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Prospects in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
Tendencies in five main branches of atomic spectrometry (absorption,
emission, mass, fluorescence and ionization spectrometry) are considered. The
first three techniques are the most widespread and universal, with the best
sensitivity attributed to atomic mass spectrometry. In the direct elemental
analysis of solid samples, the leading roles are now conquered by laser-induced
breakdown and laser ablation mass spectrometry, and the related techniques with
transfer of the laser ablation products into inductively-coupled plasma.
Advances in design of diode lasers and optical parametric oscillators promote
developments in fluorescence and ionization spectrometry and also in absorption
techniques where uses of optical cavities for increased effective absorption
pathlength are expected to expand. Prospects for analytical instrumentation are
seen in higher productivity, portability, miniaturization, incorporation of
advanced software, automated sample preparation and transition to the
multifunctional modular architecture. Steady progress and growth in
applications of plasma- and laser-based methods are observed. An interest
towards the absolute (standardless) analysis has revived, particularly in the
emission spectrometry.Comment: Proofread copy with an added full reference list of 279 citations. A
pdf version of the final published review may be requested from Alexander
Bol'shakov <[email protected]
One-Dimensional Fermi liquids
I attempt to give a pedagogical overview of the progress which has occurred
during the past decade in the description of one-dimensional correlated
fermions. Fermi liquid theory based on a quasi-particle picture, breaks down in
one dimension because of the Peierls divergence and because of charge-spin
separation. It is replaced by a Luttinger liquid whose elementary excitations
are collective charge and spin modes, based on the exactly solvable Luttinger
model. I review this model and various solutions with emphasis on bosonization
(and its equivalence to conformal field theory), and its physical properties.
The notion of a Luttinger liquid implies that all gapless 1D systems share
these properties at low energies.
Chapters 1 and 2 of the article contain an introduction and a discussion of
the breakdown of Fermi liquid theory. Chapter 3 describes in detail the
solution of the Luttinger model both by bosonization and by Green's functions
methods and summarizes the properties of the model, expressed thorugh
correlation functions. The relation to conformal field theory is discussed.
Chapter 4 of the article introduces the notion of a Luttinger liquid. It
describes in much detail the various mappings applied to realistic models of 1D
correlated fermions, onto the Luttinger model, as well as important corrections
to the Luttinger model properties discussed in Ch.3. Chapter 5 describes
situations where the Luttinger liquid is not a stable fixed point, and where
spin or charge gaps open in at least one channel. Chapter 6 discusses
multi-band and multichain problems, in particular the stability of a Luttinger
liquid with respect to interchain hopping. Ch. 7 gives a brief summary of
experimental efforts to uncover Luttinger liquid correlations in quasi-1D
materials.Comment: uuencoded Latex files and postscript figures, one Readme-file approx
160 pages + 13 figures; to be published by Reports on Progress in Physic