Kinetics of non-ionic surfactant adsorption at a fluid-fluid interface from a micellar solution

The kinetics of non-ionic surfactant adsorption at a fluid-fluid interface from a micellar solution is considered theoretically. Our model takes into account the effect of micelle relaxation on the diffusion of the free surfactant molecules. It is shown that non-ionic surfactants undergo either a diffusion or a kinetically limited adsorption according to the characteristic relaxation time of the micelles. This gives a new interpretation for the observed dynamical surface tension of micellar solutions.Comment: 4 page

Nonlinear metal-dielectric nanoantennas for light switching and routing

We introduce a novel hybrid metal-dielectric nanoantenna composed of dielectric (crystalline silicon) and metal (silver) nanoparticles. A high-permittivity dielectric nanoparticle allows to achieve effective light harvesting, and nonlinearity of a metal nanoparticle controls the radiation direction. We show that the radiation pattern of such a nanoantenna can be switched between the forward and backward directions by varying only the light intensity around the level of 11 MW/cm$^2$, with the characteristic switching time of 260 fs.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, submitted to New J. Phy

Subwavelength modulational instability and plasmon oscillons in nanoparticle arrays

We study modulational instability in nonlinear arrays of subwavelength metallic nanoparticles, and analyze numerically nonlinear scenarios of the instability development. We demonstrate that modulational instability can lead to the formation of regular periodic or quasi-periodic modulations of the polarization. We reveal that such nonlinear nanoparticle arrays can support long-lived standing and moving oscillating nonlinear localized modes - plasmon oscillons.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, published in Physical Review Letter

Coherent X-radiation of a relativistic electron on nano-scale multilayer structure in Laue scattering geometry

The coherent X-radiation of relativistic electron crossing a periodic multilayer artificial structure is considered in Laue geometry. The expressions describing spectral-angular characteristics of the radiation are derived. The possibility of the radiation photon yield material increase with change of the asymmetry of the relativistic electron Coulomb field reflection with respect to multilayer target entrance surface is considered

Subwavelength plasmonic kinks in arrays of metallic nanoparticles

We analyze nonlinear effects in optically driven arrays of nonlinear metallic nanoparticles. We demonstrate that such plasmonic systems are characterized by a bistable response, and they can support the propagation of dissipative switching waves (or plasmonic kinks) connecting the states with different polarization. We study numerically the properties of such plasmonic kinks which are characterized by a subwavelength extent and a tunable velocity.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, published in Opt. Expres

On the ratio of the relativistic electron PXR in Bragg and forward direction within Bragg scattering geometry

In the present work, the parametric X-radiation (PXR) and the parametric radiation at a small angle relative to the velocity of a relativistic electron (FPXR) crossing a single crystal plate in Bragg scattering geometry are investigated within the framework of the dynamic X-ray diffraction theory. The expressions for spectral-angular density of the named radiations are derived in the general case of asymmetric reflection. The ratio of the contributions of these radiation mechanisms as a function of reflection asymmetry is considered in this work

Manifestation of dynamic effects in coherent X-radiation from relativistic electron in Bragg scattering geometry

Analytic expressions describing the spectral–angular distribution of parametric X-radiation (PXR) and diffracted transient radiation (DTR) of a relativistic electron traversing a single-crystal plate in the Bragg scattering geometry are derived on the basis of the two-wave approximation of the dynamic diffraction theoryyesBelgorod State Universit

Relativistic electron PXR and FPXR yield ratio

The parametric X-radiation of relativistic electron crossing a single crystal plate is considered on the basis of dynamic diffraction theory in Laue geometry both in Bragg (PXR) and forward (FPXR) directionsyesBelgorod State Universit