Low energy excitations and dynamic Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in α′\alpha'-NaV2_2O5_5 studied by far infrared spectroscopy

We have studied far infrared transmission spectra of alpha'-NaV2O5 between 3 and 200cm-1 in polarizations of incident light parallel to a, b, and c crystallographic axes in magnetic fields up to 33T. The triplet origin of an excitation at 65.4cm-1 is revealed by splitting in the magnetic field. The magnitude of the spin gap at low temperatures is found to be magnetic field independent at least up to 33T. All other infrared-active transitions appearing below Tc are ascribed to zone-folded phonons. Two different dynamic Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) mechanisms have been discovered that contribute to the oscillator strength of the otherwise forbidden singlet to triplet transition. 1. The strongest singlet to triplet transition is an electric dipole transition where the polarization of the incident light's electric field is parallel to the ladder rungs, and is allowed by the dynamic DM interaction created by a high frequency optical a-axis phonon. 2. In the incident light polarization perpendicular to the ladder planes an enhancement of the singlet to triplet transition is observed when the applied magnetic field shifts the singlet to triplet resonance frequency to match the 68cm-1 c-axis phonon energy. The origin of this mechanism is the dynamic DM interaction created by the 68cm-1 c-axis optical phonon. The strength of the dynamic DM is calculated for both mechanisms using the presented theory.Comment: 21 pages, 22 figures. Version 2 with replaced fig. 18 were labels had been los

Discovery of widespread transcription initiation at microsatellites predictable by sequence-based deep neural network

Using the Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) technology, the FANTOM5 consortium provided one of the most comprehensive maps of transcription start sites (TSSs) in several species. Strikingly, ~72% of them could not be assigned to a specific gene and initiate at unconventional regions, outside promoters or enhancers. Here, we probe these unassigned TSSs and show that, in all species studied, a significant fraction of CAGE peaks initiate at microsatellites, also called short tandem repeats (STRs). To confirm this transcription, we develop Cap Trap RNA-seq, a technology which combines cap trapping and long read MinION sequencing. We train sequence-based deep learning models able to predict CAGE signal at STRs with high accuracy. These models unveil the importance of STR surrounding sequences not only to distinguish STR classes, but also to predict the level of transcription initiation. Importantly, genetic variants linked to human diseases are preferentially found at STRs with high transcription initiation level, supporting the biological and clinical relevance of transcription initiation at STRs. Together, our results extend the repertoire of non-coding transcription associated with DNA tandem repeats and complexify STR polymorphism

Excitation energy dependence of S L2,3 X-ray fluorescent emission of BaNiS2 near the S 2p threshold

The results of measurements of S L2,3 X-ray fluorescent spectra of BaNiS2 near the S 2p threshold using tunable synchrotron radiation are presented. They are computed with FLAPW band structure calculations of BaNiS2 The excitation energy dependence of the SL2,3 spectra is found in the range of 163.5-173.5 eV which is attributed to excitation of inequivalent sulphur atoms (S(1) apical and S(2) in-plane sites). It allowed us to map separately the distribution of the S(2) and S(1)+S(2) 3s3d-partial density of states (DOS) in the valence band. We conclude that S 3d states participate in chemical bonding and hybridize with Ni 3d states. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V

Valence band spectra of BaCo1-xNixS2

The band properties of the quasi two-dimensional transition metal sulphide alloy system BaCo1-xNixS2 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0) have been studied by X-ray photoelectron, X-ray absorption and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy with tunable synchrotron radiation. It is found that the metallic character of the BaCo1-xNixS2 system increases with x in accordance with the results of transport property measurements. The S L2,3 X-ray emission spectra show an excitation energy dependence which allowed separate mapping of the distribution of S(2) and S(1) + S(2) 3s3d partial density of states. © 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved