3,049 research outputs found
Macroscopic quantum tunneling and quasiparticle-tunneling blockade effect in s-wave/d-wave hybrid junctions
We have theoretically investigated macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT) and
the influence of nodal quasiparticles and zero energy bound states (ZES) on MQT
in s-wave/ d-wave hybrid Josephson junctions. In contrast to d-wave/d-wave
junctions, the low-energy quasiparticle dissipation resulting from nodal
quasiparticles and ZES is suppressed due to a quasiparticle-tunneling blockade
effect in an isotropic s-wave superconductor. Therefore, the inherent
dissipation in these junctions is found to be very weak. We have also
investigated MQT in a realistic s-wave/d-wave (Nb/Au/YBCO) junction in which
Ohmic dissipation in a shunt resistance is stronger than the inherent
dissipation and find that MQT is observable within the current experimental
technology. This result suggests high potential of s-wave/d-wave hybrid
junctions for applications in quantum information devices.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Optical I-band Linear Polarimetry of the Magnetar 4U 0142+61 with Subaru
The magnetar 4U~0142+61 has been well studied at optical and infrared
wavelengths and is known to have a complicated broad-band spectrum over the
wavelength range. Here we report the result from our linear imaging polarimetry
of the magnetar at optical -band. From the polarimetric observation carried
out with the 8.2-m Subaru telescope, we determine the degree of linear
polarization 3.4\%, or 5.6\% (90\% confidence level).
Considering models suggested for optical emission from magnetars, we discuss
the implications of our result. The upper limit measurement indicates that
different from radio pulsars, magnetars probably would not have strongly
polarized optical emission if the emission arises from their magnetosphere as
suggested.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication on Ap
Magnetic Ordering in V-Layers of the Superconducting System of Sr2VFeAsO3
Results of transport, magnetic, thermal, and 75As-NMR measurements are
presented for superconducting Sr2VFeAsO3 with an alternating stack of FeAs and
perovskite-like block layers. Although apparent anomalies in magnetic and
thermal properties have been observed at ~150 K, no anomaly in transport
behaviors has been observed at around the same temperature. These results
indicate that V ions in the Sr2VO3-block layers have localized magnetic moments
and that V-electrons do not contribute to the Fermi surface. The electronic
characteristics of Sr2VFeAsO3 are considered to be common to those of other
superconducting systems with Fe-pnictogen layers.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, To appear in JPSJ 79 (2010) 12371
Critical Temperature Tc and Charging Energy Ec between B-B layers of Superconducting diboride materials MgB2 in 3D JJA model
The diboride materials MB2 (M = Mg, Be, Pb, etc.) are discussed on the basis
of the 3D Josephson junction array (JJA) model due to Kawabata-Shenoy-Bishop,
in terms of the B-B layers in the diborides analogous to the Cu-O ones in the
cuprates.
We propose a possibility of superconducting materials with the MgB2-type
structure which exhibit higher critical temperature Tc over 39K of MgB2.
We point out a role of interstitial ionic atoms (e.g., Mg in MgB2) as
capacitors between the B-B layers, which reduce the charging coupling energy in
JJA.Comment: 3 pages, 1 figure included; to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 70,
No.10 (2001
Detection of Polarized Broad Emission in the Seyfert 2 Galaxy Mrk 573
We report the discovery of the scattered emission from a hidden broad-line
region (BLR) in a Seyfert 2 galaxy, Mrk 573, based on our recent
spectropolarimetric observation performed at the Subaru Telescope. This object
has been regarded as a type 2 AGN without a hidden BLR by the previous
observations. However, our high quality spectrum of the polarized flux of Mrk
573 shows prominent broad (~3000 km/s) H_alpha emission, broad weak H_beta
emission, and subtle Fe II multiplet emission. Our new detection of these
indications for the presence of the hidden BLR in the nucleus of Mrk 573 is
thought to be owing to the high signal-to-noise ratio of our data, but the
possibility of a time variation of the scattered BLR emission is also
mentioned. Some diagnostic quantities such as the IRAS color, the radio power,
and the line ratio of the emission from the narrow-line region of Mrk 573 are
consistent with the distributions of such quantities of type 2 AGNs with a
hidden BLR. Mrk 573 is thought to be an object whose level of the AGN activity
is the weakest among the type 2 AGNs with a hidden BLR. In terms of the
systematic differences between the type 2 AGNs with and without a hidden BLR,
we briefly comment on an interesting Seyfert 2 galaxy, Mrk 266SW, which may
possess a hidden BLR but has been treated as a type 2 AGNs without a hidden
BLR.Comment: 9 pages including 6 figures, to appear in The Astronomical Journa
Microscopic theory of surface-enhanced Raman scattering in noble-metal nanoparticles
We present a microscopic model for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
from molecules adsorbed on small noble-metal nanoparticles. In the absence of
direct overlap of molecular orbitals and electronic states in the metal, the
main enhancement source is the strong electric field of the surface plasmon
resonance in a nanoparticle acting on a molecule near the surface. In small
particles, the electromagnetic enhancement is strongly modified by quantum-size
effects. We show that, in nanometer-sized particles, SERS magnitude is
determined by a competition between several quantum-size effects such as the
Landau damping of surface plasmon resonance and reduced screening near the
nanoparticle surface. Using time-dependent local density approximation, we
calculate spatial distribution of local fields near the surface and enhancement
factor for different nanoparticles sizes.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures. Considerably extended final versio
- …