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Superconductivity-Related Insulating Behavior
We present the results of an experimental study of superconducting,
disordered, thin-films of amorphous Indium Oxide. These films can be driven
from the superconducting phase to a reentrant insulating state by the
application of a perpendicular magnetic field (). We find that the high-
insulator exhibits activated transport with a characteristic temperature,
. has a maximum value () that is close to the
superconducting transition temperature () at = 0, suggesting a
possible relation between the conduction mechanisms in the superconducting and
insulating phases. and display opposite dependences on the
disorder strength.Comment: Tex file and 5 figures; Revised version; To appear in Phys. Rev.
Lett. (2004
Oscillator Strengths and Damping Constants for Atomic Lines in the J and H Bands
We have built a line list in the near-infrared J and H bands (1.00-1.34,
1.49-1.80 um) by gathering a series of laboratory and computed line lists.
Oscillator strengths and damping constants were computed or obtained by fitting
the solar spectrum.
The line list presented in this paper is, to our knowledge, the most complete
one now available, and supersedes previous lists.Comment: Accepted, Astrophysical Journal Supplement, tentatively scheduled for
the Sep. 1999 Vol. 124 #1 issue. Text and tables also available at
http://www.iagusp.usp.br/~jorge
Internally Electrodynamic Particle Model: Its Experimental Basis and Its Predictions
The internally electrodynamic (IED) particle model was derived based on
overall experimental observations, with the IED process itself being built
directly on three experimental facts, a) electric charges present with all
material particles, b) an accelerated charge generates electromagnetic waves
according to Maxwell's equations and Planck energy equation and c) source
motion produces Doppler effect. A set of well-known basic particle equations
and properties become predictable based on first principles solutions for the
IED process; several key solutions achieved are outlined, including the de
Broglie phase wave, de Broglie relations, Schr\"odinger equation, mass,
Einstein mass-energy relation, Newton's law of gravity, single particle self
interference, and electromagnetic radiation and absorption; these equations and
properties have long been broadly experimentally validated or demonstrated. A
specific solution also predicts the Doebner-Goldin equation which emerges to
represent a form of long-sought quantum wave equation including gravity. A
critical review of the key experiments is given which suggests that the IED
process underlies the basic particle equations and properties not just
sufficiently but also necessarily.Comment: Presentation at the 27th Int Colloq on Group Theo Meth in Phys, 200
The neutral silicon-vacancy center in diamond: spin polarization and lifetimes
We demonstrate optical spin polarization of the neutrally-charged
silicon-vacancy defect in diamond (), an defect which
emits with a zero-phonon line at 946 nm. The spin polarization is found to be
most efficient under resonant excitation, but non-zero at below-resonant
energies. We measure an ensemble spin coherence time
at low-temperature, and a spin relaxation limit of . Optical
spin state initialization around 946 nm allows independent initialization of
and within the same optically-addressed
volume, and emits within the telecoms downconversion band to
1550 nm: when combined with its high Debye-Waller factor, our initial results
suggest that is a promising candidate for a long-range
quantum communication technology
Optical properties of Ti3SiC2 and Ti4AlN3
The dielectric functions of the MAX phases, Ti3SiC2 and Ti4AlN3, have been determined from first principles calculations. We compared the dielectric functions and the reflectivityspectra of Ti3SiC2 and Ti4AlN3 with those of TiC and TiN. The optical spectra were analyzed by means of the electronic structure, which provides theoretical understanding of the conduction mechanism of these two phases. We found that Ti4AlN3 can be used to avoid solar heating and also increase the radiative cooling due to the increased thermal emittance as compared to TiN. Ti4AlN3 can therefore be a candidate coating material for temperature control of space vehicles
Cyclotron resonance lineshape in a Wigner crystal
The cyclotron resonance absorption spectrum in a Wigner crystal is
calculated. Effects of spin-splitting are modelled by substitutional disorder,
and calculated in the coherent potential approximation. Due to the increasing
strength of the dipole-dipole interaction, the results show a crossover from a
double-peak spectrum at small filling factors to a single-peak spectrum at
filling factors \agt 1/6. Radiation damping and magnetophonon scattering can
also influence the cyclotron resonance. The results are in very good agreement
with experiments.Comment: 4 pages REVTEX, attempt to append 3 figures that seem to have been
lost last tim
High Excitation Molecular Gas in the Magellanic Clouds
We present the first survey of submillimeter CO 4-3 emission in the
Magellanic Clouds. The survey is comprised of 15 6'x6' maps obtained using the
AST/RO telescope toward the molecular peaks of the Large and Small Magellanic
Clouds. We have used these data to constrain the physical conditions in these
objects, in particular their molecular gas density and temperature. We find
that there are significant amounts of molecular gas associated with most of
these molecular peaks, and that high molecular gas temperatures are pervasive
throughout our sample. We discuss whether this may be due to the low
metallicities and the associated dearth of gas coolants in the Clouds, and
conclude that the present sample is insufficient to assert this effect.Comment: 18 pages, 3 figures, 5 tables. To appear in Ap
Particle Size Distribution and Human Respiratory Deposition of Trace Metals in Indoor Work Environments
Respiratory response to inhalation of fine particles has been investigated for the aerosol generated by welding. Particles were sampled using a pair of 5-stage cascade impactors operating at 1 l./min flow rate. The subject exhaled into one impactor through an air ballast arrangement, and the other impactor simultaneously sampled the surrounding air. Particle size fractions were analyzed for principal elemental constituents from sulphur to lead using proton induced X-ray emission, PIXE. The results indicated a complex respiratory response, including both increase in particle size due to exposure to high humidity in the respiratory tract and deposition of particles during inhalation. The response was found to be different for the element group Mn, Cr, Fe, Ni compared to the group K, Ca, Ti by observing the associations among the elements as a function of particle size in the inhaled and exhaled aerosol. However, for respiratory deposition efficiency alone in all runs averaged together, no systematic differences between the different elements are demonstrated at the 99 % confidence level
New Pseudo-Phase Structure for -Pu
In this paper we propose a new pseudo-phase crystal structure, based on an
orthorhombic distortion of the diamond structure, for the ground-state
-phase of plutonium. Electronic-structure calculations in the
generalized-gradient approximation give approximately the same total energy for
the two structures. Interestingly, our new pseudo-phase structure is the same
as the Pu -phase structure except with very different b/a and c/a
ratios. We show how the contraction relative to the phase, principally
in the direction, leads to an -like structure in the [0,1,1] plane.
This is an important link between two complex structures of plutonium and opens
new possibilities for exploring the very rich phase diagram of Pu through
theoretical calculations
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