45 research outputs found
Time Dependent Development of the Coulomb Gap
We show that the time development of the Coulomb gap in a Coulomb glass can
involve very long relaxation times due to electron rearrangement and hopping.
We find that an applied magnetic field reduces the rate of electron hopping
and, hence, Coulomb gap formation. These results are consistent with recent
conductance experiments on thin semiconducting and metallic films.Comment: 4 pages, Latex, 3 encapsulated postscript figure
Magnetoresistance of Junctions made of Underdoped YBCO Separated by a Ga-doped YBCO Barrier
We report magnetoresistance measurements of ramp type
superconductor-normal-superconductor (SNS) junctions. The junctions consist of
underdoped (YBCO) electrodes separated by a barrier of
. We observe a large positive magnetoresistance,
linear in the field. We suggest that this unusual magnetoresistance originates
in the field dependence of the proximity effect. Our results indicate that in
underdoped YBCO/N/YBCO SNS structures, the proximity effect does not exhibit
the anomalously long range found in optimally doped YBCO structures. From our
data we obtain the diffusion coefficient and relaxation time of quasiparticles
in underdoped YBCO.Comment: 5 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Universal temperature dependence of the conductivity of a strongly disordered granular metal
A disordered array of metal grains with large and random intergrain
conductances is studied within the one-loop accuracy renormalization group
approach. While at low level of disorder the dependence of conductivity on log
T is nonuniversal (it depends on details of the array's geometry), for strong
disorder this dependence is described by a universal nonlinear function, which
depends only on the array's dimensionality. In two dimensions this function is
found numerically. The dimensional crossover in granular films is discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, submitted to JETP Letter
Exoplanets and SETI
The discovery of exoplanets has both focused and expanded the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence. The consideration of Earth as an exoplanet, the
knowledge of the orbital parameters of individual exoplanets, and our new
understanding of the prevalence of exoplanets throughout the galaxy have all
altered the search strategies of communication SETI efforts, by inspiring new
"Schelling points" (i.e. optimal search strategies for beacons). Future efforts
to characterize individual planets photometrically and spectroscopically, with
imaging and via transit, will also allow for searches for a variety of
technosignatures on their surfaces, in their atmospheres, and in orbit around
them. In the near-term, searches for new planetary systems might even turn up
free-floating megastructures.Comment: 9 page invited review. v2 adds some references and v3 has other minor
additions and modification