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Determination of the scattering length for Rb-Cs X ground electronic state using a variational method
We performed the calculation of the scattering length for the elastic
collision between the rubidium and cesium atoms. For this we applied a
variational procedure based on the R-matrix theory for unbound states employing
the finite element method (FEM) for expansion of the wave-function in terms of
a finite set of local basis functions. The FEM presents as advantages the
possibility of the development of a efficient matrix inversion algorithm which
significantly reduces the computation time to calculate the R matrix. We also
tested a potential energy curve with spectroscopic accuracy obtained before
from a direct adjustment procedure of experimental data of the
state based on genetic algorithm. The quality of our result
was evaluated by comparing them with several ones previously published at
literature.Comment: 15 pages, 6 tables and 2 figure
Desenvolvimento regional, efeito de localização e clusters agroindustriais no Brasil.
Objetiva-se, neste artigo, uma breve revisão da literatura acadêmica sobre o desenvolvimento regional e o efeito de localização, buscando-se, para tanto, identificar elementos que possam estar relacionados nas diversas modalidades de organização da produção local, bem como no processo de desenvolvimento recente da agroindústria de determinadas regiões do Brasil. Além de distinguir os conceitos de crescimento econômico e de desenvolvimento, busca-se aqui analisar as relações entre o desenvolvimento regional e o efeito de localização. As principais correntes das chamadas teorias de localização industrial, assim como as principais formas de organização da produção local, com destaque para os clusters e os distritos industriais italianos, são aqui enfocadas. Por fim são sintetizadas algumas análises especializadas sobre clusters agroindustriais no Brasil e seus efeitos sobre o desenvolvimento regional
Graphene-based spin-pumping transistor
We demonstrate with a fully quantum-mechanical approach that graphene can
function as gate-controllable transistors for pumped spin currents, i.e., a
stream of angular momentum induced by the precession of adjacent
magnetizations, which exists in the absence of net charge currents.
Furthermore, we propose as a proof of concept how these spin currents can be
modulated by an electrostatic gate. Because our proposal involves nano-sized
systems that function with very high speeds and in the absence of any applied
bias, it is potentially useful for the development of transistors capable of
combining large processing speeds, enhanced integration and extremely low power
consumption
Graphene as a non-magnetic spin-current lens
In spintronics, the ability to transport magnetic information often depends
on the existence of a spin current traveling between two different magnetic
objects acting as source and probe. A large fraction of this information never
reaches the probe and is lost because the spin current tends to travel
omni-directionally. We propose that a curved boundary between a gated and a
non-gated region within graphene acts as an ideal lens for spin currents
despite being entirely of non-magnetic nature. We show as a proof of concept
that such lenses can be utilized to redirect the spin current that travels away
from a source onto a focus region where a magnetic probe is located, saving a
considerable fraction of the magnetic information that would be otherwise lost.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Steady-state entanglement between distant quantum dots in photonic crystal dimers
We show that two spatially separated semiconductor quantum dots under
resonant and continuous-wave excitation can be strongly entangled in the
steady-state, thanks to their radiative coupling by mutual interaction through
the normal modes of a photonic crystal dimer. We employ a quantum master
equation formalism to quantify the steady-state entanglement by calculating the
system {\it negativity}. Calculations are specified to consider realistic
semiconductor nanostructure parameters for the photonic crystal dimer-quantum
dots coupled system, determined by a guided mode expansion solution of Maxwell
equations. Negativity values of the order of 0.1 ( of the maximum value)
are shown for interdot distances that are larger than the resonant wavelength
of the system. It is shown that the amount of entanglement is almost
independent of the interdot distance, as long as the normal mode splitting of
the photonic dimer is larger than their linewidths, which becomes the only
requirement to achieve a local and individual qubit addressing. Considering
inhomogeneously broadened quantum dots, we find that the steady-state
entanglement is preserved as long as the detuning between the two quantum dot
resonances is small when compared to their decay rates. The steady-state
entanglement is shown to be robust against the effects of pure dephasing of the
quantum dot transitions. We finally study the entanglement dynamics for a
configuration in which one of the two quantum dots is initially excited and
find that the transient negativity can be enhanced by more than a factor of two
with respect to the steady-state value. These results are promising for
practical applications of entangled states at short time scales.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figure
Dynamic RKKY interaction between magnetic moments in graphene nanoribbons
Graphene has been identified as a promising material with numerous
applications, particularly in spintronics. In this paper we investigate the
peculiar features of spin excitations of magnetic units deposited on graphene
nanoribbons and how they can couple through a dynamical interaction mediated by
spin currents. We examine in detail the spin lifetimes and identify a pattern
caused by vanishing density of states sites in pristine ribbons with armchair
borders. Impurities located on these sites become practically invisible to the
interaction, but can be made accessible by a gate voltage or doping. We also
demonstrate that the coupling between impurities can be turned on or off using
this characteristic, which may be used to control the transfer of information
in transistor-like devices.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figure
Influência de sistemas de rotação de culturas nos atributos físicos do solo.
O experimento foi conduzido na Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, em Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO, durante dez anos agrícolas, novembro de 1993 a março de 2003, em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico. Após esse período, foram avaliados os efeitos de sete sistemas de rotação de cultura nos atributos físicos do solo. Foi utilizado o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram de: cultivo anual contínuo de arroz; arroz em rotações anual, bienal e trienal com soja e milho safrinha; e arroz em rotações anual, bienal e trienal com soja e milheto safrinha. As culturas de arroz e soja foram semeadas em novembro, em solo preparado com arado de aivecas, e as de milho e milheto imediatamente após a colheita da soja, em plantio direto. A rotação anual de arroz com soja e milho ou milheto safrinha propiciou melhor qualidade física do solo em relação às demais rotações, especialmente quando o milho foi usado na safrinha. Esta melhoria foi devida ao maior aporte de matéria orgânica ao solo
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