PHY 4A03 - Presentation Dates for Term 1


Date Presenters and paper
Sept 25 Christine
"Progressive field state collapse and quantum non-demolition photon counting", Nature, 448, 889 (also N&V)
Oct 2 Regina Bendig
(library resources)
Oct 9 Adam and Ben
"Coherent quantum state storage and transfer between two phase qubits via aresonant cavity", Nature 449, 438 (also N&V)
Oct 16 Amanda and Jen
"Testing the Elements of the Big Bang", Physics World, Vol 20, No 8, pg 20-26
Oct 23 Nick and Rob
"A Finer Constant", A. Csarnecki, Nature N&V, 442, 516-157 (2006);
"A more precise fine structure constant", Science, 313, 448-449 (2006)
G. Gabrielse, et al. "New determination of the fine structure constant from the electron g value and QED", Physics Review Letters, 97, 030802-1 to 030802-4 (2006)
Oct 23 #2 Dan
"An asteroid breakup 160 Myr ago as the probable source of the K/T impactor", Nature, 449, 48-53 (2007)
Oct 30 Amandeep and Mohammed
"Radiation Physics and Applications in Therapeutic Medicine", Mark Oldhan, Physics Education, 36, No. 6, pp 460-467
"Cone-beam computed tomography with a flat-panel imager: initial performance characterization", Jaffray D, Siewerdsen J, 2000, Medical Physics, 27, 1311-23
"Intensity modulation to improve dose uniformity with tangential breast radiotherapy: initial clinical experience", Kestin L L et al., 2000, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 48 1559-68
Nov 6 Katie and Tara
"Titan: tapping the flood of data", M. Peplow, 2005, Nature, 438, 538-539.
"Planetary Science: Huygens rediscovers Titan", T. Owens, 2005, Nature, 438, 756-757.
Nov 6 #2 Pete
"Astrophysics: Water worlds in the making", R. van Boekel, 2007, Nature 447, 535-536
"Water vapour and hydrogen in the terrestrial planet forming region of a protoplanetary disk", J. Eisner, 2007, Nature 447, 562-64
Nov 13 Chad and Yurij
"Dualism and the post-modern student", Brunning, 2007, Mercury, Vol 36, no. 3, p11
scanned paper
Nov 20 Ann and Emma
"Watching Rush Hour in the World of Electrons", Jan Zaanen, 2007, Science, 315, 1372-1373
"An Intrinsic Bond-Centered Electronic Glass with Unidirectional Domains in Underdoped Cuprates", Y. Kohsaka et al., 2007, Science, 315, 1380-1385.
Nov 20 #2 Bing
"Is the outer Solar System chaotic?", Wayne Hayes, 2007, Nature Physics 3, p 689-691
Christine Wilson, wilson@physics.mcmaster.ca