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Lattice-dynamics of a Disordered solid-solid Interface
Generic properties of elastic phonon transport at a disordered interface are
studied. The results show that phonon transmittance is a strong function of
frequency and the disorder correlation length. At frequencies lower than the
van Hove singularity the transmittance at a given frequency increases as the
correlation length decreases. At low frequencies, this is reflected by
different power-laws for phonon conductance across correlated and uncorrelated
disordered interfaces which are in approximate agreement with perturbation
theory of an elastic continuum. These results can be understood in terms of
simple mosaic and two-colour models of the interface.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figures, submitted to PR
Oscillatory Spin Polarization and Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect in Fe3O4 Thin Films on GaAs(001)
The spin dependent properties of epitaxial Fe3O4 thin films on GaAs(001) are
studied by the ferromagnetic proximity polarization (FPP) effect and
magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE). Both FPP and MOKE show oscillations with
respect to Fe3O4 film thickness, and the oscillations are large enough to
induce repeated sign reversals. We attribute the oscillatory behavior to
spin-polarized quantum well states forming in the Fe3O4 film. Quantum
confinement of the t2g states near the Fermi level provides an explanation for
the similar thickness dependences of the FPP and MOKE oscillations.Comment: to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Epitaxial EuO Thin Films on GaAs
We demonstrate the epitaxial growth of EuO on GaAs by reactive molecular beam
epitaxy. Thin films are grown in an adsorption-controlled regime with the aid
of an MgO diffusion barrier. Despite the large lattice mismatch, it is shown
that EuO grows well on MgO(001) with excellent magnetic properties. Epitaxy on
GaAs is cube-on-cube and longitudinal magneto-optic Kerr effect measurements
demonstrate a large Kerr rotation of 0.57{\deg}, a significant remanent
magnetization, and a Curie temperature of 69 K.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Direct Determination of the Kinetics of Oxygen Diffusion to the Photocytes of a Bioluminescent Elaterid Larva, Measurement of Gas- and Aqueous-Phase Diffusional Barriers and Modelling of Oxygen Supply
We describe the development and use of a direct kinetic technique to determine the time taken for oxygen to diffuse from the external environment into the light-producing cells (photocytes) in the prothorax of bioluminescent larvae of Pyrearinus termitilluminans. This was achieved by measuring the time course of the pseudoflash induced through sequential anoxia followed by normoxia. We have also determined the separate times taken for this oxygen diffusion in gaseous and tissue (predominantly aqueous) phases by using helium and nitrogen as the carrier gas. Of the total time taken for diffusion, that in the gas phase required 613+/-136 ms (mean +/- s.e. m., N=5) whilst that in the aqueous phase required 1313+/-187 ms. These values imply pathlengths of diffusion in the gaseous and aqueous phases of 4.80x10(-)(3)+/-0.53x10(-)(3) and 8. 89x10(-)(5)+/-0.61x10(-)(5 )m, respectively. In addition, the pathlength of gas-phase diffusion was used to derive a parameter relating to the tortuosity of the tracheal system. These values, together with those obtained upon bioluminescent oxygen consumption, have been used to model oxygen supply to the photocyte. From these studies, it would also appear that the modulation of tracheolar fluid levels might be a significant mechanism of control of tissue oxygen levels in at least some insects
High Spatial Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy of the IC443 Pulsar Wind Nebula and Environs
Deep Chandra ACIS observations of the region around the putative pulsar, CXOU
J061705.3+222127, in the supernova remnant IC443 reveal an
~5-radius ring-like structure surrounding the pulsar and a
jet-like feature oriented roughly north-south across the ring and through the
pulsar's location at 06175.200
+222127.52 (J2000.0 coordinates). The
observations further confirm that (1) the spectrum and flux of the central
object are consistent with a rotation-powered pulsar, (2) the non-thermal
spectrum and morphology of the surrounding nebula are consistent with a pulsar
wind and, (3) the spectrum at greater distances is consistent with thermal
emission from the supernova remnant. The cometary shape of the nebula,
suggesting motion towards the southwest, appears to be subsonic: There is no
evidence either spectrally or morphologically for a bow shock or contact
discontinuity; the nearly circular ring is not distorted by motion through the
ambient medium; and the shape near the apex of the nebula is narrow. Comparing
this observation with previous observations of the same target, we set a 99%
confidence upper limit to the proper motion of CXOU J061705.3+222127 to be less
than 44 mas/yr (310 km/s for a distance of 1.5 kpc), with the best-fit (but not
statistically significant) projected direction toward the west.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journa
No evidence of an 11.16 MeV 2+ state in 12C
An experiment using the 11B(3He,d)12C reaction was performed at iThemba LABS
at an incident energy of 44 MeV and analyzed with a high energy-resolution
magnetic spectrometer, to re-investigate states in 12C published in 1971. The
original investigation reported the existence of an 11.16 MeV state in 12C that
displays a 2+ nature. In the present experiment data were acquired at
laboratory angles of 25-, 30- and 35- degrees, to be as close to the c.m.
angles of the original measurements where the clearest signature of such a
state was observed. These new low background measurements revealed no evidence
of the previously reported state at 11.16 MeV in 12C
Low temperature acoustic properties of amorphous silica and the Tunneling Model
Internal friction and speed of sound of a-SiO(2) was measured above 6 mK
using a torsional oscillator at 90 kHz, controlling for thermal decoupling,
non-linear effects, and clamping losses. Strain amplitudes e(A) = 10^{-8} mark
the transition between the linear and non-linear regime. In the linear regime,
excellent agreement with the Tunneling Model was observed for both the internal
friction and speed of sound, with a cut-off energy of E(min) = 6.6 mK. In the
non-linear regime, two different behaviors were observed. Above 10 mK the
behavior was typical for non-linear harmonic oscillators, while below 10 mK a
different behavior was found. Its origin is not understood.Comment: 1 tex file, 6 figure
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