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Challenge on the Astrophysical R-process Calculation with Nuclear Mass Models
Our understanding of the rapid neutron capture nucleosynthesis process in
universe depends on the reliability of nuclear mass predictions. Initiated by
the newly developed mass table in the relativistic mean field theory (RMF), in
this paper the influence of mass models on the -process calculations is
investigated assuming the same astrophysical conditions. The different model
predictions on the so far unreachable nuclei lead to significant deviations in
the calculated r-process abundances.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Deduction of the quantum numbers of low-lying states of 6-nucleon systems based on symmetry
The inherent nodal structures of the wavefunctions of 6-nucleon systems have
been investigated. The existence of a group of six low-lying states dominated
by L=0 has been deduced. The spatial symmetries of these six states are found
to be mainly {4,2} and {2,2,2}.Comment: 8 pages, no figure
Spatially resolved spectroscopy of monolayer graphene on SiO2
We have carried out scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements on
exfoliated monolayer graphene on SiO to probe the correlation between its
electronic and structural properties. Maps of the local density of states are
characterized by electron and hole puddles that arise due to long range
intravalley scattering from intrinsic ripples in graphene and random charged
impurities. At low energy, we observe short range intervalley scattering which
we attribute to lattice defects. Our results demonstrate that the electronic
properties of graphene are influenced by intrinsic ripples, defects and the
underlying SiO substrate.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, extended versio
Ideal strengths and bonding properties of PuO2 under tension
We perform a first-principles computational tensile test on PuO based
on density-functional theory within local density approximation (LDA)+\emph{U}
formalism to investigate its structural, mechanical, magnetic, and intrinsic
bonding properties in the four representative directions: [001], [100], [110],
and [111]. The stress-strain relations show that the ideal tensile strengths in
the four directions are 81.2, 80.5, 28.3, and 16.8 GPa at strains of 0.36,
0.36, 0.22, and 0.18, respectively. The [001] and [100] directions are
prominently stronger than other two directions since that more PuO bonds
participate in the pulling process. Through charge and density of states
analysis along the [001] direction, we find that the strong mixed
ionic/covalent character of PuO bond is weakened by tensile strain and
PuO will exhibit an insulator-to-metal transition after tensile stress
exceeds about 79 GPa.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure
Repeating head-on collisions in an optical trap and the evaluation of spin-dependent interactions among neutral particles
A dynamic process of repeating collisions of a pair of trapped neutral
particles with weak spin-dependent interaction is designed and studied. Related
theoretical derivation and numerical calculation have been performed to study
the inherent coordinate-spin and momentum-spin correlation. Due to the
repeating collisions the effect of the weak interaction can be accumulated and
enlarged, and therefore can be eventually detected. Numerical results suggest
that the Cr-Cr interaction, which has not yet been completely clear, could be
thereby determined. The design can be in general used to determine various
interactions among neutral atoms and molecules, in particular for the
determination of very weak forces.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Generic Constraints on the Relativistic Mean-Field and Skyrme-Hartree-Fock Models from the Pure Neutron Matter Equation of State
We study the nuclear symmetry energy S(rho) and related quantities of nuclear
physics and nuclear astrophysics predicted generically by relativistic
mean-field (RMF) and Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) models. We establish a simple
prescription for preparing equivalent RMF and SHF parametrizations starting
from a minimal set of empirical constraints on symmetric nuclear matter,
nuclear binding energy and charge radii, enforcing equivalence of their Lorenz
effective masses, and then using the pure neutron matter (PNM) equation of
state (EoS) obtained from ab-initio calculations to optimize the pure isovector
parameters in the RMF and SHF models. We find the resulting RMF and SHF
parametrizations give broadly consistent predictions of the symmetry energy J
and its slope parameter L at saturation density within a tight range of <~2 MeV
and <~6 MeV respectively, but that clear model dependence shows up in the
predictions of higher-order symmetry energy parameters, leading to important
differences in (a) the slope of the correlation between J and L from the
confidence ellipse, (b) the isospin-dependent part of the incompressibility of
nuclear matter K_tau, (c) the symmetry energy at supra-saturation densities,
and (d) the predicted neutron star radii. The model dependence can lead to
about 1-2 km difference in predictions of the neutron star radius given
identical predicted values of J, L and symmetric nuclear matter (SNM)
saturation properties. Allowing the full freedom in the effective masses in
both models leads to constraints of 30<~J<~31.5 MeV, 35<~L<~60 MeV,
-330<~K_tau<~-216 MeV for the RMF model as a whole and 30<~J<~33 MeV, 28<~L<~65
MeV, -420<~K_tau<~-325 MeV for the SHF model as a whole. Notably, given PNM
constraints, these results place RMF and SHF models as a whole at odds with
some constraints on K_tau inferred from giant monopole resonance and neutron
skin experimental results.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures, 4 table
77Se NMR study of pairing symmetry and spin dynamics in KyFe2-xSe2
We present a 77Se NMR study of the newly discovered iron selenide
superconductor KyFe2-xSe2, in which Tc = 32 K. Below Tc, the Knight shift 77K
drops sharply with temperature, providing strong evidence for singlet pairing.
Above Tc, Korringa-type relaxation indicates Fermi-liquid behavior. Our
experimental results set strict constraints on the nature of possible theories
for the mechanism of high-Tc superconductivity in this iron selenide system.Comment: Chemical composition of crystals determined. Accepted in Physical
Review Letter
DancingLines: An Analytical Scheme to Depict Cross-Platform Event Popularity
Nowadays, events usually burst and are propagated online through multiple
modern media like social networks and search engines. There exists various
research discussing the event dissemination trends on individual medium, while
few studies focus on event popularity analysis from a cross-platform
perspective. Challenges come from the vast diversity of events and media,
limited access to aligned datasets across different media and a great deal of
noise in the datasets. In this paper, we design DancingLines, an innovative
scheme that captures and quantitatively analyzes event popularity between
pairwise text media. It contains two models: TF-SW, a semantic-aware popularity
quantification model, based on an integrated weight coefficient leveraging
Word2Vec and TextRank; and wDTW-CD, a pairwise event popularity time series
alignment model matching different event phases adapted from Dynamic Time
Warping. We also propose three metrics to interpret event popularity trends
between pairwise social platforms. Experimental results on eighteen real-world
event datasets from an influential social network and a popular search engine
validate the effectiveness and applicability of our scheme. DancingLines is
demonstrated to possess broad application potentials for discovering the
knowledge of various aspects related to events and different media
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