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Kernel Regression In The Presence Of Correlated Errors, Kris De Brabanter, Jos De Brabanter, Johan A.K. Suykens, Bart De Moor Jan 2011

Kernel Regression In The Presence Of Correlated Errors, Kris De Brabanter, Jos De Brabanter, Johan A.K. Suykens, Bart De Moor

Kris De Brabanter

It is a well-known problem that obtaining a correct bandwidth and/or smoothing parameter in nonparametric regression is difficult in the presence of correlated errors. There exist a wide variety of methods coping with this problem, but they all critically depend on a tuning procedure which requires accurate information about the correlation structure. We propose a bandwidth selection procedure based on bimodal kernels which successfully removes the correlation without requiring any prior knowledge about its structure and its parameters. Further, we show that the form of the kernel is very important when errors are correlated which is in contrast to the …


Structures, Electronic Properties And Solid State Luminescence Of Cu(I) Iodide Complexes With 2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-Phenanthroline And Aliphatic Aminomethylphosphines Or Triphenylphosphine, Radoslaw Starosta, Malgorzata Puchalska, Joanna Cybinska, Maciej Barys, Anja V. Mudring Jan 2011

Structures, Electronic Properties And Solid State Luminescence Of Cu(I) Iodide Complexes With 2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-Phenanthroline And Aliphatic Aminomethylphosphines Or Triphenylphosphine, Radoslaw Starosta, Malgorzata Puchalska, Joanna Cybinska, Maciej Barys, Anja V. Mudring

Anja V. Mudring

The luminescent complexes of triphenylphosphine and two interesting aminomethylphosphines: P(CH2N(CH2CH2)2NCH3)3 and P(CH2N(CH2CH2)2O)3 with copper(I) iodide and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmp): [CuI(dmp)PPh3], [CuI(dmp)P(CH2N(CH2CH2)2NCH3)3] and [CuI(phen)P(CH2N(CH2CH2)2O)3] are presented in this work. These complexes were characterized in solution by means of NMR spectroscopy and their structures were crystallographically determined in the solid state. All complexes crystallize as the discrete dimers bound by π-stacking interactions between dmp rings. The coordination geometry about the Cu(I) centre is pseudo-tetrahedral showing small flattening and large rocking distortions. The investigated compounds exhibit intense orange photoluminescence in the solid state (emission peaks at r.t.: λmax = 588–592 nm; τ = 1.7–2.2 …


Long Term Resource Planning For Electric Power Systems Under Uncertainty, Sarah M. Ryan, James D. Mccalley, David L. Woodruff Jan 2011

Long Term Resource Planning For Electric Power Systems Under Uncertainty, Sarah M. Ryan, James D. Mccalley, David L. Woodruff

Sarah M. Ryan

Electric power systems are subject to uncertainties of many types and at many levels. In addition to the uncertain fuel prices, demand growth, and equipment outages included in traditional models, current trends portend increasing uncertainty due to such factors as the growth in generation from renewable sources which may be intermittent, the possibility of regulations to control carbon emissions, and the increasing price responsiveness of demand encouraged by smart grid technologies. This paper begins by discussing issues that confront electric system planners and explains the requirements for useful tools. We continue with a description of academic and commercial planning models …


Influence Of Reactive Atmosphere On Properties Of Cobalt Ferrite Thin Films Prepared Using Pulsed-Laser Deposition, A. Raghunathan, David C. Jiles, J. E. Snyder Jan 2011

Influence Of Reactive Atmosphere On Properties Of Cobalt Ferrite Thin Films Prepared Using Pulsed-Laser Deposition, A. Raghunathan, David C. Jiles, J. E. Snyder

David C. Jiles

A series of cobaltferrite (CFO) thin films were grown on SiO2/Si(100) substrates using pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) at substrate temperature (T DEP) of 250 °C and oxygen pressures (P O2) from 0.67 to 6.7 Pa. The influence of PO2 on crystal structure, phase mixture, deposition rate, and magnetic properties was investigated. It is shown in this study that there is a window of PO2 for optimized growth of nanograined CFO films at low T DEP and that either higher or lower values of PO2 produce undesirable multiphase mixtures. CFO filmsgrown at such low substrate temperature and optimized oxygen pressure on thermal …


Evaluation Of The Transient Potential Drop Of A Four-Point Probe, John R. Bowler Jan 2011

Evaluation Of The Transient Potential Drop Of A Four-Point Probe, John R. Bowler

John R. Bowler

The time-dependent voltage across the pick-up electrodes of a four point probe has been determined analytically for a transient current pulse injected into a thick conductive plate modeled as a half-space. This is a step towards analyzing more complex transient four point probe signals from measurements on inhomogeneous conductors. Potential applications include the evaluation of depth-dependent conductivity profiles in metals and semiconductors. The analysis of homogeneous conductors shows how the signals are characterized by a time constant of the drive current and additional time constants dependent on the electromagnetic material properties and electrode spacings