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Does the East Greenland Current exist in the northern Fram Strait?
Warm Atlantic Water (AW) flows around the Nordic Seas in a cyclonic boundary
current loop. Some AW enters the Arctic Ocean where it is transformed to
Arctic Atlantic Water (AAW) before exiting through the Fram Strait. There the AAW
is joined by recirculating AW. Here we present the first summer synoptic
study targeted at resolving this confluence in the Fram Strait which forms the
East Greenland Current (EGC). Absolute geostrophic velocities and hydrography
from observations in 2016, including four sections crossing the east
Greenland shelf break, are compared to output from an eddy-resolving
configuration of the sea iceâocean model FESOM. Far offshore (120 km at
80.8° N) AW warmer than 2 °C is found in the northern Fram
Strait. The Arctic Ocean outflow there is broad and barotropic, but gets
narrower and more baroclinic toward the south as recirculating AW increases
the cross-shelf-break density gradient. This barotropic to baroclinic
transition appears to form the well-known EGC boundary current flowing along
the shelf break farther south where it has been previously described. In this
realization, between 80.2 and 76.5° N, the southward transport along
the east Greenland shelf break increases from roughly 1 Sv to about 4 Sv and
the proportion of AW to AAW also increases fourfold from 19±8 % to
80±3 %. Consequently, in the southern Fram Strait, AW can propagate
into the Norske Trough on the east Greenland shelf and reach the large
marine-terminating glaciers there. High instantaneous variability observed in both
the synoptic data and the model output is attributed to eddies, the
representation of which is crucial as they mediate the westward transport of
AW in the recirculation and thus structure the confluence forming the EGC.</p
Shell-model test of the rotational-model relation between static quadrupole moments Q(2^+_1), B(E2)'s, and orbital M1 transitions
In this work, we examine critically the relation between orbital magnetic
dipole (scissors mode) strength and quadrupole deformation properties. Assuming
a simple K=0 ground state band in an even-even nucleus, the quantities Q(2^+_1)
(i.e., the static quadrupole moment) and B(E2)_{0_1 \to 2_1} both are described
by a single parameter--the intrinsic quadrupole moment Q_0. In the shell model,
we can operationally define Q_0(Static) and Q_0(BE2) and see if they are the
same. Following a brief excursion to the sd shell, we perform calculations in
the fp shell. The nuclei we consider ({44,46,48}Ti and {48,50}Cr) are far from
being perfect rotors, but we find that the calculated ratio
Q_0(Static)/Q_0(BE2) is in many cases surprisingly close to one. We also
discuss the collectivity of orbital magnetic dipole transitions. We find that
the large orbital B(M1) strength in {44}Ti relative to {46}Ti and {48}Ti cannot
be explained by simple deformation arguments.Comment: 12 pages, RevTeX4. Sections II (Quadrupole properties in the
sd-shell) and V (Random interaction studies) added. Minor changes throughout
the text and 48Cr added to present Table IV, as well as results for the
lowest 100 state
Magnetic dipole probes of the sd and pf shell crossing in the A=36,38 argon isotopes
We have calculated the M1 strength distributions in the A=36,38 argon
isotopes within large-scale shell model studies which consider valence nucleons
in the sd and pf shells. While the M1 strength in 36Ar is well reproduced
within the sd shell, the experimentally observed strong fragmentation of the M1
strength in 38Ar requires configuration mixing between the sd and the pf shells
adding to our understanding of correlations across the N=20 shell gap.Comment: 14 pages, 8 figure
The magnetic susceptibility of disordered non-diffusive mesoscopic systems
Disorder-induced spectral correlations of mesoscopic quantum systems in the
non-diffusive regime and their effect on the magnetic susceptibility are
studied. We perform impurity averaging for non-translational invariant systems
by combining a diagrammatic perturbative approach with semiclassical
techniques. This allows us to study the entire range from clean to diffusive
systems. As an application we consider the magnetic response of non-interacting
electrons in microstructures in the presence of weak disorder. We show that in
the ballistic case (elastic mean free path larger than the system size)
there exist two distinct regimes of behaviour depending on the relative
magnitudes of and an inelastic scattering length . We present
numerical results for square billiards and derive approximate analytical
results for generic chaotic geometries. The magnetic field dependence and
dependence of the disorder-induced susceptibility is qualitatively
similar in both types of geometry.Comment: 11 pages, 7 eps figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Therapeutic options to prevent recurrence of an aggressive aneurysmatic bone cyst of the cervical spine of a 16 year old boy - a case report
The aneurysmatic bone cyst (ABC) is a benign primary bone tumour. If located in the cervical spine, its expansive growth and destructive behaviour may lead to instability and serious neurological impairment. We report a case of a 16-year-old boy with an aggressive ABC in the 7th cervical vertebra. Computertomographic and magnetic resonance imaging revealed the envelopment of the left 7th and 8th spinal nerve along with the anterior displacement of the left vertebral artery. The interdisciplinary surgical strategy consisted of a partially incomplete cyst resection, subtotal spondylectomy with posterior screw-and-rod fixation from C6-Th1, iliac crest bone grafting and anterior plating from C6-Th1. With regard to the high rate of recurrence after incomplete resection published in the recent literature, the patient was postoperatively treated by megavoltage radiotherapy with a total dose of 30Gy (daily dose of 1.8 Gy for 3 weeks). The clinical and radiographic follow-up showed complete recovery of all neurologic impairments and no signs of tumour recurrence at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. This case highlights diverse treatment regimens and shall outline the challenge and the problems of the interdisciplinary decision-making in adolescents presenting with ABC in high-demanding anatomical regions
Practical solution to the Monte Carlo sign problem: Realistic calculations of 54Fe
We present a practical solution to the "sign problem" in the auxiliary field
Monte Carlo approach to the nuclear shell model. The method is based on
extrapolation from a continuous family of problem-free Hamiltonians. To
demonstrate the resultant ability to treat large shell-model problems, we
present results for 54Fe in the full fp-shell basis using the Brown-Richter
interaction. We find the Gamow-Teller beta^+ strength to be quenched by 58%
relative to the single-particle estimate, in better agreement with experiment
than previous estimates based on truncated bases.Comment: 11 pages + 2 figures (not included
Persistent currents in diffusive metallic cavities: Large values and anomalous scaling with disorder
The effect of disorder on confined metallic cavities with an Aharonov-Bohm
flux line is addressed. We find that, even deep in the diffusive regime, large
values of persistent currents may arise for a wide variety of geometries. We
present numerical results supporting an anomalous scaling law of the average
typical current with the strength of disorder , with . This is contrasted with previously
reported results obtained for cylindrical samples where a scaling has been found. Possible links to, up to date, unexplained
experimental data are finally discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Heat capacity and pairing transition in nuclei
A simple model based on the canonical-ensemble theory is outlined for hot
nuclei. The properties of the model are discussed with respect to the Fermi gas
model and the breaking of Cooper pairs. The model describes well the
experimental level density of deformed nuclei in various mass regions. The
origin of the so-called S-shape of the heat capacity curve Cv(T) is discussed.Comment: 6 pages + 8 figure
Studies of the Giant Dipole Resonance in Al, Ca, Fe, Ni and Pb with high energy-resolution inelastic proton scattering under 0
A survey of the fine structure of the Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance
(IVGDR) was performed, using the recently commissioned zero-degree facility of
the K600 magnetic spectrometer at iThemba LABS. Inelastic proton scattering at
an incident energy of 200 MeV was measured on Al, Ca, Fe,
Ni and Pb. A high energy resolution (
40 keV FWHM) could be achieved after utilising faint-beam and
dispersion-matching techniques. Considerable fine structure is observed in the
energy region of the IVGDR and characteristic energy scales are extracted from
the experimental data by means of a wavelet analysis. The comparison with
Quasiparticle-Phonon Model (QPM) calculations provides insight into the
relevance of different giant resonance decay mechanisms. Photoabsorption cross
sections derived from the data assuming dominance of relativistic Coulomb
excitation are in fair agreement with previous work using real photons.Comment: 15 pages, 15 figure
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