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Laser-cooled Atomic Ensembles in Hollow Optical Fibers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-06)This thesis explores hollow-core fibres as a platform for quantum optics experiments with laser-cooled atomic ensembles. The non-diffracting, tightly-confined guided modes of these fibers grant us a ~µm-wide one-dimensional ... -
Laser-initiated Coulomb explosion imaging of small molecules
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-02)Momentum vectors of fragment ions produced by the Coulomb explosion of CO2z+ (z = 3 - 6) and CS2z+ (z = 3 - 13) in an intense laser field (~50 fs, 1 x 1015 W/cm2) are determined by the triple coincidence imaging technique. ... -
LASS-ICP-MS collection of trace element and 87Sr/86Sr isotope data using a novel uneven distribution of sample material for otolith microchemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-26)Understanding the behaviour and movement of fish populations is crucial to developing plans to properly manage fisheries, and to predict effects of ongoing environmental change. In northern regions, physically tracking ... -
Last but not least: Resettlement as a climate change adaptation strategy in Metro Manila, Philippines
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)Abstract The severity of climatic changes threatening urban coastal areas is introducing and intensifying environmental hazards that are endangering physical safety and livelihood security. The Philippines, and the ... -
The Late Proterozoic to Palaeozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Long Range Mountains in Southwestern Newfoundland
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-04)Ever since the first plate-tectonic model for the Appalachians was proposed, the Laurentian margin has been interpreted as having experienced a collision-related dynamo-thermal event during the Middle Ordovician Taconic ... -
Late Woodland Pottery Production in Essex County, Ontario: Evidence from the Puce Site
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-20)This thesis examines a collection of Early Late Woodland (Western Basin Tradition) pottery from the Puce Site (AbHq-3) in St. Clair Shores, Essex County, Ontario. The site was discovered through a Cultural Resource Management ... -
Late-universe signals in the microwave sky: extragalactic dust, electrons, and other baryonic effects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-07)This thesis collects much of the work I have done over the last four years as a PhD student. It has two focuses. Part 1 discusses gravitational radiation emitted from two maximally charged black holes in Einstein--Maxwell--dilaton ... -
A Latent Health Factor Model for Estimating Estuarine Ecosystem Health
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-20)Assessment of the “health” of an ecosystem is often of great interest to those interested in monitoring and conservation of ecosystems. Traditionally, scientists have quantified the health of an ecosystem using multimetric ... -
The Later Stages of Transition over a NACA0018 Airfoil at a Low Reynolds Number
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-18)The later stages of separated shear layer transition within separation bubbles developing over a NACA0018 airfoil operating at a chord Reynolds number of 105 and at angles of attack of 0, 5, 8, and 10 degrees were investigated ... -
Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulating Turbulent Flows
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-06)The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is a relatively new method for fluid flow simulations, and is recently gaining popularity due to its simple algorithm and parallel scalability. Although the method has been successfully ... -
Lattice Compression of Polynomial Matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-01)This thesis investigates lattice compression of polynomial matrices over finite fields. For an m x n matrix, the goal of lattice compression is to find an m x (m+k) matrix, for some relatively small k, such that the ... -
Lattice Engineering with Surface Acoustic Waves
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Quantum simulators are special purpose quantum computers designed to examine problems that are impossible to test with classical computers. They can be used to simulate problems in atomic physics, condensed matter physics, ... -
Lattice Paths
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)This thesis is a survey of some of the well known results in lattice path theory. Chapter 1 looks into the history of lattice paths. That is, when it began and how it was popularized. Chapter 3 focuses on general lattices ... -
Lattice-Based Motion Planning with Optimal Motion Primitives
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-23)In the field of navigation for autonomous vehicles, it is the responsibility of a local planner to compute reference trajectories that are then be followed by a tracking controller. These trajectories should be safe, ... -
Lattice-Based Precoding And Decoding in MIMO Fading Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-30)In this thesis, different aspects of lattice-based precoding and decoding for the transmission of digital and analog data over MIMO fading channels are investigated: 1) Lattice-based precoding in MIMO broadcast systems: A ... -
Laurentide Ice Sheet dynamics evolution in the inner-ice sheet region of northeastern Quebec, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-06)The study of past ice sheets, such as the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS), which covered most of northern North America during the last glaciation (last ~100-kyr), provides critical knowledge about the long-term behaviour of ... -
Lay misperceptions of the relationship between men’s benevolent and hostile sexism
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Although there is a reliably positive association between hostile (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS), lay perceptions of this association have not been directly tested. I predicted that people perceive an illusory negative ... -
Lay Theories and Self-Perceptions of Maturity in Young Adulthood
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-25)There is concern that maturity is becoming more and more of an elusive goal for contemporary young adults. Cultural definitions of maturity often emphasize timely achievement of traditional adult goals such as buying a ... -
Layer-by-layer Self-assembly Membranes for Solvent Dehydration by Pervaporation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-09)In this study, polyelectrolyte membranes were prepared by layer-by-layer self-assembly on top of an interfacially polymerized polyamide substrate, and these thin-film-composite membranes were studied for pervaporative ... -
Layer-by-layer self-assembly of nanofilatration membrane for water and wastewater treatment
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-29)In this study, polyelectrolyte composite membranes were prepared using layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly of chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) (chitosan/PAA) on polyethersulfone (PES) substrates. These thin-film-composite (TFC) ...