218 research outputs found
Observation of backscattering-immune chiral electromagnetic modes without time reversal breaking
A strategy is proposed to realize robust transport in time reversal invariant
photonic system. Using numerical simulation and microwave experiment, we
demonstrate that a chiral guided mode in the channel of a three-dimensional
dielectric woodpile photonic crystal is immune to the scattering of a square
patch of metal or dielectric inserted to block the channel. The chirality based
robust transport can be realized in nonmagnetic dielectric materials without
any external field.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
Gapped Topological Kink States and Topological Corner States in Graphene
Based on the tight-binding model calculations and photonic experimental
visualization on graphene, we report the domain-wall-induced gapped topological
kink states and topological corner states. In graphene, domain walls with
gapless topological kink states could be induced either by sublattice symmetry
breaking or by lattice deformation. We find that the coexistence of these two
mechanisms will induce domain walls with gapped topological kink states.
Significantly, the intersection of these two types of domain wall gives rise to
topological corner state localized at the crossing point. Through the
manipulation of domain walls, we show graphene not only a versatile platform
supporting multiple topological corner modes in a controlled manner, but also
possessing promising applications such as fabricating topological quantum dots
composed of gapped topological kink states and topological corner states.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, supplementary includ
Experimental observation of non-Hermitian higher-order skin interface states in topological electric circuits
The study of topological states has developed rapidly in electric circuits,
which permits flexible fabrications of non-Hermitian systems by introducing
non-Hermitian terms. Here, nonreciprocal coupling terms are realized by
utilizing a voltage follower module in non-Hermitian topological electric
circuits. We report the experimental realization of one- and two- dimensional
non-Hermitian skin interface states in electric circuits, where interface
states induced by non-Hermitian skin effects are localized at the interface of
different domains carrying different winding numbers. Our electric circuit
system provides a readily accessible platform to explore non-Hermitian-induced
topological phases, and paves a new road for device applications
Global dynamic scaling relations of HI-rich ultra-diffuse galaxies
The baryonic Tully-Fisher relation (BTFR), which connects the baryonic mass
of galaxies with their circular velocities, has been validated across a wide
range of galaxies, from dwarf galaxies to massive galaxies. Recent studies have
found that several ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) deviate significantly from the
BTFR, indicating a galaxy population with abnormal dynamical properties.
However, such studies were still confined within a small sample size. In this
study, we used the 100% complete Arecibo Legacy Fast Arecibo L-band Feed Array
(ALFALFA) to investigate the BTFR of 88 HI-rich UDGs (HUDGs), which is the
largest UDG sample with dynamical information. We found that the HUDGs form a
continuous distribution in the BTFR diagram, with high-velocity galaxies
consistent with normal dwarf galaxies at 1 level, and low-velocity
galaxies deviating from the BTFR, in line with that reported in the literature.
We point out that the observed deviation may be subject to various selection
effects or systemic biases. Nevertheless, we found that the significance of the
deviation of HUDGs from the BTFR and TFR are different, i.e., they either
deviate from the BTFR or from the TFR. Our result indicates that a high-gas
fraction may play an important role in explaining the deviation of HUDGs from
BTFR.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in ApJ
Experimental study and weighting analysis of factors influencing gas desorption
Gas is one of the necessary contributing factors for coal and gas outburst accidents, and the gas desorbed in coal is the energy carrier in the outburst process. The study of gas desorption laws is the premise and basis for gas content determination and gas accident prevention. To solve the problem of inaccurate gas content measurement due to the unclear characteristics of rapid gas desorption in 0–10 s, the gas desorption experimental device was improved, the influence factors of gas desorption were studied experimentally, and a comprehensive analysis method was proposed based on the gas desorption rate, gas desorption efficiency, initial gas desorption amount and total desorbed gas. The experiment analysed five factors that affected gas desorption, including the degree of metamorphism, type of failure, particle size, pressure and temperature. The results show that there is a monotonically decreasing power function relationship between the initial gas desorption rate and time and a monotonically increasing logarithmic function relationship between the gas desorption amount and time; the curve has a limit value. The gas desorption amount is large in 0–10 s and increases slowly afterwards. Among the factors affecting gas desorption, their importance decreases in the order of pressure > metamorphism > particle size > failure type > temperature. This study is of great practical value for the calculation of gas losses in gas content determination, and the resulting gas desorption laws are of great importance in guiding gas control work
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