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Ultrathin films of ferroelectric solid solutions under residual depolarizing field
A first-principles-derived approach is developed to study the effects of
uncompensated depolarizing electric fields on the properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)O
ultrathin films for different mechanical boundary conditions. A rich variety of
ferroelectric phases and polarization patterns is found, depending on the
interplay between strain and amount of screening of surface charges. Examples
include triclinic phases, monoclinic states with in-plane and/or out-of-plane
components of the polarization, homogeneous and inhomogeneous tetragonal
states, as well as, peculiar laminar nanodomains.Comment: REVTeX, 7 pages, 2 figures, fig 2 in colo
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Progressive Collapse Resistance of Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Beam-Column Sub-assemblages
In this paper, four 1/2 scaled precast concrete (PC) beam-column sub-assemblages with high performance connection were tested under push-down loading procedure to study the load resisting mechanism of PC frames subjected to different column removal scenarios. The parameters investigated include the location of column removal and effective prestress in tendons. The test results indicated that the failure modes of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete (PTPC) frames were different from that of reinforced concrete (RC) frames: no cracks formed in the beams and wide opening formed near the beam to column interfaces. For specimens without overhanging beams, the failure of side column was eccentric compression failure. Moreover, the load resisting mechanisms in PC frames were significantly different from that of RC frames: the compressive arch action (CAA) developed in concrete during column removal was mainly due to actively applied pre-compressive stress in the concrete; CAA will not vanish when severe crush in concrete occurred. Thus, it may provide negative contribution for load resistance when the displacement exceeds one-beam depth; the tensile force developed in the tendons could provide catenary action from the beginning of the test. Moreover, to deeper understand the behavior of tested specimens, numerical analyses were carried out. The effects of concrete strength, axial compression ratio at side columns, and loading approaches on the behavior of the sub-assemblages were also investigated based on validated numerical analysis
Nonperturbative signatures in pair production for general elliptic polarization fields
The momentum signatures in nonperturbative multiphoton pair production for
general elliptic polarization electric fields are investigated by employing the
real-time Dirac-Heisenberg-Wigner formalism. For a linearly polarized electric
field we find that the positions of the nodes in momenta spectra of created
pairs depend only on the electric field frequency. The polarization of external
fields could not only change the node structures or even make the nodes
disappear but also change the thresholds of pair production. The momentum
signatures associated to the node positions in which the even-number-photon
pair creation process is forbid could be used to distinguish the orbital
angular momentum of created pairs on the momenta spectra. These distinguishable
momentum signatures could be relevant for providing the output information of
created particles and also the input information of ultrashort laser pulses.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Europhysics Letter
Rosen-Zener Transition in a Nonlinear Two-Level System
We study Rosen-Zener transition (RZT) in a nonlinear two-level system in
which the level energies depend on the occupation of the levels, representing a
mean-field type of interaction between the particles. We find that the
nonlinearity could affect the quantum transition dramatically. At certain
nonlinearity the 100% population transfer between two levels is observed and
found to be robust over a very wide range of external parameters. On the other
hand, the quantum transition could be completely blocked by a strong
nonlinearity. In the sudden and adiabatic limits we have derived analytical
expressions for the transition probability. Numerical explorations are made for
a wide range of parameters of the general case. Possible applications of our
theory to Bose-Einstern Condensates (BECs) are discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
Topological Insulators from Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Induced by Electron Correlation on Pyrochlore Lattices
We study an extended Hubbard model with the nearest-neighbor Coulomb
interaction on the pyrochlore lattice at half filling. An interaction-driven
insulating phase with nontrivial Z_2 invariants emerges at the Hartree-Fock
mean-field level in the phase diagram. This topological insulator phase
competes with other ordered states and survives in a parameter region
surrounded by a semimetal, antiferromagnetic and charge ordered insulators. The
symmetries of these phases are group-theoretically analyzed. We also show that
the ferromagnetic interaction enhances the stability of the topological phase.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Phase properties of hypergeometric states and negative hypergeometric states
We show that the three quantum states (Plya states, the
generalized non-classical states related to Hahn polynomials and negative
hypergeometric states) introduced recently as intermediates states which
interpolate between the binomial states and negative binomial states are
essentially identical. By using the Hermitial-phase-operator formalism, the
phase properties of the hypergeometric states and negative hypergeometric
states are studied in detail. We find that the number of peaks of phase
probability distribution is one for the hypergeometric states and for the
negative hypergeometric states.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
Global modeling of secondary organic aerosol formation from aromatic hydrocarbons: high- vs low-yield pathways
Formation of SOA from the aromatic species toluene, xylene, and, for the first time, benzene, is added to a global chemical transport model. A simple mechanism is presented that accounts for competition between low and high-yield pathways of SOA formation, wherein secondary gas-phase products react further with either nitrogen oxide (NO) or hydroperoxy radical (HO2) to yield semi- or non-volatile products, respectively. Aromatic species yield more SOA when they react with OH in regions where the [NO]/[HO2] ratios are lower. The SOA yield thus depends upon the distribution of aromatic emissions, with biomass burning emissions being in areas with lower [NO]/[HO2] ratios, and the reactivity of the aromatic with respect to OH, as a lower initial reactivity allows transport away from industrial source regions, where [NO]/[HO2] ratios are higher, to more remote regions, where this ratio is lower and, hence, the ultimate yield of SOA is higher. As a result, benzene is estimated to be the most important aromatic species with regards to formation of SOA, with a total production nearly equal that of toluene and xylene combined. In total, while only 39% percent of the aromatic species react via the low-NOx pathway, 72% of the aromatic SOA is formed via this mechanism. Predicted SOA concentrations from aromatics in the Eastern United States and Eastern Europe are actually largest during the summer, when the [NO]/[HO2] ratio is lower. Global production of SOA from aromatic sources is estimated at 3.5 Tg/yr, resulting in a global burden of 0.08 Tg, twice as large as previous estimates. The contribution of these largely anthropogenic sources to global SOA is still small relative to biogenic sources, which are estimated to comprise 90% of the global SOA burden, about half of which comes from isoprene. Compared to recent observations, it would appear there are additional pathways beyond those accounted for here for production of anthropogenic SOA. However, owing to differences in spatial distributions of sources and seasons of peak production, there are still regions in which aromatic SOA produced via the mechanisms identified here are predicted to contribute substantially to, and even dominate, the local SOA concentrations, such as outflow regions from North America and South East Asia during the wintertime, though total SOA concentrations there are small (~0.1 μg/m^³)
Momentum Distribution of Near-Zero-Energy Photoelectrons in the Strong-Field Tunneling Ionization in the Long Wavelength Limit
We investigate the ionization dynamics of Argon atoms irradiated by an
ultrashort intense laser of a wavelength up to 3100 nm, addressing the momentum
distribution of the photoelectrons with near-zero-energy. We find a surprising
accumulation in the momentum distribution corresponding to meV energy and a
\textquotedblleft V"-like structure at the slightly larger transverse momenta.
Semiclassical simulations indicate the crucial role of the Coulomb attraction
between the escaping electron and the remaining ion at extremely large
distance. Tracing back classical trajectories, we find the tunneling electrons
born in a certain window of the field phase and transverse velocity are
responsible for the striking accumulation. Our theoretical results are
consistent with recent meV-resolved high-precision measurements.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
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