315 research outputs found
High-resolution Ce 3d-edge resonant photoemission study of CeNi_2
Resonant photoemission (RPES) at the Ce 3d -> 4f threshold has been performed
for alpha-like compound CeNi_2 with extremely high energy resolution (full
width at half maximum < 0.2 eV) to obtain bulk-sensitive 4f spectral weight.
The on-resonance spectrum shows a sharp resolution-limited peak near the Fermi
energy which can be assigned to the tail of the Kondo resonance. However, the
spin-orbit side band around 0.3 eV binding energy corresponding to the f_{7/2}
peak is washed out, in contrast to the RPES spectrum at the Ce 3d -> 4f RPES
threshold. This is interpreted as due to the different surface sensitivity, and
the bulk-sensitive Ce 3d -> 4f RPES spectra are found to be consistent with
other electron spectroscopy and low energy properties for alpha-like
Ce-transition metal compounds, thus resolves controversy on the interpretation
of Ce compound photoemission. The 4f spectral weight over the whole valence
band can also be fitted fairly well with the Gunnarsson-Schoenhammer
calculation of the single impurity Anderson model, although the detailed
features show some dependence on the hybridization band shape and (possibly) Ce
5d emissions.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figur
A study on wear evaluation of railway wheels based on multibody dynamics and wear computation
The wear evolution of railway wheels is a very important issue in railway engineering. In the past, the reprofiling intervals of railway vehicle steel wheels have been scheduled according to designers' experience. Today, more reliable and accurate tools in predicting wheel wear evolution and wheelset lifetime can be used in order to achieve economical and safety benefits. In this work, a computational tool that is able to predict the evolution of the wheel profiles for a given railway system, as a function of the distance run, is presented. The strategy adopted consists of using a commercial multibody software to study the railway dynamic problem and a purpose-built code for managing its pre- and post-processing data in order to compute the wear. The tool is applied here to realistic operation scenarios in order to assess the effect of some service conditions on the wheel wear progression
Il Nordest prima del Nordest
L'articolo introduce un volume monografico dedicato a casi di conflitto sociale (scioperi, occupazioni, vertenze sindacali, ma anche trasformazioni più lente) nel Veneto degli anni settanta, illustrando l'evoluzione del dibattito sul "decentramento produttivo" e sui distretti industriali e come questa prospettiva teorica abbia finito per negare il ruolo determinante svolto dai conflitti sociali (non sempre di classe e non sempre di fabbrica) nel consentire una evoluzione socialmente sostenibile di un modello produttivo inizialmente caratterizzato dal semplice abbassamento dei costi consentito dalla minore regolamentazione ambientale e sociale della piccola impresa e dell'artigianato
SUSY Quivers, Intersecting Branes and the Modest Hierarchy Problem
We present a class of chiral non-supersymmetric D=4 field theories in which
quadratic divergences appear only at two loops. They may be depicted as ``SUSY
quivers'' in which the nodes represent a gauge group with extended e.g., N=4
SUSY whereas links represent bifundamental matter fields which transform as
chiral multiplets with respect to different N=1 subgroups. One can obtain this
type of field theories from simple D6-brane configurations on Type IIA string
theory compactified on a six-torus. We discuss the conditions under which this
kind of structure is obtained from D6-brane intersections. We also discuss some
aspects of the effective low-energy field theory. In particular we compute
gauge couplings and Fayet-Iliopoulos terms from the Born-Infeld action and show
how they match the field theory results. This class of theories may be of
phenomenological interest in order to understand the modest hierarchy problem
i.e., the stability of the hierarchy between the weak scale and a fundamental
scale of order 10-100 TeV which appears e.g. in low string scale models.
Specific D-brane models with the spectrum of the SUSY Standard Model and three
generations are presented.Comment: 36 pages, using JHEP3.cls, 8 figures. References update
Electronic structure investigation of CeB6 by means of soft X-ray scattering
The electronic structure of the heavy fermion compound CeB6 is probed by
resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering using photon energies across the Ce 3d
and 4d absorption edges. The hybridization between the localized 4f orbitals
and the delocalized valence-band states is studied by identifying the different
spectral contributions from inelastic Raman scattering and normal fluorescence.
Pronounced energy-loss structures are observed below the elastic peak at both
the 3d and 4d thresholds. The origin and character of the inelastic scattering
structures are discussed in terms of charge-transfer excitations in connection
to the dipole allowed transitions with 4f character. Calculations within the
single impurity Anderson model with full multiplet effects are found to yield
consistent spectral functions to the experimental data.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, 1 table,
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.63.07510
Thermodynamics and collapse of self-gravitating Brownian particles in D dimensions
We address the thermodynamics (equilibrium density profiles, phase diagram,
instability analysis...) and the collapse of a self-gravitating gas of Brownian
particles in D dimensions, in both canonical and microcanonical ensembles. In
the canonical ensemble, we derive the analytic form of the density scaling
profile which decays as f(x)=x^{-\alpha}, with alpha=2. In the microcanonical
ensemble, we show that f decays as f(x)=x^{-\alpha_{max}}, where \alpha_{max}
is a non-trivial exponent. We derive exact expansions for alpha_{max} and f in
the limit of large D. Finally, we solve the problem in D=2, which displays
rather rich and peculiar features
Angle-resolved photoemission study of USb2: the 5f band structure
Single crystal antiferromagnetic USb2 was studied at 15K by angle-resolved
photoemission with an overall energy resolution of 24 meV. The measurements
unambiguously show the dispersion of extremely narrow bands situated near the
Fermi level. The peak at the Fermi level represents the narrowest feature
observed in 5f-electron photoemission to date. The natural linewidth of the
feature just below the Fermi level is not greater than 10 meV. Normal emission
data indicate a three dimensional aspect to the electronic structure of this
layered material.Comment: 22 pages including figure
Insulin-like growth factor I gene promoter polymorphism, collagen type II alpha1 (COL2A1) gene, and the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis: the Rotterdam Study
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of an IGF-I gene promoter polymorphism in the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA), and study its interaction with the COL2A1 gene. METHODS: Individuals genotyped for IGF-I (n = 1546) and COL2A1 gene polymorphisms (n = 808) were selected from a random sample (n = 1583) derived from the Rotterdam study. The presence of ROA was defined as a Kellgren score of 2 or more in at least one of four joints (knee, hip, hand, and spine). Genotype specific odds ratios (OR) were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and bone mineral density using logistic regression. Interaction with the COL2A1 genotype was tested. RESULTS: Overall, no association was found between the IGF-I polymorphism and ROA. In subjects aged 65 years or younger (n = 971), the prevalence of ROA increased with the absence of the 192 base pair (bp) allele (p for trend = 0.03). Compared with homozygotes for the 192 bp allele, the prevalence of ROA was 1.4 times higher in heterozygotes (95% confidence interval, 1.0 to 1.8) and 1.9 times higher in non-carriers (1.1 to 3.3). There was evidence of interaction between the IGF-I and COL2A1 genes. Individuals with the risk genotype of both genes had an increased prevalence of ROA (OR 3.4 (1.1 to 10.7)). No effect was observed in subjects older than 65 years. CONCLUSIONS: SUBJECTS: with genetically determined low IGF-I expression (non-carriers of the 192 bp allele) may be at increased risk of ROA before the age of 65 years. Furthermore, an interaction between the IGF-I and COL2A1 genes is suggested
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