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Superconductivity Near a Quantum Critical Point in Ba(Fe,Co)2As2
We will examine the possible link between spin fluctuations and the
superconducting mechanism in the iron-based high temperature superconductor
Ba(Fe,Co)2As2 based on NMR and high pressure transport measurements.Comment: Invited paper to m2s-IX (2009
Systematics of fusion probability in "hot" fusion reactions
The fusion probability in "hot" fusion reactions leading to the synthesis of
super-heavy nuclei is investigated systematically. The quasi-fission barrier
influences the formation of the super-heavy nucleus around the "island of
stability" in addition to the shell correction. Based on the quasi-fission
barrier height obtained with the Skyrme energy-density functional, we propose
an analytical expression for the description of the fusion probability, with
which the measured evaporation residual cross sections can be reproduced
acceptably well. Simultaneously, some special fusion reactions for synthesizing
new elements 119 and 120 are studied. The predicted evaporation residual cross
sections for 50Ti+249Bk are about 10-150fb at energies around the
entrance-channel Coulomb barrier. For the fusion reactions synthesizing element
120 with projectiles 54Cr and 58Fe, the cross sections fall to a few femtobarns
which seems beyond the limit of the available facilities.Comment: 5 figures, 1 tabl
Extremal Isolated Horizon/CFT Correspondence
The near-horizon limit of the extremal (weakly) isolated horizon is obtained
under the Bondi-like coordinates. For the vacuum case, explicit coordinate
transformation relating the near-horizon metric under the Bondi-like
coordinates and the standard Poincar\'e-type or global near-horizon metric of
the extremal Kerr black hole is found, which shows that the two geometries are
the same. Combined with the known thermodynamics of the (weakly) isolated
horizon, it is argued that the Kerr/CFT correspondence can be generalized to
the case of a large class of non-stationary extremal black holes.Comment: 13 pages, no figure, revtex4; v2: abstract revised, minor
corrections, references added; v3: minor corrections, version to appear in
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Current Understanding of the Immune Response after COVID-19 Vaccination
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Inverted spin polarization of Heusler alloys for new spintronic devices
A new magnetic logic overcomes the major limitations of field programmable
gate arrays while having a 50% smaller unit cell than conventional designs
utilizing magnetic tunnel junctions with one Heusler alloy electrode. These
show positive and negative TMR values at different bias voltages at room
temperature which generally adds an additional degree of freedom to all
spintronic devices
Adjusted Empirical Likelihood for Long-memory Time Series Models
Empirical likelihood method has been applied to short-memory time series
models by Monti (1997) through the Whittle's estimation method. Yau (2012)
extended this idea to long-memory time series models. Asymptotic distributions
of the empirical likelihood ratio statistic for short and long-memory time
series have been derived to construct confidence regions for the corresponding
model parameters. However, computing profile empirical likelihood function
involving constrained maximization does not always have a solution which leads
to several drawbacks. In this paper, we propose an adjusted empirical
likelihood procedure to modify the one proposed by Yau (2012) for
autoregressive fractionally integrated moving average (ARFIMA) model. It
guarantees the existence of a solution to the required maximization problem as
well as maintains same asymptotic properties obtained by Yau (2012).
Simulations have been carried out to illustrate that the adjusted empirical
likelihood method for different long-time series models provides better
confidence regions and coverage probabilities than the unadjusted ones,
especially for small sample sizes
Structural and magnetic properties of Co-Mn-Sb thin films
Thin Co-Mn-Sb films of different compositions were investigated and utilized
as electrodes in alumina based magnetic tunnel junctions with CoFe counter
electrode. The preparation conditions were optimized with respect to magnetic
and structural properties. The Co-Mn-Sb/Al-O interface was analyzed by X-ray
absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism with particular focus
on the element-specific magnetic moments. Co-Mn-Sb crystallizes in different
complex cubic structures depending on its composition. The magnetic moments of
Co and Mn are ferromagnetically coupled in all cases. A tunnel magneto
resistance ratio of up to 24 % at 13K was found and indicates that Co-Mn-Sb is
not a ferromagnetic half-metal. These results are compared to recent works on
the structure and predictions of the electronic properties.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figure
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