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Dynamic Origin of Vortex Core Switching in Soft Magnetic Nanodots
The magnetic vortex with the in-plane curling magnetization and the
out-of-plane magnetization at the core is a unique ground state in nanoscale
magnetic elements. This kind of magnetic vortex can be used as a memory unit
for information storage, through its downward or upward core-orientation and,
thus, controllable core switching deserves some special attention. Our
analytical and micromagnetic calculations reveal that the origin of the vortex
core reversal is a gyrotropic field. This field is induced by vortex dynamic
motion and is proportional to the velocity of the moving vortex. Our
calculations elucidate the physical origin of the vortex core dynamic reversal
and offer a key to effective manipulation of the vortex-core orientation.Comment: 17 pages and 3 figure
On the feasibility to study inverse proximity effect in a single S/F bilayer by Polarized Neutron Reflectometry
Here we report on a feasibility study aiming to explore the potential of
Polarized Neutron Reflectometry (PNR) for detecting the inverse proximity
effect in a single superconducting/ferromagnetic bilayer. Experiments,
conducted on the V(40nm)/Fe(1nm) S/F bilayer, have shown that experimental spin
asymmetry measured at T = 0.5TC is shifted towards higher Q values compared to
the curve measured at T = 1.5TC. Such a shift can be described by the
appearance in superconducting vanadium of magnetic sub-layer with thickness of
7 nm and magnetization of +0.8 kG.Comment: Changes in the 2nd version: small mistypes are corrected. Manuscript
submitted to JETP let. 4 pages, 2 figure
Magnus force and acoustic Stewart-Tolman effect in type II superconductors
At zero magnetic field we have observed an electromagnetic radiation from
superconductors subjected by a transverse elastic wave. This radiation has an
inertial origin, and is a manifestation of the acoustic Stewart-Tolman effect.
The effect is used for implementing a method of measurement of an effective
Magnus force in type II superconductors. The method does not require the flux
flow regime and allows to investigate this force for almost the whole range of
the existence of the mixed state. We have studied behavior of the gyroscopic
force in nonmagnetic borocarbides and Nb. It is found that in borocarbides the
sign of the gyroscopic force in the mixed state is the same as in the normal
state, and its value (counted for one vortex of unit length) has only a weak
dependence on the magnetic field. In Nb the change of sign of the gyroscopic
force under the transition from the normal to the mixed state is observed.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Comment on "Geoeffectiveness of halo coronal mass ejections" by N. Gopalswamy, S. Yashiro, and S. Akiyama
Comment on paper: Gopalswamy, N., S. Yashiro, and S. Akiyama (2007),
Geoeffectiveness of halo coronal mass ejections, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A06112,
doi:10.1029/2006JA012149
Gopalswamy et al. [2007] studied the geoeffectiveness of halo coronal mass
ejections (CMEs) on the basis of solar observations during 1996-2005 and found
that the geoeffectiveness of 229 frontside halo CMEs was 71%. Recently for
observations of 305 frontside halo CMEs during 1997-2003 the geoeffectiveness
was found to be 40% [Kim et al., 2005]. Complex analysis of both solar and
interplanetary measurements showed that the geoeffectiveness of frontside halo
CMEs is likely to be about 50% [Yermolaev et al., 2005; Yermolaev and
Yermolaev, 2006]. Gopalswamy et al. [2007] did not discuss possible causes of
this difference and were limited only to the general words: "The reason for the
conflicting results (geoeffectiveness of CMEs ranging from 35% to more than
80%) may be attributed to the different definition of halo CMEs and
geoeffectiveness." So, here we shall present our point of view on high
geoeffectivenees of CME obtained in paper by Gopalswamy et al. [2007]
Charge-Transfer Excitations in the Model Superconductor HgBaCuO
We report a Cu -edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) study of
charge-transfer excitations in the 2-8 eV range in the structurally simple
compound HgBaCuO at optimal doping ( K).
The spectra exhibit a significant dependence on the incident photon energy
which we carefully utilize to resolve a multiplet of weakly-dispersive ( eV) electron-hole excitations, including a mode at 2 eV. The observation
of this 2 eV excitation suggests the existence of a charge-transfer pseudogap
deep in the superconducting phase. Quite generally, our data demonstrate the
importance of exploring the incident photon energy dependence of the RIXS cross
section.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Effects of finite curvature on soliton dynamics in a chain of nonlinear oscillators
We consider a curved chain of nonlinear oscillators and show that the
interplay of curvature and nonlinearity leads to a number of qualitative
effects. In particular, the energy of nonlinear localized excitations centered
on the bending decreases when curvature increases, i.e. bending manifests
itself as a trap for excitations. Moreover, the potential of this trap is
double-well, thus leading to a symmetry breaking phenomenon: a symmetric
stationary state may become unstable and transform into an energetically
favorable asymmetric stationary state. The essentials of symmetry breaking are
examined analytically for a simplified model. We also demonstrate a threshold
character of the scattering process, i.e. transmission, trapping, or reflection
of the moving nonlinear excitation passing through the bending.Comment: 13 pages (LaTeX) with 10 figures (EPS
Efficient Reactive Brownian Dynamics
We develop a Split Reactive Brownian Dynamics (SRBD) algorithm for particle
simulations of reaction-diffusion systems based on the Doi or volume reactivity
model, in which pairs of particles react with a specified Poisson rate if they
are closer than a chosen reactive distance. In our Doi model, we ensure that
the microscopic reaction rules for various association and disassociation
reactions are consistent with detailed balance (time reversibility) at
thermodynamic equilibrium. The SRBD algorithm uses Strang splitting in time to
separate reaction and diffusion, and solves both the diffusion-only and
reaction-only subproblems exactly, even at high packing densities. To
efficiently process reactions without uncontrolled approximations, SRBD employs
an event-driven algorithm that processes reactions in a time-ordered sequence
over the duration of the time step. A grid of cells with size larger than all
of the reactive distances is used to schedule and process the reactions, but
unlike traditional grid-based methods such as Reaction-Diffusion Master
Equation (RDME) algorithms, the results of SRBD are statistically independent
of the size of the grid used to accelerate the processing of reactions. We use
the SRBD algorithm to compute the effective macroscopic reaction rate for both
reaction- and diffusion-limited irreversible association in three dimensions.
We also study long-time tails in the time correlation functions for reversible
association at thermodynamic equilibrium. Finally, we compare different
particle and continuum methods on a model exhibiting a Turing-like instability
and pattern formation. We find that for models in which particles diffuse off
lattice, such as the Doi model, reactions lead to a spurious enhancement of the
effective diffusion coefficients.Comment: To appear in J. Chem. Phy
Optical Study of the Free Carrier Response of LaTiO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices
We used infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry to investigate the electronic
properties of LaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices (SLs). Our results indicated that,
independent of the SL periodicity and individual layer-thickness, the SLs
exhibited a Drude metallic response with sheet carrier density per interface
~3x10^14 cm^-2. This is probably due to the leakage of d-electrons at
interfaces from the Mott insulator LaTiO3 to the band insulator SrTiO3. We
observed a carrier relaxation time ~ 35 fs and mobility ~ 35 cm^2V^-1s^-1 at 10
K, and an unusual temperature dependence of carrier density that was attributed
to the dielectric screening of quantum paraelectric SrTiO3.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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