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Paramagnon dispersion in -FeSe observed by Fe -edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering
We report an Fe -edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) study of
the unusual superconductor -FeSe. The high energy resolution of this
RIXS experiment (55meV FWHM) made it possible to resolve
low-energy excitations of the Fe manifold. These include a broad peak
which shows dispersive trends between 100-200meV along the and
directions of the one-Fe square reciprocal lattice, and which can
be attributed to paramagnon excitations. The multi-band valence state of FeSe
is among the most metallic in which such excitations have been discerned by
soft x-ray RIXS
Cohomology of Line Bundles: A Computational Algorithm
We present an algorithm for computing line bundle valued cohomology classes
over toric varieties. This is the basic starting point for computing massless
modes in both heterotic and Type IIB/F-theory compactifications, where the
manifolds of interest are complete intersections of hypersurfaces in toric
varieties supporting additional vector bundles.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables; v2: typos and references corrected; v3:
proof-related statements updated, cohomCalg implementation available at
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Cohomology of Line Bundles: Applications
Massless modes of both heterotic and Type II string compactifications on
compact manifolds are determined by vector bundle valued cohomology classes.
Various applications of our recent algorithm for the computation of line bundle
valued cohomology classes over toric varieties are presented. For the heterotic
string, the prime examples are so-called monad constructions on Calabi-Yau
manifolds. In the context of Type II orientifolds, one often needs to compute
equivariant cohomology for line bundles, necessitating us to generalize our
algorithm to this case. Moreover, we exemplify that the different terms in
Batyrev's formula and its generalizations can be given a one-to-one
cohomological interpretation.
This paper is considered the third in the row of arXiv:1003.5217 and
arXiv:1006.2392.Comment: 56 pages, 8 tables, cohomCalg incl. Koszul extension available at
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EU-Rotate_N – a decision support system – to predict environmental and economic consequences of the management of nitrogen fertiliser in crop rotations
A model has been developed which assesses the economic and environmental performance of crop rotations, in both conventional and organic cropping, for over 70 arable and horticultural crops, and a wide range of growing conditions in Europe. The model, though originally based on the N_ABLE model, has been completely rewritten and contains new routines to simulate root development, the mineralisation and release of nitrogen (N) from soil organic matter and crop residues, and water dynamics in soil. New routines have been added to estimate the effects of sub-optimal rates of N and spacing on the marketable outputs and gross margins. The model provides a mechanism for generating scenarios to represent a range of differing crop and fertiliser management strategies which can be used to evaluate their effects on yield, gross margin and losses of nitrogen through leaching. Such testing has revealed that nitrogen management can be improved and that there is potential to increase gross margins whilst reducing nitrogen losses
Magnetic and orbital correlations in multiferroic CaMnO probed by x-ray resonant elastic scattering
The quadruple perovskite CaMnO is a topical multiferroic, in which
the hierarchy of electronic correlations driving structural distortions,
modulated magnetism, and orbital order is not well known and may vary with
temperature. x-ray resonant elastic scattering (XRES) provides a
momentum-resolved tool to study these phenomena, even in very small single
crystals, with valuable information encoded in its polarization- and
energy-dependence. We present an application of this technique to
CaMnO. By polarization analysis, it is possible to distinguish
superstructure reflections associated with magnetic order and orbital order.
Given the high momentum resolution, we resolve a previously unknown splitting
of an orbital order superstructure peak, associated with a distinct
\textit{locked-in} phase at low temperatures. A second set of orbital order
superstructure peaks can then be interpreted as a second-harmonic orbital
signal. Surprisingly, the intensities of the first- and second-harmonic orbital
signal show disparate temperature and polarization dependence. This orbital
re-ordering may be driven by an exchange mechanism, that becomes dominant over
the Jahn-Teller instability at low temperature.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures and 1 supplementary with 3 figure
Finite temperature quantum simulation of stabilizer Hamiltonians
We present a scheme for robust finite temperature quantum simulation of
stabilizer Hamiltonians. The scheme is designed for realization in a physical
system consisting of a finite set of neutral atoms trapped in an addressable
optical lattice that are controllable via 1- and 2-body operations together
with dissipative 1-body operations such as optical pumping. We show that these
minimal physical constraints suffice for design of a quantum simulation scheme
for any stabilizer Hamiltonian at either finite or zero temperature. We
demonstrate the approach with application to the abelian and non-abelian toric
codes.Comment: 13 pages, 2 figure
Dust Storms Come to Central and Southwestern China, Too: Implications from a Major Dust Event in Chongqing
Dust storms from major Asian sources are usually carried by northwesterly or westerly winds over Northern and Southeastern China to the Pacific Ocean. These pathways leave Central and Southwestern China nearly free of incursions. But a strong dust event on 5–6 May 2005 was captured in a 15-month series of weekly filter samples of PM2.5 at three sites in Chongqing. It illustrated that desert dust can be transported to this region, and sometimes strongly. Annual PM2.5 and dust were similar at the three sites, but higher than in simultaneous samples in Beijing. High correlations of dust concentrations were found between the cities during spring, indicating that Asian dust affects a broader swath of China than is often realized. During the event, the concentrations of mineral dust were high at all sites (20–30 μg m−3; 15%–20% of PM2.5 in Chongqing, and 15 μg m−3; 20%–30% of PM2.5 in Beijing), and were part of a broader spring maximum. The proportions of crustal elements and pollution-derived components such as Pb, SO42−, and organic carbon indicated that the sources for this dust differed from Beijing. The dust was considerably enriched in Ca and Mg, characteristic of western deserts, whereas Beijing\u27s dust had the lower Ca and Mg of eastern deserts. This observation agrees with synoptic patterns and back-trajectories. Driven by a cold air outbreak from the northwest, dust from the western Gobi Desert was transported at lower altitudes (level), while dust from the Takla Makan Desert was transported to Chongqing at higher altitudes. Desert dust can also be important to wide areas of China during the cold season, since almost all the weekly dust peaks in the two cities coincided with extensive dust emissions in source regions. These findings collectively suggest that the amount Asian-dust in China has been underestimated both spatially and temporally, and that transported alkaline dust can even be mitigating the effects of acidic deposition in Southern China
Measurement of Pulmonary Flow Reserve and Pulmonary Index of Microcirculatory Resistance for Detection of Pulmonary Microvascular Obstruction
BACKGROUND: The pulmonary microcirculation is the chief regulatory site for resistance in the pulmonary circuit. Despite pulmonary microvascular dysfunction being implicated in the pathogenesis of several pulmonary vascular conditions, there are currently no techniques for the specific assessment of pulmonary microvascular integrity in humans. Peak hyperemic flow assessment using thermodilution-derived mean transit-time (T(mn)) facilitate accurate coronary microcirculatory evaluation, but remain unvalidated in the lung circulation. Using a high primate model, we aimed to explore the use of T(mn) as a surrogate of pulmonary blood flow for the purpose of measuring the novel indices Pulmonary Flow Reserve [PFR = (maximum hyperemic)/(basal flow)] and Pulmonary Index of Microcirculatory Resistance [PIMR = (maximum hyperemic distal pulmonary artery pressure)x(maximum hyperemic T(mn))]. Ultimately, we aimed to investigate the effect of progressive pulmonary microvascular obstruction on PFR and PIMR. METHODS AND RESULTS: Temperature- and pressure-sensor guidewires (TPSG) were placed in segmental pulmonary arteries (SPA) of 13 baboons and intravascular temperature measured. T(mn) and hemodynamics were recorded at rest and following intra-SPA administration of the vasodilator agents adenosine (10-400 microg/kg/min) and papaverine (3-24 mg). Temperature did not vary with intra-SPA sensor position (0.010+/-0.009 v 0.010+/-0.009 degrees C; distal v proximal; p = 0.1), supporting T(mn) use in lung for the purpose of hemodynamic indices derivation. Adenosine (to 200 microg/kg/min) & papaverine (to 24 mg) induced dose-dependent flow augmentations (40+/-7% & 35+/-13% T(mn) reductions v baseline, respectively; p<0.0001). PFR and PIMR were then calculated before and after progressive administration of ceramic microspheres into the SPA. Cumulative microsphere doses progressively reduced PFR (1.41+/-0.06, 1.26+/-0.19, 1.17+/-0.07 & 1.01+/-0.03; for 0, 10(4), 10(5) & 10(6) microspheres; p = 0.009) and increased PIMR (5.7+/-0.6, 6.3+/-1.0, 6.8+/-0.6 & 7.6+/-0.6 mmHg.sec; p = 0.0048). CONCLUSIONS: Thermodilution-derived mean transit time can be accurately and reproducibly measured in the pulmonary circulation using TPSG. Mean transit time-derived PFR and PIMR can be assessed using a TPSG and adenosine or papaverine as hyperemic agents. These novel indices detect progressive pulmonary microvascular obstruction and thus have with a potential role for pulmonary microcirculatory assessment in humans
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Optical magnetic imaging of living cells
Magnetic imaging is a powerful tool for probing biological and physical systems. However, existing techniques either have poor spatial resolution compared to optical microscopy and are hence not generally applicable to imaging of sub-cellular structure (e.g., magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]1), or entail operating conditions that preclude application to living biological samples while providing sub-micron resolution (e.g., scanning superconducting quantum interference device [SQUID] microscopy2, electron holography3, and magnetic resonance force microscopy [MRFM]4). Here we demonstrate magnetic imaging of living cells (magnetotactic bacteria) under ambient laboratory conditions and with sub-cellular spatial resolution (400 nm), using an optically-detected magnetic field imaging array consisting of a nanoscale layer of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centres implanted at the surface of a diamond chip. With the bacteria placed on the diamond surface, we optically probe the NV quantum spin states and rapidly reconstruct images of the vector components of the magnetic field created by chains of magnetic nanoparticles (magnetosomes) produced in the bacteria, and spatially correlate these magnetic field maps with optical images acquired in the same apparatus. Wide-field sCMOS acquisition allows parallel optical and magnetic imaging of multiple cells in a population with sub-micron resolution and >100 micron field-of-view. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the bacteria confirm that the correlated optical and magnetic images can be used to locate and characterize the magnetosomes in each bacterium. The results provide a new capability for imaging bio-magnetic structures in living cells under ambient conditions with high spatial resolution, and will enable the mapping of a wide range of magnetic signals within cells and cellular networks5, 6
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