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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
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
Distinct transport behaviors of LaFe1-yCoyAsO1-xFx (x=0.11) between the superconducting and nonsuperconducting metallic y regions divided by y ~ 0.05
Electrical resistivities, Hall coefficients and thermoelectric powers have
been measured for polycrystalline samples of LaFe1-yCoyAsO1-xFx (x=0.11) with
various values of y. The results show that there exists clear distinction of
these transport behaviors between the superconducting and nonsuperconducting
metallic regions of y divided by the boundary value yc~0.05. We have found that
the behaviors in both regions are very similar to those of high-Tc Cu oxides in
the corresponding phases. If they reflect, as in the case of Cu oxides, effects
of strong magnetic fluctuations, the energy scale of the fluctuations is
considered to be smaller than that of the high Cu oxides by a factor of ~1/2.
Arguments on the electronic nature and superconducting symmetry are presented
on the basis of the observed small rate of the Tc suppression rate by the Co
doping.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
The Type Ic Hypernova SN 2003dh/GRB 030329
The spectra of SN 2003dh, identified in the afterglow of GRB030329, are
modeled using radiation transport codes. It is shown that SN 2003dh had a high
explosion kinetic energy ( erg in spherical symmetry),
making it one of the most powerful hypernovae observed so far, and supporting
the case for association between hypernovae and Gamma Ray Bursts. However, the
light curve derived from fitting the spectra suggests that SN 2003dh was not as
bright as SN 1998bw, ejecting only \sim 0.35\Msun of \Nifs. The spectra of SN
2003dh resemble those of SN 1998bw around maximum, but later they look more
like those of the less energetic hypernova SN 1997ef. The spectra and the
inferred light curve can be modeled adopting a density distribution similar to
that used for SN 1998bw at \kms but more like that of SN 1997ef at
lower velocities. The mass of the ejecta is \sim 8\Msun, somewhat less than
in the other two hypernovae. The progenitor must have been a massive star (M
\sim 35-40\Msun), as for other hypernovae. The need to combine different
one-dimensional explosion models strongly indicates that SN 2003dh was an
asymmetric explosion.Comment: 11 pages, 1 table and 5 figures. To appear in the Astrophysical
Journal (Letters). Revised version taking referee's comments into account,
minor change
Impurity-induced in-gap state and Tc in sign-reversing s-wave superconductors: analysis of iron oxypnictide superconductors
The sign-reversing fully gapped superconducting state, which is expected to
be realized in oxypnictide superconductors, can be prominently affected by
nonmagnetic impurities due to the interband scattering of Cooper pairs. We
study this problem based on the isotropic two-band BCS model: In oxypnictide
superconductors, the interband impurity scattering is not equal to the
intraband one . In the Born scattering regime, the reduction in Tc is
sizable and the impurity-induced density of states (DOS) is prominent if , due to the interband scattering. Although impurity-induced DOS can yield a
power-law temperature dependence in , a sizable suppression in Tc is
inevitably accompanied. In the unitary scattering regime, in contrast, impurity
effect is very small for both Tc and DOS except at . By comparing theory
and experiments, we expect that the degree of anisotropy in the -wave
gap function strongly depends on compounds.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures, to be published in New. J. Phy
Composite excitation of Josephson phase and spin waves in Josephson junctions with ferromagnetic insulator
Coupling of Josephson-phase and spin-waves is theoretically studied in a
superconductor/ferromagnetic insulator/superconductor (S/FI/S) junction.
Electromagnetic (EM) field inside the junction and the Josephson current
coupled with spin-waves in FI are calculated by combining Maxwell and
Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations. In the S/FI/S junction, it is found that the
current-voltage (I-V) characteristic shows two resonant peaks. Voltages at the
resonant peaks are obtained as a function of the normal modes of EM field,
which indicates a composite excitation of the EM field and spin-waves in the
S/FI/S junction. We also examine another type of junction, in which a
nonmagnetic insulator (I) is located at one of interfaces between S and FI. In
such a S/I/FI/S junction, three resonant peaks appear in the I-V curve, since
the Josephson-phase couples to the EM field in the I layer.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
Magnetism and Superconductivity in the Two-Dimensional 16 Band d-p Model for Iron-Based Superconductors
The electronic states of the Fe2As2 plane in iron-based superconductors are
investigated on the basis of the two-dimensional 16-band d-p model which
includes the Coulomb interaction on a Fe site: the intra- and inter-orbital
direct terms U and U', the Hund's coupling J and the pair-transfer J'. Using
the random phase approximation (RPA), we obtain the magnetic phase diagram
including the stripe and the incommensurate order on the U'-J plane. We also
solve the superconducting gap equation within the RPA and find that, for large
J, the most favorable pairing symmetry is extended s-wave whose order parameter
changes its sign between the hole pockets and the electron pockets, while it is
dxy-wave for small J.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Dissemination of TnMERI1-like mercury resistance transposons among Bacillus isolated from worldwide environmental samples
Fifty-six mercury-resistant (Hg-R) Bacillus strains were isolated from natural environments at various sites of the world. Southern hybridisation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis showed that 21 of the 56 isolates have closely related or identical mer operons to that of Bacillus megaterium MB1. These 21 isolates displayed a broad-spectrum mercury resistance and volatilised Hg-0. PCR amplification with a single primer and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed that these 21 isolates had TnMEII-like class II transposons. These transposons can be classified into Tn5084, Tn5085, or TnMER11. From these results, at least three types of class II mercury resistance transposons exist in Hg-R Bacillus and these transposons may contribute the worldwide distribution and horizontal dissemination of the mer operons among Bacillus strains in natural environments. (C) 2004 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Normal State Spin Dynamics of Five-band Model for Iron-pnictides
Normal state spin dynamics of the recently discovered iron-pnictide
superconductors is discussed by calculating spin structure factor S(q, omega)
in an itinerant five-band model within RPA approximation. Due to the
characteristic Fermi surface structure of iron-pnictide, column like response
is found at (pi, 0) in extended Brillouin zone in the undoped case, which is
consistent with the recent neutron scattering experiment. This indicates that
the localized spin model is not necessary to explain the spin dynamics of this
system. Furthermore, we show that the temperature dependence of inelastic
neutron scattering intensity can be well reproduced in the itinerant model. We
also study NMR 1/T_1T in the same footing calculation and show that the
itinerant model can capture the magnetic property of iron-pnictide
superconductors.Comment: 4 page
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