Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Physics) by Title
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E2/M1 mixing in the Jπ= 5/2+ to 3/2+ transition in 21Na and its relation to the 20Ne(p,y ) stellar reaction rate
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In the above, M is the total mass of the molecular cloud, R is its radius, k is Boltzmann's constant, G is the gravitational constant, T is the cloud temperature, m is the mean molecular weight, and is the cloud molecular ... -
Effect of the additional electron acceptor in hybrid ZnO: P3HT:PCBM spin-coated films for photovoltaic application
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In a quest for low operational and maintenance cost solar cell devices, organic photovoltaics remain a potential source of energy worthy to be explored. In order to generate cost- effective electricity from solar energy, ... -
Effect of zinc oxide nanoridge height on solar cell performance
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Environmentally friendly photovoltaic devices make use of solar radiation as the energy source to generate electricity. Organic solar cells (OSCs) have been making headway in the last decade due to their cost-effectiveness ... -
The effects of environment on radio-loud AGN activity in Stripe 82
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)We investigate the link between environment and radiative accretion efficiency using a sample of 8946 radio-loud AGN detected at 1 − 2 GHz in the SDSS Stripe 82 region. We quantify their environments using the surface-density ... -
The effects of reverse bias on the efficiency of dye solar cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Dye-sensitised solar cells (DSC) have attracted much attention during the last few years due to their high efficiencies and their potentially low production costs. The technology is based on a thin layer of nano sized, ... -
Electrical resistivity of the kondo systems (Ce1−xREx)In3, RE = Gd, Tb, Dy AND Ce(Pt1−xNix)Si2
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The present study investigates the strength of the hybridization by substituting Ce atom in Kondo lattice CeIn3 with Gd, Tb, and Dy and by changing the chemical environment around the Ce atom in substituting Pt with Ni in ... -
Emission of ³He ⁴He and ⁶He particles produce from the interaction of ¹²C with ⁹³Nb at 400 MeV incident energy
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The inclusive double di®erential cross sections of 3He, 4He, and 6He par- ticles produced from the interaction of 12C with 93Nb at 400 MeV incident energy were extracted from the prescaled singles spectra which were ... -
An exploration of learning by women in the clothing and textile industry within the context of the National Skills Development Strategy
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study explored the learning experiences of black working class women in the context of the National Skills Development Strategy. The research focused firstly, on how the National Skills Development Strategy facilitated ... -
Exploration of several radiation-based analytical techniques to investigate chlorides and chlorides effects within concrete
(2007)In this study, the capabilities of Neutron Radiography (NRad) and -Tomography (NTomo), as well as X-ray Radiography (XRad) to investigate chlorides and chlorides corrosion effects within steel reinforced laboratory concrete ... -
Feasibility of Nuclear Plasma Interaction studies with the Activation Technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas (HEDPs). ... -
Feasibility of nuclear plasma interaction studies with the activation technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas ... -
Filament carburization during the hot-wire chemical vapour deposition of carbon nanotubes
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study reports on the changes in the structural properties of a tungsten-filament when exposed to a methane / hydrogen ambient for different durations at various filament-temperatures. -
Galaxy Clustering as a Probe for Galaxy Evolution in Simulations
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Studying clustering on small scales (<10Mpc) over a large span of red- shifts allows us to connect galaxies to underlying cosmic large-scale structure, and thereby provide constraints on the physical processes that drive ... -
Gamma spectroscopy of the doubly– ODD 194Tl Nucleus
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The odd – odd Tl nuclei with A ≥ 190 have moderate oblate nuclear deformation and show rotational bands built on different quasiparticle excitations. Several phenomena, not yet fully understood, were observed in these ... -
Gas sensing properties of Ceo2 nanostructures
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The industrial safety requirements and environmental pollution have created a high demand to develop gas sensors to monitor combustible and toxic gases. As per specifications of World Health Organization (WHO) and Occupational ... -
Giant Magnetocaloric effect and Magnetic Properties of selected Rare-Earth compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Rare-earth (RE) compounds have been an attractive subject, based on the unique electronic structures of the rare-earth elements. In particular, the RETX (RE = rare-earth, T = 3d/4d/5d, transition metals, and X = p – block ... -
Growth and characterization of FeSi nanowires by chemical vapor deposition for gas sensing applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)FeSi nanowires were synthesized via a chemical vapor deposition method. Anhydrous FeCl3 powder in this case served as the Fe source and was evaporated at a temperature of 1100oC to interact with silicon substrates which ... -
An hi study of the nearby dwarf galaxy ic 4710
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This work aims to study the dark matter content of the nearby (7.38 Mpc) dwarf galaxy IC 4710 using the HI line observations from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). We produce the rst interferometric maps of ... -
High resolution gamma-spectroscopy of environmental samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In this study, a comparison has been made between the available commercial software package Genie 2000 developed by Canberra and Virtual Gamma Spectroscopy Laboratory (VGSL) developed by the Radionuclide Development Unit ... -
Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride thin films
(2013)Amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN:H) thin films has a multitude of applications, stemming from the tunability of the material properties. Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) is the industrial workhorse for ...