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The compatible conversion system
Compatible conversion system centralizes the solution of general problems arising from the use of direct access mass storage. It also provides a simple stable interface for the conversion of production programs to process on third generation computer system
A Four-Unit-Cell Periodic Pattern of Quasiparticle States Surrounding Vortex Cores in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d
Scanning tunneling microscopy is used to image the additional quasiparticle
states generated by quantized vortices in the high-Tc superconductor
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d. They exhibit a Cu-O bond oriented 'checkerboard' pattern, with
four unit cell (4a0) periodicity and a ~30 angstrom decay length. These
electronic modulations may be related to the magnetic field-induced, 8a0
periodic, spin density modulations of decay length ~70 angstroms recently
discovered in La1.84Sr0.16CuO4. The proposed explanation is a spin density wave
localized surrounding each vortex core. General theoretical principles predict
that, in the cuprates, a localized spin modulation of wavelength L should be
associated with a corresponding electronic modulation of wavelength L/2, in
good agreement with our observations.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
Surface pinning of fluctuating charge order: an "extraordinary" surface phase transition
We study the mean-field theory of charge-density wave (CDW) order in a
layered system, including the effect of the long-range Coulomb interaction and
of screening by uncondensed electrons. We particularly focus on the conditions
necessary for an ``extraordinary'' transition, in which the surface orders at a
higher temperature, and is more likely to be commensurate, than the bulk. We
interpret recent experiments on NaCCOC as indicating the presence of
commensurate CDW at the surface that is not present in the bulk. More
generally, we show that poor screening of the Coulomb interaction tends to
stabilize incommensurate order, possibly explaining why the CDW order in LSCO
and NbSe2 remains incommensurate to T -> 0, despite the small magnitude of the
incommensurability.Comment: 9 pages, no figures, 31 references; 1 new figure and minor editing of
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A low-loss photonic silica nanofiber for higher-order modes
Optical nanofibers confine light to subwavelength scales, and are of interest
for the design, integration, and interconnection of nanophotonic devices. Here
we demonstrate high transmission (> 97%) of the first family of excited modes
through a 350 nm radius fiber, by appropriate choice of the fiber and precise
control of the taper geometry. We can design the nanofibers so that these modes
propagate with most of their energy outside the waist region. We also present
an optical setup for selectively launching these modes with less than 1%
fundamental mode contamination. Our experimental results are in good agreement
with simulations of the propagation. Multimode optical nanofibers expand the
photonic toolbox, and may aid in the realization of a fully integrated
nanoscale device for communication science, laser science or other sensing
applications.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, movies available onlin
On the Complexity of Local Search for Weighted Standard Set Problems
In this paper, we study the complexity of computing locally optimal solutions
for weighted versions of standard set problems such as SetCover, SetPacking,
and many more. For our investigation, we use the framework of PLS, as defined
in Johnson et al., [JPY88]. We show that for most of these problems, computing
a locally optimal solution is already PLS-complete for a simple neighborhood of
size one. For the local search versions of weighted SetPacking and SetCover, we
derive tight bounds for a simple neighborhood of size two. To the best of our
knowledge, these are one of the very few PLS results about local search for
weighted standard set problems
Weak Charge-Changing Flow in Expanding r-Process Environments
We assess the prospects for attaining steady nuclear flow equilibrium in
expanding r-process environments where beta decay and/or neutrino capture
determine the nuclear charge-changing rates. For very rapid expansions, we find
that weak steady flow equilibrium normally cannot be attained. However, even
when neutron capture processes freeze out in such nonequilibrium conditions,
abundance ratios of nuclear species in the r-process peaks might still mimic
those attained in weak steady flow. This result suggests that the r-process
yield in a regime of rapid expansion can be calculated reliably only when all
neutron capture, photodisintegration, and weak interaction processes are fully
coupled in a dynamical calculation. We discuss the implications of these
results for models of the r-process sited in rapidly expanding neutrino-heated
ejecta.Comment: 21 pages, AAS LaTex, 2 postscript figure
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Data assimilation insights on selecting the most valuable atmospheric measurements
We discuss how objective guidance on selecting the most valuable atmospheric measurements on future Mars spacecraft missions can be provided through already developed Martian atmospheric data assimilation systems, and in particular through Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) which are widely used to design instruments for the Earth’s atmosphere
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