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Observation of tunable exchange bias in SrYbRuO
The double perovskite compound, SrYbRuO, displays reversal in the
orientation of magnetic moments along with negative magnetization due to an
underlying magnetic compensation phenomenon. The exchange bias (EB) field below
the compensation temperature could be the usual negative or the positive
depending on the initial cooling field. This EB attribute has the potential of
getting tuned in a preselected manner, as the positive EB field is seen to
crossover from positive to negative value above .Comment: 4 Pages, 4 Figure
Paramagnetic magnetization signals and curious metastable behaviour in field-cooled magnetization of a single crystal of superconductor 2H-NbSe2
We present here some newer characteristics pertaining to paramagnetic
Meissner effect like response in a single crystal of the low Tc superconducting
compound 2H-NbSe2 via a detailed study of effects of perturbation on the
field-cooled magnetization response. In the temperature range, where an
anomalous paramagnetic magnetization occurs, the field-cooled magnetization
response is found to be highly metastable: it displays a curious tendency to
switch randomly from a given paramagnetic value to a diamagnetic or to a
different paramagnetic value, when the system is perturbed by an impulse of an
externally applied ac field. The new facets revealed in a single crystal of
2H-NbSe2 surprisingly bear a marked resemblance with the characteristics of
magnetization behaviour anticipated for the giant vortex states with multiple
flux quanta predicted to occur in mesoscopic-sized superconducting specimen and
possible transitions amongst such states.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Journal of Physics: Condensed
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Thermo-magnetic history effects in the vortex state of YNi_2B_2C superconductor
The nature of five-quadrant magnetic isotherms for is different from that for
in a single crystal of YNi2B2C, pointing towards an anisotropic behaviour of
the flux line lattice (FLL). For, a well defined peak effect (PE) and second
magnetization peak (SMP) can be observed and the loop is open prior to the PE.
However, for, the loop is closed and one can observe only the PE. We have
investigated the history dependence of magnetization hysteresis data for by
recording minor hysteresis loops. The observed history dependence in across
different anomalous regions are rationalized on the basis of
su-perheating/supercooling of the vortex matter across the first-order-like
phase transition and possible additional effects due to annealing of the
disordered vortex bundles to the underlying equilibrium state.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Observing the dynamics of super-massive black hole binaries with Pulsar Timing Arrays
Pulsar Timing Arrays are a prime tool to study unexplored astrophysical
regimes with gravitational waves. Here we show that the detection of
gravitational radiation from individually resolvable super-massive black hole
binary systems can yield direct information about the masses and spins of the
black holes, provided that the gravitational-wave induced timing fluctuations
both at the pulsar and at the Earth are detected. This in turn provides a map
of the non-linear dynamics of the gravitational field and a new avenue to
tackle open problems in astrophysics connected to the formation and evolution
of super-massive black holes. We discuss the potential, the challenges and the
limitations of these observations.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
Peak effect phenomena, surface superconductivity and paramagnetic Meissner effect in a spherical single crystal of niobium
We have explored the vortex phase diagram in a spherical single crystal of
niobium (T ~ 9.3 K) via isothermal and temperature dependent dc magnetization
and ac-susceptibility measurements. The crystal has extremely weak pinning that
can be inferred from the reversibility of loops below T_c. However, one can
visualize the peak effect (PE) feature in the isothermal M-H loops up to T = 8
K. The PE is also prominent in isothermal ac-susceptibility data for H > 750
Oe. An interesting observation in the present study is the prominent
fingerprints of surface superconductivity, starting just above the collapse of
pinning at the peak position of the PE and ending at the surface critical field
(H_c3). We have also observed the paramagnetic Meissner effect in field-cooled
magnetization data recorded at relatively large fields in this crystal. A
vortex phase diagram is constructed by marking the peak positions of the PE
(H_p), the upper critical field (H_c2) and the surface critical field (H_c3).
Unlike a previous report which shows the existence of a multi-critical point in
the phase dia-gram of a Nb crystal, where H_p, H_c2 and H_c3 lines meet, we do
not observe a multi-critical point in our weak pinning crystal.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Numerical simulation of a Controlled-Controlled-Not (CCN) quantum gate in a chain of three interacting nuclear spins system
We present the study of a quantum Controlled-Controlled-Not gate, implemented
in a chain of three nuclear spins weakly Ising interacting between all of them,
that is, taking into account first and second neighbor spin interactions. This
implementation is done using a single resonant -pulse on the initial state
of the system (digital and superposition). The fidelity parameter is used to
determine the behavior of the CCN quantum gate as a function of the ratio of
the second neighbor interaction coupling constant to the first neighbor
interaction coupling constant (). We found that for we can
have a well defined CCN quantum gate.Comment: 9 pages, 5 fugure
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