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The evolution of Bernstein modes in quantum wires with increasing deviation from parabolic confinement
We investigate the evolution of the interaction of the magnetoplasmon
resonance with the harmonics of the cyclotron resonance as the confinement of
an electron gas in a quantum wire increasingly deviates from the parabolic
case. The occurrence of the Bernstein modes is observed in a time-dependent
Hartree model of a two-dimensional electron gas in a single quantum wire.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, uses IOP macros, to appear in the Journal of
Physics: Condensed Matte
Analytical analysis of small-amplitude perturbations in the shallow ice stream approximation
International audienceNew analytical solutions describing the effects of small-amplitude perturbations in boundary data on flow in the shallow ice stream approximation are presented. These solutions are valid for a non-linear Weertman-type sliding law and for Newtonian ice rheology. Comparison is made with corresponding solutions of the shallow ice sheet approximation, and with solutions of the full Stokes equations. The shallow ice stream approximation is commonly used to describe large-scale ice stream flow over a weak bed, while the shallow ice sheet approximation forms the basis of most current large-scale ice sheet models. It is found that the shallow ice stream approximation overestimates the effects of bedrock perturbations on surface topography for wavelengths less than about 5 to 10 ice thicknesses, the exact number depending on values of surface slope and slip ratio. For high slip ratios, the shallow ice stream approximation gives a very simple description of the relationship between bed and surface topography, with the corresponding transfer amplitudes being close to unity for any given wavelength. The shallow ice stream estimates for the timescales that govern the transient response of ice streams to external perturbations are considerably more accurate than those based on the shallow ice sheet approximation. In contrast to the shallow ice sheet approximation, the shallow ice stream approximation correctly reproduces the short-wavelength limit of the kinematic phase speed. In accordance with the full system solutions, the shallow ice sheet approximation predicts surface fields to react weakly to spatial variations in basal slipperiness with wavelengths less than about 10 to 20 ice thicknesses
Energy Injection Episodes in Gamma Ray Bursts: The Light Curves and Polarization Properties of GRB 021004
Several GRB afterglow light curves deviate strongly from the power law decay
observed in most bursts. We show that these variations can be accounted for by
including refreshed shocks in the standard fireball model previously used to
interpret the overall afterglow behavior. As an example we consider GRB 021004
that exhibited strong light curve variations and has a reasonably well
time-resolved polarimetry. We show that the light curves in the R-band, X-rays
and in the radio can be accounted for by four energy injection episodes in
addition to the initial event. The polarization variations are shown to be a
consequence of the injections.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. To appear in ApJ
Time-dependent magnetotransport of a wave packet in a quantum wire with embedded quantum dots
We consider wave packet propagation in a quantum wire with either an embedded
antidot or an embedded parallel double open quantum dot under the influence of
a uniform magnetic field. The magnetoconductance and the time evolution of an
electron wave packet are calculated based on the Lippmann-Schwinger formalism.
This approach allows us to look at arbitrary embedded potential profiles and
illustrate the results by performing computational simulations for the
conductance and the time evolution of the electron wave packet through the
quantum wire. In the double-dot system we observe a long-lived resonance state
that enhances the spatial spreading of the wave packet, and quantum
skipping-like trajectories are induced when the envelop function of the wave
packet covers several subbands in appropriate magnetic fields.Comment: RevTeX, 9 pages with 8 included postscript figure
Changes in ice-shelf buttressing following the collapse of Larsen A Ice Shelf, Antarctica, and the resulting impact on tributaries
The dominant mass-loss process on the Antarctic Peninsula has been ice-shelf collapse, including the Larsen A Ice Shelf in early 1995. Following this collapse, there was rapid speed up and thinning of its tributary glaciers. We model the impact of this ice-shelf collapse on upstream tributaries, and compare with observations using new datasets of surface velocity and ice thickness. Using a two-horizontal-dimension shallow shelf approximation model, we are able to replicate the observed large increase in surface velocity that occurred within Drygalski Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula. The model results show an instantaneous twofold increase in flux across the grounding line, caused solely from the reduction in backstress through ice shelf removal. This demonstrates the importance of ice-shelf buttressing for flow upstream of the grounding line and highlights the need to explicitly include lateral stresses when modelling real-world settings. We hypothesise that further increases in velocity and flux observed since the ice-shelf collapse result from transient mass redistribution effects. Reproducing these effects poses the next, more stringent test of glacier and ice-sheet modelling studies
Energy injection episodes in GRBs: The case of GRB 021004
A number of GRB afterglow light curves deviate substantially from the power law decay observed in most bursts. These variations can be accounted for by including refreshed shocks in the standard fireball model previously used to interpret the overall afterglow behavior. We show that the light curves of GRB 021004 can be accounted for by four energy injection episodes in addition to the initial
event. The polarization variations are shown to be a consequence of the injections
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