TY - JOUR A1 - Ji, Hongchen A1 - Ragyanszki, Anita A1 - Fournier, Rene T1 - A Machine Learning and Quantum Chemistry Approach for Identifying Prebiotic Molecules in the Interstellar Medium JF - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics N2 - The discovery of molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM) plays a key role in understanding prebiotic chemistry. Relatively few (∼250) molecules have been confirmed in the ISM, and detecting additional species is crucial for expanding our knowledge of astrochemical processes. We present a strategy for predicting possible prebiotic molecules in the ISM that combines machine learning and high-accuracy quantum chemistry calculations. Using a reaction dataset of over 153,000 possible combinations of known interstellar molecules, we applied a machine learning model to estimate reaction energy barriers and identify those with low or zero barriers that are most likely to occur in the ISM. From this screening process, 24 molecules were identified, five of which have already been observed in interstellar space. For the remaining 19 molecules, we conducted density functional theory (DFT) and coupled cluster theory calculations to determine the most stable conformers, spectroscopic parameters, and predict their detectability through spectroscopy. We present data to guide future observational searches for new interstellar species, contributing to the ongoing exploration of complex organic molecules in space and their potential role in prebiotic chemistry. Y1 - 2024 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rozsa, Zsofia Borbala A1 - Ragyanszki, Anita A1 - Viskolcz, Bela A1 - Szori, Milan T1 - Chemical space of the singlet C4H8O2 species. A systematic theoretical analysis on their structural and thermochemical properties JF - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry N2 - The goal of this study was to explore and define the thermodynamic properties of one of the subspaces of ‘chemical space’ using a mixture of graph theory and theoretical chemistry tools. Therefore, all possible mo- lecular structures with C4H8O2 stoichiometry were generated, considering constitutional isomers and molecular complexes. The thermodynamic properties of the obtained isomers have been obtained by G3MP2B3 protocol. The classification of the obtained isomers was simplified by using thermodynamic maps, which is an effective method for the comparison of thermodynamic stability for entities of complex molecular systems. Modern computational methods can be used to understand larger systems, which has made it possible to characterize a chemical subspace not only by selecting individual entities, but also as a whole. With this pro- cedure one can catch a glimpse into the diversity of a molecular system and predict further uses of newly discovered molecules or design molecules with predefined properties. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114162 VL - 1225 SP - 114162 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ragyanszki, Anita A1 - Fiser, Bela A1 - Lee-Ruff, Edward A1 - Liebman, Joel F. T1 - Strained Small Nitrogen Heterocycles-Azabicyclobutanes and Azirines JF - ChemistrySelect N2 - Small ring nitrogen heterocycles, azabicyclobutanes and azirines, were investigated by computational methods in order to address the discrepancy between their regioisomers 1- and 2-azabicyclobutane and 1H- and 2H-azirines. Both 1-azabicyclobutane and 2H-azirine are well known synthetic starting points to larger nitrogen heterocycles whereas 2-azabicyclobutane and 1H-azirine and their derivatives have yet to be reported as isolable compounds. Calculated parameters such as structure, base strength (proton affinities), NICS values and enthalpies of formation from which strain energies are derived are reported. The destabilization of the less stable regioisomers is attributed to homoantiaromaticity in 2-azabicyclobutane and antiaromaticity in 1H-azirine. Two stereoisomers exist for 2-azabicyclobutane with the endo- stereoisomer being more stable. This phenomenon is indicative of the hydrogen bond acceptor properties of the neighboring cyclpropane and the π-bond character of the central bond in 2-azabicyclobutane. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202301405 VL - 8 IS - 26 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Groussin, Olivier A1 - Jorda, L. A1 - Attree, N. A1 - Birch, S.P.D. A1 - Bürger, Johanna A1 - Gutiérrez, Pedro A1 - Jindal, Abhinav S. A1 - Keller, H.U. A1 - Kramer, Tobias A1 - Lasagni Manghi, Riccardo A1 - Läuter, Matthias A1 - Markkanen, J. A1 - Marschall, R. A1 - Schuckart, C. T1 - Thermal environment and erosion of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics N2 - Aims. This paper focuses on how insolation affects the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko over its current orbit. We aim to better understand the thermal environment of the nucleus, in particular its surface temperature variations, erosion, relationship with topography, and how insolation affects the interior temperature for the location of volatile species (H2O and CO2). Methods. We have developed two thermal models to calculate the surface and subsurface temperatures of 67P over its 6.45-year orbit. The first model, with high resolution (300 000 facets), calculates surface temperatures, taking shadows and self-heating into account but ignoring thermal conductivity. The second model, with lower resolution (10 000 facets), includes thermal conductivity to estimate temperatures down to ∼3 m below the surface. Results. The thermal environment of 67P is strongly influenced by its large obliquity (52◦), which causes significant seasonal effects and polar nights. The northern hemisphere is the coldest region, with temperatures of 210–300 K. H2O is found in the first few centimetres, while CO2 is found deeper (∼2 m) except during polar night around perihelion, when CO2 accumulates near the surface. Cliffs erode 3–5 times faster than plains, forming terraces. The equatorial region receives maximum solar energy (8.5×109 J m−2 per orbit), with maximum surface temperatures of 300–350 K. On the plains, H2O is found in the first few centimetres, while CO2 is found deeper (∼2 m) and never accumulates near the surface. In the southern hemisphere, a brief intense perihelion heating raises temperatures to 350–400 K, which is followed by a 5-year polar night when surface temperatures drop to 55 K. Here H2O remains in the first few centimetres, while CO2 accumulates shallowly during polar night, enriching the region. Erosion is maximal in the southern hemisphere and concentrated on the plains, which explains the observed overall flatness of this hemisphere compared to the northern one. Over one orbit, the total energy from self-heating is 17% of the total energy budget, and 34% for thermal conduction. Our study contributes to a better understanding of the surface changes observed on 67P. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452260 VL - 694 SP - A21 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lößer, Ansgar A1 - Schlecht, Max A1 - Schintke, Florian A1 - Witzke, Joel A1 - Weidlich, Matthias A1 - Scheuermann, Björn T1 - Fast Min-ϵ Segmented Regression using Constant-Time Segment Merging T2 - Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Machine Learning Y1 - 2025 UR - https://proceedings.mlr.press/v267/losser25a.html VL - 267 SP - 40312 EP - 40327 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Agarwal, A. A1 - Greve, Nico A1 - Reinefeld, Alexander A1 - Schintke, Florian A1 - et al., T1 - Performance of the prototype Silicon Tracking System of the CBM experiment tested with heavy-ion beams at SIS18 JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.171059 SN - 0168-9002 N1 - This paper has 343 authors. For the complete list of authors use the DOI, please. VL - 1082 SP - 171059 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Clausecker, Robert A1 - Schintke, Florian T1 - A Measure of Quality for IDA* Heuristics T2 - Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Symposium on Combinatorial Search (SoCS 2021) Y1 - 2021 N1 - Best SoCS21 paper award SP - 55 EP - 63 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alhaddad, Samer A1 - Förstner, Jens A1 - Groth, Stefan A1 - Grünewald, Daniel A1 - Grynko, Yevgen A1 - Hannig, Frank A1 - Kenter, Tobias A1 - Pfreundt, F.J. A1 - Plessl, Christian A1 - Schotte, Merlind A1 - Steinke, Thomas A1 - Teich, J. A1 - Weiser, Martin A1 - Wende, Florian T1 - The HighPerMeshes Framework for Numerical Algorithms on Unstructured Grids JF - Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience N2 - Solving PDEs on unstructured grids is a cornerstone of engineering and scientific computing. Heterogeneous parallel platforms, including CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs, enable energy-efficient and computationally demanding simulations. In this article, we introduce the HPM C++-embedded DSL that bridges the abstraction gap between the mathematical formulation of mesh-based algorithms for PDE problems on the one hand and an increasing number of heterogeneous platforms with their different programming models on the other hand. Thus, the HPM DSL aims at higher productivity in the code development process for multiple target platforms. We introduce the concepts as well as the basic structure of the HPM DSL, and demonstrate its usage with three examples. The mapping of the abstract algorithmic description onto parallel hardware, including distributed memory compute clusters, is presented. A code generator and a matching back end allow the acceleration of HPM code with GPUs. Finally, the achievable performance and scalability are demonstrated for different example problems. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.6616 VL - 34 IS - 14 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kaiser, Benjamin A1 - Clausecker, Robert T1 - CleanMaple T2 - Proceedings of SAT Competition 2021 : Solver and Benchmark Descriptions Y1 - 2021 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/333647 SP - 24 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kaiser, Benjamin A1 - Clausecker, Robert T1 - CleanMaple_PriPro, CaDiCaL_PriPro and CaDiCaL_PriPro_no_bin T2 - Proceedings of SAT Competition 2021 : Solver and Benchmark Descriptions Y1 - 2021 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/333647 N1 - CaDiCaL_PriPro won the Special Innovation Price at the SAT Competition 2021 SP - 25 ER -