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A Phenomenological Theory of The Pseudogap State
An ansatz is proposed for the coherent part of the single particle Green's
function in a doped resonant valence bond (RVB) state by, analogy with the form
derived by Konik and coworkers for a doped spin liquid formed by an array of
2-leg Hubbard ladders near half-filling. The parameters of the RVB state are
taken from the renormalized mean field theory of Zhang and coworkers for
underdoped cuprates. The ansatz shows good agreement with recent angle resolved
photoemission (ARPES) on underdoped cuprates and resolves an apparent
disagreement with the Luttinger Sum Rule. The transition in the normal state
from a doped RVB spin liquid to a standard Landau Fermi liquid, that occurs in
the renormalized mean field theory, appears as a quantum critical point
characterized by a change in the analytic form of the Green's function. A
d-wave superconducting dome surrounding this quantum critical point is
introduced phenomenologically. Results are also presented for the Drude weight
and tunneling density of states as functions of the hole density.Comment: 11 pages, 14 figure
Fabrication and Characterization of Modulation-Doped ZnSe/(Zn,Cd)Se (110) Quantum Wells: A New System for Spin Coherence Studies
We describe the growth of modulation-doped ZnSe/(Zn,Cd)Se quantum wells on
(110) GaAs substrates. Unlike the well-known protocol for the epitaxy of
ZnSe-based quantum structures on (001) GaAs, we find that the fabrication of
quantum well structures on (110) GaAs requires significantly different growth
conditions and sample architecture. We use magnetotransport measurements to
confirm the formation of a two-dimensional electron gas in these samples, and
then measure transverse electron spin relaxation times using time-resolved
Faraday rotation. In contrast to expectations based upon known spin relaxation
mechanisms, we find surprisingly little difference between the spin lifetimes
in these (110)-oriented samples in comparison with (100)-oriented control
samples.Comment: To appear in Journal of Superconductivity (Proceedings of 3rd
Conference on Physics and Applications of Spin-dependent Phenomena in
Semiconductors
Molecular dynamics study of the fragmentation of silicon doped fullerenes
Tight binding molecular dynamics simulations, with a non orthogonal basis
set, are performed to study the fragmentation of carbon fullerenes doped with
up to six silicon atoms. Both substitutional and adsorbed cases are considered.
The fragmentation process is simulated starting from the equilibrium
configuration in each case and imposing a high initial temperature to the
atoms. Kinetic energy quickly converts into potential energy, so that the
system oscillates for some picoseconds and eventually breaks up. The most
probable first event for substituted fullerenes is the ejection of a C2
molecule, another very frequent event being that one Si atom goes to an
adsorbed position. Adsorbed Si clusters tend to desorb as a whole when they
have four or more atoms, while the smaller ones tend to dissociate and
sometimes interchange positions with the C atoms. These results are compared
with experimental information from mass abundance spectroscopy and the products
of photofragmentation.Comment: Seven two-column pages, six postscript figures. To be published in
Physical Review
Unified theory for Goos-H\"{a}nchen and Imbert-Fedorov effects
A unified theory is advanced to describe both the lateral Goos-H\"{a}nchen
(GH) effect and the transverse Imbert-Fedorov (IF) effect, through representing
the vector angular spectrum of a 3-dimensional light beam in terms of a 2-form
angular spectrum consisting of its 2 orthogonal polarized components. From this
theory, the quantization characteristics of the GH and IF displacements are
obtained, and the Artmann formula for the GH displacement is derived. It is
found that the eigenstates of the GH displacement are the 2 orthogonal linear
polarizations in this 2-form representation, and the eigenstates of the IF
displacement are the 2 orthogonal circular polarizations. The theoretical
predictions are found to be in agreement with recent experimental results.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figure
The formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of polyethylene
Plastics see very widespread use in modern society. The properties of many plastics can be modified relatively easily to fit a wide variety of applications. However, the disposal of waste plastics presents a significant environmental challenge. Recently, there has been considerable interest into tertiary recycling of waste plastics to produce liquid fuel. This project focuses on the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons during thermal pyrolysis of plastics. Several reactor configurations have been suggested for the pyrolysis of plastics. The reactor configuration used in this study consists of a stirrer tank reactor coupled with a reflux column and a condenser
Evidence of metallic clustering in annealed Ga1-xMnxAs from atypical scaling behavior of the anomalous Hall coefficient
We report on the anomalous Hall coefficient and longitudinal resistivity
scaling relationships on a series of annealed Ga1-xMnxAs epilayers (x~0.055).
As-grown samples exhibit scaling parameter n of ~ 1. Near the optimal annealing
temperature, we find n ~ 2 to be consistent with recent theories on the
intrinsic origins of anomalous Hall Effect in Ga1-xMnxAs. For annealing
temperatures far above the optimum, we note n > 3, similar behavior to certain
inhomogeneous systems. This observation of atypical behavior agrees well with
characteristic features attributable to spherical resonance from metallic
inclusions from optical spectroscopy measurements.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Strong CP and Mu Problems in Theories with Gauge Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking
We provide a simple solution to the and strong CP problems in the
context of gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking. The generic appearance of R
symmetry in dynamical supersymmetry breaking is used to implement Peccei-Quinn
symmetry. Acceptable and terms as well as the large symmetry breaking
scale are induced in the presence of nonrenormalizable interactions.
Cosmological consequences of this scheme turn out to yield constraints on the
PQ symmetry breaking scale and the number of the messenger/heavy quarks.
Complexity in introducing non-R Peccei-Quinn symmetry is contrasted with the
case of R symmetry.Comment: 10 pages, Revtex. Significantly modified version to apear in Phys.
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{BOAO Photometric Survey of Galactic Open Clusters. II. Physical Parameters of 12 Open Clusters
We have initiated a long-term project, the BOAO photometric survey of open
clusters, to enlarge our understanding of galactic structure using UBVI CCD
photometry of open clusters which have been little studied before. This is the
second paper of the project in which we present the photometry of 12 open
clusters. We have determined the cluster parameters by fitting the Padova
isochrones to the color-magnitude diagrams of the clusters. All the clusters
except for Be 0 and NGC 1348 are found to be intermediate-age to old (0.2 - 4.0
Gyrs) open clusters with a mean metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0.0.Comment: 11 page
Fermion Masses and Mixing and CP-Violation in SO(10) Models with Family Symmetries
Several ideas for solving the problem of fermion mass hierarchy and mixing
and specific supersymmetric models that realize it are reviewed. In particular,
we discuss many models based on SO(10) in four dimensions combined with a
family symmetry to accommodate fermion mass hierarchy and mixing, including the
case of neutrinos. These models are compared and various tests that can be used
to distinguish these models are suggested. We also include a discussion of a
few SO(10) models in higher space-time dimensions.Comment: 66 pages; 5 figures; Submitted to International Journal of Modern
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Reexamining the "finite-size" effects in isobaric yield ratios using a statistical abrasion-ablation model
The "finite-size" effects in the isobaric yield ratio (IYR), which are shown
in the standard grand-canonical and canonical statistical ensembles (SGC/CSE)
method, is claimed to prevent obtaining the actual values of physical
parameters. The conclusion of SGC/CSE maybe questionable for neutron-rich
nucleus induced reaction. To investigate whether the IYR has "finite-size"
effects, the IYR for the mirror nuclei [IYR(m)] are reexamined using a modified
statistical abrasion-ablation (SAA) model. It is found when the projectile is
not so neutron-rich, the IYR(m) depends on the isospin of projectile, but the
size dependence can not be excluded. In reactions induced by the very
neutron-rich projectiles, contrary results to those of the SGC/CSE models are
obtained, i.e., the dependence of the IYR(m) on the size and the isospin of the
projectile is weakened and disappears both in the SAA and the experimental
results.Comment: 5 pages and 4 figure
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