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The Fokker-Planck coefficient for pitch-angle scattering of cosmic rays
For the case of homogeneous, isotropic magnetic field fluctuations, it is shown that most theories which are based on the quasi-linear and adiabatic approximation yield the same integral for the Fokker-Planck coefficient for the pitch angle scattering of cosmic rays. For example, despite apparent differences, the theories due to Jokipii and to Klimas and Sandri yield the same integral. It is also shown, however, that this integral in most cases has been evaluated incorrectly in the past. For large pitch angles these errors become significant, and for pitch angles of 90 deg the actual Fokker-Planck coefficient contains a delta function. The implications for these corrections relating cosmic ray diffusion coefficients to observed properties of the interplanetary magnetic field are discussed
Magnetotransport in the low carrier density ferromagnet EuB_6
We present a magnetotransport study of the low--carrier density ferromagnet
EuB_6. This semimetallic compound, which undergoes two ferromagnetic
transitions at T_l = 15.3 K and T_c = 12.5 K, exhibits close to T_l a colossal
magnetoresistivity (CMR). We quantitatively compare our data to recent
theoretical work, which however fails to explain our observations. We attribute
this disagreement with theory to the unique type of magnetic polaron formation
in EuB_6.Comment: Conference contribution MMM'99, San Jos
Severe Fermi Surface Reconstruction at a Metamagnetic-Transition in CaSrRuO (for )
We report an electrical transport study in CaSrRuO single
crystals at high magnetic fields (). For , the Hall constant
decreases sharply at an anisotropic metamagnetic (MM) transition
reaching its value for SrRuO at high fields. A sharp decrease in the
coefficient of the resistivity -term and a change in the structure of
the angular magnetoresistance oscillations (AMRO) for rotating in the
planes, confirms the reconstruction of the Fermi surface (FS). Our observations
and LDA calculations indicate a strong dependence of the FS on the Ca
concentration and suggest the coexistence of itinerant and localized electronic
states in single layered ruthenates.Comment: 5 pages, 4 fig
High Field de Haas - van Alphen Studies of the Fermi Surfaces of LaMIn (M = Co, Rh, Ir)
We report measurements of the de Haas - van Alphen effect on a series of
compounds, LaMIn (M = Co, Rh, Ir). The results show that each of the Co
and Ir Fermi surfaces (FSs) exhibit some portions that are two dimensional and
some portions that are three dimensional. The most two dimensional character is
exhibited in LaCoIn, less two dimensional behavior is seen in
LaIrIn, no part of Fermi surface of LaRhIn is found to have a two
dimensional character. Thus the two dimensionality of portions of the FSs is
largely determined by the d character of the energy bands while all of the
effective masses remain 1.2. This fact has implications for the causes
of the heavy fermion nature of superconductivity and magnetism in the Ce-based
compounds having the similar composition and structure. All of the measurements
were performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory using either
cantilever magnetometry or field modulation methods.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
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