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An Analysis Of Personal Transformation And Musical Adaptation In Vocal Compositions Of Kurt Weill, Elizabeth Rose Williamson Jan 2011

An Analysis Of Personal Transformation And Musical Adaptation In Vocal Compositions Of Kurt Weill, Elizabeth Rose Williamson

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This thesis explores the compositional transitions in the musical career of Kurt Weill as seen in his Gcmian, French, and American works. Weill was a Gemian-bom composer who was forced to immigrate to France in the 1920’s. He then immigrated to America where he composed for both stage and screen. Specific vocal works by the composer in each country were studied. Research was conducted through the analysis of sheet music, recordings, and a vocal performance of the specific pieces studied. Recordings provided the important aspect of understanding the appropriate vocal style for the music as preferred by the composer. The …

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Design And Construction Of A Reflectron Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer For Multiphoton Ionization And Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies Of Mass-Selected Clusters, Matthew Dodd Mcdowell Jan 2011

Design And Construction Of A Reflectron Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer For Multiphoton Ionization And Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies Of Mass-Selected Clusters, Matthew Dodd Mcdowell

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Mass spectrometry is typically employed for the elucidation and identification of elements and compounds. Its ability to select and isolate specific molecular clusters makes it an ideal tool for the fundamental spectroscopic study of the photophysical and geometric properties of molecules and molecular clusters. The design and construction of a reflectron time of flight mass spectrometer (reflectron TOF-MS) as well as its implementation for electronic and vibrational spectroscopic studies of various molecules and molecular clusters is discussed. The first chapter introduces basic theory related to electronic spectroscopy, multiphoton ionization, and vibrational spectroscopy. The second chapter entails the theoretical aspects of …

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Jewish Identity And Interaction In The American South, Amelia Bartlett Gamble Jan 2011

Jewish Identity And Interaction In The American South, Amelia Bartlett Gamble

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There once was a significant Jewish population that settled throughout the South and made a life as prominent members of their communities. I wanted to know what life was like for these people, and I wanted to know why the Jewish population dwindled over time in the South. In short, I wanted to learn about the Southern Jewish experience. I read many scholarly articles about Jews in the South in order to see Jews in a historical context, and I relied on memoirs and autobiographies to provide personal accounts. I also watched documentaries on Jews in the South in order …

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The Pendulum's Dance With Dictatorship And Democracy: A Look At Journalistic Successes And Failures Of The Twentieth Century Spanish Press, Margaret Whitaker Hutter Jan 2011

The Pendulum's Dance With Dictatorship And Democracy: A Look At Journalistic Successes And Failures Of The Twentieth Century Spanish Press, Margaret Whitaker Hutter

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The Spanish press has been compared by some to a pendulum, oscillating back and forth between a free press and a press subject to complete censorship by the Spanish government. This thesis is a study of the twentieth-century Spanish press between the years 1939 and 1989. In it I examine the swinging of the pendulum of the Spanish press between the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, the transition to democracy, and throughout the first decade of the established democratic Spanish state. I take a critical look at the journalistic successes, failures and trends of the Spanish press throughout this 50-year scope …

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Seek Justice. Love Your Neighbor’: An Integrated Marketing Communications Campaign For International Justice Mission, Emily Jane Laird Jan 2011

Seek Justice. Love Your Neighbor’: An Integrated Marketing Communications Campaign For International Justice Mission, Emily Jane Laird

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I luman trafficking, slavery, and similar forms of oppression plague millions ot people around tlie world—yet these problems are virtually unknown to much of the American population. International Justice Mission (IJM), a non-profit human rights agency based in Washington. D.C.. is working to defeat these issues in foreign nations by raising both funds and awareness of the issues within the United States. Like all non-profit organizations, IJM serves two types ot clients—those that receive assistance through its services and those that provide the resources necessary to serve the other client group. Finding the right balance to successfully serve both groups …

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Comparative Analysis Of Salt And Water Fluoridation In Non-Industrialized Countries, Chelsea Elizabeth Mitchell Jan 2011

Comparative Analysis Of Salt And Water Fluoridation In Non-Industrialized Countries, Chelsea Elizabeth Mitchell

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Policies Addressing Obesity: A Comparison Of South Korea And The United States, Sarah Elizabeth Rogers Jan 2011

Policies Addressing Obesity: A Comparison Of South Korea And The United States, Sarah Elizabeth Rogers

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The purpose of this project is to compare the actions taken by South Korea, one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate, and the United States, one of the countries with the highest obesity rate, and analyze the programs to draw lessons from which we can learn. Through this thesis project, I address the problem of the increasing prevalence of obesity in the United States, present information from available literature, compare the current programs and nutrition policies in South Korea and the United States, and justify ethical government intervention into nutrition. From the comparison between these countries and their …

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Play By The Rules: An Allegroical Respons To The Contemporary Problems Faced By The Print Journalism Industry, Thomas Koonce Sanders Jan 2011

Play By The Rules: An Allegroical Respons To The Contemporary Problems Faced By The Print Journalism Industry, Thomas Koonce Sanders

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My purpose for writing this type of thesis is to be to engage the reader first and foremost. Any attempt at allegoiy or personal opinion is immediately lost without an entertaining and believable stoiy. I sincerely believe that the best pieces of writing are the ones that inspire change rather than just advocating it. As with any work of fiction, hopefully the readers can find some amount of truth in the storytelling and apply it to their lives. In the case of Play by the Rules, even if the allegory seems brittle, I also hope as an author that readers …

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Quintessense: B.F.A. Painting Exhibit, Sarah Elizabeth Story Jan 2011

Quintessense: B.F.A. Painting Exhibit, Sarah Elizabeth Story

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I have entitled this series Quintessence because it is defined as the pure and concentrated essence of a substance, the most perfect embodiment of something. As a result my subject matter is simplified to its most basic state without losing its Identity. This allows for a new awareness of a familiar object. By choosing subjects with crystal-like surfaces, the Interior emerges when light passes through it. The blending of colors creates beautiful distortions that alter our perception of what we see. Through close observation, what Is seen within the form are abstractions, transforming the viewer’s recognition of the image. The …

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Variation In Enzymatic Capabilities Of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Along A Loblolly Pine Successional Gradient, Becky Anne Brasher Jan 2011

Variation In Enzymatic Capabilities Of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Along A Loblolly Pine Successional Gradient, Becky Anne Brasher

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Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) are abundant symbionts of trees in many dominant terrestrial ecosystems. Moreover, ECM communities are speciose and vary in composition over time and space. However, we still understand surprisingly little about variation in function of different ECM species, and thus the consequences of variation in ECM community composition. I studied variation in ECM community composition and enzymatic activities on the roots of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) along a successional gradient from an old field to a second-growth mixed forest in northern Mississippi. I sought to determine not only whether ECM communities changed along the gradient, but also whether …

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Investigations Of Bite Force In Northern Gulf Of Mexico Shark Species, With Emphasis On Blacknose And Sharpnose Sharks, Martha Frances Dalton Jan 2011

Investigations Of Bite Force In Northern Gulf Of Mexico Shark Species, With Emphasis On Blacknose And Sharpnose Sharks, Martha Frances Dalton

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Bite force was investigated for nine shark species common to the waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico using a bite force meter developed for this study. The two primary species examined in this study were blacknose, {Corcharhinus acronotus) and sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) sharks. Other species examined included blacktip (Corcharhinus limbatus), spinner (Corcharhinus brevipinna), finetooth (Corcharhinus isodon), sandbar (Corcharhinus plumbeus), bull (Corcharhinus leucus), tiger (Galeocerdo cuvieri), and bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) sharks. Absolute bite force values ranged from 0.9 to 11.79 kg for blacknose, 0.05 to 5.44 kg for sharpnose, 1.36 to 11.34 for blacktip, 1.36 to 5.90 kg for spinner, …

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Making A Difference Through Design, Haley Brooke Hill Jan 2011

Making A Difference Through Design, Haley Brooke Hill

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In this thesis, I discuss the following four novels: Meridian by Alice Walker, Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell, The Summer We Got Saved by Pat Cunningham Devoto, and Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund. In these novels, I look at the relationships between black female characters and white female characters. I analyze the ways in which their relationships are formed, the historic background that provides the setting for their relationships, and the author’s personal relationship with the text. Looking at cross-racial relationships among women in these novels shows that the authors attempt to reconcile relationships in …

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Molecular Analysis Of Endophytic Bacteria Associated With Lettuce., Shelly Leigh Osborn Jan 2011

Molecular Analysis Of Endophytic Bacteria Associated With Lettuce., Shelly Leigh Osborn

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Bacteria associated with lettuce and spinach have been linked to outbreaks of infectious diseases in humans. While studies have examined the culturable bacteria residing on lettuce surfaces, few have evaluated the non-culturable bacteria within the plant. This study used molecular techniques to examine the bacterial community present in five different salad greens (green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, and baby spinach). Both conventionally and organically grown samples of each salad type were examined, and samples were processed as purchased and following surface sterilization. DNA was extracted from homogenized samples and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used …

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The Development Of Renewable Energy Policy In The European Union: The Cases Of Spain, Germany, And The United Kingdom, Michael Impey Aubrey Jan 2011

The Development Of Renewable Energy Policy In The European Union: The Cases Of Spain, Germany, And The United Kingdom, Michael Impey Aubrey

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This thesis is concerned with the development of renewable energy policies in the countries of Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. By examining these three diverse countries, this thesis attempts to determine whether renewable and/or environmental policies are more influenced by national (domestic) factors, in terms of public opinion and media attention, or by supranational (international) factors, in terms of European Union directives, international obligations, and access to fossil fuels. The thesis hypothesizes that domestic factors are the primary catalysts for renewable energy promotion within their respective countries. The theories of nationalism and supranationalism are examined in a theoretical framework. …

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Keeping Up Appearances: Analysis Of The Look-At-Me Generation, Sarah Rose Gardner Jan 2011

Keeping Up Appearances: Analysis Of The Look-At-Me Generation, Sarah Rose Gardner

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My thesis consists of a series of mixed media sculptures exaggeratedly depicting the affects of technology that allows humans to instantly communicate with one another, such as the social networking tool, Facebook. My works deal with the idea of a preoccupation with creating an image of oneself to project to other people. I wanted to explore how now with the ability to instantly update one another on what is happening in our everyday lives, every mundane detail becomes important and more important situations we deal with become less so. My work is similar to that of the artist Red Grooms …

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Candidate Non-Emergence Or Voter Bias? Explaining The Scarcity Of Female Politicians In The Southern United States And The Impact Of Cultural Conservatism On Gender Representation In American Politics, Lily Catherine Hall Jan 2011

Candidate Non-Emergence Or Voter Bias? Explaining The Scarcity Of Female Politicians In The Southern United States And The Impact Of Cultural Conservatism On Gender Representation In American Politics, Lily Catherine Hall

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Historically, the United States has consistently elected a smaller percentage of women in all levels of political office when compared to the population at large. Today, the average percentage of American females in politics lags behind the world average. However, some United States regions have fewer female representatives than others; presently, all but one of the Southern states have a smaller percentage of women in politics than the national average. Because of the American concurrence of the importance of equal rights, a lack of female political representatives specifically in the South is of cultural and political significance. In this study, …

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Angus: A Collection Of Short Stories, Sara Kate Hyde Jan 2011

Angus: A Collection Of Short Stories, Sara Kate Hyde

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This thesis is a collection of short stories about the everyday life of the main character, Angus. Each story takes place on a different day of the week, making seven adventures in all. From attending church to getting a haircut, each day of the week offers an individual scene from ordinary life—something all readers can relate to. As the collection and the week progress, Angus' character grows more complex and he begins to feel like a friend, not a character.

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Charming Politics: Magic And Power In Medieval And Early Modern Texts, Grace Elaine Mcmahen Jan 2011

Charming Politics: Magic And Power In Medieval And Early Modern Texts, Grace Elaine Mcmahen

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In this thesis, 1 look at three works: The Sorcery Trial of Alice Kyieler, an account written in 1324 by Bishop Ledrede about his time in Ireland; Dr. Faustus, a play by- Christopher Marlowe published in 1604 but first performed in 1592: and The Tempest, a play written by William Shakespeare in 1610. 1 am reading these works as literary texts, even The Sorcery Trial of Alice Kyieler because of how a literary representation can reveal information about the subconscious and can speak m code about a subject, where historical texts do so to a lesser extent. 1 explore the …

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Mississippi: Striving For Average, Policies And Suggestions To Combat The State's Obesity Epidemic, Emily Marie Morton Jan 2011

Mississippi: Striving For Average, Policies And Suggestions To Combat The State's Obesity Epidemic, Emily Marie Morton

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The Urbanization Fo Chinese Citizenship: A Case Study Of Shanghai And Suzhou, Ryan James Parsons Jan 2011

The Urbanization Fo Chinese Citizenship: A Case Study Of Shanghai And Suzhou, Ryan James Parsons

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Role Reversals And The Generation-Defining Quest For Identity: A Study In Four Plays Of The Realism Of Sam Shepard, Grant Gardner Robinson Jan 2011

Role Reversals And The Generation-Defining Quest For Identity: A Study In Four Plays Of The Realism Of Sam Shepard, Grant Gardner Robinson

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In the contents of this thesis can be found an analysis of the work of Sam Shepard, modern American playwright. The analysis includes a look at a quartet of family plays: A Lie of the Mind, True West, Buried Child, and Curse of the Starving Class. In analyzing the action in each, I pose the problem of Identity crisis as it Is found in the role reversals that take place, how they are a reflection of the life of Shepard himself, how they are. In turn a reflection of young generations, and how a positive conclusion can be derived from …

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Water, Water Everywhere: An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of World Bank's And Unicef's Efforts To Provide Access To Clean Water In Nigeria, Jessica-Phillips Tyson Jan 2011

Water, Water Everywhere: An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of World Bank's And Unicef's Efforts To Provide Access To Clean Water In Nigeria, Jessica-Phillips Tyson

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This thesis examines the debate surrounding the effectiveness of international aid organizations’ efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic development. Its goal is consider two major international organizations, World Bank and UNICEF, in order to make a judgment on which approach is more effective: direct government aid or community-based efforts. Specifically, this thesis examines World Bank’s and UNICEF’s efforts to provide access to clean water in Nigeria. In the first chapter, it reports on the significance of clean water to an individual, the United States, developing nations, and the world at large. This thesis provides its own criteria for an …

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The Best Intentions: The Failure Of International Intervention In The Bosnian Genocide, James Michael Buchanan Jan 2011

The Best Intentions: The Failure Of International Intervention In The Bosnian Genocide, James Michael Buchanan

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I have so many people to thank for helping me through this grueling process. The first and foremost is my Thesis Mentor, Dr. Jacob Kathman. Without his advice and prodding, I never could have turned a “piece of garbage” into a decent scholarly work. I also need to express my gratitude to Dr. Gispen, who has been pushing me to exceed my expectations since my Freshman year. Dr. Schenck: Thank you so much for answering all ofmy incessant questions throughout this arduous process. I have really appreciated it. Dr. Allen, thank you so much for agreeing to help me with …

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Determining The Outcome Of Legal Grievances: An Application Of Game Theory To Tort Negotiations, Tyler Bodi Jan 2011

Determining The Outcome Of Legal Grievances: An Application Of Game Theory To Tort Negotiations, Tyler Bodi

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I will begin my work with a description of the legal negotiation process in tort law. Next, I will explain the key facets and usefulness of game theory. Third, I will suggest how game theory might be applied to the legal negotiation of torts and solved in any particular tort case. Finally I will confirm that the elements of my model are, first, the definitive parts in the legal negotiation process, and second, part of a cohesive and complete game.

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Dermal Reduction Of Urushiols Using An Activated Charcoal Formulated Dermal Care Patch, Celena Cameron Jan 2011

Dermal Reduction Of Urushiols Using An Activated Charcoal Formulated Dermal Care Patch, Celena Cameron

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For centuries, activated Charcoal (AC) has been used externally in a poultice form to adsorb "poisons" trapped in the outer layers of skin and internally to relieve intestinal discomfort and to remove toxic materials. The largest use for activated charcoal, in our society, is as a filter bed in air and water remediation cartridges. Recently, scientists have formulated AC into a nonstick dermal bandage called the Charcoal Patch (CP), but the adsorption properties are not well understood for this new formulation. Experiments have been conducted to see if these dermal bandages can be used to adsorb oils such as poison …

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The Synthesis And Characterization Of Novel Imino Stilbenes, Shieun Jang Jan 2011

The Synthesis And Characterization Of Novel Imino Stilbenes, Shieun Jang

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We are in the process of developing a two-step synthesis of imino stilbenes as potential molecular switches, which are important in biology, electronics and other applications especially at nanoscopic scale. While both imines and stilbenes are well known, we have not uncovered any prior research and documentation on our proposed imino stilbenes in the scientific literature. In pursuit of our goal we have developed a new procedure for synthesis of t-butyl imines derived from aromatic aldehydes and ketones. We are also currently evaluating four different stilbene synthesis methods. Future work will systematically investigate the effect of electron withdrawing and donating …

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Synthesis And Testing Of Second Generation Azatilbenes, Maurice Hardy Jan 2011

Synthesis And Testing Of Second Generation Azatilbenes, Maurice Hardy

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Based on previous research, azastilbenes have been reported as effective chemical sensors for organophosphates and organothiophosphates; they are related classes and the active components of agricultural pesticides, environmental pollutants and chemical warfare agents. This project builds on previous work and involves the synthesis of a variety of these azastilbenes and the testing of their respective properties. Azastilbene sensors are prepared using high-yield organic synthetic methodology developed in Professor Murray's lab. The next step involves testing the sensors through a measure, by UV-Vis spectroscopy and fluorometry, of an optical change upon the addition of analyte to a solution containing azastilbene sensor.

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Religious & Political Attitudes Towards Women In Power, Jason T. Miller Jan 2011

Religious & Political Attitudes Towards Women In Power, Jason T. Miller

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This paper examines the influences of religious and political attitudes on attitudes towards women in power. Specifically, I measure the ideology and general favorability of Conservative Christians (Seventhday Adventists) towards various political candidates and ideological positions. This question is worth analyzing, considering relatively recent events regarding the role of women in politics and corresponding discussion in religious circles on the role of women in church leadership. A survey method was used to test whether there is a relationship between attitudes towards women in power in politics (female political candidates) and women in power in religion (women's ordination), as well as …

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Simultaneous Digital Demodulation And Rds Extraction Of Fm Radio Signals, Jonathan Ford Jan 2011

Simultaneous Digital Demodulation And Rds Extraction Of Fm Radio Signals, Jonathan Ford

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FM radio plays a large part in many peoples' lives. A digital stream of information known as the Radio Data System (RDS) can be transmitted alongside the audio signal in an FM radio broadcast. This digital signal may contain information such as the current song, traffic alerts, and emergency notices. Using MATLAB, a method is presented by which the RDS data may be digitally extracted from multiple FM broadcasts simultaneously. This method's parallel nature makes Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), an ideal platform for implementation.

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Enhanced Interlayer Exchange Coupling In Co/Fe/Mgo/Fe(001), Andrew Hoff Jan 2011

Enhanced Interlayer Exchange Coupling In Co/Fe/Mgo/Fe(001), Andrew Hoff

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We investigate the bilinear and biquadratic interlayer exchange coupling in Co/Fe/MgO/Fe(001). Samples are grown through molecular beam epitaxy and the interlayer exchange coupling is measured through magneto-optic Kerr effect along wedge samples. By varying the location of Fe impurities between the interface and middle of the MgO spacer, we find that the couplings are enhanced and are dependent on the location of the impurities. We found that the interfacial impurities created a larger impact across all thickness on the bilinear coupling than no impurities or impurities in the middle of the MgO. The biquadratic coupling didn't have a clear trend.

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