Physics & Astronomy Theses
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Recent Submissions
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Negative frequency at the horizon : scattering of light at a refractive index front
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-07) - ThesisThis thesis considers the problem of calculating and observing the mixing of modes of positive and negative frequency in inhomogeneous, dispersive media. Scattering of vacuum modes of the electromagnetic field at a moving ... -
Signatures of charge noise and its impact on exciton qubits
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06) - ThesisThe research contained within this thesis concerns the detection, identification and effect of charge noise on quantum dot systems. In the first research chapter we study the cross correlation between pairs of exciton qubits ... -
Glass rain : modelling the formation, dynamics and radiative-transport of cloud particles in hot Jupiter exoplanet atmospheres
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-07) - ThesisThe atmospheres of exoplanets are being characterised in increasing detail by observational facilities and will be examined with even greater clarity with upcoming space based missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope ... -
Time but no space : resolving the structure and dynamics of active galactic nuclei using time domain astronomy
(University of St Andrews, 2017-08-01) - ThesisThis thesis presents a study of the sub-light year regions of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). These environments contain accretion discs that orbit a central super-massive black hole. The luminosity of the AGN inner regions ... -
Ionization in atmospheres of brown dwarfs and giant gas planets
(University of St Andrews, 2017) - ThesisRecent observations of ultra-cool objects suggest that the gas in their uppermost atmospheres is heated, ionised and magnetised to levels that radio and X-ray emission is possible. The aim of this work is to identify which ...
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