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Approximate method for predicting the permanent set in a beam in vacuo and in water subject to a shock wave
An approximate method to compute the maximum deformation and permanent set of a beam subjected to shock wave laoding in vacuo and in water was investigated. The method equates the maximum kinetic energy of the beam (and water) to the elastic plastic work done by a static uniform load applied to a beam. Results for the water case indicate that the plastic deformation is controlled by the kinetic energy of the water. The simplified approach can result in significant savings in computer time or it can expediently be used as a check of results from a more rigorous approach. The accuracy of the method is demonstrated by various examples of beams with simple support and clamped support boundary conditions
Thickness dependence of spin-orbit torques generated by WTe2
We study current-induced torques in WTe2/permalloy bilayers as a function of
WTe2 thickness. We measure the torques using both second-harmonic Hall and
spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance measurements for samples with WTe2
thicknesses that span from 16 nm down to a single monolayer. We confirm the
existence of an out-of-plane antidamping torque, and show directly that the
sign of this torque component is reversed across a monolayer step in the WTe2.
The magnitude of the out-of-plane antidamping torque depends only weakly on
WTe2 thickness, such that even a single-monolayer WTe2 device provides a strong
torque that is comparable to much thicker samples. In contrast, the
out-of-plane field-like torque has a significant dependence on the WTe2
thickness. We demonstrate that this field-like component originates
predominantly from the Oersted field, thereby correcting a previous inference
drawn by our group based on a more limited set of samples.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
Time-division SQUID multiplexers with reduced sensitivity to external magnetic fields
Time-division SQUID multiplexers are used in many applications that require
exquisite control of systematic error. One potential source of systematic error
is the pickup of external magnetic fields in the multiplexer. We present
measurements of the field sensitivity figure of merit, effective area, for both
the first stage and second stage SQUID amplifiers in three NIST SQUID
multiplexer designs. These designs include a new variety with improved
gradiometry that significantly reduces the effective area of both the first and
second stage SQUID amplifiers.Comment: 4 pages, 7 figures. Submitted for publication in the IEEE
Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, August 201
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