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Elastic Differential Cross Sctions for Electron Collisions with Polyatomic Molecules
Experimental data for electron-polyatomic molecule collisions are reviewed in connection with fusion and processing plasmas, as well as with the associated environmental issues. The electron scattering experiments for differential cross section (DCS) measurements for various processes, such as elastic scattering, have been performed across a broad range of energies (1-100 eV), mainly, at Sophia University since 1978, and some done under the collaborations with the Australian National University, Flinders University, and the Chungnam National University. As a benchmark cross section, elastic DCS are essential for the absolute scale conversion of inelastic DCS, as well as for testing computational methods. The need for cross-section data for a wide variety of molecular 2 species is also discussed, because there is an urgent need to develop an international program to provide the scientific and technological communities with authoritative cross sections for electron-molecule interactions. Note that the detailed comparison with other data available is not given here. Ruther, other available data can be found in the references we cite. This course of action was adopted to keep this report to a sensible length, so that only our numerical data is provided here
Cross Sections for Electron-induced Resonant Vibrational Excitations in Polyatomic Molecules
We continue our review of experimental data for electron-polyatomic molecule collisions in connection with fusion and processing plasmas, as well as with the associated environmental issues. In this case we focus on vibrational excitation processes, in particular what vibrational modes can be identified in electron energy loss experiments and which of these modes are resonantly enhanced due to the temporary capture of the incident electron by the species in question. In this latter respect we report indicative excitation function data, all of which were originally measured at Sophia University and for which the differential cross section, for excitation of the relevant mode, are studied as a function of the incident electron energy at a fixed scattered electron angle. Unlike our previous compilation (NIFS?DATA?101) for elastic scattering, which was conducted over a broad range of energies (1?100 eV), vibrational excitation cross sections usually only become significant when the resonance enhancement process occurs. As a consequence, this survey encompasses incident electron energies between 1?30 eV. Consistent with our first report, no detailed comparison is made here with any other data that might be available in the literature. This course of action was once again adopted in order to keep this report to a sensible length
Elementary vortex pinning potential in a chiral p-wave superconductor
The elementary vortex pinning potential is studied in a chiral p-wave
superconductor with a pairing d=z(k_x + i k_y) on the basis of the
quasiclassical theory of superconductivity. An analytical investigation and
numerical results are presented to show that the vortex pinning potential is
dependent on whether the vorticity and chirality are parallel or antiparallel.
Mutual cancellation of the vorticity and chirality around a vortex is
physically crucial to the effect of the pinning center inside the vortex core.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures include
Zonotopes and four-dimensional superconformal field theories
The a-maximization technique proposed by Intriligator and Wecht allows us to
determine the exact R-charges and scaling dimensions of the chiral operators of
four-dimensional superconformal field theories. The problem of existence and
uniqueness of the solution, however, has not been addressed in general setting.
In this paper, it is shown that the a-function has always a unique critical
point which is also a global maximum for a large class of quiver gauge theories
specified by toric diagrams. Our proof is based on the observation that the
a-function is given by the volume of a three dimensional polytope called
"zonotope", and the uniqueness essentially follows from Brunn-Minkowski
inequality for the volume of convex bodies. We also show a universal upper
bound for the exact R-charges, and the monotonicity of a-function in the sense
that a-function decreases whenever the toric diagram shrinks. The relationship
between a-maximization and volume-minimization is also discussed.Comment: 29 pages, 15 figures, reference added, typos corrected, version
published in JHE
Field dependence of the vortex structure in chiral p-wave superconductors
To investigate the different vortex structure between two chiral pairing p_x
+(-) i p_y, we calculate the pair potential, the internal field, the local
density of states, and free energy in the vortex lattice state based on the
quasiclassical Eilenberger theory, and analyze the magnetic field dependence.
The induced opposite chiral component of the pair potential plays an important
role in the vortex structure. It also produces H^{1/2}-behavior of the
zero-energy density of states at higher field. These results are helpful when
we understand the vortex states in Sr2RuO4.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Transmission-electron-microscopy study of charge-stripe order in La(1.725)Sr(0.275)NiO(4)
We characterize the local structure and correlations of charge stripes in
La(1.725)Sr(0.275)NiO(4) using transmission-electron microscopy. We present
direct evidence that the stripe modulation is indeed one-dimensional within
each NiO(2) plane. Furthermore, we show that individual stripes tend to be
either site-centered or bond-centered, with a bias towards the former. The
spacing between stripes often fluctuates about the mean, contributing to a
certain degree of frustration of the approximate body-centered stacking along
the c-axis. These results confirm ideas inferred from previous
neutron-diffraction measurements on doped nickelates, and demonstrate that
charge-stripe order is quite different from the conventional concept of
charge-density-wave order.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to PR
Localization on quantum graphs with random vertex couplings
We consider Schr\"odinger operators on a class of periodic quantum graphs
with randomly distributed Kirchhoff coupling constants at all vertices. Using
the technique of self-adjoint extensions we obtain conditions for localization
on quantum graphs in terms of finite volume criteria for some energy-dependent
discrete Hamiltonians. These conditions hold in the strong disorder limit and
at the spectral edges
Detecting new microRNAs in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes identifies miR-3085 as a human, chondrocyte-selective, microRNA
Objective: To use deep sequencing to identify novel microRNAs in human osteoarthritic cartilage which have a functional role in chondrocyte phenotype or function. Design: A small RNA library was prepared from human osteoarthritic primary chondrocytes using in-house adaptors and analysed by Illumina sequencing. Novel candidate microRNAs were validated by northern blot and qRT-PCR. Expression was measured in cartilage models. Targets of novel candidates were identified by microarray and computational analysis, validated using 3’-UTR-luciferase reporter plasmids. Protein levels were assessed by western blot and functional analysis by cell adhesion. Results: We identified 990 known microRNAs and 1621 potential novel microRNAs in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes, 60 of the latter were expressed in all samples assayed. MicroRNA-140-3p was the most highly expressed microRNA in osteoarthritic cartilage. Sixteen novel candidate microRNAs were analysed further, of which 6 remained after northern blot analysis. Three novel microRNAs were regulated across models of chondrogenesis, chondrocyte differentiation or cartilage injury. One sequence (novel #11), annotated in rodents as microRNA-3085-3p, was preferentially expressed in cartilage, dependent on chondrocyte differentiation and, in man, is located in an intron of the cartilage-expressed gene CRTAC-1. This microRNA was shown to target the ITGA5 gene directly (which encodes integrin alpha5) and inhibited adhesion to fibronectin (dependent on alpha5beta1 integrin). Conclusion: Deep sequencing has uncovered many potential microRNA candidates expressed in human cartilage. At least three of these show potential functional interest in cartilage homeostasis and osteoarthritis. Particularly, novel #11 (microRNA-3085-3p) which has been identified for the first time in man
Superconducting Wigner Vortex Molecule near a Magnetic Disk
Within the non-linear Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory, we investigate the vortex
structure in a superconducting thin film with a ferromagnetic disk on top of
it. Antivortices are stabilized in shells around a central core of vortices (or
a giant-vortex) with size-magnetization controlled ``magic numbers''. An
equilibrium vortex phase diagram is constructed. The transition between the
different vortex phases occurs through the creation of a vortex-antivortex pair
under the magnetic disk edge.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Superconducting zero temperature phase transition in two dimensions and in the magnetic field
We derive the Ginzburg-Landau-Wilson theory for the superconducting phase
transition in two dimensions and in the magnetic field. Without disorder the
theory describes a fluctuation induced first-order quantum phase transition
into the Abrikosov lattice. We propose a phenomenological criterion for
determining the transition field and discuss the qualitative effects of
disorder. Comparison with recent experiments on MoGe films is discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure
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