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In-situ neutron tomography study of a dehydrating and hydrating packed bed for thermochemical heat storage
To study the heat and water vapor transport and reaction kinetics in a packed bed of thermo-chemical material on both reactor and tablet level, an in-situ neutron imaging study of a dehydrating and subsequently hydrating packed bed consisting of cylindrical K2 CO3 tablets was performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute ...
Field-Induced Magnon Decay, Magnon Shadows, and Rotonlike Excitations in the Honeycomb Antiferromagnet YbBr3
The search for new quantum many-body phenomena in magnetic materials has a strong focus on highly frustrated systems and the resulting quantum spin-liquid state. However, even unfrustrated magnetic materials show a multitude of unconventional features in their spin excitation spectra. By using the synergy of ...
Generating structured foam via flowing through a wire array
Efficient manufacturing methods could unlock foams with tailored, anisotropic properties. Conventional foam production methods rely on the self-arrangement of bubbles, typically leading to isotropic materials, or involve intricate additive layering processes. This study presents a simple, passive technique to modify the foam structure. A set of thin parallel wires ...
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Nocerino E
Emergent properties and the multiscale characterization challenge in condensed matter, from crystals to complex materials: a review
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2025; 58(39): 393001 (49 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae0344
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Kalamara A, Stamatelatos IE, Stefanopoulos KL, Kalef-Ezra JA, Georgakilas AG, Stewart RD, et al.
A dosimetric and biological model for Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT) experiments
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2025: 112233 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2025.112233
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Hernández J A, Eberharter A A, Schuler M, Lass J, Mazzone D G, Sibille R, et al.
Field-induced magnon decay, magnon shadows, and rotonlike excitations in the honeycomb antiferromagnet YbBr3
Physical Review Letters. 2025; 135(14): 146701 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/q29r-8x1m
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