Confinement of two-dimensional excitons in a non-homogeneous magnetic field

The effective Hamiltonian describing the motion of an exciton in an external non-homogeneous magnetic field is derived. The magnetic field plays the role of an effective potential for the exciton motion, results into an increment of the exciton mass and modifies the exciton kinetic energy operator. In contrast to the homogeneous field case, the exciton in a non-homogeneous magnetic field can also be trapped in the low field region and the field gradient increases the exciton confinement. The trapping energy and wave function of the exciton in a GaAs two-dimensional electron gas for specific circular magnetic field configurations are calculated. The results show than excitons can be trapped by non-homogeneous magnetic fields, and that the trapping energy is strongly correlated with the shape and strength of the non-homogeneous magnetic field profile.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figure

BEC-BCS crossover in a cold and magnetized two color NJL model

The BEC-BCS crossover for a NJL model with diquark interactions is studied in the presence of an external magnetic field. Particular attention is paid to different regularization schemes used in the literature. A thorough comparison of results is performed for the case of a cold and magnetized two-color NJL model. According to our results, the critical chemical potential for the BEC transition exhibits a clear inverse magnetic catalysis effect for magnetic fields in the range $1 \lesssim eB/m_\pi^2 \lesssim 20$. As for the BEC-BCS crossover, the corresponding critical chemical potential is very weakly sensitive to magnetic fields up to $eB \sim 9\ m_\pi^2$, showing a much smaller inverse magnetic catalysis as compared to the BEC transition, and displays a strong magnetic catalysis from this point on.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures; v2 PRD versio

Exciton trapping in magnetic wire structures

The lateral magnetic confinement of quasi two-dimensional excitons into wire like structures is studied. Spin effects are take into account and two different magnetic field profiles are considered, which experimentally can be created by the deposition of a ferromagnetic stripe on a semiconductor quantum well with magnetization parallel or perpendicular to the grown direction of the well. We find that it is possible to confine excitons into one-dimensional (1D) traps. We show that the dependence of the confinement energy on the exciton wave vector, which is related to its free direction of motion along the wire direction, is very small. Through the application of a background magnetic field it is possible to move the position of the trapping region towards the edge of the ferromagnetic stripe or even underneath the stripe. The exact position of this 1D exciton channel depends on the strength of the background magnetic field and on the magnetic polarisation direction of the ferromagnetic film.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, to be published in J. Phys: Condens. Matte

The Palaeozoic basement of the Andean Frontal Cordillera at 34º S (Cordón del Carrizalito, Mendoza Province, Argentina): Geotectonic implications

The Cordón del Carrizalito is located in the southern sector of the Andean Frontal Cordillera. In this area, the Andean basement is composed of meta-sedimentary rocks (Las Lagunitas Formation) of Ordovician age. In addition, no- or very low grade metamorphism and less deformed rocks also occur in the study area. We call these rocks Selerpe series, whose characteristics are comparable to other series, late Carboniferous in age, described in nearby areas. The Las Lagunitas Formation is affected by west-verging folds, developed under low-grade metamorphic conditions. These structures can be attributed to the Chanic orogeny (Late Devonian – early Carboniferous). The Selerpe series and Las Lagunitas Formation are deformed by east-verging thrusts and folds developed in narrow bands and generated in the absence or under very low metamorphic conditions. These structures always deform the Chanic structures, and are attributed to the Gondwanan deformation (San Rafael orogeny, late Carboniferous – Permian in age). The Chanic structures of the study area can be placed in the western branch and in the hinterland of the Chanic orogen, which was developed as a result of the accretion of the Chilenia terrane at the west Gondwana margin during Late Devonian and early Carboniferous. The eastern branch of this orogen is located in the Andean Precordillera. The Permo-Triassic cover, deformed by the Andean orogenic cycle (Mesozoic – Cenozoic), rests unconformably on the Palaeozoic basement rocks.En el Cordón del Carrizalito, situado en el sector meridional de la Cordillera Frontal de los Andes, afloran metasedimentos ordovícicos pertenecientes a la Formación Las Lagunitas y otro conjunto de rocas menos deformadas, en ausencia de metamorfismo o con metamorfis­mo de muy bajo grado, que hemos denominado serie de Selerpe. Esta última es litoestratigráficamente comparable a series del Carbonífero superior descritas en áreas próximas. La Formación Las Lagunitas está afectada por pliegues apretados, vergentes al oeste y desarrollados bajo condiciones de metamorfismo de bajo grado. Estas estructuras pueden ser atribuidas a la orogenia Chánica (Devónico Superior - Car­bonífero inferior). La deformación Gondwánica, atribuida a la orogenia San Rafael, (Carbonífero superior – Pérmico), afecta tanto a la serie de Selerpe como a la Formación Las Lagunitas y se caracteriza por cabalgamientos y pliegues vergentes al este y generados en ausencia de metamorfismo o bajo condiciones metamórficas de muy grado bajo. Las estructuras chánicas de la zona estudiada se encuentran en las zonas internas de la rama occidental del orógeno del mismo nombre. Estas estructuras se desarrollaron como resultado de la acreción del terreno de Chilenia al margen occidental del antiguo continente de Gondwana durante el Devónico Superior – Carbonífero inferior. La rama oriental del orógeno Chánico se sitúa en la Precordillera andina. La cobertera permo-triásica, deformada durante el Mesozoico y Cenozoico por el ciclo orogénico Andino, se apoya discordantemente sobre las rocas del basamento paleozoico