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The hydrogen atom in electric and magnetic fields : Pauli's 1926 article
The results obtained by Pauli, in his 1926 article on the hydrogen atom, made
essential use of the dynamical so(4) symmetry of the bound states. Pauli used
this symmetry to compute the perturbed energy levels of an hydrogen atom in a
uniform electric field (Stark effect) and in uniform electric and magnetic
fields. Although the experimental check of the single Stark effect on the
hydrogen atom has been studied experimentally, Pauli's results in mixed fields
have been studied only for Rydberg states of rubidium atoms in crossedfields
and lithium atoms in parallel fields.Comment: 11 pages, latex file, 2 figure
Resonant enhancements of high-order harmonic generation
Solving the one-dimensional time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation for simple
model potentials, we investigate resonance-enhanced high-order harmonic
generation, with emphasis on the physical mechanism of the enhancement. By
truncating a long-range potential, we investigate the significance of the
long-range tail, the Rydberg series, and the existence of highly excited states
for the enhancements in question. We conclude that the channel closings typical
of a short-range or zero-range potential are capable of generating essentially
the same effects.Comment: 7 pages revtex, 4 figures (ps files
The Struve-Sahade effect in the optical spectra of O-type binaries I. Main-sequence systems
We present a spectroscopic analysis of four massive binary systems that are
known or are good candidates to display the Struve-Sahade effect (defined as
the apparent strengthening of the secondary spectrum of the binary when the
star is approaching, and the corresponding weakening of the lines when it is
receding).
We use high resolution optical spectra to determine new orbital solutions and
spectral types of HD 165052, HD 100213, HD 159176 and DH Cep. As good knowledge
of the fundamental parameters of the considered systems is necessary to examine
the Struve-Sahade effect. We then study equivalent width variations in the
lines of both components of these binaries during their orbital cycle.
In the case of these four systems, variations appear in the equivalent widths
of some lines during the orbital cycle, but the definition given above can any
longer be valid, since it is now clear that the effect modifies the primary
spectrum as much as the secondary spectrum. Furthermore, the lines affected,
and the way in which they are affected, depend on the considered system. For at
least two of them (HD 100213 and HD 159176) these variations probably reflect
the ellipsoidal variable nature of the system.Comment: 12 pages, 20 figures, in press A&
Luttinger liquid versus charge density wave behaviour in the one-dimensional spinless fermion Holstein model
We discuss the nature of the different ground states of the half-filled
Holstein model of spinless fermions in 1D. In the metallic regime we determine
the renormalised effective coupling constant and the velocity of the charge
excitations by a density-matrix renormalisation group (DMRG) finite-size
scaling approach. At low (high) phonon frequencies the Luttinger liquid is
characterised by an attractive (repulsive) effective interaction. In the
charge-density wave Peierls-distorted state the charge structure factor scales
to a finite value indicating long-range order.Comment: 2 pages, 3 figures, submitted to SCES'0
Attosecond double-slit experiment
A new scheme for a double-slit experiment in the time domain is presented.
Phase-stabilized few-cycle laser pulses open one to two windows (``slits'') of
attosecond duration for photoionization. Fringes in the angle-resolved energy
spectrum of varying visibility depending on the degree of which-way information
are observed. A situation in which one and the same electron encounters a
single and a double slit at the same time is discussed. The investigation of
the fringes makes possible interferometry on the attosecond time scale. The
number of visible fringes, for example, indicates that the slits are extended
over about 500as.Comment: 4 figure
Aufarbeitung von Fließbildinformationen für die Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse technischer Anlagen und ihre Umsetzung in einen Fehlerbaum
Die von den Betreibern technischer Anlagen zur Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse verwendeten Methoden werden in der Regel unter großem Personalaufwand manuell durchgeführt. In diesem Artikel wird ein Verfahren vorgestellt, mit dessen Hilfe die Anlagentopologie aus dem Verfahrensfließbild in ein Computerprogramm eingelesen wird. Zu den einzelnen Anlagenkomponenten existiert eine Bibliothek, in der komponentenspezifische Mini-Fehlerbäume gespeichert sind. Zusammen mit den Fließbildinformationen lassen sich daraus die gewünschten Fehlerbäume generieren
Quantum Gravity Corrections for Schwarzschild Black Holes
We consider the Matrix theory proposal describing eleven-dimensional
Schwarzschild black holes. We argue that the Newtonian potential between two
black holes receives a genuine long range quantum gravity correction, which is
finite and can be computed from the supergravity point of view. The result
agrees with Matrix theory up to a numerical factor which we have not computed.Comment: 14 pages, Tex, no figure
The investigation of particle acceleration in colliding-wind massive binaries with SIMBOL-X
An increasing number of early-type (O and Wolf-Rayet) colliding wind binaries
(CWBs) is known to accelerate particles up to relativistic energies. In this
context, non-thermal emission processes such as inverse Compton (IC) scattering
are expected to produce a high energy spectrum, in addition to the strong
thermal emission from the shock-heated plasma. SIMBOL-X will be the ideal
observatory to investigate the hard X-ray spectrum (above 10 keV) of these
systems, i.e. where it is no longer dominated by the thermal emission. Such
observations are strongly needed to constrain the models aimed at understanding
the physics of particle acceleration in CWB. Such systems are important
laboratories for investigating the underlying physics of particle acceleration
at high Mach number shocks, and probe a different region of parameter space
than studies of supernova remnants.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the workshop
"Simbol-X: the hard X-ray universe in focus", held in Bologna, Italy (14-16
May 2007
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