Physics & Astronomy (School of): Recent submissions
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Flexible holographic metasurfaces
(University of St Andrews, 2019-07-22) - ThesisMetasurface holography has attracted much attention in recent years because of its practical applications including anti-counterfeiting, sensing, and lensing. However, most metasurface holograms have been constrained to ... -
Portable and versatile cold atom experiments
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - ThesisThis thesis describes the progress achieved towards two goals. One is the construction of a compact magneto-optical trap (MOT) apparatus, used both as a standalone undergraduate laboratory experiment and as part of a ... -
Evolution of supermassive black holes : the role of galaxy mergers
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - ThesisIn this thesis the connections between galaxy mergers and the growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are investigated. In chapter 2 we investigate the links between galaxy mergers and active galactic nuclei (AGN) as ... -
Strong light-matter coupling in organic microcavities : investigating the fundamental principles of strong coupling in strongly disordered materials experimentally
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - ThesisStrong light–matter coupling gives rise to intriguing possibilities like Bose-Einstein condensation at room temperature. In this context, organic semiconductors are particularly attractive because they combine large ... -
Non-equilibrium processes and ergodicity-breaking in isolated quantum systems
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-24) - ThesisIn this thesis we consider isolated quantum systems influenced by disorder and external driving, and explore aspects of localisation and ergodicity-breaking in three different models. We first consider the XYZ spin chain ...