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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) in Gordon Setters with Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy and Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia
Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) were demonstrated in 3 out of 10 Gordon setters with symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy and in 5 out of 13 Gordon setters with black hair follicular dysplasia. Two dogs showed both symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy and black hair follicular dysplasia, and one of these was ANA positive. The results suggest that symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy and black hair follicular dysplasia in the Gordon setter might be autoimmune diseases that are pathogenetically related, which might indicate a common genetic predisposition
Electronic and magnetic properties of the (111) surfaces of NiMnSb
Using an ab-initio electronic structure method, I study the (111) surfaces of
the half-metallic NiMnSb alloy. In all cases there is a very pronounced surface
state within the minority gap which destroys the half-metallicity This state
survives for several atomic layers below the surface contrary to the (001)
surfaces where surface states were located only at the surface layer. The lower
dimensionality of the surface leads in general to large enhancements of the
surface spin moments
New High- Half-Heusler Ferromagnets NiMnZ (Z = Si, P, Ge, As)
Based on the first principle calculation, we propose a new class of
high- half-heusler ferromagnets NiMnZ (Z = Si, P, Ge, As). The structural
and magnetic properties are investigated through the calculation of the
electronic structure, phase stability, equilibrium lattice constant, magnetic
exchange interaction and Curie temperature . It is found that all
alloys show half-metallicity and ferromagnetism at temperatures much higher
than room temperature in a wide range of lattice expansion (compression). At
the equilibrium lattice constant, of 715K, 840K, 875K and 1050K are
predicted by Monte Carlo simulation for NiMnP, NiMnAs, NiMnGe and NiMnSi,
respectively. Following these results, these alloys are strongly expected to be
promising candidates for spintronic applications.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Near-Limb Zeeman and Hanle Diagnostics
"Weak" magnetic-field diagnostics in faint objects near the bright solar disk
are discussed in terms of the level of non-object signatures, in particular, of
the stray light in telescopes. Calculated dependencies of the stray light
caused by diffraction at the 0.5-, 1.6-, and 4-meter entrance aperture are
presented. The requirements for micro-roughness of refractive and reflective
primary optics are compared. Several methods for reducing the stray light (the
Lyot coronagraphic technique, multiple stages of apodizing in the focal and
exit pupil planes, apodizing in the entrance aperture plane with a special
mask), and reducing the random and systematic errors are noted. An acceptable
level of stray light in telescopes is estimated for the V-profile recording
with a signal-to-noise ratio greater than three. Prospects for the limb
chromosphere magnetic measurements are indicated.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Half-Metallic Ferrimagnetism in Mn_2VAl
We show that Mn_2VAl is a compound for which the generalized gradient
approximation (GGA) to the exchange-correlation functional in density
functional theory makes a qualitative change in predicted behavior compared to
the usual local density approximation (LDA). Application of GGA leads to
prediction of Mn_2VAl being a half-metallic ferrimagnet, with the minority
channel being the conducting one. The electronic and magnetic structure is
analyzed and contrasted with the isostructural enhanced semimetal Fe_2VAl.Comment: 5 pages, Latex, 6 postscript figures. Description and figures of the
(minority) Fermi surfaces have been adde
Transverse oscillations of flowing prominence threads observed with Hinode
Recent observations with the Hinode Solar Optical Telescope display an active
region prominence whose fine threads oscillate in the vertical direction as
they move along a path parallel to the photosphere. A seismological analysis of
this event is carried out by taking advantage of the small radius of these
structures compared to the total length of magnetic field lines, i.e. by using
the thin tube approximation. This analysis reveals that the oscillatory period
is only slightly modified by the existence of the flow and that the difference
between the period of a flowing thread and a static one is below the error bars
of these observations. Moreover, although it is not possible to obtain values
of the physical parameters, a lower bound for the Alfv\'en speed (ranging
between 120 km s and 350 km s) is obtained for each of the
threads. Such Alfv\'en speeds agree with the intense magnetic fields and large
densities usually found in active region prominences
Slater-Pauling Behavior of the Half-Ferromagnetic Full-Heusler Alloys
Using the full-potential screened Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method we study the
full-Heusler alloys based on Co, Fe, Rh and Ru. We show that many of these
compounds show a half-metallic behavior, however in contrast to the
half-Heusler alloys the energy gap in the minority band is extremely small.
These full-Heusler compounds show a Slater-Pauling behavior and the total
spin-magnetic moment per unit cell (M_t) scales with the total number of
valence electrons (Z_t) following the rule: M_t=Z_t-24. We explain why the
spin-down band contains exactly 12 electrons using arguments based on the group
theory and show that this rule holds also for compounds with less than 24
valence electrons. Finally we discuss the deviations from this rule and the
differences compared to the half-Heusler alloys.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, revised figure 3, new text adde
Bayesian Magnetohydrodynamic Seismology of Coronal Loops
We perform a Bayesian parameter inference in the context of resonantly damped
transverse coronal loop oscillations. The forward problem is solved in terms of
parametric results for kink waves in one-dimensional flux tubes in the thin
tube and thin boundary approximations. For the inverse problem, we adopt a
Bayesian approach to infer the most probable values of the relevant parameters,
for given observed periods and damping times, and to extract their confidence
levels. The posterior probability distribution functions are obtained by means
of Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations, incorporating observed uncertainties
in a consistent manner. We find well localized solutions in the posterior
probability distribution functions for two of the three parameters of interest,
namely the Alfven travel time and the transverse inhomogeneity length-scale.
The obtained estimates for the Alfven travel time are consistent with previous
inversion results, but the method enables us to additionally constrain the
transverse inhomogeneity length-scale and to estimate real error bars for each
parameter. When observational estimates for the density contrast are used, the
method enables us to fully constrain the three parameters of interest. These
results can serve to improve our current estimates of unknown physical
parameters in coronal loops and to test the assumed theoretical model.Comment: 24 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
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