft. The optical emission of GRB 081126 is found to be compatible with the second gamma emission pulse shifted by a positive time lag of 8.4 ± 3.9 s. This is the first well-resolved observation of a time lag between optical and gamma emissions during a gamma-ray burst. Our observations could potentially provide new constraints on the fireball model for gamma-ray burst early emissions. Furthermore, observations of time lags between optical and gamma ray photons provides an exciting opportunity to constrain quantum gravity theories.
Published: 2009
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23. Ultralow noise microwave generation with fiber-based optical frequency comb and application to atomic fountain clock

Author: Y. Le Coq, E. M. L. English, J. Guéna, Haifeng Jiang, Giorgio Santarelli, M. Lours, J. Millo, André Clairon, Michael E. Tobar, Michel Abgrall, Sébastien Bize, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and School of Physics, University of Western Australia
Subjects: Materials science, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph), business.industry, FOS: Physical sciences, Physics::Optics, Laser, Signal, Atomic fountain, Atomic clock, law.invention, Physics - Atomic Physics, law, Fiber laser, Optical cavity, Femtosecond, Optoelectronics, business, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Microwave, Optics (physics.optics), Physics - Optics
Abstract: We demonstrate the use of a fiber-based femtosecond laser locked onto an ultra-stable optical cavity to generate a low-noise microwave reference signal. Comparison with both a liquid Helium cryogenic sapphire oscillator (CSO) and a Ti:Sapphire-based optical frequency comb system exhibit a stability about $3\times10^{-15}$ between 1 s and 10 s. The microwave signal from the fiber system is used to perform Ramsey spectroscopy in a state-of-the-art Cesium fountain clock. The resulting clock system is compared to the CSO and exhibits a stability of $3.5\times10^{-14}\tau^{-1/2}$. Our continuously operated fiber-based system therefore demonstrates its potential to replace the CSO for atomic clocks with high stability in both the optical and microwave domain, most particularly for operational primary frequency standards., Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2009
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24. Correlated optical and gamma emissions from GRB 081126

Author: Klotz, Alain, Gendre, B., Atteia, J.L., Boër, Michel, Coward, David, Imerito, Alan, Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), Institut Pythéas (OSU PYTHEAS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (LATT), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), School of Physics, University of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), [SDU.ASTR.CO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Gamma-ray: bursts, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: We present an analysis of time-resolved optical emissions observed from the gamma-ray burst GRB 081126 during the prompt phase. The analysis employed time-resolved photometry using optical data obtained by the TAROT telescope, using BAT data from the Swift spacecraft, and time-resolved spectroscopy at high energies from the GBM instrument onboard the Fermi spacecraft. The optical emission of GRB 081126 is found to be compatible with the second gamma emission pulse shifted by a positive time lag of 8.4 $\pm$ 3.9 s. This is the first well-resolved observation of a time lag between optical and gamma emissions during a gamma-ray burst. Our observations could potentially provide new constraints on the fireball model for gamma-ray burst early emissions. Furthermore, observations of time lags between optical and gamma ray photons provides an exciting opportunity to constrain quantum gravity theories., Comment: 4 pages, to be published in ApJ
Published: 2009
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25. Tests of relativity by complementary rotating Michelson-Morley experiments

Author: Eugene Ivanov, A. Senger, Sven Herrmann, Evgeny Kovalchuk, Achim Peters, Holger Müller, Paul L. Stanwix, Peter Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Théorie et métrologie, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Humboldt University Of Berlin
Subjects: Physics, Photon, Lorentz transformation, General Physics and Astronomy, Michelson–Morley experiment, Electron, Special relativity (alternative formulations), Standard Model, symbols.namesake, Theory of relativity, Standard-Model Extension, Quantum mechanics, symbols, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Abstract: International audience; We report relativity tests based on data from two simultaneous Michelson-Morley experiments, spanning a period of more than 1 yr. Both were actively rotated on turntables. One (in Berlin, Germany) uses optical Fabry-Perot resonators made of fused silica; the other (in Perth, Australia) uses microwave whispering-gallery sapphire resonators. Within the standard model extension, we obtain simultaneous limits on Lorentz violation for electrons (5 coefficients) and photons (8) at levels down to 10-16, improved by factors between 3 and 50 compared to previous work.
Published: 2007
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26. Improved test of Lorentz invariance in electrodynamics using rotating cryogenic sapphire oscillators

Author: Clayton R. Locke, Eugene Ivanov, Peter Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, Paul L. Stanwix, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Théorie et métrologie, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Lorentz covariance, Astrophysics, Microwave oscillators, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Standard-Model Extension, Quantum mechanics, Sapphire, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Mathematical physics
Abstract: We present new results from our test of Lorentz invariance, which compares two orthogonal cryogenic sapphire microwave oscillators rotating in the lab. We have now acquired over 1 year of data, allowing us to avoid the short data set approximation (less than 1 year) that assumes no cancelation occurs between the $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}$ and $\tilde{\kappa}_{o+}$ parameters from the photon sector of the standard model extension. Thus, we are able to place independent limits on all eight $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}$ and $\tilde{\kappa}_{o+}$ parameters. Our results represents up to a factor of 10 improvement over previous non rotating measurements (which independently constrained 7 parameters), and is a slight improvement (except for $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}^{ZZ}$) over results from previous rotating experiments that assumed the short data set approximation. Also, an analysis in the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl framework allows us to place a new limit on the isotropy parameter $P_{MM}=\delta-\beta+{1/2}$ of $9.4(8.1)\times10^{-11}$, an improvement of a factor of 2., Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2006
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27. Comment on 'Test of constancy of speed of light with rotating cryogenic optical resonators'

Author: Peter Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, Paul L. Stanwix, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Théorie et métrologie, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Subjects: Physics, Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Physics - Classical Physics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Visible radiation, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Quantum mechanics, Speed of light, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Mathematical physics
Abstract: A recent experiment by Antonini et. al. [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 71}, 050101R 2005], set new limits on Lorentz violating parameters in the frame-work of the photon sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME), $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}^{ZZ}$, and the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl (RMS) framework, $\beta-\delta-1/2$. The experiment had significant systematic effects caused by the rotation of the apparatus which were only partly analysed and taken into account. We show that this is insufficient to put a bound on $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}^{ZZ}$ and the bound on $\beta-\delta-1/2$ represents a five-fold improvement not a ten-fold improvement as claimed. (For reply see Phys. Rev. A 72, 066102 (2005) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.066102), Comment: 2 pages
Published: 2005
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28. Test of Lorentz invariance in electrodynamics using rotating cryogenic sapphire microwave oscillators

Author: Frank Van Kann, Clayton R. Locke, Mohamad Susli, John Winterflood, Peter Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, Paul L. Stanwix, Eugene Ivanov, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Photon, Astrophysics (astro-ph), Isotropy, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Resonance, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Lorentz covariance, Astrophysics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Theory of relativity, Standard-Model Extension, Quantum mechanics, Symmetry (geometry), [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Abstract: We present the first results from a rotating Michelson-Morley experiment that uses two orthogonally orientated cryogenic sapphire resonator-oscillators operating in whispering gallery modes near 10 GHz. The experiment is used to test for violations of Lorentz Invariance in the frame-work of the photon sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME), as well as the isotropy term of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl (RMS) framework. In the SME we set a new bound on the previously unmeasured $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}^{ZZ}$ component of $2.1(5.7)\times10^{-14}$, and set more stringent bounds by up to a factor of 7 on seven other components. In the RMS a more stringent bound of $-0.9(2.0)\times 10^{-10}$ on the isotropy parameter, $P_{MM}=\delta - \beta + {1/2}$ is set, which is more than a factor of 7 improvement. More detailed description of the experiment and calculations can be found in: hep-ph/0506200, Comment: Final published version, 4 pages, references added
Published: 2005
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29. Cold atom Clocks and Applications

Author: Andre N. Luiten, I. Maksimovic, Sébastien Bize, P. Laurent, H. Marion, Peter Rosenbusch, Michael E. Tobar, Christophe Salomon, Patrick D. Wolf, Pierre Lemonde, Giorgio Santarelli, J. Gruenert, C. Vian, André Clairon, Michel Abgrall, Luigi Cacciapuoti, F. Pereira Dos Santos, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Métrologie des fréquences optiques, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, Théorie et métrologie, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB (Lhomond)), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph), Frequency shift, FOS: Physical sciences, Condensed Matter Physics, Space (mathematics), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational physics, Physics - Atomic Physics, On board, Theory of relativity, Ultracold atom, International Space Station, Frequency instability, Atomic physics, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Order of magnitude
Abstract: This paper describes advances in microwave frequency standards using laser-cooled atoms at BNM-SYRTE. First, recent improvements of the $^{133}$Cs and $^{87}$Rb atomic fountains are described. Thanks to the routine use of a cryogenic sapphire oscillator as an ultra-stable local frequency reference, a fountain frequency instability of $1.6\times 10^{-14}\tau^{-1/2}$ where $\tau $ is the measurement time in seconds is measured. The second advance is a powerful method to control the frequency shift due to cold collisions. These two advances lead to a frequency stability of $2\times 10^{-16}$ at $50,000s for the first time for primary standards. In addition, these clocks realize the SI second with an accuracy of $7\times 10^{-16}$, one order of magnitude below that of uncooled devices. In a second part, we describe tests of possible variations of fundamental constants using $^{87}$Rb and $^{133}$Cs fountains. Finally we give an update on the cold atom space clock PHARAO developed in collaboration with CNES. This clock is one of the main instruments of the ACES/ESA mission which is scheduled to fly on board the International Space Station in 2008, enabling a new generation of relativity tests., Comment: 30 pages, 11 figures
Published: 2005
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30. New methods of testing Lorentz violation in electrodynamics

Author: Alison Fowler, Peter Wolf, Michael E. Tobar, John G. Hartnett, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Electromagnetic field, Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Photon, Lorentz transformation, Astrophysics (astro-ph), Scalar (mathematics), FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Lorentz covariance, Astrophysics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, symbols.namesake, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Theory of relativity, Standard-Model Extension, Quantum electrodynamics, symbols, Quantum Physics (quant-ph), [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Tests of special relativity
Abstract: We investigate experiments that are sensitive to the scalar and parity-odd coefficients for Lorentz violation in the photon sector of the Standard Model Extension (SME). We show that of the classic tests of special relativity, Ives-Stilwell (IS) experiments are sensitive to the scalar coefficient, but at only parts in 10^5 for the state-of-the-art experiment. We then propose asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers with different electromagnetic properties in the two arms, including recycling techniques based on travelling wave resonators to improve the sensitivity. With present technology we estimate that the scalar and parity odd coefficients may be measured at sensitivity better than parts in 10^11 and 10^15 respectively., Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2005
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31. Long-distance frequency dissemination with a resolution of 10-17

Author: Andrei Goncharov, Olivier Lopez, Andre N. Luiten, Sébastien Bize, Christophe Daussy, Christian Chardonnet, M. Guinet, Anne Amy-Klein, F. Narbonneau, Georgio Santarelli, Michael E. Tobar, André Clairon, D. Chambon, Michel Lours, Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL), Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), School of physics, University of Western Australia (UWA), and The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Subjects: 06.20.-f, 42.62.Eh, 06.30.Ft, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Physics::Optics, Frequency standard, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, 010309 optics, Optics, [PHYS.QPHY]Physics [physics]/Quantum Physics [quant-ph], law, Frequency resolution, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, horloge moléculaire, Physics, Quantum Physics, business.industry, métrologie des fréquences, lien optique, Resolution (electron density), Laser, Femtosecond, Atomic physics, Laser frequency, dissémination du temps, Quantum Physics (quant-ph), business, Microwave
Abstract: We use a new technique to disseminate microwave reference signals along ordinary optical fiber. The fractional frequency resolution of a link of 86 km in length is ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}17}$ for a one day integration time, a resolution higher than the stability of the best microwave or optical clocks. We use the link to compare the microwave reference and a ${\mathrm{CO}}_{2}/{\mathrm{OsO}}_{4}$ frequency standard that stabilizes a femtosecond laser frequency comb. This demonstrates a resolution of $3\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}14}$ at 1 s. An upper value of the instability introduced by the femtosecond laser-based synthesizer is estimated as $1\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}14}$ at 1 s.
Published: 2005

32. Improved test of Lorentz invariance in electrodynamics

Author: André Clairon, Giorgio Santarelli, Peter Wolf, Sébastien Bize, Michael E. Tobar, Andre N. Luiten, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Métrologie des fréquences optiques, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, Théorie et métrologie, School of Physics, University of Western Australia, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), School of Physics (FSM), and The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Photon, Lorentz transformation, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Lorentz covariance, Special relativity, 01 natural sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, symbols.namesake, Theoretical physics, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Quantum mechanics, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, PACS: 03.30.+p, 06.30.Ft, 12.60.-i, 11.30.Cp, 84.40.-x, Physics, Conservation law, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Symmetry (physics), Constraint (information theory), Standard Model (mathematical formulation), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, [PHYS.HPHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Phenomenology [hep-ph], symbols, [PHYS.GRQC]Physics [physics]/General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology [gr-qc], [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Abstract: We report new results of a test of Lorentz invariance based on the comparison of a cryogenic sapphire microwave resonator and a hydrogen maser. The experimental results are shown together with an extensive analysis of systematic effects. Previously, this experiment has set the most stringent constraint on Kennedy-Thorndike type violations of Lorentz invariance. In this work we present new data and interpret our results in the general Lorentz violating extension of the standard model of particle physics (SME). Within the photon sector of the SME, our experiment is sensitive to seven SME parameters. We marginally improve present limits on four of these, and by a factor 7 to 10 on the other three., Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D, rapid communications
Published: 2004
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33. Design and realization of a flywheel oscillator for advanced time and frequency metrology

Author: M. Lours, Michael E. Tobar, Andre N. Luiten, Giorgio Santarelli, S. Bize, F. Narbonneau, H. Marion, André Clairon, D. Chambon, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Métrologie des fréquences optiques, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Références micro-ondes et échelles de temps, and School of Physics, University of Western Australia
Subjects: Physics, Frequency synthesizer, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, business.industry, Local oscillator, Electrical engineering, Frequency standard, Variable-frequency oscillator, Phase noise, Physics::Atomic Physics, Crystal oven, Digitally controlled oscillator, Parametric oscillator, Atomic physics, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], business, Instrumentation, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: International audience; In this article, we describe a new frequency synthesis system that includes a low phase noise cryogenic sapphire oscillator (CSO) and an H-maser to provide metrological low-noise signals to time and frequency experiments. Implementing this system as a local oscillator for a Cs cold atom fountain, a record frequency stability of 1.6×10-14tau-1/2 is obtained.
Published: 2005
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34. Optical and X-ray early follow-up of ANTARES neutrino alerts

Author: A. Gleixner, Jörn Wilms, Th. Stolarczyk, C. Distefano, D. F. E. Samtleben, P. Migliozzi, S. Mangano, Guillaume Lambard, J.A. Martínez-Mora, H. van Haren, I. Al Samarai, A. Enzenhöfer, S. Loucatos, Christian Tamburini, A. Heijboer, C. Mueller, C. W. James, Thomas Eberl, Jürgen Brunner, C. Donzaud, S. Adrián-Martínez, D. Dornic, Stéphane Basa, Stefan Wagner, B. Vallage, Uli Katz, Jos Steijger, Maurizio Spurio, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Neil Gehrels, D. Drouhin, Gisela Anton, Ivan Dekeyser, R. Lahmann, A. Herrero, R. Bruijn, Annarita Margiotta, Tommaso Chiarusi, L. Caramete, A. Trovato, Daniele Vivolo, C. Vallée, M. de Jong, Michel André, D. Turpin, J. Schmid, S. Biagi, J. Hößl, L.A. Fusco, A. Moussa, G. De Bonis, A. Le Van Suu, M. Taiuti, C. Perrina, J. A. Kennea, V. Giordano, M. Neff, C. Hugon, M.C. Bouwhuis, Alain Klotz, F. Schüssler, S. Galatà, Dominique Lefèvre, M. Bou-Cabo, K. Roensch, J. Zúñiga, J. Carr, Oleg Kalekin, C. Pellegrino, J. Hofestädt, R. Bormuth, K. Fehn, C. Sieger, D. Kießling, R. Gracia-Ruiz, V. Bertin, K. Geyer, E. Leonora, Dominik Elsässer, P. Coyle, Juan José Hernández-Rey, F. Folger, C. Bogazzi, Séverine Martini, S. Schulte, T. Seitz, Jutta Schnabel, C. Tönnis, B. Baret, P.M. Kooijman, R. Coniglione, G.E. Păvălaş, E. Nezri, H. Costantini, A. Creusot, Yann Hello, C. Racca, M. Tselengidou, M. Ageron, A. Rostovtsev, Arnauld Albert, K. Graf, A. Dumas, S. Geißelsöder, V. Van Elewyck, Paolo Piattelli, A. Kouchner, M. Boer, Rainer Richter, A. Sánchez-Losa, J. Busto, Phil Evans, V. Kulikovskiy, Piera Sapienza, P. Fermani, M. Marcelin, Miguel Ardid, A. Capone, David Coward, D. Lattuada, M. Saldaña, A. Mathieu, V. Popa, Marco Circella, Anne Deschamps, Matteo Sanguineti, Carl W. Akerlof, Ivan Felis, E. Visser, J. P. Osborne, J-J. Aubert, WeiKang Zheng, Giorgio Riccobene, J.D. Zornoza, T. Pradier, M. Vecchi, Matthias Kadler, T. Michael, J. Barrios-Martí, Adrián Martínez, S., Ageron, M., Albert, A., Al Samarai, I., André, M., Anton, G., Ardid, M., Aubert, J. J., Baret, B., Barrios Martí, J., Basa, S., Bertin, V., Biagi, S., Bogazzi, C., Bormuth, R., Bou Cabo, M., Bouwhuis, M. C., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Busto, J., Capone, A., Caramete, L., Carr, J., Chiarusi, T., Circella, M., Coniglione, R., Costantini, H., Coyle, P., Creusot, A., Dekeyser, I., Deschamps, A., De Bonis, G., Distefano, C., Donzaud, C., Dornic, D., Drouhin, D., Dumas, A., Eberl, T., Elsässer, D., Enzenhöfer, A., Fehn, K., Felis, I., Fermani, P., Folger, F., Fusco, LUIGI ANTONIO, Galatà, S., Gay, P., Geißelsöder, S., Geyer, K., Giordano, V., Gleixner, A., Gracia Ruiz, R., Graf, K., Van Haren, H., Heijboer, A. J., Hello, Y., Hernández Rey, J. J., Herrero, A., Hößl, J., Hofestädt, J., Hugon, C., James, C. W., De Jong, M., Kadler, M., Kalekin, O., Katz, U., Kießling, D., Kooijman, P., Kouchner, A., Kreykenbohm, I., Kulikovskiy, V., Lahmann, R., Lambard, G., Lattuada, D., Lefèvre, D., Leonora, E., Loucatos, S., Mangano, S., Marcelin, M., Margiotta, Annarita, Martínez Mora, J. A., Martini, S., Mathieu, A., Michael, T., Migliozzi, P., Moussa, A., Mueller, C., Neff, M., Nezri, E., Pǎvǎlaş, G. E., Pellegrino, Carmelo, Perrina, C., Piattelli, P., Popa, V., Pradier, T., Racca, C., Riccobene, G., Richter, R., Roensch, K., Rostovtsev, A., Saldaña, M., Samtleben, D. F. E., Sanguineti, M., Sapienza, P., Schmid, J., Schnabel, J., Schulte, S., Schüssler, F., Seitz, T., Sieger, C., Spurio, Maurizio, Steijger, J. J. M., Stolarczyk, T. h., Sánchez Losa, A., Taiuti, M., Tamburini, C., Trovato, A., Tselengidou, M., Tönnis, C., Turpin, D., Vallage, B., Vallée, C., Van Elewyck, V., Vecchi, M., Visser, E., Vivolo, D., Wagner, S., Wilms, J., Zornoza, J. D., Zúñiga, J., Klotz, A., Boer, M., Le Van Suu, A., Akerlof, C., Zheng, W., Evans, P., Gehrels, N., Kennea, J., Osborne, J. P., Coward, D. M., Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Groupe de Recherche en Physique des Hautes Energies (GRPHE), Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Colmar, Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB-UPC), Universidad Polytecnica de Cataluña (UPC), Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Enrico Fermi - Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, Department of Physics [Roma La Sapienza], Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' = Sapienza University [Rome], Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie (MIO), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géoazur (GEOAZUR 7329), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire - Clermont-Ferrand (LPC), Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), National Institute for Subatomic Physics [Amsterdam] (NIKHEF), Faculteit Betawetenschappen, Universiteit Utrecht, Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), LTI, ENSA de Tanger, Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Elettra Light source (ELETTRA), Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Département de Physique des Particules (ex SPP) (DPP), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.), Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (IFIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Universitat de València (UV), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Astrophysique Relativiste Théories Expériences Métrologie Instrumentation Signaux (ARTEMIS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 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Subjects: HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRINOS, Active galactic nucleus, TELESCOPE, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Gamma ray burst experiments, 01 natural sciences, ICECUBE, Optical telescope, SEARCH, 0103 physical sciences, ROTSE-III, BURSTS, 010306 general physics, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, FERMI-DETECTED BLAZARS, X-ray telescopes, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), LIGHT CURVES, astro-ph.HE, Physics, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, ASTROFÍSICA, Supernova, Neutrino detector, Neutrino astronomy, gamma ray burst experiment, FISICA APLICADA, gamma ray burst experiments, neutrino astronomy, EMISSION, SYSTEM, Transient (oscillation), Neutrino, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, MATEMATICA APLICADA, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Event (particle physics)
Abstract: High-energy neutrinos could be produced in the interaction of charged cosmic rays with matter or radiation surrounding astrophysical sources. Even with the recent detection of extraterrestrial high-energy neutrinos by the IceCube experiment, no astrophysical neutrino source has yet been discovered. Transient sources, such as gamma-ray bursts, core-collapse supernovae, or active galactic nuclei are promising candidates. Multi-messenger programs oﬀer a unique opportunity to detect these transient sources. By combining the information provided by the ANTARES neutrino telescope with information coming from other observa-tories, the probability of detecting a source is enhanced, allowing the possibility of identifying a neutrino progenitor from a single detected event. A method based on optical and X-ray follow-ups of high-energy neutrino alerts has been developed within the ANTARES collaboration. This method does not require any assumptions on the relation between neutrino and photon spectra other than time-correlation. This program, denoted as TAToO, triggers a network of robotic optical telescopes (TAROT and ROTSE) and the Swift-XRT with a delay of only a few seconds after a neutrino detection, and is therefore well-suited to search for fast transient sources. To identify an optical or X-ray counterpart to a neutrino signal, the images provided by the follow-up observations are analysed with dedicated pipelines. A total of 42 alerts with optical and 7 alerts with X-ray images taken with a maximum delay of 24 hours after the neutrino trigger have been analysed. No optical or X-ray counterparts associated to the neutrino triggers have been found, and upper limits on transient source magnitudes have been derived. The probability to reject the gamma-ray burst origin hypothesis has been computed for each alert., The authors acknowledge the financial support of the funding agencies: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA), Commission Europeenne (FEDER fund and Marie Curie Program), Region Ile-de-France (DIM-ACAV), Region Alsace (contrat CPER), Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Departement du Var and Ville de La Seyne-sur-Mer, France; Bundesministerium fur Bildung and Forschung (BMBF), Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy; Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Nederlandse organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), the Netherlands; Council of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and leading scientific schools supporting grants, Russia; National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS), Romania; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (MICINN), Prometeo of Generalitat Valenciana and MultiDark, Spain; Agence de l'Oriental and CNRST, Morocco. We also acknowledge the technical support of Ifremer, AIM and Foselev Marine for the sea operation and the CC-IN2P3 for the computing facilities. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the OCEVU LabEx, France. PAE andJPO acknowledge support from the U.K. Space Agency.
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35. Design and Implementation of an Einsteinian Energy Learning Module.

Author: Boublil S, Blair D, and Treagust DF
Abstract: The most famous equation in physics, E = mc , is rarely introduced in middle school physics curricula. Recent research has shown that teaching Einsteinian concepts at the middle school level is feasible and beneficial. This paper analyses an Einsteinian energy teaching module for Year 8 students (13-14 years old), which encompasses the two fundamental energy formulas in modern physics, 2 , is rarely introduced in middle school physics curricula. Recent research has shown that teaching Einsteinian concepts at the middle school level is feasible and beneficial. This paper analyses an Einsteinian energy teaching module for Year 8 students (13-14 years old), which encompasses the two fundamental energy formulas in modern physics, E = mc 2 . In the context of activity-based learning, the Einsteinian energy module relates to all the forms of energy in traditional school curricula. This study uses a design-based research approach within the Model of Educational Reconstruction framework. Modern experiments, historical events, and educational research helped us identify relevant Einsteinian energy concepts, activities, and assessments. The study included 22 students who participated in nine in-class Einsteinian energy lessons. Analysing results in the post-test showed a 31% mean increase from the pre-test, a clear and significant positive change in students' conceptual understanding. The results demonstrated students' ability to deal with very large and small constants of proportionality and physical concepts involved in the module.E = hf . In the context of activity-based learning, the Einsteinian energy module relates to all the forms of energy in traditional school curricula. This study uses a design-based research approach within the Model of Educational Reconstruction framework. Modern experiments, historical events, and educational research helped us identify relevant Einsteinian energy concepts, activities, and assessments. The study included 22 students who participated in nine in-class Einsteinian energy lessons. Analysing results in the post-test showed a 31% mean increase from the pre-test, a clear and significant positive change in students' conceptual understanding. The results demonstrated students' ability to deal with very large and small constants of proportionality and physical concepts involved in the module., (© The Author(s) 2023.)
Published: 2024
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36. The Relative Effectiveness of Bilateral and Unilateral Electrode Placement in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Author: Balint T, Nazim Khan R, and Hooke G
Abstract: Background This study is focused on the comparative efficacy of bilateral and unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on depressive symptoms in patients at the Perth Clinic for the period from 2016 to 2021. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of 485 patients who received ECT treatment. The expected improvements in depressive symptoms were evaluated by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) assessment tool filled out by the patients on admission and discharge from the hospital. Only the depression score of the DASS scale was utilised for this research. Results The results suggested that both electrode placements resulted in a significant improvement in depressive symptoms. The positive response rates for the bilateral and unilateral electrode placements were 78.3% and 71.6%, respectively. There was no difference between males and females in the average DASS score at discharge for bilateral and unilateral electrode placements. Conclusions This study confirmed that the results obtained at the Perth Clinic are similar to the existing international research results on the same topic. Bifrontal and unilateral ECT electrode placements are equally efficacious in improving depressive symptoms in patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD)., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2023, Balint et al.)
Published: 2023
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37. Cosmetic outcomes following wide local excision of impalpable breast cancer: is radioguided occult lesion localization using iodine-125 seeds better than hookwire localization?

Author: Preuss J, Nezich R, Lester L, Poh S, Saunders C, and Taylor D
Subjects: Breast, Female, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Mastectomy, Segmental
Abstract: Background: Hookwire localization (HWL) is the gold standard for localizing impalpable tumours for breast conserving surgery. An alternative technique, radioguided occult lesion localization using iodine-125 seeds (ROLLIS), has been associated with lower re-excision rates. This paper investigates if cosmetic outcomes differ in women undergoing breast conserving surgery with HWL or ROLLIS., Methods: Women who had ROLLIS or HWL guided excision for impalpable breast cancer within a multicentre randomized controlled trial (RCT) (ANZCTR 12613000655741) were recruited. Exclusions were level 2 oncoplasty and mastectomy. Cosmetic outcome was calculated using BCCT.core, the Hopwood Body Image Scale and estimated percentage breast volume excised. Chi-squared analysis was used to determine the difference between the intervention groups., Results: Analysis was performed for 123 participants (66 ROLLIS and 57 HWL). The cosmetic outcome determined by BCCT.core for all participants was good with no significant difference between the ROLLIS and HWL groups. When reviewing the number of patients who experienced either a good or excellent result, there was a significantly higher number of patients in the ROLLIS group (n = 53, 82%) compared to the HWL group (n = 42, 74%, P = 0.02. There were no differences in Hopwood Body Image Scale or estimated percentage breast volume excised between groups. There was a reduction in the frequency of re-excision in the ROLLIS group (n = 3, 4.5%) versus HWL group (n = 8, 14%); however, this was not significant (P = 0.06)., Conclusion: Pre-operative localization of impalpable breast lesions using either ROLLIS or HWL resulted in a good cosmetic outcome with no significant difference between localization techniques., (© 2021 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.)
Published: 2021
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38. Searching for Dark Matter with an Optical Cavity and an Unequal-Delay Interferometer.

Author: Savalle E, Hees A, Frank F, Cantin E, Pottie PE, Roberts BM, Cros L, McAllister BT, and Wolf P
Abstract: We propose a new type of experiment that compares the frequency of a clock (an ultrastable optical cavity in this case) at time t to its own frequency some time t-T earlier, by "storing" the output signal (photons) in a fiber delay line. In ultralight oscillating dark matter (DM) models, such an experiment is sensitive to coupling of DM to the standard model fields, through oscillations of the cavity and fiber lengths and of the fiber refractive index. Additionally, the sensitivity is significantly enhanced around the mechanical resonances of the cavity. We present experimental results of such an experiment and report no evidence of DM for masses in the [4.1×10^{-11}, 8.3×10^{-10}] eV region. In addition, we improve constraints on the involved coupling constants by one order of magnitude in a standard galactic DM model, at the mass corresponding to the resonant frequency of our cavity. Furthermore, in the model of relaxion DM, we improve on existing constraints over the whole DM mass range by about one order of magnitude, and up to 6 orders of magnitude at resonance.
Published: 2021
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39. Surgical outcomes after radioactive 125I seed versus hookwire localization of non-palpable breast cancer: a multicentre randomized clinical trial.

Author: Taylor DB, Bourke AG, Westcott EJ, Marinovich ML, Chong CYL, Liang R, Hughes RL, Elder E, and Saunders CM
Subjects: Breast Neoplasms diagnosis, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating diagnosis, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating pathology, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating surgery, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Surgery, Computer-Assisted methods, Treatment Outcome, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Iodine Radioisotopes, Margins of Excision, Mastectomy, Segmental methods
Abstract: Background: Previous studies have suggested improved efficiency and patient outcomes with 125I seed compared with hookwire localization (HWL) in breast-conserving surgery, but high-level evidence of superior surgical outcomes is lacking. The aim of this multicentre pragmatic RCT was to compare re-excision and positive margin rates after localization using 125I seed or hookwire in women with non-palpable breast cancer., Methods: Between September 2013 and March 2018, women with non-palpable breast cancer eligible for breast-conserving surgery were assigned randomly to preoperative localization using 125I seeds or hookwires. Randomization was stratified by lesion type (pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or other) and study site. Primary endpoints were rates of re-excision and margin positivity. Secondary endpoints were resection volumes and weights., Results: A total of 690 women were randomized at eight sites; 659 women remained after withdrawal (125I seed, 327; HWL, 332). Mean age was 60.3 years in the 125I seed group and 60.7 years in the HWL group, with no difference between the groups in preoperative lesion size (mean 13.2 mm). Lesions were pure DCIS in 25.9 per cent. The most common radiological lesion types were masses (46.9 per cent) and calcifications (28.2 per cent). The localization modality was ultrasonography in 65.5 per cent and mammography in 33.7 per cent. The re-excision rate after 125I seed localization was significantly lower than for HWL (13.9 versus 18.9 per cent respectively; P = 0.019). There were no significant differences in positive margin rates, or in specimen weights and volumes., Conclusion: Re-excision rates after breast-conserving surgery were significantly lower after 125I seed localization compared with HWL. Registration number: ACTRN12613000655741 (http://www.ANZCTR.org.au/)., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of BJS Society Ltd.)
Published: 2021
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40. Quantum Optical Metrology of Correlated Phase and Loss.

Author: Birchall PM, Allen EJ, Stace TM, O'Brien JL, Matthews JCF, and Cable H
Abstract: Optical absorption measurements characterize a wide variety of systems from atomic gases to in vivo diagnostics of living organisms. Here we study the potential of nonclassical techniques to reduce statistical noise below the shot-noise limit in absorption measurements with concomitant phase shifts imparted by a sample. We consider both cases where there is a known relationship between absorption and a phase shift, and where this relationship is unknown. For each case we derive the fundamental limit and provide a practical strategy to reduce statistical noise. Furthermore, we find an intuitive correspondence between measurements of absorption and of lossy phase shifts, which both show the same analytical form for precision enhancement for bright states. Our results demonstrate that nonclassical techniques can aid real-world tasks with present-day laboratory techniques.
Published: 2020
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41. Association Between Abdominal Aortic Calcification, Bone Mineral Density, and Fracture in Older Women.

Author: Lewis JR, Eggermont CJ, Schousboe JT, Lim WH, Wong G, Khoo B, Sim M, Yu M, Ueland T, Bollerslev J, Hodgson JM, Zhu K, Wilson KE, Kiel DP, and Prince RL
Subjects: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Aorta, Abdominal metabolism, Aortic Diseases complications, Aortic Diseases epidemiology, Aortic Diseases metabolism, Aortic Diseases therapy, Bone Density, Fractures, Bone epidemiology, Fractures, Bone etiology, Fractures, Bone metabolism, Fractures, Bone therapy, Hospitalization, Vascular Calcification complications, Vascular Calcification epidemiology, Vascular Calcification metabolism, Vascular Calcification therapy
Abstract: Although a relationship between vascular disease and osteoporosis has been recognized, its clinical importance for fracture risk evaluation remains uncertain. Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a recognized measure of vascular disease detected on single-energy images performed for vertebral fracture assessment, may also identify increased osteoporosis risk. In a prospective 10-year study of 1024 older predominantly white women (mean age 75.0 ± 2.6 years) from the Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort, we evaluated the association between AAC, skeletal structure, and fractures. AAC and spine fracture were assessed at the time of hip densitometry and heel quantitative ultrasound. AAC was scored 0 to 24 (AAC24) and categorized into low AAC (score 0 and 1, n = 459), moderate AAC (score 2 to 5, n = 373), and severe AAC (score >6, n = 192). Prevalent vertebral fractures were calculated using the Genant semiquantitative method. AAC24 scores were inversely related to hip BMD ( r s = -0.077, p = 0.013), heel broadband ultrasound attenuation ( r s = -0.074, p = 0.020), and the Stiffness Index ( r s = -0.073, p = 0.022). In cross-sectional analyses, women with moderate to severe AAC were more likely to have prevalent fracture and lumbar spine imaging-detected lumbar spine fractures, but not thoracic spine fractures (Mantel-Haenszel test of trend p < 0.05). For 10-year incident clinical fractures and fracture-related hospitalizations, women with moderate to severe AAC (AAC24 score >1) had increased fracture risk (HR 1.48; 95% CI, 1.15 to 1.91; p = 0.002; HR 1.46; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.99; p = 0.019, respectively) compared with women with low AAC. This relationship remained significant after adjusting for age and hip BMD for clinical fractures (HR 1.40; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.81; p = 0.010), but was attenuated for fracture-related hospitalizations (HR 1.33; 95% CI, 0.98 to 1.83; p = 0.073). In conclusion, older women with more marked AAC are at higher risk of fracture, not completely captured by bone structural predictors. These findings further support the concept that vascular calcification and bone pathology may share similar mechanisms of causation that remain to be fully elucidated © 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research., (© 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.)
Published: 2019
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42. How have advances in CT dosimetry software impacted estimates of CT radiation dose and cancer incidence? A comparison of CT dosimetry software: Implications for past and future research.

Author: Maxwell S, Fox R, McRobbie D, Bulsara M, Doust J, O'Leary P, Slavotinek J, Stubbs J, and Moorin R
Subjects: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Algorithms, Australia epidemiology, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Radiation Dosage, Young Adult, Head diagnostic imaging, Neoplasms epidemiology, Phantoms, Imaging, Radiography, Abdominal methods, Radiography, Thoracic methods, Software, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Abstract: Objective: Organ radiation dose from a CT scan, calculated by CT dosimetry software, can be combined with cancer risk data to estimate cancer incidence resulting from CT exposure. We aim to determine to what extent the use of improved anatomical representation of the adult human body "phantom" in CT dosimetry software impacts estimates of radiation dose and cancer incidence, to inform comparison of past and future research., Methods: We collected 20 adult cases for each of three CT protocols (abdomen/pelvis, chest and head) from each of five public hospitals (random sample) (January-April inclusive 2010) and three private clinics (self-report). Organ equivalent and effective dose were calculated using both ImPACT (mathematical phantom) and NCICT (voxelised phantom) software. Bland-Altman plots demonstrate agreement and Passing-Bablok regression reports systematic, proportional or random differences between results. We modelled the estimated lifetime attributable risk of cancer from a single exposure for each protocol, using age-sex specific risk-coefficients from the Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation VII report., Results: For the majority of organs used in epidemiological studies of cancer incidence, the NCICT software (voxelised) provided higher dose estimates. Across the lifespan NCICT resulted in cancer estimates 2.9%-6.6% and 14.8%-16.3% higher in males and females (abdomen/pelvis) and 7.6%-19.7% and 12.9%-26.5% higher in males and females respectively (chest protocol). For the head protocol overall cancer estimates were lower for NCICT, but with greatest disparity, >30% at times., Conclusion: When the results of previous studies estimating CT dose and cancer incidence are compared to more recent, or future, studies the dosimetry software must be considered. Any change in radiation dose or cancer risk may be attributable to the software and phantom used, rather than-or in addition to-changes in scanning practice. Studies using dosimetry software to estimate radiation dose should describe software comprehensively to facilitate comparison with past and future research., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Published: 2019
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43. Role of carbonate burial in Blue Carbon budgets.

Author: Saderne V, Geraldi NR, Macreadie PI, Maher DT, Middelburg JJ, Serrano O, Almahasheer H, Arias-Ortiz A, Cusack M, Eyre BD, Fourqurean JW, Kennedy H, Krause-Jensen D, Kuwae T, Lavery PS, Lovelock CE, Marba N, Masqué P, Mateo MA, Mazarrasa I, McGlathery KJ, Oreska MPJ, Sanders CJ, Santos IR, Smoak JM, Tanaya T, Watanabe K, and Duarte CM
Abstract: Calcium carbonates (CaCO 3 ) often accumulate in mangrove and seagrass sediments. As CaCO 3 production emits CO 2 , there is concern that this may partially offset the role of Blue Carbon ecosystems as CO 2 sinks through the burial of organic carbon (C org ). A global collection of data on inorganic carbon burial rates (C inorg , 12% of CaCO 3 mass) revealed global rates of 0.8 TgC inorg yr -1 and 15-62 TgC inorg yr -1 in mangrove and seagrass ecosystems, respectively. In seagrass, CaCO 3 burial may correspond to an offset of 30% of the net CO 2 sequestration. However, a mass balance assessment highlights that the C inorg burial is mainly supported by inputs from adjacent ecosystems rather than by local calcification, and that Blue Carbon ecosystems are sites of net CaCO 3 dissolution. Hence, CaCO 3 burial in Blue Carbon ecosystems contribute to seabed elevation and therefore buffers sea-level rise, without undermining their role as CO 2 sinks.
Published: 2019
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44. Ionization potential depression and Pauli blocking in degenerate plasmas at extreme densities.

Author: Röpke G, Blaschke D, Döppner T, Lin C, Kraeft WD, Redmer R, and Reinholz H
Abstract: New facilities explore warm dense matter (WDM) at conditions with extreme densities (exceeding ten times condensed matter densities) so that electrons are degenerate even at temperatures of 10-100 eV. Whereas in the nondegenerate region correlation effects such as Debye screening are relevant for the ionization potential depression (IPD), new effects have to be considered in degenerate plasmas. In addition to the Fock shift of the self-energies, the bound-state Pauli blocking becomes important with increasing density. Standard approaches to IPD such as Stewart-Pyatt and widely used opacity tables (e.g., OPAL) do not contain Pauli blocking effects for bound states. The consideration of degeneracy effects leads to a reduction of the ionization potential and to a higher degree of ionization. As an example, we present calculations for the ionization degree of carbon plasmas at T = 100 eV and extreme densities up to 40 g/cm^{3}, which are relevant to experiments that are currently scheduled at the National Ignition Facility.
Published: 2019
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45. Seagrass soil archives reveal centennial-scale metal smelter contamination while acting as natural filters.

Author: Lafratta A, Serrano O, Masqué P, Mateo MA, Fernandes M, Gaylard S, and Lavery PS
Abstract: The upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia hosts the world's largest single stream Pb-Zn smelter, which has caused environmental and health issues related to elevated metal concentrations in the surrounding environment. The area also has extensive seagrass meadows, occupying >4000 km 2 . We reconstructed the fluxes of heavy metals over the last ~3000 years through a multi-parameter study of the soil archives formed by the seagrass Posidonia australis. Pb, Zn and Cd concentrations increased up to 9-fold following the onset of smelter operations in the 1880s, and the stable Pb isotopic signatures confirmed the smelter has been the main source of lead pollution in the seagrass soils until present. Preliminary estimates suggest that over the past 15 years seagrass meadows within 70 km 2 of the smelter accumulated ~7-15% of the smelter emissions in their soils. Here we demonstrate that seagrass meadows act as pollution filters and sinks while their soils provide a record of environmental conditions, allowing baseline conditions to be identified and revealing the time-course of environmental change., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2019
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46. Rigorous ESR spectroscopy of Fe 3+ impurity ion with oxygen vacancy in ferroelectric SrTiO 3 crystal at 20 mK.

Author: Hosain MA, Le Floch JM, Krupka J, and Tobar ME
Abstract: Impurity Fe 3+ ion electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy using multiple dielectric modes in a SrTiO 3 dielectric resonator has been performed with a tunable DC magnetic field of up to 1.6 T. The Ti[Formula: see text] ion is substituted by Fe 3+ ion forming FeO 6 octahedral complex with an iron-oxygen-vacancy (Fe[Formula: see text]). In such a metal-ligand complex, a giant g-factor of [Formula: see text] was observed in the ferroelectric phase at 20 mK. The change of Fe 3+ ion center-symmetry in the FeO 6 complex as a soft-mode characteristics of ferroelectric phase transition and the influences of iron-oxygen-vacancy (Fe[Formula: see text]), are interactively sensitive to asymmetry in the octahedral rotational parameter Φ in SrTiO 3 .
Published: 2018
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47. Hepatic iron concentration correlates with insulin sensitivity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Author: Britton L, Bridle K, Reiling J, Santrampurwala N, Wockner L, Ching H, Stuart K, Subramaniam VN, Jeffrey G, St Pierre T, House M, Gummer J, Trengove R, Olynyk J, Crawford D, and Adams L
Abstract: Rodent and cell-culture models support a role for iron-related adipokine dysregulation and insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, substantial human data are lacking. We examined the relationship between measures of iron status, adipokines, and insulin resistance in patients with NAFLD in the presence and absence of venesection. This study forms part of the Impact of Iron on Insulin Resistance and Liver Histology in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (IIRON2) study, a prospective randomized controlled trial of venesection for adults with NAFLD. Paired serum samples at baseline and 6 months (end of treatment) in controls (n = 28) and patients who had venesection (n = 23) were assayed for adiponectin, leptin, resistin, retinol binding protein-4, tumor necrosis factor α, and interleukin-6, using a Quantibody, customized, multiplexed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay array. Hepatic iron concentration (HIC) was determined using MR FerriScan. Unexpectedly, analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between baseline serum adiponectin concentration and HIC, which strengthened after correction for age, sex, and body mass index (rho = 0.36; P = 0.007). In addition, there were significant inverse correlations between HIC and measures of insulin resistance (adipose tissue insulin resistance (Adipo-IR), serum insulin, serum glucose, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, hemoglobin A1c, and hepatic steatosis), whereas a positive correlation was noted with the insulin sensitivity index. Changes in serum adipokines over 6 months did not differ between the control and venesection groups. Conclusion: HIC positively correlates with serum adiponectin and insulin sensitivity in patients with NAFLD. Further study is required to establish causality and mechanistic explanations for these associations and their relevance in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and NAFLD. ( Hepatology Communications 2018;2:644-653).
Published: 2018
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48. Association between measures of treatment quality and disease progression in prostate cancer radiotherapy: An exploratory analysis from the TROG 03.04 RADAR trial.

Author: Marcello M, Ebert MA, Haworth A, Steigler A, Kennedy A, Bulsara M, Kearvell R, Joseph DJ, and Denham JW
Subjects: Adult, Aged, Androgen Antagonists therapeutic use, Australia, Combined Modality Therapy, Diphosphonates therapeutic use, Disease Progression, Humans, Imidazoles therapeutic use, Male, Middle Aged, New Zealand, Prostatic Neoplasms drug therapy, Radiotherapy Dosage, Survival Rate, Zoledronic Acid, Prostatic Neoplasms radiotherapy
Abstract: Introduction: Quality assurance methods are incorporated into multicentre radiotherapy clinical trials for ensuring consistent application of trial protocol and quantifying treatment uncertainties. The study's purpose was to determine whether post-treatment disease progression is associated with measures of the quality of radiotherapy treatment., Methods: The TROG 03.04 RADAR trial tested the impact of androgen deprivation on prostate cancer patients receiving dose-escalated external beam radiation therapy. The trial incorporated a plan-review process and Level III dosimetric intercomparison at each centre, from which variables suggestive of treatment quality were collected. Kaplan-Meier statistics and Fine and Gray competing risk modelling were employed to test for associations between quality-related variables and the participant outcome local composite progression., Results: Increased 'dose-difference' at the prostatic apex and at the anterior rectal wall, between planned and measured dose, was associated with reduced progression. Participants whose treatment plans included clinical target volume (CTV) to planning target volume (PTV) margins exceeding protocol requirements also experienced reduced progression. Other quality-related variables, including total accrual from participating centres, measures of target coverage and other variations from protocol, were not significantly associated with progression., Conclusions: This analysis has revealed the association of several treatment quality factors with disease progression. Increased dose and dose margin coverage in the prostate region can reduce disease progression. Extensive and rigorous monitoring has helped to maximise treatment quality, reducing the incidence of quality-indicator outliers, and thus reduce the chance of observing significant associations with progression rates., (© 2017 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.)
Published: 2018
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49. Sustainability of the Australian radiation oncology workforce: A survey of radiation therapists and radiation oncology medical physicists.

Author: Halkett GKB, Berg MN, Breen LJ, Cutt D, Davis M, Ebert MA, Hegney D, House M, Kearvell R, Lester L, Maresse S, and McKay J
Subjects: Adult, Australia, Career Mobility, Communication, Female, Health Physics, Health Workforce organization & administration, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, Morale, Occupational Stress etiology, Workload standards, Workplace standards, Attitude of Health Personnel, Radiation Oncology
Abstract: This study aimed to determine and compare Radiation Therapists' (RTs') and Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists' (ROMPs') perspectives about their profession and workplace, satisfaction with career progression opportunities, and leaving the current workplace. RTs and ROMPs who were currently or had previously worked in Australia were invited to complete an online survey. Univariate and multivariate methods were used for analysis. Participants were 342 RTs and 112 ROMPs with estimated response rates of 14% and 26% respectively. Both professions rated workload poorly and identified the need for improvement in: communication between professions' members, support for junior staff/new graduates, staff morale, on-site training and multidisciplinary communication. RTs, more than ROMPs, perceived their profession was recognised and respected, but RTs were less likely to be satisfied with career progression/advancement, job promotion prospects and opportunities to specialise. At least 20% of RTs and ROMPs were thinking about leaving their workplace and 13% of RTs and 8% of ROMPs were thinking about leaving their profession. Different factors contributed to workforce satisfaction and retention within each profession. Staff satisfaction and career progression are critical to retain RTs and ROMPs. Further research is required to explore strategies to address workplace dissatisfaction, recruitment and retention., (© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Published: 2018
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50. Aggregate frequency width, nuclear hyperfine coupling and Jahn-Teller effect of Cu 2+ impurity ion ESR in SrLaAlO 4 dielectric resonator at 20 millikelvin.

Author: Hosain MA, Le Floch JM, Krupka J, and Tobar ME
Abstract: The impurity paramagnetic ion, [Formula: see text] substitutes Al in the [Formula: see text] single crystal lattice, this results in a [Formula: see text] elongated octahedron, and the resulting measured g-factors satisfy four-fold axes variation condition. The aggregate frequency width of the electron spin resonance with the required minimum level of impurity concentration has been evaluated in this single crystal [Formula: see text] at 20 millikelvin. Measured parallel hyperfine constants, [Formula: see text], were determined to be [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] at [Formula: see text] for the nuclear magnetic quantum number [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] respectively. The anisotropy of the hyperfine structure reveals the characteristics of the static Jahn-Teller effect. The second-order-anisotropy term, [Formula: see text], is significant and cannot be disregarded, with the local strain dominating over the observed Zeeman-anisotropy-energy difference. The Bohr electron magneton, [Formula: see text], (within [Formula: see text] so-called experimental error) has been found using the measured spin-Hamiltonian parameters. Measured nuclear dipolar hyperfine structure parameter [Formula: see text] shows that the mean inverse third power of the electron distance from the nucleus is [Formula: see text] a.u. for [Formula: see text] ion in the substituted [Formula: see text] ion site assuming nuclear electric quadruple moment [Formula: see text] barn.
Published: 2018
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