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Observation of total omnidirectional reflection from a one-dimensional dielectric lattice
We show that under certain conditions one-dimensional dielectric lattice
possesses total omnidirectional reflection of incident light. The predictions
are verified experimentally using Na3AlF6/ZnSe multilayer structure developed
by means of standard optical technology. The structure was found to exhibit
reflection coefficient more then 99% in the range of incident angles 0-86
(degree) at the wavelength of 632.8 nm for s-polarization. The results are
believed to stimulate new experiments on photonic crystals and controlled
spontaneous emission.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures; submitted to Applied Physics
All-dielectric one-dimensional periodic structures for total omnidirectional reflection and partial spontaneous emission control
A remarkable property of one-dimensional all-dielectric periodic structures
has recently been reported, namely a one-dimensional lattice can totally
reflect electromagnetic wave of any polarization at all angles within a
prescribed frequency region. Unlike their metallic counterpart, such
all-dielectric omnidirectional mirrors are nearly free of loss at optical
frequencies. Here we discuss the physics, design criteria and applications of
the thin-film all-dielectric omnidirectional mirror. The experimental
demonstration of the mirror is presented at optical frequencies.Comment: 6 pages, 9 figures; submitted to IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technolog
Josephson surface plasmons in spatially confined cuprate superconductors
In this work, we generalize the theory of localized surface plasmons to the
case of high-Tc cuprate superconductors, spatially confined in the form of
small spherical particles. At variance from ordinary metals, cuprate
superconductors are characterized by a low-energy bulk excitation known as the
Josephson plasma wave (JPW), arising from interlayer tunneling of the
condensate along the c-axis. The effect of the JPW is revealed in a
characteristic spectrum of surface excitations, which we call Josephson surface
plasmons. Our results, which apply to any material with a strongly anisotropic
electromagnetic response, are worked out in detail for the case of multilayered
superconductors supporting both low-frequency (acoustic) and transverse-optical
JPW. Spatial confinement of the Josephson plasma waves may represent a new
degree of freedom to engineer their frequencies and to explore the link between
interlayer tunnelling and high-Tc superconductivity
Study of the , , Decays with an SND Detector on a VEPP-2M Collider
The process was studied in the energy range
MeV with an SND detector on a VEPP-2M collider. The
decay branching ratios , , and
were measured.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Evidence of phi --> pi0 pi0 gamma and phi --> pi0 eta gamma decays in SND experiment at VEPP-2M
Preliminary results on the study of e+e- --> phi(1020) --> pi0 pi0 gamma, eta
pi0 gamma processes from SND experiment at VEPP-2M collider in Novosibirsk are
presented. Branching ratios of rare radiative phi --> pi0 pi0 gamma and phi -->
pi0 eta gamma decays are measured:
B(phi --> pi0 pi0 gamma ) = (1.1 +- 0.2) * 10^-4
(invariant mass (pi0 pi0) < 800 MeV),
B(phi --> eta pi0 gamma ) = (1.3 +- 0.5) * 10^-4.Comment: Talk at the HADRON97 conference, BNL, Aug 24-30 1997; LaTeX, 4 pages,
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An experiment for the measurement of the bound-beta decay of the free neutron
The hyperfine-state population of hydrogen after the bound-beta decay of the
neutron directly yields the neutrino left-handedness or a possible right-handed
admixture and possible small scalar and tensor contributions to the weak force.
Using the through-going beam tube of a high-flux reactor, a background free
hydrogen rate of ca. 3 s can be obtained. The detection of the neutral
hydrogen atoms and the analysis of the hyperfine states is accomplished by Lamb
shift source type quenching and subsequent ionization. The constraints on the
neutrino helicity and the scalar and tensor coupling constants of weak
interaction can be improved by a factor of ten.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures. Submitted to EPJ
Study of isobar electroproduction at VEPP-2M collider
Results from the Spherical Nonmagnetic Detector (SND) on
isobar electroproduction in the collisions of beam electrons (positrons) and
residual gas nuclei in the VEPP-2M collider are presented. On the
basis of the obtained data the expected counting rate of this process in future
high luminosity colliders (~-, -- and -factories)
was estimated.Comment: 7 pages LATEX and 3 figure
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