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The Differences of Star Formation History Between Merging Galaxies and Field Galaxies in the EDR of the SDSS
Based on the catalog of merging galaxies in the Early Data Release (EDR) of
the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), the differences of star formation history
between merging galaxies and field galaxies are studied statistically by means
of three spectroscopic indicators the 4000-\r{A} break strength, the Balmer
absorption-line index, and the specific star formation rate. It is found that
for early-type merging galaxies the interactions will not induce significant
enhancement of the star-formation activity because of its stability and lack of
cool gas. On the other hand, late-type merging galaxies always in general
display more active star formation than field galaxies on different timescales
within about 1Gyr. We also conclude that the mean stellar ages of late-type
merging galaxies are younger than those of late-type field galaxies.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in PAS
In-plane ferromagnetism in charge-ordering
The magnetic and transport properties are systematically studied on the
single crystal with charge ordering and divergency in
resistivity below 50 K. A long-range ferromagnetic ordering is observed in
susceptibility below 20 K with the magnetic field parallel to Co-O plane, while
a negligible behavior is observed with the field perpendicular to the Co-O
plane. It definitely gives a direct evidence for the existence of in-plane
ferromagnetism below 20 K. The observed magnetoresistance (MR) of 30 % at the
field of 6 T at low temperatures indicates an unexpectedly strong spin-charge
coupling in triangle lattice systems.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Hysteresis and Anisotropic Magnetoresistance in Antiferromagnetic
The out-of-plane resistivity () and magnetoresistivity (MR) are
studied in antiferromangetic (AF) single crystals, which
have three types of noncollinear antiferromangetic spin structures. The
apparent signatures are observed in measured at the zero-field and
14 T at the spin structure transitions, giving a definite evidence for the
itinerant electrons directly coupled to the localized spins. One of striking
feature is an anisotropy of the MR with a fourfold symmetry upon rotating the
external field (B) within ab plane in the different phases, while twofold
symmetry at spin reorientation transition temperatures. The intriguing thermal
hysteresis in and magnetic hysteresis in MR are observed at spin
reorientation transition temperatures.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Viral Vector-based Improvement of Optic Nerve Regeneration: Characterization of Individual Axons\u27 Growth Patterns and Synaptogenesis in a Visual Target
Lack of axon growth ability in the central nervous system poses a major barrier to achieving functional connectivity after injury. Thus, a non-transgenic regenerative approach to reinnervating targets has important implications in clinical and research settings. Previous studies using knockout (KO) mice have demonstrated long distance axon regeneration. Using an optic nerve injury model, here we evaluate the efficacy of viral, RNAi and pharmacological approaches that target the PTEN and STAT3 pathways to improve long distance axon regeneration in wild type (WT) mice. Our data show that adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing short hairpin RNA (shRNA) against PTEN (shPTEN) enhances retinal ganglion cell axon regeneration after crush injury. However, compared to the previous data in PTEN KO mice, AAV-shRNA results in a lesser degree of regeneration, likely due to incomplete gene silencing inherent to RNAi. In comparison, an extensive enhancement in regeneration is seen when AAV-shPTEN is coupled to AAV encoding ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) and to a cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) analogue, allowing axons to travel long distances and reach their target. We apply whole tissue imaging that facilitates three-dimensional visualization of single regenerating axons and document heterogeneous terminal patterns in the targets. This shows that some axonal populations generate extensive arbors and make synapses with the target neurons. Collectively, we show a combinatorial viral RNAi and pharmacological strategy that improves long distance regeneration in WT animals and provide single fiber projection data that indicates a degree of preservation of target recognition
Charge and spin density modulations in semiconductor quantum wires
We investigate static charge and spin density modulation patterns along a
ferromagnet/semiconductor single junction quantum wire in the presence of
spin-orbit coupling. Coherent scattering theory is used to calculate the charge
and spin densities in the ballistic regime. The observed oscillatory behavior
is explained in terms of the symmetry of the charge and spin distributions of
eigenstates in the semiconductor quantum wire. Also, we discuss the condition
that these charge and spin density oscillations can be observed experimentally.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures (low-resolution
The millimeter-wave properties of superconducting microstrip lines
We have developed a novel technique for making high quality measurements of the millimeter-wave properties of superconducting thin-film microstrip transmission lines. Our experimental technique currently covers the 75-100 GHz band. The method is based on standing wave resonances in an open ended transmission line. We obtain information on the phase velocity and loss of the microstrip. Our data for Nb/SiO/Nb lines, taken at 4.2 K and 1.6 K, can be explained by a single set of physical parameters. Our preliminary conclusion is that the loss is dominated by the SiO dielectric, with a temperature-independent loss tangent of 5.3 ± 0.5 x 10^(-3) for our samples
Nature of eclipsing pulsars
We present a model for pulsar radio eclipses in some binary systems, and test
this model for PSRs B1957+20 and J2051-0827. We suggest that in these binaries
the companion stars are degenerate dwarfs with strong surface magnetic fields.
The magnetospheres of these stars are permanently infused by the relativistic
particles of the pulsar wind. We argue that the radio waves emitted by the
pulsar split into the eigenmodes of the electron-positron plasma as they enter
the companion's magnetosphere and are then strongly damped due to cyclotron
resonance with the ambient plasma particles. Our model explains in a natural
way the anomalous duration and behavior of radio eclipses observed in such
systems. In particular, it provides stable, continuous, and frequency-dependent
eclipses, in agreement with the observations. We predict a significant
variation of linear polarization both at eclipse ingress and egress. In this
paper we also suggest several possible mechanisms of generation of the optical
and -ray emission observed from these binary systems.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Ap
Improved lattice QCD with quarks: the 2 dimensional case
QCD in two dimensions is investigated using the improved fermionic lattice
Hamiltonian proposed by Luo, Chen, Xu, and Jiang. We show that the improved
theory leads to a significant reduction of the finite lattice spacing errors.
The quark condensate and the mass of lightest quark and anti-quark bound state
in the strong coupling phase (different from t'Hooft phase) are computed. We
find agreement between our results and the analytical ones in the continuum.Comment: LaTeX file (including text + 10 figures
Thermal Hall Conductivity as a Probe of Gap Structure in Multi-band Superconductors: The Case of
The sign and profile of the thermal Hall conductivity gives
important insights into the gap structure of multi-band superconductors. With
this perspective, we have investigated and the thermal
conductivity in which display large
peak anomalies in the superconducting state. The anomalies imply that a large
hole-like quasiparticle (qp) population exists below the critical temperature
. We show that the qp mean-free-path inferred from
reproduces the observed anomaly in , providing a consistent
estimate of a large qp population. Further, we demonstrate that the hole-like
signal is consistent with a theoretical scenario where despite potentially
large gap variations on the electron pockets, the minimal homogeneous gap of
the superconducting phase resides at a hole pocket. Implications for probing
the gap structure in the broader class of pnictide superconductors are
discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures. Orientation significantly updated from previous
(0811.4668v1) reflecting new theoretical understanding of experimental
results and physical implications. Introduction, discussion, and figures
updated including additional figure for model calculatio
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