862 research outputs found
Description of texts of auxiliary programs for processing video information. Part 2: SUODH program of automated separation of quasihomogeneous formations
The algorithm, block diagram, complete text, and instructions are given for the use of a computer program to separate formations whose spectral characteristics are constant on the average. The initial material for operating the computer program presented is video information in a standard color-superposition format
Critical behavior of the compact 3d U(1) gauge theory on isotropic lattices
We report on the computation of the critical point of the deconfinement phase
transition, critical indices and the string tension in the compact three
dimensional U(1) lattice gauge theory at finite temperatures. The critical
indices govern the behavior across the deconfinement phase transition in the
pure gauge U(1) model and are generally expected to coincide with the critical
indices of the two-dimensional XY model. We studied numerically the U(1) model
for N_t=8 on lattices with spatial extension ranging from L=32 to L=256. Our
determination of the infinite volume critical point on the lattice with N_t=8
differs substantially from the pseudo-critical coupling at L=32, found earlier
in the literature and implicitly assumed as the onset value of the deconfined
phase. The critical index computed from the scaling of the
pseudo-critical couplings with the extension of the spatial lattice agrees well
with the XY value =1/2. On the other hand, the index shows large
deviation from the expected universal value. The possible reasons of such
behavior are discussed in details.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures; version accepted for publication on J. Stat.
Mech
X-ray tomography characterization of density gradient aerogel in laser targets
The low-density solid laser target characterization studies begun with the SkyScan 1074 computer microtomograph (CMT) [1, 2] are now continued with higher resolution of SkyScan 1174. The research is particularly focused on the possibility to obtain, control and measure precisely the gradient density polymers for laser target production. Repeatability of the samples and possibility to obtain stable gradients are analysed. The measurements were performed on the mm-scale divinyl benzene (DVB) rods.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Phase transitions in strongly coupled 3d Z(N) lattice gauge theories at finite temperature
We perform an analytical and numerical study of the phase transitions in
three-dimensional Z(N) lattice gauge theories at finite temperature for N>4
exploiting equivalence of these models with a generalized version of the
two-dimensional vector Potts models in the limit of vanishing spatial coupling.
In this limit the Polyakov loops play the role of Z(N) spins. The effective
couplings of these two-dimensional spin models are calculated explicitly. It is
argued that the effective spin models have two phase transitions of BKT type.
This is confirmed by large-scale Monte Carlo simulations. Using a cluster
algorithm we locate the position of the critical points and study the critical
behavior across both phase transitions in details. In particular, we determine
various critical indices, compute the helicity modulus, the average action and
the specific heat. A scaling formula for the critical points with N is
proposed.Comment: 28 pages, 12 figures, 12 tables; version to appear on Phys. Rev.
ARPES on HTSC: simplicity vs. complexity
A notable role in understanding of microscopic electronic properties of high
temperature superconductors (HTSC) belongs to angle resolved photoemission
spectroscopy (ARPES). This technique supplies a direct window into reciprocal
space of solids: the momentum-energy space where quasiparticles (the electrons
dressed in clouds of interactions) dwell. Any interaction in the electronic
system, e.g. superconducting pairing, leads to modification of the
quasi-particle spectrum--to redistribution of the spectral weight over the
momentum-energy space probed by ARPES. A continued development of the technique
had an effect that the picture seen through the ARPES window became clearer and
sharper until the complexity of the electronic band structure of the cuprates
had been resolved. Now, in an optimal for superconductivity doping range, the
cuprates much resemble a normal metal with well predicted electronic structure,
though with rather strong electron-electron interaction. This principal
disentanglement of the complex physics from complex structure reduced the
mystery of HTSC to a tangible problem of interaction responsible for
quasi-particle formation. Here we present a short overview of resent ARPES
results, which, we believe, denote a way to resolve the HTSC puzzle.Comment: A review written for a special issue of FN
Critical behavior of the compact 3d U(1) theory in the limit of zero spatial coupling
Critical properties of the compact three-dimensional U(1) lattice gauge
theory are explored at finite temperatures on an asymmetric lattice. For
vanishing value of the spatial gauge coupling one obtains an effective
two-dimensional spin model which describes the interaction between Polyakov
loops. We study numerically the effective spin model for N_t=1,4,8 on lattices
with spatial extension ranging from L=64 to L=256. Our results indicate that
the finite-temperature U(1) lattice gauge theory belongs to the universality
class of the two-dimensional XY model, thus supporting the Svetitsky-Yaffe
conjecture.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figures; two references added, a few comments included,
title changed; version to appear on J. Stat. Mec
Resistivity and Hall effect of LiFeAs: Evidence for electron-electron scattering
LiFeAs is unique among the broad family of FeAs-based superconductors,
because it is superconducting with a rather large K under
ambient conditions although it is a stoichiometric compound. We studied the
electrical transport on a high-quality single crystal. The resistivity shows
quadratic temperature dependence at low temperature giving evidence for strong
electron-electron scattering and a tendency towards saturation around room
temperature. The Hall constant is negative and changes with temperature, what
most probably arises from a van Hove singularity close to the Fermi energy in
one of the hole-like bands. Using band structure calculations based on angular
resolved photoemission spectra we are able to reproduce all the basic features
of both the resistivity as well as the Hall effect data.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures included; V2 has been considerably revised and
contain a more detailed analysis of the Hall effect dat
Bare electron dispersion from photoemission experiments
Performing an in-depth analysis of the photoemission spectra along the nodal
direction of the high temperature superconductor Bi-2212 we have developed a
procedure to determine the underlying electronic structure and established a
precise relation of the measured quantities to the real and imaginary parts of
the self-energy of electronic excitations. The self-consistency of the
procedure with respect to the Kramers-Kronig transformation allows us to draw
conclusions on the applicability of the spectral function analysis and on the
existence of well defined quasiparticles along the nodal direction even for the
underdoped Bi-2212 in the pseudogap state.Comment: 4 pages 3 figures revtex, corrected misprint
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