New Limit for the Half-Life of 2K(2neutrino)-Capture Decay Mode of 78Kr

Features of data accumulated at 1817 hours in the experimental search for 2K(2 \nu)-capture decay mode of Kr-78 are discussed. The new limit for this decay half-life is found to be T_{1/2} > 2.3 *10^{20} yr. (90% C.L.).Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. of Atom. Nuc

Non-perturbation theory of electronic dynamic conductivity for two-barrier resonance tunnel nano-structure

The non-perturbation theory of electronic dynamic conductivity for open two-barrier resonance tunnel structure is established for the first time within the model of rectangular potentials and different effective masses of electrons in the elements of nano-structure and the wave function linear over the intensity of electromagnetic field. It is proven that the results of the theory of dynamic conductivity, developed earlier in weak signal approximation within the perturbation method, qualitatively and quantitatively correlate with the obtained results. The advantage of non-perturbation theory is that it can be extended to the case of electronic currents interacting with strong electromagnetic fields in open multi-shell resonance tunnel nano-structures, as active elements of quantum cascade lasers and detectors.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure

Quasi-stationary states of electrons interacting with strong electromagnetic field in two-barrier resonance tunnel nano-structure

An exact solution of non-stationary Schrodinger equation is obtained for a one-dimensional movement of electrons in an electromagnetic field with arbitrary intensity and frequency. Using it, the permeability coefficient is calculated for a two-barrier resonance tunnel nano-structure placed into a high-frequency electromagnetic field. It is shown that a nano-structure contains quasi-stationary states the spectrum of which consists of the main and satellite energies. The properties of resonance and non-resonance channels of permeability are displayed.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure

Spin Distribution in Diffraction Pattern of Two-dimensional Electron Gas with Spin-orbit Coupling

Spin distribution in the diffraction pattern of two-dimensional electron gas by a split gate and a quantum point contact is computed in the presence of the spin-orbit coupling. After diffracted, the component of spin perpendicular to the two-dimensional plane can be generated up to 0.42 $\hbar$. The non-trivial spin distribution is the consequence of a pure spin current in the transverse direction generated by the diffraction. The direction of the spin current can be controlled by tuning the chemical potential.Comment: 9 page

Generation and Characterization of a Tissue-Specific Centrosome Indicator Mouse Line.

Centrosomes are major microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs) that play an important role in chromosome segregation during cell division. Centrosomes provide a stable anchor for microtubules, constituting the centers of the spindle poles in mitotic cells, and determining the orientation of cell division. However, visualization of centrosomes is challenging because of their small size. Especially in mouse tissues, it has been extremely challenging to observe centrosomes belonging to a specific cell type of interest among multiple comingled cell types. To overcome this obstacle, we generated a tissue-specific centrosome indicator. In this mouse line, a construct containing a floxed neomyocin resistance gene with a triplicate polyA sequence followed by an EGFP-Centrin1 fusion cassette was knocked into the Rosa locus. Upon Cre-mediated excision, EGFP-Centrin1 was expressed under the control of the Rosa locus. Experiments utilizing mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) demonstrated the feasibility of real-time imaging, and showed that EGFP-Centrin1 expression mirrored the endogenous centrosome cycle, undergoing precisely one round of duplication through the cell cycle. Moreover, experiments using embryo and adult mouse tissues demonstrated that EGFP-Centrin1 specifically mirrors the localization of endogenous centrosomes. genesis 54:286-296, 2016. © 2016 The Authors. Genesis Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Energy spectrum of localized quasiparticles renormalized by multi-phonon processes at finite temperature

The theory of renormalized energy spectrum of localized quasi-particle interacting with polarization phonons at finite temperature is developed within the Feynman-Pines diagram technique. The created computer program effectively takes into account multi-phonon processes, exactly defining all diagrams of mass operator together with their analytical expressions in arbitrary order over the coupling constant. Now it is possible to separate the pole and non-pole mass operator terms and perform a partial summing of their main terms. The renormalized spectrum of the system is obtained within the solution of dispersion equation in the vicinity of the main state where the high- and low-energy complexes of bound states are observed. The properties of the spectrum are analyzed depending on the coupling constant and the temperature.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures, 3 table

Renormalized energy of ground and first excited state of Fr\"{o}hlich polaron in the range of weak coupling

Partial summing of infinite range of diagrams for the two-phonon mass operator of polaron described by Fr\"{o}hlich Hamiltonian is performed using the Feynman-Pines diagram technique. Renormalized spectral parameters of ground and first excited (phonon repeat) polaron state are accurately calculated for a weak electron-phonon coupling at $T=0$ K. It is shown that the stronger electron-phonon interaction shifts the energy of both states into low-energy region of the spectra. The ground state stays stationary and the excited one decays at a bigger coupling constant.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure

Optimization of quantum cascade laser operation by geometric design of cascade active band in open and closed models

Using the effective mass and rectangular potential approximations, the theory of electron dynamic conductivity is developed for the plane multilayer resonance tunnel structure placed into a constant electric field within the model of open nanosystem, and oscillator forces of quantum transitions within the model of closed nanosystem. For the experimentally produced quantum cascade laser with four-barrier active band of separate cascade, it is proven that just the theory of dynamic conductivity in the model of open cascade most adequately describes the radiation of high frequency electromagnetic field while the electrons transport through the resonance tunnel structure driven by a constant electric field.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure