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Current-density functional theory of time-dependent linear response in quantal fluids: recent progress
Vignale and Kohn have recently formulated a local density approximation to
the time-dependent linear response of an inhomogeneous electron system in terms
of a vector potential for exchange and correlation. The vector potential
depends on the induced current density through spectral kernels to be evaluated
on the homogeneous electron-gas. After a brief review of their theory, the case
of inhomogeneous Bose superfluids is considered, with main focus on dynamic
Kohn-Sham equations for the condensate in the linear response regime and on
quantal generalized hydrodynamic equations in the weak inhomogeneity limit. We
also present the results of calculations of the exchange-correlation spectra in
both electron and superfluid boson systems.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures, Postscript fil
Time-dependent density functional theory beyond the adiabatic local density approximation
In the current density functional theory of linear and nonlinear
time-dependent phenomena, the treatment of exchange and correlation beyond the
level of the adiabatic local density approximation is shown to lead to the
appearance of viscoelastic stresses in the electron fluid. Complex and
frequency-dependent viscosity/elasticity coefficients are microscopically
derived and expressed in terms of properties of the homogeneous electron gas.
As a first consequence of this formalism, we provide an explicit formula for
the linewidths of collective excitations in electronic systems.Comment: RevTeX, 4 page
Non-destructive depth reconstruction of Al-AlCu layer structure with nanometer resolution using extreme ultraviolet coherence tomography
Non-destructive cross-sectional characterization of materials systems with a
resolution in the nanometer range and the ability to allow for time-resolved
in-situ studies is of great importance in material science. Here, we present
such a measurements method, extreme ultraviolet coherence tomography (XCT). The
method is non-destructive during sample preparation as well as during the
measurement, which is distinguished by a negligible thermal load as compared to
electron microscopy methods. Laser-generated radiation in the extreme
ultraviolet (XUV) and soft x-ray range is used for characterization. The
measurement principle is interferometric and the signal evaluation is performed
via an iterative Fourier analysis. The method is demonstrated on the metallic
material system Al-AlCu and compared to electron and atomic force
microscopy measurements. We also present advanced reconstruction methods for
XCT which even allow for the determination of the roughness of outer and inner
interfaces.Comment: First two authors contributed equally to this work and are ordered
alphabetically. 14 page
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Experimental study of static flow instability in subcooled flow boiling in parallel channels
Experimental data for static flow instability or flow excursion (FE) at conditions applicable to the Advanced Neutron Source Reactor are very limited. A series of FE tests with light water flowing vertically upward was completed covering a local exit heat flux range of 0.7--18 MW/m{sup 2}, exit velocity range of 2.8--28.4 m/s, exit pressure range of 0.117--1.7 MPa, and inlet temperature range of 40-- 50{degrees}C. Most of the tests were performed in a ``stiff`` (constant flow) system where the instability threshold was detected through the minimum of the pressure-drop curve. A few tests were also conducted using as ``soft`` (constant pressure drop) a system as possible to secure a true FE phenomenon (actual secondary burnout). True critical heat flux experiments under similar conditions were also conducted using a stiff system. The FE data reported in this study considerably extend the velocity range of data presently available worldwide, most of which were obtained at velocities below 10 m/s. The Saha and Zuber correlation had the best fit with the data out of the three correlations compared. However, a modification was necessary to take into account the demonstrated dependence of the St and Nu numbers on subcooling levels, especially in the low subcooling regime. Comparison of Thermal Hydraulic Test Loop (THTL) data, as well as extensive data from other investigators, led to a proposed modification to the Saha and Zuber correlation for onset of significant void, applied to FE prediction. The mean and standard deviation of the THTL data were 0.95 and 15%, respectively, when comparing the THTL data with the original Saha and Zuber correlation, and 0.93 and 10% when comparing them with the modification. Comparison with the worldwide database showed a mean and standard deviation of 1.37 and 53%, respectively, for the original Saha and Zuber correlation and 1.0 and 27% for the modification
Plasmon Lifetime in K: A Case Study of Correlated Electrons in Solids Amenable to Ab Initio Theory
On the basis of a new ab initio, all-electron response scheme, formulated
within time-dependent density-functional theory, we solve the puzzle posed by
the anomalous dispersion of the plasmon linewidth in K. The key damping
mechanism is shown to be decay into particle-hole pairs involving empty states
of d-symmetry. While the effect of many-particle correlations is small, the
correlations built into the "final-state" -d-bands play an important, and
novel, role ---which is related to the phase-space complexity associated with
these flat bands. Our case study of plasmon lifetime in K illustrates the
importance of ab initio paradigms for the study of excitations in
correlated-electron systems.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, for html browsing see http://web.utk.edu/~weik
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