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Antiferro-quadrupole state of orbital-degenerate Kondo lattice model with f^2 configuration
To clarify a key role of orbitals in the emergence of
antiferro-quadrupole structure in PrPb, we investigate the ground-state
property of an orbital-degenerate Kondo lattice model by numerical
diagonalization techniques. In PrPb, Pr has a
configuration and the crystalline-electric-field ground state is a non-Kramers
doublet . In a - coupling scheme, the state is
described by two local singlets, each of which consists of two electrons
with one in and another in orbitals. Since in a cubic
structure, has localized nature, while orbitals are
rather itinerant, we propose the orbital-degenerate Kondo lattice model for an
effective Hamiltonian of PrPb. We show that an antiferro-orbital state is
favored by the so-called double-exchange mechanism which is characteristic of
multi-orbital systems.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of Skutterudite2007 (September 26-30,
2007, Kobe
Eastward traverse of equatorial plasma plumes observed with the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar in Indonesia
The zonal structure of radar backscatter plumes associated with Equatorial Spread F (ESF), probably modulated by atmospheric gravity waves, has been investigated with the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (EAR) in West Sumatra, Indonesia (0.20° S, 100.32° E; dip latitude 10.1° S) and the FM-CW ionospheric sounders on the same magnetic meridian as the EAR. The occurrence locations and zonal distances of the ESF plumes were determined with multi-beam observations with the EAR. The ESF plumes drifted eastward while keeping distances of several hundred to a thousand kilometers. Comparing the occurrence of the plumes and the F-layer uplift measured by the FM-CW sounders, plumes were initiated within the scanned area around sunset only, when the F-layer altitude rapidly increased. Therefore, the PreReversal Enhancement (PRE) is considered as having a zonal variation with the scales mentioned above, and this variation causes day-to-day variability, which has been studied for a long time. Modulation of the underlying E-region conductivity by gravity waves, which causes inhomogeneous sporadic-E layers, for example, is a likely mechanism to determine the scale of the PRE
Anomalous Anisotropic Magnetoresistance in Heavy-Fermion PrFe4P12
We have investigated the anisotropy of the magnetoresistance in the Pr-based
HF compound PrFe4P12. The large anisotropy of effective mass and its strong
field dependence have been confirmed by resistivity measurements. Particularly
for H||[111], where the effective mass is most strongly enhanced, the non-Fermi
liquid behavior has been observed. Also, we have found the angular dependence
of the magnetoresistance sharply enhanced at H||[111], which is evidently
correlated with both the non-Fermi liquid behavior and the high-field ordered
state (B-phase).Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures. J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol.77, No.8, in pres
Microscopic Mechanism for Staggered Scalar Order in PrFe4P12
A microscopic model is proposed for the scalar order in PrFe4P12 where f2
crystalline electric field (CEF) singlet and triplet states interact with two
conduction bands. By combining the dynamical mean-field theory and the
continuous-time quantum Monte Carlo, we obtain an electronic order with
staggered Kondo and CEF singlets with the total conduction number being unity
per site. The ground state becomes semimetallic provided that the two
conduction bands have different occupation numbers. This model naturally
explains experimentally observed properties in the ordered phase of PrFe4P12
such as the scalar order parameter, temperature dependence of the resistivity,
field-induced staggered moment, and inelastic features in neutron scattering.
The Kondo effect plays an essential role for ordering, in strong contrast with
ordinary magnetic orders by the RKKY interaction.Comment: 4 pages, 4figure
Field-angle-dependent specific heat measurements and gap determination of a heavy fermion superconductor URu2Si2
To identify the superconducting gap structure in URu2Si2 we perform
field-angle-dependent specific heat measurements for the two principal
orientations in addition to field rotations, and theoretical analysis based on
microscopic calculations. The Sommerfeld coefficient \gamma(H)'s in the mixed
state exhibit distinctively different field-dependence. This comes from point
nodes and substantial Pauli paramagnetic effect of URu2Si2. These two features
combined give rise to a consistent picture of superconducting properties,
including a possible first order transition of Hc2 at low temperatures.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Elastic Properties and Magnetic Phase Diagrams of Dense Kondo Compound Ce0.75La0.25B6
We have investigated the elastic properties of the cubic dense Kondo compound
Ce0.75La0.25B6 by means of ultrasonic measurements. We have obtained magnetic
fields vs temperatures (H-T) phase diagrams under magnetic fields along the
crystallographic [001], [110] and [111] axes. An ordered phase IV showing the
elastic softening of c44 locates in low temperature region between 1.6 and 1.1
K below 0.7 T in all field directions. The phase IV shows an isotropic nature
with regard to the field directions, while the antiferro-magnetic phase III
shows an anisotropic character. A remarkable softening of c44 and a spontaneous
trigonal distortion εyz+εzx+εxy recently reported by Akatsu et
al. [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 72 (2003) 205] in the phase IV favor a ferro-quadrupole
(FQ) moment of Oyz+Ozx+Oxy induced by an octupole ordering.Comment: 9 figures, Strongly Correlated Electron
Novel features in the flux-flow resistivity of the heavy fermion superconductor PrOsSb
We have investigated the electrical resistivity of the heavy fermion
superconductor PrOsSb in the mixed state. We found unusual double
minima in the flux-flow resistivity as a function of magnetic field below the
upper critical field for the first time, indicating double peaks in the pinning
force density (). Estimated at the peak exhibits
apparent dependence on applied field direction; composed of two-fold and
four-fold symmetries mimicking the reported angular dependence of thermal
conductivity (). The result is discussed in correlation with the double
step superconducting (SC) transition in the specific heat and the multiple
SC-phases inferred from the angular dependence of .Comment: 5 pages, 7 figures, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 74, No. 6 or
Anisotropic low field behavior and the observation of flux jumps in CeCoIn5
The magnetic behavior of the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 has been
investigated. The low field magnetization data show flux jumps in the mixed
state of the superconducting phase in a restricted range of temperature. These
flux jumps begin to disappear below 1.7 K, and are completely absent at 1.5 K.
The magnetization loops are asymmetric, suggesting that surface and geometrical
factors dominate the pinning in this system. The lower critical field (Hc1),
obtained from the magnetization data, shows a linear temperature dependence and
is anisotropic. The calculated penetration depth is also anisotropic, which is
consistent with the observation of an anisotropic superconducting gap in
CeCoIn5. The critical currents, determined from the high field isothermal
magnetization loops, are comparatively low (around 4000 A/cm2 at 1.6 K and 5
kOe).Comment: 4 pages 3 figure
Detection of Neutron Scattering from Phase IV of Ce0.7La0.3B6: A Confirmation of the Octupole Order
We have performed a single crystal neutron scattering experiment on
Ce0.7La0.3B6 to investigate the order parameter of phase IV microscopically.
Below the phase transition temperature 1.5 K of phase IV, weak but distinct
superlattice reflections at the scattering vector (h/2,h/2,l/2) (h, l = odd
number) have been observed by neutron scattering for the first time. The
intensity of the superlattice reflections is stronger for high scattering
vectors, which is quite different from the usual magnetic form factor of
magnetic dipoles. This result directly evidences that the order parameter of
phase IV has a complex magnetization density, consistent with the recent
experimental and theoretical prediction in which the order parameter is the
magnetic octupoles Tbeta with Gamma5 symmetry of point group Oh. Neutron
scattering experiments using short wavelength neutrons, as done in this study,
could become a general method to study the high-rank multipoles in f electron
systems.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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