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Coherent manipulation of cold Rydberg atoms near the surface of an atom chip
Coherent superpositions of the 49s and 48s Rydberg states of cold Rb atoms
were studied near the surface of an atom chip. The superpositions were created
and manipulated using microwaves resonant with the two-photon 49s-48s
transition. Coherent behavior was observed using Rabi flopping, Ramsey
sequences, spin-echo and spin-locking. These results are discussed in the
context of Rydberg atoms as electric field noise sensors. We consider the
coherence of systems quadratically coupled to noise fields with 1/f^k power
spectral densities (k \approx 1).Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure
Extending the automated zoning procedure to reconcile incompatible zoning systems
This paper concerns the problem of matching incompatible zonal geographies, for example in the context of comparing census outputs over time. The automated zoning procedure (AZP) proposed by Openshaw (1977) is reviewed and extended to permit its application to the intersection of two zonal systems. A population stress statistic is proposed which may be used in the extended AZP algorithm in order to maximise the match between two zonal geographies. An implementation of this approach is described, and illustrated by reference to UK Census dat
Chirality waves in two-dimensional magnets
We theoretically show that moderate interaction between electrons confined to
move in a plane and localized magnetic moments leads to formation of a
noncoplanar magnetic state. The state is similar to the skyrmion crystal
recently observed in cubic systems with the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction;
however, it does not require spin-orbit interaction. The non-coplanar magnetism
is accompanied by the ground-state electrical and spin currents, generated via
the real-space Berry phase mechanism. We examine the stability of the state
with respect to lattice discreteness effects and the magnitude of magnetic
exchange interaction. The state can be realized in a number of transition metal
and magnetic semiconductor systems
The GALEX Extended Mission: Surveying UV Tracers of the Hidden Side of Galaxy Evolution
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) continues its surveys of the ultraviolet sky. GALEX surveys have supported the following galaxy evolution investigations: calibrating UV as a star formation rate tracer, using wide and deep surveys to measure star formation history, studying the evolution of dust extinction and metallicity, selecting and analyzing galaxies in transitory states, finding local analogs to Lyman Break Galaxies, probing and time-dating star formation in a wide variety of physical regimes. Our continuing mission is focussed on relating star formation history and galaxy evolution paths to the properties of dark matter halos and their assembly history, and on beginning to relate the evolution of galaxies to that of black holes and the intergalactic medium. GALEX has proven that the UV is an ideal band to find and map star formation in low mass, low density objects, and potentially in primordial gas. With future UV missions it may be possible to map emission from the intergalactic and circum-galactic medium, and make a definitive connection between galaxy evolution and the cooling, accretion, heating, and enrichment of gas in the cosmic web
Effect of the Magellanic Clouds on the Milky Way disk and VICE VERSA
The satellite-disk interaction provides limits on halo properties in two
ways: (1) physical arguments motivate the excitation of observable Galactic
disk structure in the presence of a massive halo, although precise limits on
halo parameters are scenario-dependent; (2) conversely, the Milky Way as a
whole has significant dynamical effect on LMC structure and this interaction
also leads to halo limits. Together, these scenarios give strong corroboration
of our current gravitational mass estimates and suggests a rapidly evolving
LMC.Comment: 12 pages, 8 Postscript figures, uses paspconf.sty. To appear in the
Third Stromlo Symposium: The Galactic Halo (ASP Conference Series), in press.
HTML version available at: http://www-astro.phast.umass.edu/~weinberg/stroml
Kinematic Signature of a Rotating Bar Near a Resonance
There have been several recent suggestions that the Milky Way has rotating
bar-like features based on HI and star count data. In this paper, I show that
such features cause distinctive stellar kinematic signatures near OLR and ILR.
The effects of these resonances may be observable far from the peak density of
the pattern and relatively nearby the solar position. The details of the
kinematic signatures depend on the evolutionary history of the `bar' and
therefore velocity data, both systemic and velocity dispersion, may be used to
probe the evolutionary history as well as the present state of the Galaxy.
Kinematic models for a variety of simple scenarios are presented. Models with
evolving pattern speeds show significantly stronger dispersion signatures than
those with static pattern speeds, suggesting that useful observational
constraints are possible. The models are applied to the proposed rotating
spheroid and bar models; we find: 1) none of these models chosen to represent
the proposed large-scale rotating spheroid are consistent with the stellar
kinematics; and 2) a Galactic bar with semimajor axis of 3\kpc will cause a
large increase in velocity dispersion in the vicinity of OLR (\sim5\kpc) with
little change in the net radial motion and such a signature is suggested by
K-giant velocity data. Potential future observations and analyses are
discussed.Comment: 24 pages, AAS LaTeX macros v3.0, 23 figures (available on request
Summary Talk: First Workshop on Forward Physics and Luminosity Determination at the LHC
An attempt is made to summarize the discussion at the Workshop, except for
the panel discussion on the ability of the LHC detectors to accommodate forward
reactions. The Workshop focused on two main topics. The first topic was forward
physics at the LHC. Predictions were made for forward reactions, including
elastic scattering and soft diffractive processes, intopic was forward physics
at the LHC. Predictions were made for forward reactions, including elastic
scattering and soft diffractive processes, in terms of (multi) Pomeron
exchange, using knowledge gained at lower energies. The survival probability of
rapidity gaps accompanying hard subprocesses was studied. The nature of the
Pomeron, before and after QCD, was exposed, and some aspects of small x physics
at the LHC were considered. The second topic of the Workshop concerned the
accuracy of the luminosity measuring processes at the LHC. Attention
concentrated on three methods. The classic approach based on the optical
theorem, secondly, the observation of the pure QED process of lepton-pair
(l^+l^-) production by photon-photon fusion and, finally, the measurement of
inclusive W and Z production.Comment: 21 pages,10 figures, LaTeX, Workshop at Helsinki, 31 October - 3
November, 200
Encountering and Countering Tribal Conflict With Film and Dialogue
Martin explores the ability of group leaders to overcome resistance to reconciliation in group conflicts, whether innate or otherwise. He uses an example of a group conflict that occurred across religious lines with the pending release of a movie titled Theologians Under Hitler. Even if out-group biases make group conflicts harder to resolve, offsetting that complication might be a predisposition to attend to the views of a respected leader of the in-group
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