Dr Joseph Barker from the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan, has given a research seminar as part of his visit to the University of Southampton this week. Atomistic spin dynamics (ASD) is often used when considering temperature dependent effects need to be combined with dynamics in magnetic materials. …
Dr Andreas Jüttner, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southampton, gave a seminar on computer simulation of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). QCD is the theory governing interactions between quarks and gluons within hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. Dr Jüttner introduced the Standard Model of Particle …
Presentation by Dr Thomas Blumensath Dr Blumensath came to give a presentation on his work in x-ray computed tomography – the process of reconstructing the interior structure of objects using x-ray’s. We were introduced to the basic model of x-ray absorption that allows for reconstruction to take place. This model …
Optical fibres dominate the telecommunication industry for data transfer and are also used as an active gain medium (doped with rare earth elements) in fibre lasers. Both these application of optical fibres use single mode beams. Dr Peter Horak pointed out that if single mode optical fibres are to be …
On Monday, Ondrej Hovorka, a Lecturer in Computational Modelling at the University of Southampton, gave an overview of modern magnetic recording technology and the challenges faced by industry, such as Seagate and Hitachi/Western Digital, and academia in developing it further. Starting with the current generation technology of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording …
X-ray Binaries have been of interest in Astrophysics for various reasons and a seminar given by Professor Malcolm Coe of the Southampton Physics and Astronomy Department gave a description of a project investigating such systems. The Magellanic Clouds (Large and Small Magellanic Clouds) are two galaxies nearby to our own …