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    GdRh2_2Si2_2: An exemplary tetragonal system for antiferromagnetic order with weak in-plane anisotropy

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    The anisotropy of magnetic properties commonly is introduced in textbooks using the case of an antiferromagnetic system with Ising type anisotropy. This model presents huge anisotropic magnetization and a pronounced metamagnetic transition and is well-known and well-documented both, in experiments and theory. In contrast, the case of an antiferromagnetic XX-YY system with weak in-plane anisotropy is only poorly documented. We studied the anisotropic magnetization of the compound GdRh2_2Si2_2 and found that it is a perfect model system for such a weak-anisotropy setting because the Gd3+^{3+} ions in GdRh2_2Si2_2 have a pure spin moment of S=7/2 which orders in a simple AFM structure with Q=(001){\bf Q} = (001). We observed experimentally in M(B)M(B) a continuous spin-flop transition and domain effects for field applied along the [100][100]- and the [110][110]-direction, respectively. We applied a mean field model for the free energy to describe our data and combine it with an Ising chain model to account for domain effects. Our calculations reproduce the experimental data very well. In addition, we performed magnetic X-ray scattering and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements, which confirm the AFM propagation vector to be Q=(001){\bf Q} = (001) and indicate the absence of polarization on the rhodium atoms

    Paramagnon dispersion in ÎČ\beta-FeSe observed by Fe LL-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering

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    We report an Fe LL-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) study of the unusual superconductor ÎČ\beta-FeSe. The high energy resolution of this RIXS experiment (≈ \approx\,55 \,meV FWHM) made it possible to resolve low-energy excitations of the Fe 3d3d manifold. These include a broad peak which shows dispersive trends between 100-200 \,meV along the (π,0)(\pi,0) and (π,π)(\pi,\pi) directions of the one-Fe square reciprocal lattice, and which can be attributed to paramagnon excitations. The multi-band valence state of FeSe is among the most metallic in which such excitations have been discerned by soft x-ray RIXS

    High-energy magnetic excitations in overdoped La2−x_{2-x}Srx_{x}CuO4_{4} studied by neutron and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering

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    We have performed neutron inelastic scattering and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the Cu-L3L_3 edge to study high-energy magnetic excitations at energy transfers of more than 100 meV for overdoped La2−x_{2-x}Srx_{x}CuO4_{4} with x=0.25x=0.25 (Tc=15T_c=15 K) and x=0.30x=0.30 (non-superconducting) using identical single crystal samples for the two techniques. From constant-energy slices of neutron scattering cross-sections, we have identified magnetic excitations up to ~250 meV for x=0.25x=0.25. Although the width in the momentum direction is large, the peak positions along the (pi, pi) direction agree with the dispersion relation of the spin-wave in the non-doped La2_{2}CuO4_{4} (LCO), which is consistent with the previous RIXS results of cuprate superconductors. Using RIXS at the Cu-L3L_3 edge, we have measured the dispersion relations of the so-called paramagnon mode along both (pi, pi) and (pi, 0) directions. Although in both directions the neutron and RIXS data connect with each other and the paramagnon along (pi, 0) agrees well with the LCO spin-wave dispersion, the paramagnon in the (pi, pi) direction probed by RIXS appears to be less dispersive and the excitation energy is lower than the spin-wave of LCO near (pi/2, pi/2). Thus, our results indicate consistency between neutron inelastic scattering and RIXS, and elucidate the entire magnetic excitation in the (pi, pi) direction by the complementary use of two probes. The polarization dependence of the RIXS profiles indicates that appreciable charge excitations exist in the same energy range of magnetic excitations, reflecting the itinerant character of the overdoped sample. A possible anisotropy in the charge excitation intensity might explain the apparent differences in the paramagnon dispersion in the (pi, pi) direction as detected by the X-ray scattering.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure

    High-energy spin and charge excitations in electron-doped copper oxide superconductors

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    The evolution of electronic (spin and charge) excitations upon carrier doping is an extremely important issue in superconducting layered cuprates and the knowledge of its asymmetry between electron- and hole-dopings is still fragmentary. Here we combine x-ray and neutron inelastic scattering measurements to track the doping dependence of both spin and charge excitations in electron-doped materials. Copper L3 resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectra show that magnetic excitations shift to higher energy upon doping. Their dispersion becomes steeper near the magnetic zone center and deeply mix with charge excitations, indicating that electrons acquire a highly itinerant character in the doped metallic state. Moreover, above the magnetic excitations, an additional dispersing feature is observed near the {\Gamma}-point, and we ascribe it to particle-hole charge excitations. These properties are in stark contrast with the more localized spin-excitations (paramagnons) recently observed in hole-doped compounds even at high doping-levels.Comment: 20 page

    Universal conservation law and modified Noether symmetry in 2d models of gravity with matter

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    It is well-known that all 2d models of gravity---including theories with nonvanishing torsion and dilaton theories---can be solved exactly, if matter interactions are absent. An absolutely (in space and time) conserved quantity determines the global classification of all (classical) solutions. For the special case of spherically reduced Einstein gravity it coincides with the mass in the Schwarzschild solution. The corresponding Noether symmetry has been derived previously by P. Widerin and one of the authors (W.K.) for a specific 2d model with nonvanishing torsion. In the present paper this is generalized to all covariant 2d theories, including interactions with matter. The related Noether-like symmetry differs from the usual one. The parameters for the symmetry transformation of the geometric part and those of the matterfields are distinct. The total conservation law (a zero-form current) results from a two stage argument which also involves a consistency condition expressed by the conservation of a one-form matter ``current''. The black hole is treated as a special case.Comment: 3

    On the Consistency of the Exact Renormalization Group Approach Applied to Gauge Theories in Algebraic Non-Covariant Gauges

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    We study a class of Wilsonian formulations of non-Abelian gauge theories in algebraic non-covariant gauges where the Wilsonian infrared cutoff Λ\Lambda is inserted as a mass term for the propagating fields. In this way the Ward-Takahashi identities are preserved to all scales. Nevertheless BRST-invariance in broken and the theory is gauge-dependent and unphysical at Λ≠0\Lambda\neq0. Then we discuss the infrared limit Λ→0\Lambda\to0. We show that the singularities of the axial gauge choice are avoided in planar gauge and light-cone gauge. In addition the issue of infrared divergences is addressed in some explicit example. Finally the rectangular Wilson loop of size 2L×2T2L\times 2T is evaluated at lowest order in perturbation theory and a non commutativity between the limits Λ→0\Lambda\to0 and T→∞T\to\infty is pointed out.Comment: Latex2e, 49 pages, 2 EPS figures. Misprints corrected. Version to be published on IJMP

    How chemical pressure affects the fundamental properties of rare-earth pnictides: an ARPES view

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    Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, supplemented by theoretical calculations has been applied to study the electronic structure of heavy-fermion material CeFePO, a homologue to the Fe-based high-temperature superconductors, and CeFeAs_0.7P_0.3O, where the applied chemical pressure results in a ferromagnetic order of the 4f moments. A comparative analysis reveals characteristic differences in the Fe-derived band structure for these materials, implying a rather different hybridization of valence electrons to the localized 4f orbitals. In particular, our results suggest that the ferromagnetism of Ce moments in CeFeAs_0.7P_0.3O is mediated mainly by Fe 3d_xz/yz orbitals, while the Kondo screening in CeFePO is instead due to a strong interaction of Fe 3d_3z^2-r^2 orbitals.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B (Rapid

    Magnetic excitations in stripe-ordered La1.875_{1.875}Ba0.125_{0.125}CuO4_4 studied using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering

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    The charge and spin correlations in La1.875_{1.875}Ba0.125_{0.125}CuO4_4 (LBCO 1/8) are studied using Cu L3L_3 edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). The static charge order (CO) is observed at a wavevector of (0.24,0)(0.24,0) and its charge nature confirmed by measuring the dependence of this peak on the incident x-ray polarization. The paramagnon excitation in LBCO 1/8 is then measured as it disperses through the CO wavevector. Within the experimental uncertainty no changes are observed in the paramagnon due to the static CO, and the paramagnon seems to be similar to that measured in other cuprates, which have no static CO. Given that the stripe correlation modulates both the charge and spin degrees of freedom, it is likely that subtle changes do occur in the paramagnon due to CO. Consequently, we propose that future RIXS measurements, realized with higher energy resolution and sensitivity, should be performed to test for these effects.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

    Quantum Gauge Equivalence in QED

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    We discuss gauge transformations in QED coupled to a charged spinor field, and examine whether we can gauge-transform the entire formulation of the theory from one gauge to another, so that not only the gauge and spinor fields, but also the forms of the operator-valued Hamiltonians are transformed. The discussion includes the covariant gauge, in which the gauge condition and Gauss's law are not primary constraints on operator-valued quantities; it also includes the Coulomb gauge, and the spatial axial gauge, in which the constraints are imposed on operator-valued fields by applying the Dirac-Bergmann procedure. We show how to transform the covariant, Coulomb and spatial axial gauges to what we call ``common form,'' in which all particle excitation modes have identical properties. We also show that, once that common form has been reached, QED in different gauges has a common time-evolution operator that defines time-translation for states that represent systems of electrons and photons. By combining gauge transformations with changes of representation from standard to common form, the entire apparatus of a gauge theory can be transformed from one gauge to another.Comment: Contribution for a special issue of Foundations of Physics honoring Fritz Rohrlich; edited by Larry P. Horwitz, Tel-Aviv University, and Alwyn van der Merwe, University of Denver (Plenum Publishing, New York); 40 pages, REVTEX, Preprint UCONN-93-3, 1 figure available upon request from author

    Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies raised against recombinant human granzymes A and B and showing cross reactions with the natural proteins

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    The human serine proteases granzymes A and B are expressed in cytotoplasmic granules of activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Recombinant granzyme A and granzyme B proteins were produced in bacteria, purified and then used to raise specific mouse monoclonal antibodies. Seven monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were raised against granzyme A, which all recognized the same or overlapping epitopes. They reacted specifically in an immunoblot of interleukin-2 (IL-2) stimulated PBMNC with a disulfide-linked homodimer of 43 kDa consisting of 28 kDa subunits. Seven mAb against granzyme B were obtained, which could be divided into two groups, each recognizing a different epitope. On an immunoblot, all mAb reacted with a monomer of 33 kDa protein. By immunohistochemistry, these mAb could be used to detect granzymes A and B expression in activated CTL and NK cells. The availability of these mAb may facilitate studies on the role of human cytotoxic cells in various immune reactions and may contribute to a better understanding of the role of granzmes A and B in the cytotoxic response in vivo
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