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Neutral scalar Higgs bosons in the USSM at the LHC
We study the possibility of discovering neutral scalar Higgs bosons in the
-extended supersymmetric standard model (USSM) at the CERN Large Hadron
Collider (LHC), by examining their productions via the exotic quark loop in the
gluon fusion process at leading order. It is possible in some parameter region
that the neutral scalar Higgs bosons may have stronger couplings with the
exotic quarks than with top quark. In this case, the exotic quarks may
contribute more significantly than top quark in productions of the neutral
scalar Higgs bosons in the gluon fusion process. We find that there is indeed
some parameter region in the USSM that supports our speculations.Comment: 18 pages; changed content; JPhys
Nonfrustrated magnetoelectric with incommensurate magnetic order in magnetic field
We discuss a model nonfrustrated magnetoelectric in which strong enough
magnetoelectric coupling produces incommensurate magnetic order leading to
ferroelectricity. Properties of the magnetoelectric in magnetic field directed
perpendicular to wave vector describing the spin helix are considered in
detail. Analysis of classical energy shows that in contrast to naive
expectation the onset of ferroelectricity takes place at a field that
is lower than the saturation field . One has at strong
enough magnetoelectric coupling. We show that at H=0 the ferroelectricity
appears at . Qualitative discussion of phase diagram in
plane is presented within mean field approach.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, accepted in JET
Influence of strain and oxygen vacancies on the magnetoelectric properties of multiferroic bismuth ferrite
The dependencies on strain and oxygen vacancies of the ferroelectric
polarization and the weak ferromagnetic magnetization in the multiferroic
material bismuth ferrite, BiFeO_3, are investigated using first principles
density functional theory calculations. The electric polarization is found to
be rather independent of strain, in striking contrast to most conventional
perovskite ferroelectrics. It is also not significantly affected by oxygen
vacancies, or by the combined presence of strain and oxygen vacancies. The
magnetization is also unaffected by strain, however the incorporation of oxygen
vacancies can alter the magnetization slightly, and also leads to the formation
of Fe^{2+}. These results are discussed in light of recent experiments on
epitaxial films of BiFeO_3 which reported a strong thickness dependence of both
magnetization and polarization.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
A Mesoscopic Resonating Valence Bond system on a triple dot
We introduce a mesoscopic pendulum from a triple dot. The pendulum is
fastened through a singly-occupied dot (spin qubit). Two other strongly
capacitively islands form a double-dot charge qubit with one electron in excess
oscillating between the two low-energy charge states (1,0) and (0,1); this
embodies the weight of the pendulum. The triple dot is placed between two
superconducting leads as shown in Fig. 1. Under well-defined conditions, the
main proximity effect stems from the injection of resonating singlet (valence)
bonds on the triple dot. This gives rise to a Josephson current that is charge-
and spin-dependent. Consequences in a SQUID-geometry are carefully
investigated.Comment: final version to appear in PR
Gusts detection in a horizontal wind turbine by monitoring of innovations error of an extended Kalman filter
This paper presents a novel model-based detection scheme capable of detecting and diagnosing gusts. Detection is achieved by monitoring the innovations error (i.e., the difference between the estimated and measured outputs) of an extended discrete Kalman filter. It is designed to trigger a detection/confirmation alarm in the presence of wind anomalies. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate that both operating and coherent extreme wind gusts can successfully be detected. The wind anomaly is identified in magnitude and shape through maximum likelihood ratio and goodness of fit, respectively. The detector is capable of isolating extreme wind gusts before the turbine over speeds
Plasma density measurements using chirped pulse broad-band Raman amplification
Stimulated Raman backscattering is used as a non-destructive method to determine the density of plasma media at localized positions in space and time. By colliding two counter-propagating, ultra-short laser pulses with a spectral bandwidth larger than twice the plasma frequency, amplification occurs at the Stokes wavelengths, which results in regions of gain and loss separated by twice the plasma frequency, from which the plasma density can be deduced. By varying the relative delay between the laser pulses, and therefore the position and timing of the interaction, the spatio-temporal distribution of the plasma density can be mapped out
Radiological Significance of Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy in the Occurrence of Redundant Nerve Roots of Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Objective:
There were previous reports of redundant nerve roots (RNRs) focused on their clinical significance and pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the significant radiologic findings that correlate with RNRs occurrence. These relations would provide an advanced clue for clinical significance and pathogenesis of RNRs.
Methods:
Retrospective research was performed with data from 126 patients who underwent surgery for central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Finally, 106 patients with common denominators (inter-observer accuracy : 84%) were included on this study. We divided the patients into two groups by MRI, patients with RNRs and those with no RNRs (NRNRs). Comparative analyses were performed with clinical and radiologic parameters.
Results:
RNRs were found in 45 patients (42%) with central LSS. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in severity of symptoms. On the other hand, we found statistically significant differences in duration of symptom and number of level included (p<0.05). In the maximal stenotic level, ligamentum flavum (LF) thickness, LF cross-sectional area (CSA), dural sac CSA, and segmental angulation are significantly different in RNRs group compared to NRNRs group (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
RNRs patients showed clinically longer duration of symptoms and multiple levels included. We also confirmed that wide segmental angulation and LF hypertrophy play a major role of the development of RNRs in central LSS. Together, our results suggest that wide motion in long period contribute to LF hypertrophy, and it might be the key factor of RNRs formation in central LSS
Quasi-particle scattering and protected nature of topological states in a parent topological insulator BiSe
We report on angle resolved photoemission spectroscopic studies on a parent
topological insulator (TI), BiSe. The line width of the spectral
function (inverse of the quasi-particle lifetime) of the topological metallic
(TM) states shows an anomalous behavior. This behavior can be reasonably
accounted for by assuming decay of the quasi-particles predominantly into bulk
electronic states through electron-electron interaction and defect scattering.
Studies on aged surfaces reveal that topological metallic states are very much
unaffected by the potentials created by adsorbed atoms or molecules on the
surface, indicating that topological states could be indeed protected against
weak perturbations.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B(R
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