82 research outputs found
Spin Glass and ferromagnetism in disordered Kondo lattice
The competition among spin glass (SG), ferromagnetism and Kondo effect has
been analysed in a Kondo lattice model where the inter-site coupling
between the localized magnetic moments is given by a generalized Mattis model
\cite{Mattis} which represents an interpolation between ferromagnetism and a
highly disordered spin glass. Functional integral techniques with of Grassmann
fields has been used to obtain the partition function. The static approximation
and the replica symmetric ansatz has also been used. The solution of the
problem is presented as a phase diagram temperature {\it versus} (the
strength of the intra-site interaction). If is small, for decreasing
temperature there is a second order transition from a paramagnetic to a spin
glass phase For lower temperatures, a first order transition appears where
solutions for the spin glass order parameter and the local magnetizations are
simultaneously non zero. For very low temperatures, the local magnetizations
becomes thermodinamically stables. For high , the Kondo state is
dominating. These results could be helpful to clarify the experimental
situation of .Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, accept to be published in Physica
Fermionic Ising glasses with BCS pairing interaction in the presence of a transverse field
In the present work we have analyzed a fermionic infinite-ranged Ising spin
glass with a local BCS coupling in the presence of transverse field. This model
has been obtained by tracing out the conduction electrons degrees of freedom in
a superconducting alloy. The transverse field \Gamma is applied in the
resulting effective model. The problem is formulated in the path integral
formalism where the spins operators are represented by bilinear combination of
Grassmann fields. The problem can be solved by combining previous approaches
used to study a fermionic Heisenberg spin glass and a Ising spin glass in a
transverse field. The results are show in a phase diagram T/J {\it versus}
\Gamma/J (J is the standard deviation of the random coupling J_{ij}) for
several values of g (the strength of the pairing interaction). For small g, the
line transition T_c(\Gamma) between the normal paramagnetic phase and the spin
glass phase decreases when increases \Gamma, until it reaches a quantum
critical point. For increasing g, a PAIR phase (where there is formation of
local pairs) has been found which disappears when is close to \Gamma_c showing
that the transverse field tends to inhibited the PAIR phase.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, accepted in Physica C Proceedings M2SRI
Quantum critical point in the spin glass-antiferromagnetism competition for fermionic Ising Models
The competition between spin glass () and antiferromagnetic order ()
is analyzed in two sublattice fermionic Ising models in the presence of a
transverse and a parallel magnetic fields. The exchange
interaction follows a Gaussian probability distribution with mean and
standard deviation , but only spins in different sublattices can
interact. The problem is formulated in a path integral formalism, where the
spin operators have been expressed as bilinear combinations of Grassmann
fields. The results of two fermionic models are compared. In the first one, the
diagonal operator has four states, where two eigenvalues vanish (4S
model), which are suppressed by a restriction in the two states 2S model. The
replica symmetry ansatz and the static approximation have been used to obtain
the free energy. The results are showing in phase diagrams ( is the
temperature) {\it versus} , , and . When is
increased, (transition temperature to a nonergodic phase) reduces and
the Neel temperature decreases towards a quantum critical point. The field
always destroys ; however, within a certain range, it favors the
frustration. Therefore, the presence of both fields, and , produces
effects that are in competition. The critical temperatures are lower for the 4S
model and it is less sensitive to the magnetic couplings than the 2S model.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, accepted in Physica
A theoretical study of the cluster glass-Kondo-magnetic disordered alloys
The physics of disordered alloys, such as typically the well known case of
CeNi1-xCux alloys, showing an interplay among the Kondo effect, the spin glass
state and a magnetic order, has been studied firstly within an average
description like in the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model. Recently, a theoretical
model (PRB 74, 014427 (2006)) involving a more local description of the
intersite interaction has been proposed to describe the phase diagram of
CeNi1-xCux. This alloy is an example of the complex interplay between Kondo
effect and frustration in which there is in particular the onset of a
cluster-glass state. Although the model given in Ref. PRB 74, 014427 (2006) has
reproduced the different phases relatively well, it is not able to describe the
cluster-glass state. We study here the competition between the Kondo effect and
a cluster glass phase within a Kondo Lattice model with an inter-cluster random
Gaussian interaction. The inter-cluster term is treated within the cluster
mean-field theory for spin glasses, while, inside the cluster, an exact
diagonalisation is performed including inter-site ferromagnetic and intra-site
Kondo interactions. The cluster glass order parameters and the Kondo
correlation function are obtained for different values of the cluster size, the
intra-cluster ferromagnetic coupling and the Kondo intra-site coupling. We
obtain, for instance, that the increase of the Kondo coupling tends to destroy
the cluster glass phase.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, Accepted for publication in Physica
Sensor Networks For Aquaculture Monitoring Systems
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food producing sectors in the world, and its economic importance is increasing. Due to the increased demand for food, market pressure and growing concern about environmental and food quality issues, special techniques have been developed and applied to increase food production and improve product quality. Scientific advances in recent years in this sector have been facilitated largely by the application of science and the introduction of new technologies[1]. Emerging technologies in areas of sensor network, network computing and ubiquitous computing are enabling the development of practical and innovative solutions, improving monitoring and decision-making capabilities[2]. Innovations in water quality monitoring, fish feeding, biomass estimation, fish behavior monitoring, disease diagnosis and food waste management can not only improve the degree of automation of aquaculture and the level of scientific management, but also reduce the cost of production, improve environmental control and increase product quality[3]. Despite the great progress of science and technology, the optimization and management of production processes of aquaculture systems is facing great challenges[4]. The objectives of the present work are to review and analyze the currently scientific advances in technology applied in aquaculture systems, exploring the processes, architectures, the automation level and the role of sensors and new information technologies in this sector of activity.Research is supported by Portugal 2020 AQUATROPOLIS project. The “AQUATROPOLIS - Intelligent
Management System for Sustainable Aquaculture” is an Incentive System for Research and Technological
Development (SI I&DT) project in cooperation with the following entities: Compta - Emerging Business, S.A.;
AlgaPlus - Production and Commercialization of Algae and its Derivatives Lda; Domatica - Global Solutions, S.A.; Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL); Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and Tagusvalley - Association for the Promotion and Development of the Tecnopolo Valley of the Tagus Valley. The main objective of the “Aquatropolis” project – Intelligent Management System for Sustainable Aquaculture – is to develop a disruptive solution for an intelligent, optimized and automated management of aquaculture operations, in order to promote the sustainable development of the Aquaculture industry in the countries of the Atlantic region.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Doniach diagram for ordered, disordered and underscreened Kondo lattices
The Doniach's diagram has been originally proposed to describe the
competition between the local Kondo effect and the intersite RKKY interactions
in cerium compounds. Here we discuss the extension of this diagram to different
variations of Kondo lattice model. We consider a) ordered cerium compounds
where the competition between magnetic order and Kondo effect plays an
important role, as , b) disordered cerium systems with competing
spin glass phase, magnetic ordered phases and a Kondo phase, as the heavy
fermion cerium alloy and, c) uranium compounds where a
coexistence between Kondo effect and ferromagnetic order has been observed, as
UTe. We show that all these cases can be described by a generalized Doniach
phase diagram.Comment: Presented in the Latin American Workshop on Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials (LAW3M) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12-16, 2007. Proceedings to
be published in JMM
Stability conditions for fermionic Ising spin-glass models in the presence of a transverse field
The stability of spin-glass (SG) phase is analyzed in detail for a fermionic
Ising SG (FISG) model in the presence of a magnetic transverse field .
The fermionic path integral formalism, replica method and static approach have
been used to obtain the thermodynamic potential within one step replica
symmetry breaking ansatz. The replica symmetry (RS) results show that the SG
phase is always unstable against the replicon. Moreover, the two other
eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix (related to the diagonal
elements of the replica matrix) can indicate an additional instability to the
SG phase, which enhances when is increased. Therefore, this result
suggests that the study of the replicon can not be enough to guarantee the RS
stability in the present quantum FISG model, especially near the quantum
critical point. In particular, the FISG model allows changing the occupation
number of sites, so one can get a first order transition when the chemical
potential exceeds a certain value. In this region, the replicon and the
indicate instability problems for the SG solution close to all
range of first order boundary.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, accepted in Physica
Study of the requirements of an autonomous system for surface water quality monitoring
In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of the preservation, protection and sustainable use of natural resources. Water resources, being one of the most important natural resources, face major threats due to contamination by pollutants of various types and origins. Maintaining the quality of water resources requires more robust, reliable and more frequent monitoring than traditional techniques of data collection based on sporadic, discontinuous and manual processes. The management of large geographical areas, the insufficient spatiotemporal discretization of the values of samples collected by traditional processes and the unpredictability of natural phenomena, require a new approach to data collection procedures. This article, which is the result of ongoing research, defines the technical requirements and technologies used in a continuous and regular monitoring of surface water quality in freshwater systems, whose data acquisition system helps to identify the sources of pollution and the contaminants flow along the waterways. The design of a versatile real-time water quality monitoring system, which, due to its environmental constraints should be based on renewable energies and wireless transfer of energy, will contribute to improve the management and effective protection of water resources.This work was supported by Centro2020, Portugal 2020 and European Union (EU) under the grants, CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-024052E – Libélula: Mobile robotic surface water quality monitoring system.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
TOPOGRAFIA DO CONE MEDULAR EM UM GATO MOURISCO, Herpailurus yagouaroundi (Severtzow, 1858)(FELIDAE)
A anestesia caudal foi proposta pela primeira vez em 1926 e diversas técnicas foram
desenvolvidas para anestesiar os nervos espinhais lombares e sacrais. Os métodos para anestesia
epidural exigem conhecimento da anatomia da região envolvida. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar
a topografia do cone medular do gato mourisco, tornando possível a realização desta técnica
anestésica em um felino silvestre de nossa fauna. Uma gata mourisca, adulta, proveniente do
Zoológico Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia-MG, foi encaminhado ao Laboratório de Pesquisa em Animais
Silvestres (LAPAS), com o objetivo de determinar a topografia do cone medular para tornar possível
a realização desta técnica anestésica em um felino silvestre de nossa fauna. Este animal foi fixado
em solução de formol a 10%. Feita incisão de pele, os músculos da coluna vertebral foram retirados,
os arcos vertebrais foram seccionados para visualização da medula espinhal e seus envoltórios. O
cone medular neste animal iniciou-se na sexta vértebra lombar (L6) e terminou na segunda vértebra
sacral (S2), com comprimento total de 50mm. O comprimento corporal deste felino foi de 473mm.
Conclui-se que o melhor local para a anestesia epidural do membro pélvico no gato mourisco está
entre as vértebras L6 e S2.
Topographycal study on the medullar cone in jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi
(Severtzow,1858)(FELIDAE
Abstract
Since the caudal anesthesia was first proposed in 1926 many techniques were
developed to anesthethize the lumbar and sacral nerves. Such methods for epidural anesthesia
require knowledge of the relative anatomical regions. The objetive of the present study was to determine
the topographic anatomy of the jaguarundi medullar cone as a morphological basis for application of
anesthesis techniques. One adult female jaguarondi that perished by natural death has been obtained
form the Sabiá Zoo Park, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil and conducted to tha Wild Animals Laboratory. The
animal was fixes in 10% formalin solution. Following skin incision, muscles of the vertebral column
were removed and the vertebral arcs sectioned for the visualization of hte spinal cord and its wrappers.
Epidural anesthesic drug in the medullar cone. The medullar cone in this jaguarundi startet in the
sixth lumbar vertebra (L6) and ended in the second sacral vertebra (S2); the spinal cord length was
50mm. The corporal length of this feline measured 473mm. The best region to perform the pelvic
anesthesia in a jaguarundi is between the vertebra L6 and S2
Large atom number dual-species magneto-optical trap for fermionic 6Li and 40K atoms
We present the design, implementation and characterization of a dual-species
magneto-optical trap (MOT) for fermionic 6Li and 40K atoms with large atom
numbers. The MOT simultaneously contains 5.2x10^9 6Li-atoms and 8.0x10^9
40K-atoms, which are continuously loaded by a Zeeman slower for 6Li and a
2D-MOT for 40K. The atom sources induce capture rates of 1.2x10^9 6Li-atoms/s
and 1.4x10^9 40K-atoms/s. Trap losses due to light-induced interspecies
collisions of ~65% were observed and could be minimized to ~10% by using low
magnetic field gradients and low light powers in the repumping light of both
atomic species. The described system represents the starting point for the
production of a large-atom number quantum degenerate Fermi-Fermi mixture
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