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    Spin-3/2 dark matter in a simple t-channel model
    (Springer Open, 2018-11) Khojali, Mohammed Omer; Kumar, Mukesh; Cornell, Alan S.; Goyal, Ashok
    We consider a spin-3/2 fermionic dark matter (DM) particle interacting with the Standard Model quarks through the exchange of a charged and coloured scalar or vector mediator in a simple t-channel model. It is found that for the vector mediator case, almost the entire parameter space allowed by the observed relic density is already ruled out by the direct detection LUX data. No such bounds exist on the interaction mediated by scalar particles. Monojet + missing energy searches at the Large Hadron Collider provide the most stringent bounds on the parameters of the model for this case. The collider bounds put a lower limit on the allowed DM masses.
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    Large N bilocals at the infrared fixed point of the three dimensional O(N) invariant vector theory with a quartic interaction
    (Springer, 2018-11) Mulokwe, Mbavhalelo; Rodrigues, Jo˜ao P.
    We study the three dimensional O(N) invariant bosonic vector model with a λN(φaφa)2 interaction at its infrared fixed point, using a bilocal field approach and in an 1/N expansion. We identify a (negative energy squared) bound state in its spectrum about the large N conformal background. At the critical point this is identified with the ∆ = 2 state. We further demonstrate that at the critical point the ∆ = 1 state disappears from the spectrum.
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    Developing a density functional theory model of glassy carbon via carbon defect induction and relaxation
    (Elsevier, 2025-01) Falch, A.; Meerholz, K.; van Sittert, C.G.C.E.
    Glassy Carbon (GC) is a non-graphitising carbon known for its thermal stability, conductivity, and resistance to chemical attack, making it valuable in industrial and scientific applications, especially as an electrode substrate in catalysis research. Despite its widespread use, GC’s precise structural characteristics is unclear due to synthesis variability. This study developed and validated a computational model to simulate GC’s structure. Starting from the R3-carbon allotrope, density functional theory calculations were used to construct a representative GC model, incorporating induced defects to mimic its structural imperfections. Multiple GC slab models were created for comparative analysis. Validation involved comparing theoretical X-ray diffraction data with published data, confirming the model’s accuracy in representing the GC’s structure. The model showed high correlation with existing models, particularly those by Jurkiewicz et al., emphasizing the effect of formation temperature on GC’s structural evolution. These findings enhance the understanding of GC’s structural complexities, providing a solid foundation for future research and applications in material science, especially for robust and conductive substrates used in electrocatalysis.
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    Evidence for igneous differentiation in Sudbury Igneous Complex and impact-driven evolution of terrestrial planet proto-crusts
    (Nature Research, 2019-01) Latypov, Rais; Chistyakova, Sofya; Grieve, Richard; Huhma, Hannu
    Bolide impact is a ubiquitous geological process in the Solar System, which produced craters and basins filled with impact melt sheets on the terrestrial planets. However, it remains controversial whether these sheets were able to undergo large-scale igneous differentiation, or not. Here, we report on the discovery of large discrete bodies of melanorites that occur throughout almost the entire stratigraphy of the 1.85-billion-year-old Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) – the best exposed impact melt sheet on Earth – and use them to reaffirm that conspicuous norite-gabbro-granophyre stratigraphy of the SIC is produced by fractional crystallization of an originally homogeneous impact melt of granodioritic composition. This implies that more ancient and compositionally primitive Hadean impact melt sheets on the Earth and other terrestrial planets also underwent large-volume igneous differentiation. The near-surface differentiation of these giant impact melt sheets may therefore have contributed to the evolution and lithological diversity of the proto-crust on terrestrial planets.