182 research outputs found
Indication for the coexistence of closed orbit and quantum interferometer with the same cross section in the organic metal (ET)4(H3O)[Fe(C2O4)3].C6H4Cl2: Persistence of SdH oscillations above 30 K
Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) and de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations spectra of
the quasi-two dimensional charge transfer salt
"-(ET)(HO)[Fe(CO)]CHCl have been
investigated in pulsed magnetic fields up to 54 T. The data reveal three basic
frequencies F, F and F, which can be interpreted on the basis
of three compensated closed orbits at low temperature. However a very weak
thermal damping of the Fourier component F, with the highest amplitude, is
evidenced for SdH spectra above about 6 K. As a result, magnetoresistance
oscillations are observed at temperatures higher than 30 K. This feature, which
is not observed for dHvA oscillations, is in line with quantum interference,
pointing to a Fermi surface reconstruction in this compound.Comment: published in Eur. Phys. J. B 71 203 (2009
Field-induced spin density wave in (TMTSF)NO
Interlayer magnetoresistance of the Bechgaard salt (TMTSF)NO is
investigated up to 50 teslas under pressures of a few kilobars. This compound,
the Fermi surface of which is quasi two-dimensional at low temperature, is a
semi metal under pressure. Nevertheless, a field-induced spin density wave is
evidenced at 8.5 kbar above 20 T. This state is characterized by a
drastically different spectrum of the quantum oscillations compared to the low
pressure spin density wave state.Comment: to be published in Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005
Upper critical magnetic field in K0.83Fe1.83Se2 and Eu0.5K0.5Fe2As2 single crystals
The H-T phase diagrams of single crystalline electron-doped K0.83Fe1.83Se2
(KFS1), K0.8Fe2Se2 (KFS2) and hole-doped Eu0.5K0.5Fe2As2 (EKFA) have been
deduced from tunnel diode oscillator-based contactless measurements in pulsed
magnetic fields up to 57 T for the inter-plane (H//c) and in-plane (H//ab)
directions. The temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic field
Hc2(T) relevant to EFKA is accounted for by the Pauli model including an
anisotropic Pauli paramagnetic contribution (\mu_BHp=114 T for H//ab and 86 T
for H//c). This is also the case of KFS1 and KFS2 for H//ab whereas a
significant upward curvature, accounted for by a two-gap model, is observed for
H//c. Despite the presence of antiferromagnetic lattice order within the
superconducting state of the studied compounds, no influence of magnetic
ordering on the temperature dependence of Hc2(T) is observed.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1104.561
Onecut-dependent Nkx6.2 transcription factor expression is required for proper formation and activity of spinal locomotor circuits.
In the developing spinal cord, Onecut transcription factors control the diversification of motor neurons into distinct neuronal subsets by ensuring the maintenance of Isl1 expression during differentiation. However, other genes downstream of the Onecut proteins and involved in motor neuron diversification have remained unidentified. In the present study, we generated conditional mutant embryos carrying specific inactivation of Onecut genes in the developing motor neurons, performed RNA-sequencing to identify factors downstream of Onecut proteins in this neuron population, and employed additional transgenic mouse models to assess the role of one specific Onecut-downstream target, the transcription factor Nkx6.2. Nkx6.2 expression was up-regulated in Onecut-deficient motor neurons, but strongly downregulated in Onecut-deficient V2a interneurons, indicating an opposite regulation of Nkx6.2 by Onecut factors in distinct spinal neuron populations. Nkx6.2-null embryos, neonates and adult mice exhibited alterations of locomotor pattern and spinal locomotor network activity, likely resulting from defective survival of a subset of limb-innervating motor neurons and abnormal migration of V2a interneurons. Taken together, our results indicate that Nkx6.2 regulates the development of spinal neuronal populations and the formation of the spinal locomotor circuits downstream of the Onecut transcription factors
Quantum oscillations in the linear chain of coupled orbits: the organic metal with two cation layers theta-(ET)(4)CoBr(4)(C(6)H(4)Cl(2))
Analytical formulae for de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations in linear
chain of coupled two-dimensional (2D) orbits (Pippard's model) are derived
systematically taking into account the chemical potential oscillations in
magnetic field. Although corrective terms are observed, basic (alpha) and
magnetic breakdown-induced (beta and 2beta - alpha) orbits can be accounted for
by the Lifshits-Kosevich (LK) and Falicov-Stachowiak semiclassical models in
the explored field and temperature ranges. In contrast, the 'forbidden orbit'
beta - alpha amplitude is described by a non-LK equation involving a product of
two classical orbit amplitudes. Furthermore, strongly non-monotonic field and
temperature dependence may be observed for the second harmonics of basic
frequencies such as 2alpha and the magnetic breakdown orbit beta + alpha,
depending on the value of the spin damping factors. These features are in
agreement with the dHvA oscillation spectra of the strongly 2D organic metal
theta- theta-(ET)(4)CoBr(4)(C(6)H(4)Cl(2)).Comment: to be published in Europhysics Letters (2012
High shock release in ultrafast laser irradiated metals: Scenario for material ejection
We present one-dimensional numerical simulations describing the behavior of
solid matter exposed to subpicosecond near infrared pulsed laser radiation. We
point out to the role of strong isochoric heating as a mechanism for producing
highly non-equilibrium thermodynamic states. In the case of metals, the
conditions of material ejection from the surface are discussed in a
hydrodynamic context, allowing correlation of the thermodynamic features with
ablation mechanisms. A convenient synthetic representation of the thermodynamic
processes is presented, emphasizing different competitive pathways of material
ejection. Based on the study of the relaxation and cooling processes which
constrain the system to follow original thermodynamic paths, we establish that
the metal surface can exhibit several kinds of phase evolution which can result
in phase explosion or fragmentation. An estimation of the amount of material
exceeding the specific energy required for melting is reported for copper and
aluminum and a theoretical value of the limit-size of the recast material after
ultrashort laser irradiation is determined. Ablation by mechanical
fragmentation is also analysed and compared to experimental data for aluminum
subjected to high tensile pressures and ultrafast loading rates. Spallation is
expected to occur at the rear surface of the aluminum foils and a comparison
with simulation results can determine a spall strength value related to high
strain rates
Fermi surface and effect of high magnetic fields on the metal–semimetal Peierls-like transition of (TSeT)₂Cl
Resistance measurements in pulsed magnetic fields up to 55 T as well as a first-principles DFT calculation of the Fermi surface for the organic metal (TSeT)₂Cl have been performed to investigate its metal–semimetal phase transition. The results obtained are in line with the imperfect nesting that can be inferred from both the observed
metallic behavior of the resistivity at low temperature and the previously reported Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations due to small carrier pockets. The DFT study points out the possibility that the LUMO bands of the TSeT donor may interact with the HOMO ones and modify the shape of the Fermi surface under pressure
High frequency magnetic oscillations of the organic metal -(ET)ZnBr(CHCl) in pulsed magnetic field of up to 81 T
De Haas-van Alphen oscillations of the organic metal
-(ET)ZnBr(CHCl) are studied in pulsed magnetic
fields up to 81 T. The long decay time of the pulse allows determining reliable
field-dependent amplitudes of Fourier components with frequencies up to several
kiloteslas. The Fourier spectrum is in agreement with the model of a linear
chain of coupled orbits. In this model, all the observed frequencies are linear
combinations of the frequency linked to the basic orbit and to the
magnetic-breakdown orbit .Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
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