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Interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in Fe-pnictides
We consider phase transitions and potential co-existence of spin-density-wave
(SDW) magnetic order and extended s-wave () superconducting order within a
two-band itinerant model of iron pnictides, in which SDW magnetism and
superconductivity are competing orders. We show that depending on parameters,
the transition between these two states is either first order, or involves an
intermediate phase in which the two orders co-exist. We demonstrate that such
co-existence is possible when SDW order is incommensurate.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Microscopic evidence for field-induced magnetism in CeCoIn
We present NMR data in the normal and superconducting states of CeCoIn
for fields close to T in the plane. Recent
experiments identified a first-order transition from the normal to
superconducting state for T, and a new thermodynamic phase below 290
mK within the superconducting state. We find that the Knight shifts of the
In(1), In(2) and the Co are discontinuous across the first-order transition and
the magnetic linewidths increase dramatically. The broadening differs for the
three sites, unlike the expectation for an Abrikosov vortex lattice, and
suggests the presence of static spin moments in the vortex cores. In the
low-temperature and high-field phase the broad NMR lineshapes suggest ordered
local moments, rather than a long wavelength quasiparticle spin density
modulation expected for an FFLO phase.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures. to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Superconductivity and spin-density-waves in multi-band metals
We present a detailed description of two-band quasi-2D metals with s-wave
superconducting (SC) and antiferromagnetic spin-density wave (SDW)
correlations. We present a general approach and use it to investigate the
influence of the difference between the shapes and the areas of the two Fermi
surfaces on the phase diagram. In particular, we determine the conditions for
the co-existence of SC and SDW orders at different temperatures and dopings. We
argue that a conventional s-wave SC order co-exists with SDW order only at very
low and in a very tiny range of parameters. An extended s-wave
superconductivity, for which SC gap changes sign between the two bands,
co-exists with antiferromagnetic SDW over a much wider range of parameters and
temperatures, but even for this SC order the regions of SDW and SC can still be
separated by a first order transition. We show that the co-existence range
becomes larger if SDW order is incommensurate. We apply our results to
iron-based pnictide materials, in some of which co-existence of SDW and SC
orders has been detected.Comment: 18 figures, 22 pages, published version with minor correction
VV124 (UGC4879): A new transitional dwarf galaxy in the periphery of the Local Group
We present the first resolved-star photometry of VV124 (UGC4879) and find
that this is the most isolated dwarf galaxy in the periphery of the Local
Group. Based on imaging and spectroscopic follow up observations with the 6m
BTA telescope, we resolve VV124 into 1560 stars down to the limiting magnitude
levels of V~25.6 and I~23.9. The young blue stellar populations and emission
gas are found near the core, but noticeably displaced from the center of the
galaxy as traced by dominant evolved red stars. The mean radial velocity
derived from the spectra of two Blue Supergiant stars, an HII region and
unresolved continuum sources is -80+/-10 km/s. The evolved ``red tangle''
stellar populations, which contains the red giant branch (RGB), are identified
at large galactocentric radii. We use the I-band luminosity function to
determine the distance based on the Tip of RGB method, 1.1+/-0.1 Mpc. This is
~10 times closer than the values usually assumed in the literature, and we
provide revised distance dependent parameters. From the mean (V-I) color of the
RGB, we estimate the mean metallicity as [Fe/H]~-1.37 dex. Despite of its
isolated location, the properties of VV124 are clearly not those of a galaxy in
formation, but rather similar to a transitional dIrr/dSph type.Comment: 4 pages, submitted to MNRAS Letter
Phase Filters for 3D Localization of Point Light Sources
The work relates to the engineering and research of phase filters for three-dimensional localization of point light emitters. These phase filters form a light field having two clearly visible maxima in their intensity distribution (i.e. two-lobe fields). By means of numerical simulation, the influence of the amplitude and phase distortions of the wave front of the illuminating beam on the two-lobe field formation has been studied in the work.
Keywords: spiral light beams, amplitude distortions, phase distortions, threedimensional localization, two-lobe field
Non-exponential London penetration depth in BaKFeAs single crystals
We have studied the in- and out-of-plane magnetic penetration depths in the
hole- doped iron based superconductor BaKFeAs
( 30K). The study was performed on single crystals grown from
different fluxes and we find that the results are nearly the same. The in-plane
London penetration depth does not show exponential saturation at
low temperature, as would be expected from a fully gapped superconductor.
Instead, shows a power-law behavior,
(), down to , similar to the electron doped
Ba(FeCo)As. The penetration depth anisotropy
increases upon cooling,
opposite to the trend observed in the anisotropy of the upper critical field,
. These are universal
characteristics of both the electron and hole doped 122 systems, suggesting
unconventional superconductivity. The behavior of the in-plane superfluid
density is discussed in light of existing theoretical models
proposed for the iron pnictides superconductors
Nonuniform Spin Triplet Superconductivity due to Antisymmetric Spin-Orbit Coupling in Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor CePtSi
We show that the nonuniform state (Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO)
state) of the spin triplet superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric systems is
stabilized by antisymmetric spin-orbit coupling even if the magnetic field is
absent. The transition temperature of the spin triplet superconductivity is
reduced by the antisymmetric spin-orbit coupling in general. This pair breaking
effect is shown to be similar to the Pauli pair breaking effect due to magnetic
field for the spin singlet superconductivity, in which FFLO state is stabilized
near the Pauli limit (or Chandrasekhar-Clogston limit) of external magnetic
field. Since there are gapless excitations in nonuniform superconducting state,
some physical quantities such as specific heat and penetration depth should
obey the power low temperature-dependences. We discuss the possibility of the
realization of nonuniform state in CePtSi.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Chain Galaxies in the Tadpole ACS Field
Colors and magnitudes were determined for 69 chain galaxies, 58 other linear
structures, 32 normal edge-on galaxies, and all of their large star formation
clumps in the HST ACS field of the Tadpole galaxy. Redshifts of 0.5 to 2 are
inferred from comparisons with published color-evolution models. The linear
galaxies have no red nuclear bulges like the normal disk galaxies in our field,
but the star formation clumps in each have about the same colors and
magnitudes. Light profiles along the linear galaxies tend to be flat, unlike
the exponential profiles of normal galaxies. Although the most extreme of the
linear objects look like beaded filaments, they are all probably edge-on disks
that will evolve to late Hubble type galaxies. The lack of an exponential
profile is either the result of a dust scale height that is comparable to the
stellar scale height, or an intrinsically irregular structure. Examples of
galaxies that could be face-on versions of linear galaxies are shown. They have
an irregular clumpy structure with no central bulge and with clump colors and
magnitudes that are comparable to those in the linears. Radiative transfer
solutions to the magnitudes and surface brightnesses of inclined dusty galaxies
suggest that edge-on disks should become more prominent near the detection
limit for surface brightness. The surface brightness distribution of the
edge-on galaxies in this field confirm this selection effect. The star
formation regions are much more massive than in modern galaxies, averaging up
to 10^9 Msun for kpc scales.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figures, accepted for ApJ, 603, March 1, 200
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