9,193 research outputs found
Investigation of Biochemical Stabilization of Aqueous Solutions of Organic Compounds by Unsaturated Flow Through Porous Media Semiannual Status Report
Biochemical stabilization of aqueous solutions of urine by unsaturated flow through columns of sand ripened with settled municipal sewag
Recommended from our members
Air-Coupled Surface Wave Transmission Measurement Across A Partially Closed Surface-Breaking Crack In Concrete
Previous researchers have demonstrated that the transmission of surface waves is effective to estimate the depth of a surface-breaking crack in solids. However, most of the results were obtained using a well-defined crack (or notch) in laboratory. In fact, there is a critical gap to apply the theory to surface-breaking cracks in concrete structures subjected to external loadings where the cracks are generally ill-defined, and partially closed. In this study, the authors investigated transmission coefficients of surface waves across a partially closed surface-breaking crack in concrete subjected to monotonically increasing compressive loadings. First, a concrete beam (0.5 X 0.154 X 2.1 m(3)) having two surface-breaking cracks with various crack widths was prepared in laboratory. Second, transmission coefficients of impact-induced surface waves were measured across a surface-breaking crack in the concrete beam with increasing compressive loadings from 0 to 140kN (10% of the ultimate compressive strength of the concrete beam). External post-tensioning was used to apply the compression. For comparison purpose, sensitivity of surface wave velocity to compressive loading was also investigated. As a result, observations in this study reveal that transmission coefficient is a more sensitive acoustic parameter than phase velocity to evaluate a surface-breaking cracking in concrete subjected to compressive loadings.Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineerin
3D radiative transfer: Continuum and line scattering in non-spherical winds from OB stars
Context: State of the art quantitative spectroscopy of OB-stars compares
synthetic spectra (calculated by means of 1D, spherically symmetric computer
codes) with observations. Certain stellar atmospheres, however, show strong
deviations from spherical symmetry, and need to be treated in 3D. Aims: We
present a newly developed 3D radiative transfer code, tailored to the solution
of the radiation field in rapidly expanding stellar atmospheres. We apply our
code to the continuum transfer in wind-ablation models, and to the UV resonance
line formation in magnetic winds. Methods: We have used a 3D finite-volume
method for the solution of the equation of radiative transfer, to study
continuum- and line-scattering problems. Convergence has been accelerated by a
non-local approximate Lambda-iteration scheme. Particular emphasis has been put
on careful (spherically symmetric) test cases. Results: Typical errors of the
source functions, when compared to 1D solutions, are of the order of 10-20 %,
and increase for optically thick continua. In circumstellar discs, the
radiation temperatures in the (optically thin) transition region from wind to
disc are quite similar to corresponding values in the wind. For MHD simulations
of dynamical magnetospheres, the line profiles, calculated with our 3D code,
agree well with previous solutions using a 3D-SEI method. When compared with
profiles resulting from the `analytic dynamical magnetosphere' (ADM) model,
significant differences become apparent. Conclusions: Due to similar radiation
temperatures in the wind and the transition region to the disc, the same
line-strength distribution can be applied within radiation hydrodynamic
calculations for circumstellar discs in `accreting high-mass stars'. To
properly describe the UV line formation in dynamical magnetospheres, the ADM
model needs to be further developed, at least in a large part of the outer
wind
Quantitative Description of by the Hubbard Model in Infinite Dimensions
We show that the analytic single-particle density of states and the optical
conductivity for the half-filled Hubbard model on the Bethe lattice in infinite
dimensions describe quantitatively the behavior of the gap and the kinetic
energy ratio of the correlated insulator . The form of the optical
conductivity shows rising and is quite similar to the
experimental data, and the density of states shows behavior near
the band edges.Comment: 9 pages, revtex, 4 figures upon reques
Meta-nematic transitions in a bilayer system: Application to the bilayer ruthenate
It was suggested that the two consecutive metamagnetic transitions and the
large residual resistivity discovered in SrRuO can be understood
via the nematic order and its domains in a single layer system. However, a
recently reported anisotropy between two longitudinal resistivities induced by
tilting the magnetic field away from the c-axis cannot be explained within the
single layer nematic picture. To fill the gap in our understanding within the
nematic order scenario, we investigate the effects of bilayer coupling and
in-plane magnetic field on the electronic nematic phases in a bilayer system.
We propose that the in-plane magnetic field in the bilayer system modifies the
energetics of the domain formation, since it breaks the degeneracy of two
different nematic orientations. Thus the system reveals a pure nematic phase
with a resistivity anisotropy in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field. In
addition to the nematic phase, the bilayer coupling opens a novel route to a
hidden nematic phase that preserves the x-y symmetry of the Fermi surfaces.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Interplay between parallel and diagonal electronic nematic phases in interacting systems
An electronic nematic phase can be classified by a spontaneously broken
discrete rotational symmetry of a host lattice. In a square lattice, there are
two distinct nematic phases. The parallel nematic phase breaks and
symmetry, while the diagonal nematic phase breaks the diagonal and
anti-diagonal symmetry. We investigate the interplay between the
parallel and diagonal nematic orders using mean field theory. We found that the
nematic phases compete with each other, while they coexist in a finite window
of parameter space. The quantum critical point between the diagonal nematic and
isotropic phases exists, and its location in a phase diagram depends on the
topology of the Fermi surface. We discuss the implication of our results in the
context of neutron scattering and Raman spectroscopy measurements on
LaSrCuO.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figure
Nematicity as a route to a magnetic field-induced spin density wave order; application to the high temperature cuprates
The electronic nematic order characterized by broken rotational symmetry has
been suggested to play an important role in the phase diagram of the high
temperature cuprates. We study the interplay between the electronic nematic
order and a spin density wave order in the presence of a magnetic field. We
show that a cooperation of the nematicity and the magnetic field induces a
finite coupling between the spin density wave and spin-triplet staggered flux
orders. As a consequence of such a coupling, the magnon gap decreases as the
magnetic field increases, and it eventually condenses beyond a critical
magnetic field leading to a field-induced spin density wave order. Both
commensurate and incommensurate orders are studied, and the experimental
implications of our findings are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
- …