Magnetic Field Effects on the Transport Properties of One-sided Rough Wires

We present a detailed numerical analysis of the effect of a magnetic field on the transport properties of a `small-$N$' one-sided surface disordered wire. When time reversal symmetry is broken due to a magnetic field $B$, we find a strong increase with $B$ not only of the localization length $\xi$ but also of the mean free path $\ell$ caused by boundary states. Despite this, the universal relationship between $\ell$ and $\xi$ does hold. We also analyze the conductance distribution at the metal-insulator crossover, finding a very good agreement with Random Matrix Theory with two fluctuating channels within the Circular Orthogonal(Unitary) Ensemble in absence(presence) of $B$Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.

Microinclusions in cassiterite of different deposits in western Spain

[Resumen] Se incluyen en este estudio casiteritas procedentes de distintos yacimientos de Salamanca y Extremadura que se han seleccionado en función de sus diferentes caracteres: hábito, color, zonaci6n, tipología genética y composición química. Se presenta la descripción microscópica así como la composición química obtenida mediante microsonda de las casiteritas y sus microinclusiones. Cabe destacar una clara relación entre la razón Nb/Ta y el tipo genético. Por otro lado, la razón Fe/Mn es característica propia del ambiente geoquímico de cada yacimiento. Las casiteritas ricas en Nb y Ta contienen microinclusiones de columbo-tantalita, las casiteritas ricas en Ti y Nb, ilmeno-rutilo y columbo-tantalita y las esencialmente, titaníferas , rutilos.[Abstract] Cassiterites of different deposits in western Spain were selectioned for this study by different characteristics: colour, crystal habit, zonation, genetic type and chemical composition. Microscopic description and Microprobe analysis of cassiterites and microinclusions are presented. There is correlation between columbite-tantalite composition (Nb/Ta) and the genetic type; on the other hand, Fe/Mn depends of geochemical enviroment in ore deposits formation. The Nb-Ta cassiterites contain microinclusions of columbite-tantalite, the Ti-Nb cassiterites microinclusions of ilmeno-rutile and columbite-Tantalite and the Ti-cassiterites, rutiles

Anderson localization in a periodic photonic lattice with a disordered boundary

We investigate experimentally the light evolution inside a two-dimensional finite periodic array of weakly- coupled optical waveguides with a disordered boundary. For a completely localized initial condition away from the surface, we find that the disordered boundary induces an asymptotic localization in the bulk, centered around the initial position of the input beam.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure

Artrosis vertebral en la población de La Encantada (Granátula de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, II milenio a. C.)

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Integral field spectroscopy of type-II QSOs at z=0.3-0.4

We present and analyse integral-field observations of six type-II QSOs with z=0.3-0.4, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Two of our sample are found to be surrounded by a nebula of warm ionized gas, with the largest nebula extending across 8" (40 kpc). Some regions of the extended nebulae show kinematics that are consistent with gravitational motion, while other regions show relatively perturbed kinematics: velocity shifts and line widths too large to be readily explained by gravitational motion. We propose that a ~20 kpc x20 kpc outflow is present in one of the galaxies. Possible mechanisms for triggering the outflow are discussed. In this object, we also find evidence for ionization both by shocks and the radiation field of the AGN.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, accepted by MNRAS Letter