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Determining the spectroscopic quadrupole moment of the first 2+ state in 36Ar
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
A series of reorientation-effect Coulomb-excitation experiments
were carried out at iThemba LABS from April to May 2016.
Enriched ion beams of Ar, Ar and S were bombarded at safe
energies, well below the ...
A study of the angular momentum content of early-type galaxies
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Probing the primordial Universe using the SKA in combination with other cosmological surveys
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Next-generation surveys of the large-scale structure of the Universe will be of great
importance in allowing us to extract invaluable information about the nature of the
Universe and the physical laws that govern it, at ...
Characterisation of the first 1/2+ excited state in 9B and isospin symmetry breaking studies in A = 9 nuclei
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The 9Be - 9B isospin doublet carries fundamental significance for both nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics studies. The first excited 1/2+ state in 9Be is already well established. However, its isobaric analogue ...
Determining the observer’s velocity using radio continuum surveys
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In the standard (‘concordance’) model of Cosmology, there is a fundamental assumption that the Universe is statistically isotropic and homogeneous on large scales, known as the Cosmological Principle. The Cosmological ...
Testing the statistical isotropy of the universe using radio survey data
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Cosmological Principle forms part of one of the most fundamental hypotheses
of modern Cosmology. So it is very important to assess whether it holds true using
observational data, or whether it consists of a mathematical ...
A study of SiC thin film layers for electrically conductive diffusion barrier application in Si thin film solar cells.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) thin films of different thicknesses were deposited by
electron beam physical vapour deposition (EBPVD) for application as diffusion barrier
application to guard against metal contaminants ...
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 ...
Detecting Baryon Acoustic Oscillations with HI Intensity Mapping using MeerKAT
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Future radio surveys as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) and its precursor, the "Meer"
Karoo Array Telescope (MeerKAT), will map the Neutral Hydrogen (HI) in large areas of
the sky using the intensity mapping (IM). HI ...
Metal oxide nanocrystalline thin films as buffer layers in organic/ hybrid solar cells
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Without reverting to encapsulation, organic bulk - heterojunction solar cells
can be protected from the oxidation of the highly reactive low work function
cathode metal electrode, by the deposition of metal oxide buffer ...