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Experimental realization of a broadband illusion optics device
We experimentally demonstrate the first metamaterial "illusion optics" device
- an "invisible gateway" by using a transmission-line medium. The device
contains an open channel that can block electromagnetic waves at a particular
frequency range. We also demonstrate that such a device can work in a broad
frequency range.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
The Photonic Band theory and the negative refraction experiment of metallic helix metamaterials
We develop a theory to compute and interpret the photonic band structure of a
periodic array of metallic helices for the first time. Interesting features of
band structure include the ingenuous longitudinal and circularly polarized
eigenmodes, the wide polarization gap [Science 325, 1513 (2009)], and the
helical symmetry guarantees the existence of negative group velocity bands at
both sides of the polarization gap and band crossings pinned at the zone
boundary with fixed frequencies. A direct proof of negative refraction via a
chiral route [Science 306, 1353 (2004)] is achieved for the first time by
measuring Gooshanchen shift through a slab of three dimensional bona fide helix
metamaterial
Avalanche to streamer transition in particle simulations
The avalanche-to-streamer transition is studied and illustrated in a particle model. The results are similar to those of fluid models. However, when superparticles are introduced, numerical artifacts become visible. This underscores the need of models that are hybrid in space
Azimuthal distributions of radial momentum and velocity in relativistic heavy ion collisions
Azimuthal distributions of radial (transverse) momentum, mean radial
momentum, and mean radial velocity of final state particles are suggested for
relativistic heavy ion collisions. Using transport model AMPT with string
melting, these distributions for Au + Au collisions at 200 GeV are presented
and studied. It is demonstrated that the distribution of total radial momentum
is more sensitive to the anisotropic expansion, as the anisotropies of final
state particles and their associated transverse momentums are both counted in
the measure. The mean radial velocity distribution is compared with the radial
{\deg}ow velocity. The thermal motion contributes an isotropic constant to mean
radial velocity
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