Photon-stimulated recombination of self-trapped holes with electrons in pre-irradiated solid Ar

Spatially separated stable charge centers – trapped electrons and self-trapped holes – are generated in Ar cryocrystals by a low-energy electron beam. A combination of the cathodoluminescence and photon-stimulated luminescence methods has been used to probe recombination reactions. Photon-stimulated vacuum ultraviolet intrinsic recombination luminescence from pre-irradiated solid Ar was detected for the first time. The 1.96 eV laser light has been demonstrated to release electrons from their traps that gives rise to the well-known M-band at 9.8 eV. Additional information on the photostability of charge centers at low temperatures has been obtained

Rogue waves and solitons on a cnoidal background

Solutions of the nonlinear Schr¨odinger equation, appearing as rogue waves on a spatially-periodic background envelope, are obtained using the Darboux transformation scheme. Several particular examples are illustrated numerically. These include soliton and breather solutions on a periodic background as well as higher-order structures. The results enrich our knowledge of possible analytic solutions that describe the appearance of rogue waves in a variety of situations.The authors acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council (Discovery Project number DP110102068). N.A. and A.A. acknowledge support from the Volkswagen Stiftung

Nonlinear parity-time symmetric closed-form optical quadrimer waveguides: attractor perspective

We report a study on a closed-form nonlinear parity-time symmetric optical quadrimer waveguides system with a specific coupling scheme. The system yields power saturation behavior in the modes, which may be attributed to the inherent attractor in the system. A detailed analysis has been provided to confirm the attractor aspect of the system. This work also addresses a crucial issue regarding choice of initial conditions while carrying out numerical simulation for such systems