Strong damping of phononic heat current by magnetic excitations in SrCu_2(BO_3)_2

Measurements of the thermal conductivity as a function of temperature and magnetic field in the 2D dimer spin system SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ are presented. In zero magnetic field the thermal conductivity along and perpendicular to the magnetic planes shows a pronounced double-peak structure as a function of temperature. The low-temperature maximum is drastically suppressed with increasing magnetic field. Our quantitative analysis reveals that the heat current is due to phonons and that the double-peak structure arises from pronounced resonant scattering of phonons by magnetic excitations.Comment: a bit more than 4 pages, 2 figures included; minor changes to improve the clarity of the presentatio

Estrutura genética e sistema de acasalamento de Piper hispidinervum.

A pimenta-longa (Piper hispidinervum C. DC.) arbusto encontrado em áreas antropizadas no Estado do Acre, possui expressiva importância econômica decorrente da presença de safrol em seu óleo essencial. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a estrutura genética e o sistema de acasalamento dessa espécie, utilizando marcadores RAPD (polimorfismo de DNA amplificado ao acaso). A diversidade genética entre e dentro de populações naturais foi avaliada em 13 populações do Vale do Rio Acre, distribuídas nas Regiões do Baixo e Alto Acre. A taxa preferencial de cruzamento foi estimada em 25 famílias de polinização livre de uma população do Município de Assis Brasil, Acre. A espécie apresentou diversidade genética estruturada no espaço segundo um padrão de isolamento por distância. A maior parte da variabilidade genética foi encontrada dentro das populações, porém a diferenciação entre populações, como um todo, foi alta (θP = 0,28). O agrupamento das populações, pela distância genética (φST) entre elas, mostrou dois grupos distintos, os quais representam as regiões do Alto Acre e Baixo Acre. A AMOVA mostrou que 20,61% da variabilidade total está entre essas duas regiões. A taxa de cruzamento multilocos foi estimada em 1,033, evidenciando que a espécie é alógama. A estimativa do coeficiente de endogamia F não diferiu de zero e os cruzamentos ocorreram preferencialmente entre indivíduos não-aparentados

Magnetization Plateaus in the Shastry-Sutherland Model for SrCu_2(BO_3)_2: Results of Fourth-Order Perturbation Expansion with a Low-Density Approximation

Magnetization plateaus in the Shastry-Sutherland model for ${\rm SrCu_2(BO_3)_2}$ are studied by the perturbation expansion method. The fourth-order effective Hamiltonian which describes the dynamics of triplet dimers (TD's) with $S^{\rm tot}_z=1$ in the singlet sea is derived and then partially diagonalized for the space that consists of the TD configurations with the lowest second-order energy. The fourth-order terms are treated within a low-density approximation. Our procedure makes clear how TD interactions are responsible for the formation of magnetization plateaus. Particularly, the 1/4-plateau is obtained by the fourth-neighbor TD repulsion in the fourth-order perturbation, and a diagonal stripe arrangement of TD's appears at this plateau.Comment: 8 pages, 12 figure

Peletização de sementes de Eucalyptus.

The production of genetically improved seed of Eucalyptus spp requires more detailed research on the nursery practices in order to avoid seed losses. Eucalyptus urophylla and Eucalyptus grandis seeds were processed by hand and by a gravity separator to get the desired separation of light and small seeds from those heavy and large. Each fraction obtained from the separation by hand and by the gravity separator was utilized in the pellenization process. The celofaz and the hiperfosfate were eficient respectivelly as adesive and as inert material. Separation by gravity reduced the number of pellets without seed due to the increase of the purity. Fraction medium and heavy were not significant and the utilization of both can be done. The pellets formed with the smallest seeds (fraction light and small ) were worse than those heavy and medium. Germination rate decreased with the icrease of the pellet size probably due to the barrier developted by the pelletization, showing the existance of a limit to the pellet size

Outcrossing rates and inbreeding coefficients in rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) Müeller. Arg.).

Electrophoretic analyses were carried out in starch gel with young leaves of rubber trees of two native populations from the state of Acre, Brazil

Collective Singlet Excitations and Evolution of Raman Spectral Weights in the 2D Spin Dimer Compound SrCu2(BO3)2

We present a Raman light scattering study of the two-dimensional quantum spin system SrCu2(BO3)2 and show that the magnetic excitation spectrum has a rich structure, including several well-defined bound state modes at low temperature, and a scattering continuum and quasielastic light scattering contributions at high temperature. The key to the understanding of the unique features of SrCu2(BO3)2 is the presence of strong interactions between well-localized triplet excitations in the network of orthogonal spin dimers realized in this compound. Based on our analysis of the Heisenberg model relevant for this material, we argue that the collective excitations involving two and three-particle singlet bound states have large binding energies and are observed as well-defined peaks in the Raman spectrum.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Revised version, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett. (2000

Magnetization of SrCu2(BO3)2 in ultrahigh magnetic fields up to 118 T

The magnetization process of the orthogonal-dimer antiferromagnet SrCu2(BO3)2 is investigated in high magnetic fields of up to 118 T. A 1/2 plateau is clearly observed in the field range 84 to 108 T in addition to 1/8, 1/4 and 1/3 plateaux at lower fields. Using a combination of state-of-the-art numerical simulations, the main features of the high-field magnetization, a 1/2 plateau of width 24 T, a 1/3 plateau of width 34 T, and no 2/5 plateau, are shown to agree quantitatively with the Shastry-Sutherland model if the ratio of inter- to intra-dimer exchange interactions J'/J=0.63. It is further predicted that the intermediate phase between the 1/3 and 1/2 plateau is not uniform but consists of a 1/3 supersolid followed by a 2/5 supersolid and possibly a domain-wall phase, with a reentrance into the 1/3 supersolid above the 1/2 plateau.Comment: 5 pages + 10 pages supplemental materia

Dzyaloshinski-Moriya Interaction in the 2D Spin Gap System SrCu2(BO3)2

The Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction partially lifts the magnetic frustration of the spin-1/2 oxide SrCu2(BO3)2. It explains the fine structure of the excited triplet state and its unusual magnetic field dependence, as observed in previous ESR and new neutron inelastic scattering experiments. We claim that it is mainly responsible for the dispersion. We propose also a new mechanism for the observed ESR transitions forbidden by standard selection rules, that relies on an instantaneous Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction induced by spin-phonon couplings.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, symmetries clarified, added references, (v3) correct addres