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Characteristics of the motions, turbulence intensity, diffusivity, flux of momentum and sensible heat in the upper atmosphere
Analyses of the meteorological rocket data obtained from an experiment conducted at 3-hour intervals at 8 western meridional rocket stations are presented. Large variations in the meridional wind contribute substantially to overall turbulence in the tropical stratosphere. The solar semidiurnal component of wind oscillations in the tropics was observed to be much higher than predicted by theory, often exceeding the magnitude of the diurnal amplitude throughout the stratosphere. The observed value of the solar diurnal amplitude in the stratosphere was in line with theoretical prediction. The solar terdiurnal amplitudes for temperature, meridional and zonal winds were non-negligible and must be considered in any harmonic analysis. Phase angle variation with height was rapid for all harmonics; however, there was general agreement between predicted and observed phase angles. Because of large changes in the mean winds in the mesosphere with season, harmonic determinations are difficult. There appear to be large zonal wind changes even within the same season as mentioned previously. Turbulence diffusivity in the upper stratosphere is greater near the equator than in the mid-latitudes
The effects of natural, forced and thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic convection during the solidification of thin sample alloys
Using a fully coupled transient 3-dimensional numerical model, the effects of convection on the microstructural evolution of a thin sample of Ga-In25%wt. was predicted. The effects of natural convection, forced convection and thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamics were investigated numerically. A comparison of the numerical results is made to experimental results for natural convection and forced convection. In the case of natural convection, density variations within the liquid cause plumes of solute to be ejected into the bulk. When forced convection is applied observed effects include the suppression of solute plumes, preferential secondary arm growth and an increase in primary arm spacing. These effects were observed both numerically and experimentally. By applying an external magnetic field inter-dendritic flow is generated by thermoelectrically induced Lorentz forces, while bulk flow experiences an electromagnetic damping force. The former causes preferential secondary growth, while the latter slows the formation of solute plumes. This work highlights that the application of external forces can be a valuable tool for tailoring the microstructure and ultimately the macroscopic material properties
The Chern-Simons Coefficient in Supersymmetric Non-abelian Chern-Simons Higgs Theories
By taking into account the effect of the would be Chern-Simons term, we
calculate the quantum correction to the Chern-Simons coefficient in
supersymmetric Chern-Simons Higgs theories with matter fields in the
fundamental representation of SU(n). Because of supersymmetry, the corrections
in the symmetric and Higgs phases are identical. In particular, the correction
is vanishing for N=3 supersymmetric Chern-Simons Higgs theories. The result
should be quite general, and have important implication for the more
interesting case when the Higgs is in the adjoint representation.Comment: more references and explanation about rgularization dpendence are
included, 13 pages, 1 figure, latex with revte
Developing and utilizing an Euler computational method for predicting the airframe/propulsion effects for an aft-mounted turboprop transport. Volume 2: User guide
This manual explains how to use an Euler based computational method for predicting the airframe/propulsion integration effects for an aft-mounted turboprop transport. The propeller power effects are simulated by the actuator disk concept. This method consists of global flow field analysis and the embedded flow solution for predicting the detailed flow characteristics in the local vicinity of an aft-mounted propfan engine. The computational procedure includes the use of several computer programs performing four main functions: grid generation, Euler solution, grid embedding, and streamline tracing. This user's guide provides information for these programs, including input data preparations with sample input decks, output descriptions, and sample Unix scripts for program execution in the UNICOS environment
One-dimensional transport in polymer nanofibers
We report our transport studies in quasi one-dimensional (1D) conductors -
helical polyacetylene fibers doped with iodine and the data analysis for other
polymer single fibers and tubes. We found that at 30 K < T < 300 K the
conductance and the current-voltage characteristics follow the power law: G(T)
~ T^alpha with alpha ~ 2.2-7.2 and I(V) ~ V^betta with betta ~ 2-5.7. Both G(T)
and I(V) show the features characteristic of 1D systems such as Luttinger
liquid or Wigner crystal. The relationship between our results and theories for
tunneling in 1D systems is discussed.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Letter
Supersymmetric D-brane Bound States with B-field and Higher Dimensional Instantons on Noncommutative Geometry
We classify supersymmetric D0-Dp bound states with a non-zero B-field by
considering T-dualities of intersecting branes at angles. Especially, we find
that the D0-D8 system with the B-field preserves 1/16, 1/8 and 3/16 of
supercharges if the B-field satisfies the ``(anti-)self-dual'' condition in
dimension eight. The D0-branes in this system are described by eight
dimensional instantons on non-commutative R^8. We also discuss the extended
ADHM construction of the eight-dimensional instantons and its deformation by
the B-field. The modified ADHM equations admit a sort of the `fuzzy sphere'
(embeddings of SU(2)) solution.Comment: 20 pages, LaTeX file, typos corrected and references adde
Photoconduction in Alq3
Photoelectronic properties of Alq3 were studied by photoconductivity
measurements in thin film, sandwich (ITO/Alq3/LiF/Al) devices. We find that the
photocurrent is dominated by bulk generation of carriers for incident photon
energies greater than 2.75 eV. The quantum efficiency of photocarrier
generation has been measured from carrier collection measurements to be about
10%. The quantum efficiency is largely independent of electric field. This
enables a direct measurement of the electric field dependence of mobility using
photoconductivity measurements, which is used for quantitative analysis of the
dark forward current in these devices. Photoconductivity measurements were also
used to obtain (\mu_{0n} \tau_n) product which can be used as a measure of
material quality. For Alq3, we find that the value of (\mu_{0n} \tau_n) product
was between 3x10^{-15} cm^2/V to 8x10^{-15} cm^2/V for different samples. In
forward bias, at high field the photocurrent shows saturation accompanied by a
phase shift. These effects are attributed to space charge effects in the
device.Comment: 12 figure
Magnetic Effects on Microstructure and Solute Plume Dynamics of Directionally Solidifying Ga-In Alloy
The effects of applying a 0.2-T transverse magnetic field on a solidifying Ga-25 wt%In alloy have been investigated through a joint experimental and numerical study. The magnetic field introduced significant changes to both the microstructure and the dynamics of escaping high-concentration Ga plumes. Plume migration across the interface was quantified and correlated to simulations to demonstrate that thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamics (TEMHD) is the underlying mechanism. TEMHD introduced macrosegregation within the dendritic structure, leading to the formation of a stable “chimney” channel by increasing the solutal buoyancy in the flow direction. The resulting pressure difference across the solidification front introduced a secondary hydrodynamic phenomenon that subsequently caused solute plume migration
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The integration of structural mechanics into microstructure solidification modelling
In situ structural mechanics are an often neglected area when modelling alloy microstructure during solidification, despite the existence of practical examples and studies which seem to indicate that the interaction between thermal or mechanical stresses and microstructure can have a significant impact on its evolution and hence the final properties at a macroscopic level. A bespoke structural mechanics solver using the finite volume method has been developed to solve the linear elasticity equations, with design choices being made to facilitate the coupling of this solver to run in situ with an existing solidification model. The accuracy of the structural mechanics solver is verified against an analytic solution and initial results from a fully coupled system are presented which demonstrate in a fundamental example that the interaction between structural mechanics and a solidifying dendrite can lead to a significant change in growth behaviour
Maxwell Chern-Simons Solitons from Type IIB String Theory
We study various three-dimensional supersymmetric Maxwell Chern-Simons
solitons by using type IIB brane configurations. We give a systematic
classification of soliton spectra such as topological BPS vortices and
nontopological vortices in supersymmetric Maxwell
Chern-Simons system via the branes of type IIB string theory. We identify the
brane configurations with the soliton spectra of the field theory and obtain a
nice agreement with field theory aspects. We also discuss possible brane
constructions for BPS domain wall solutions.Comment: 23 pages, Latex, 4 figures; (q_1,q_2)-string convention changed,
minor correction
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