Onset of phase correlations in YBa2Cu3O{7-x} as determined from reversible magnetization measurements

Isofield magnetization curves are obtained and analyzed for three single crystals of YBa2Cu3O{7-x}, ranging from optimally doped to very underdoped, as well as the BCS superconductor Nb, in the presence of magnetic fields applied both parallel and perpendicular to the $ab$ planes. Near Tc, the magnetization exhibits a temperature dependence \sqrt{M} [Ta(H)-T]^m. In accordance with recent theories, we associated Ta(H) with the onset of coherent phase fluctuations of the superconducting order parameter. For Nb and optimally doped YBaCuO, Ta(H) is essentially identical to the mean-field transition line Tc(H). The fitting exponent m=0.5 takes its mean-field value for Nb, and varies just slightly from 0.5 for optimally doped YBaCuO. However, underdoped YBCO samples exhibit anomalous behavior, with Ta(H)>Tc for H applied parallel to the c axis, suggesting that the magnetization is probing a region of temperatures above Tc where phase correlations persist. In this region, the fitting exponent falls in the range 0.5 < m < 0.8 for H\parallel c, compared with m~0. for $H\parallel ab planes. The results are interpreted in terms of an anisotropic pairing symmetry of the order parameter: d-wave along the ab planes and s-wave along the c axis.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Anomalous metamagnetic-like transition in a FeRh/Fe3_3Pt interface occurring at T120 K in the field-cooled-cooling curves for low magnetic fields

We report on the magnetic properties of a special configuration of a FeRh thin film. An anomalous behavior on the magnetisation vs. temperature was observed when low magnetic fields are applied in the plane of a thin layer of FeRh deposited on ordered Fe$_3$Pt. The anomalous effect resembles a metamagnetic transition and occur only in the field-cooled-cooling magnetisation curve at temperatures near 120 K in samples without any heat treatment.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1008.195

Influência de aléias de leguminosas arbóreas na infestação de bicho-mineiro em cafeeiro.

O bicho-mineiro, Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin - Mèneville, 1842) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), é talvez a principal praga do cafeeiro (Coffea spp.) na atualidade, principalmente nas regiões de temperaturas mais elevadas e de maior déficit hídrico. Vários estudos indicam que a abundância e diversidade de insetos dentro de um campo podem estar intimamente relacionadas com a natureza da vegetação circundante. Considerando o exposto, foi objetivo deste trabalho observar o efeito de espécies de leguminosas arbóreas utilizadas como quebra-ventos (aléias) sobre os aspectos fitossanitários do cafeeiro. As leguminosas utilizadas foram: o Guandu (Cajanus cajan Millsp.), Bracatinga (Mimosa scabrella Benth.), Leucena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit) e Acácia (Acacia mangium Willd.), plantadas perpendiculares ao sentido dos ventos predominantes. Os resultados parciais, obtidos em 2003, 2004, 2005 e 2006, mostram que a menor porcentagem de folhas com minas intactas foi observada nos cafeeiros sob Leucena e Guandu e também a menor porcentagem de minas predadas. Os cafeeiros sob Leucena e Guandu apresentaram nível de controle (NC) para o bicho-mineiro (30% de folhas minadas sem sinais de predação) no final de agosto enquanto que aqueles sob Acácia e Bracatinga foram semelhantes à testemunha e apresentaram NC bem mais cedo, no mês de junho

Sustainable Horticulture: A bibliometric Study

This paper examines the scientific researches regarding "sustainable horticulture" to identify research flows with potential for future investigation. Through a bibliometric and content analysis for the 2011-2015 periods and the 2016 first semester, 12 articles, according and relevant to the theme, were selected. The results obtained from the analysis demonstrated the importance of the subject for both academic research and for the practice, since it elucidated scientific production and trends, impact factor, relevant scientific periodicals, contribution by countries and its institutions, methods and research tools, keywords. It stands out that the theme "sustainable horticulture" is used in most cases to address only the environmental dimension and, in a few cases, in the economic and social dimensions. Based in the analysis of the keywords, the terms production, systems and sustainability formed the main research clusters, attracting great attention during the study period