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Transition Probability to Turbulent Transport Regime
Transition phenomena between thermal noise state and turbulent state observed
in a submarginal turbulent plasma are analyzed with statistical theory.
Time-development of turbulent fluctuation is obtained by numerical simulations
of Langevin equation which contains hysteresis characteristics. Transition
rates between two states are analyzed. Transition from turbulent state to
thermal noise state occurs in entire region between subcritical bifurcation
point and linear stability boundary.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Plasma Phys. Control. Fusio
Stochastic Transition between Turbulent Branch and Thermodynamic Branch of an Inhomogeneous Plasma
Transition phenomena between thermodynamic branch and turbulent branch in
submarginal turbulent plasma are analyzed with statistical theory.
Time-development of turbulent fluctuation is obtained by numerical simulations
of Langevin equation which contains submarginal characteristics. Probability
density functions and transition rates between two states are analyzed.
Transition from turbulent branch to thermodynamic branch occurs in almost
entire region between subcritical bifurcation point and linear stability
boundary.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Atomically straight steps on vicinal Si (111) surfaces prepared by step-parallel current in the kink-up direction
We demonstrate that annealing of a vicinal Si(111) surface at about 800 C
with a direct current in the direction that ascends the kinks enhances the
formation of atomically straight step edges over micrometer lengths, while
annealing with a current in the opposite direction does not. Every straight
step edge has the same atomic configuration U(2,0), which is useful as a
template for the formation of a variety of nanostructures. A phenomenological
model based on electromigration of charged mobile atoms explains the observed
current-polarity dependent behavior.Comment: Accepted for publication in Appl. Phys. Lett. Numbers of pages and
figures are 12 and 4, respectivel
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