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First order phase transition from the vortex liquid to an amorphous solid
We present a systematic study of the topology of the vortex solid phase in
superconducting BiSrCaCuO samples with low doses of
columnar defects. A new state of vortex matter imposed by the presence of
geometrical contours associated with the random distribution of columns is
found. The results show that the first order liquid-solid transition in this
vortex matter does not require a structural symmetry change.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Systematic Study on Fluorine-doping Dependence of Superconducting and Normal State Properties in LaFePO1-xFx
We have investigated the fluorine-doping dependence of lattice constants,
transports and specific heat for polycrystalline LaFePO1-xFx. F doping slightly
and monotonically decreases the in-plane lattice parameter. In the normal
state, electrical resistivity at low temperature is proportional to the square
of temperature and the electronic specific heat coefficient has large value,
indicating the existence of moderate electron-electron correlation in this
system. Hall coefficient has large magnitude, and shows large temperature
dependence, indicating the low carrier density and multiple carriers in this
system. Temperature dependence of the upper critical field suggests that the
system is a two gap superconductor. The F-doping dependence of these properties
in this system are very weak, while in the FeAs system (LaFeAsO), the F doping
induces the large changes in electronic properties. This difference is probably
due to the different F-doping dependence of the lattice in these two systems.
It has been revealed that a pure effect of electron doping on electronic
properties is very weak in this Fe pnictide compound.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Cloud fragmentation and proplyd-like features in HII regions imaged by HST
We have analyzed HST ACS and WFPC2 new and archival images of eight HII
regions to look for new proto-planetary disks (proplyds) similar to those found
in the Orion Nebula. We find a wealth of features similar in size (though many
are larger) to the bright cusps around the Orion Nebula proplyds. None of them,
however, contains a definitive central star. From this, we deduce that the new
cusps may not be proplyds, but instead are fragments of molecular cloud
material. Out of all the features found in the eight HII regions examined, only
one, an apparent edge-on silhouette in M17, may have a central star. This
feature might join the small number of bona fide proplyds found outside the
Orion Nebula, in M8, M20 and possibly in M16. In line with the results found
recently by Smith et al. (2005), the paucity of proplyds outside the Orion
Nebula, may be explained by their transient nature as well as by the specific
environmental conditions under whichthey can be observed.Comment: 51 pages; 19 figures; 5 tables. Accepted by A
Classical and quantum quasi-free position dependent mass; P\"oschl-Teller and ordering-ambiguity
We argue that the classical and quantum mechanical correspondence may play a
basic role in the fixation of the ordering-ambiguity parameters. We use
quasi-free position-dependent masses in the classical and quantum frameworks.
The effective P\"oschl-Teller model is used as a manifested reference potential
to elaborate on the reliability of the ordering-ambiguity parameters available
in the literature.Comment: 10 page
Caracterização biometrica de frutos de Parkia gigantocarpa Ducke (Leguminosae-Mimosoideade).
Parkia gigantocarpa Ducke, conhecida como popularmente como fava-atanã, é uma espécie alógama, cujo fruto é uma vagem. O trabalho teve como objetivo determinar características biométricas de frutos de Parkia gigantocarpa Ducke oriundas do Estado do Pará. Para avaliar a biométria dos frutos determinaram-se as variáveis: comprimento (mm) e largura (mm). Os dados de biometria de frutos e sementes foram analisados pela distribuição de frequência, sendo suas variáveis analisadas pelo programa de análise estatística software SISVAR. O comprimento e a largura dos frutos variaram de 250,0 a 929,2 mm e 49,0 a 78,3 mm, respectivamente. Sendo que a maioria dos frutos (63,71%) teve o comprimento entre 541,1 a 638,5 mm, para a largura (65,8%) ficaram na faixa entre 55,6 a 62,1 mm. Os frutos de P. gigantocarpa apresentaram ampla variabilidade nas suas características biométricas, dentro de diferentes matrizes de um mesmo local de ocorrência
Effect of Structural Parameters on Superconductivity in Fluorine-Free LnFeAsO1-y (Ln=La,Nd)
The crystal structure of LnFeAsO (Ln = La, Nd) has been studied by
the powder neutron diffraction technique. The superconducting phase diagram of
NdFeAsO is established as a function of oxygen content which is
determined by Rietveld refinement. The small As-Fe bond length suggests that As
and Fe atoms are connected covalently. FeAs-tetrahedrons transform toward a
regular shape with increasing oxygen deficiency. Superconducting transition
temperatures seem to attain maximum values for regular FeAs-tetrahedrons
Chromospheric polarimetry through multi-line observations of the 850 nm spectral region III: Chromospheric jets driven by twisted magnetic fields
We investigate the diagnostic potential of the spectral lines at 850 nm for
understanding the magnetism of the lower atmosphere. For that purpose, we use a
newly developed 3D simulation of a chromospheric jet to check the sensitivity
of the spectral lines to this phenomenon as well as our ability to infer the
atmospheric information through spectropolarimetric inversions of noisy
synthetic data. We start comparing the benefits of inverting the entire
spectrum at 850 nm versus only the Ca II 8542 A spectral line. We found a
better match of the input atmosphere for the former case, mainly at lower
heights. However, the results at higher layers were not accurate. After several
tests, we determined that we need to weight more the chromospheric lines than
the photospheric ones in the computation of the goodness of the fit. The new
inversion configuration allows us to obtain better fits and consequently more
accurate physical parameters. Therefore, to extract the most from multi-line
inversions, a proper set of weights needs to be estimated. Besides that, we
conclude again that the lines at 850 nm, or a similar arrangement with Ca II
8542 A plus Zeeman sensitive photospheric lines, poses the best observing
configuration for examining the thermal and magnetic properties of the lower
solar atmosphere.Comment: 14 pages, 11 figure
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