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Theoretical Aspects of Blunt Body Magnetoaerodynamics
Supersonic magnetoaerodynamic flow about blunt body with self contained magnetic field sourc
Josephson Coupling through a Quantum Dot
We derive, via fourth order perturbation theory, an expression for the
Josephson current through a gated interacting quantum dot. We analyze our
expression for two different models of the superconductor-dot-superconductor
(SDS) system. When the matrix elements connecting dot and leads are featureless
constants, we compute the Josephson coupling J_c as a function of the gate
voltage and Coulomb interaction. In the diffusive dot limit, we compute the
probability distribution P(J_c) of Josephson couplings. In both cases, pi
junction behavior (J_c < 0) is possible, and is not simply dependent on the
parity of the dot occupancy.Comment: 9 pages; 3 encapsulated PostScript figure
Single gap superconductivity in beta-Bi2Pd
beta-Bi2Pd compound has been proposed as another example of a multi-gap
superconductor [Y. Imai et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jap. 81, 113708 (2012)]. Here, we
report on measurements of several important physical quantities capable to show
a presence of multiple energy gaps on our superconducting single crystals of
beta-Bi2Pd with the critical temperature Tc close to 5 K. The calorimetric
study via a sensitive ac technique shows a sharp anomaly at the superconducting
transition, however only a single energy gap is detected. Also other
characteristics inferred from calorimetric measurements as the field dependence
of the Sommerfeld coefficient and the temperature and angular dependence of the
upper critical magnetic field point unequivocally to standard single s-wave gap
superconductivity. The Hall-probe magnetometry provides the same result from
the analysis of the temperature dependence of the lower critical field. A
single-gapped BCS density of states is detected by the scanning tunneling
spectroscopy measurements. Then, the bulk as well as the surface sensitive
probes evidence a standard conventional superconductivity in this system where
the topologically protected surface states have been recently detected by ARPES
[M. Sakano et al., Nature Comm. 6, 8595 (2015)] .Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 tabl
Frictional drag between quantum wells mediated by fluctuating electromagnetic field
We use the theory of the fluctuating electromagnetic field to calculate the
frictional drag between nearby two-and three dimensional electron systems. The
frictional drag results from coupling via a fluctuating electromagnetic field,
and can be considered as the dissipative part of the van der Waals interaction.
In comparison with other similar calculations for semiconductor two-dimensional
system we include retardation effects. We consider the dependence of the
frictional drag force on the temperature , electron density and separation
. We find, that retardation effects become dominating factor for high
electron densities, corresponding thing metallic film, and suggest a new
experiment to test the theory. The relation between friction and heat transfer
is also briefly commented on.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
Progress in Parasite Genomics and Its Application to Current Challenges in Malaria Control
A wide deployment of malaria control tools have significantly reduced malaria morbidity and mortality across Africa. However, in the last five to seven years, there has been a resurgence of malaria in several African countries, raising the questions of whether and why current control mechanisms are failing. Since the first Plasmodium falciparum reference genome was published in 2002, few thousands more representing a broad range of geographical isolates have been sequenced. These advances in parasite genomics have improved our understanding of mutational changes, molecular structure, and genetic mechanisms associated with diagnostic testing, antimalarial resistance, and preventive measures such as vaccine development. In this chapter, we summarize the current progress on: (1) genomic characteristics of P. falciparum; (2) novel biomarkers and revolutionary techniques for diagnosing malaria infections; and (3) current vaccine targets and challenges for developing efficacious and long-lasting malaria vaccines
Numerical Study of Magnetoaerodynamic Flow Around a Hemisphere
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/83560/1/AIAA-49278-455.pd
Frictional drag between quantum wells mediated by phonon exchange
We use the Kubo formalism to evaluate the contribution of acoustic phonon
exchange to the frictional drag between nearby two-dimensional electron
systems. In the case of free phonons, we find a divergent drag rate
(). However, becomes finite when phonon
scattering from either lattice imperfections or electronic excitations is
accounted for. In the case of GaAs quantum wells, we find that for a phonon
mean free path smaller than a critical value, imperfection
scattering dominates and the drag rate varies as over many
orders of magnitude of the layer separation . When exceeds the
critical value, the drag rate is dominated by coupling through an
electron-phonon collective mode localized in the vicinity of the electron
layers. We argue that the coupled electron-phonon mode may be observable for
realistic parameters. Our theory is in good agreement with experimental results
for the temperature, density, and -dependence of the drag rate.Comment: 45 pages, LaTeX, 8 postscript file figure
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