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Quantized vortices around wavefront nodes, 2
Quantized vortices can occur around nodal points in wavefunctions. The derivation depends only on the wavefunction being single valued, continuous, and having continuous first derivatives. Since the derivation does not depend upon the dynamical equations, the quantized vortices are expected to occur for many types of waves such as electromagnetic and acoustic. Such vortices have appeared in the calculations of the H + H2 molecular collisions and play a role in the chemical kinetics. In a companion paper, it is shown that quantized vortices occur when optical waves are internally reflected from the face of a prism or particle beams are reflected from potential energy barriers
Adsorption of Xe and Ar on Quasicrystalline Al-Ni-Co
An interaction potential energy between and adsorbate (Xe and Ar) and the
10-fold Al-Ni-Co quasicrystal is computed by summing over all
adsorbate-substrate interatomic interactions. The quasicrystal atoms'
coordinates are obtained from LEED experiments and the Lennard-Jones parameters
of Xe-Al, Xe-Ni and Xe-Co are found using semiempirical combining rules. The
resulting potential energy function of position is highly corrugated.
Monolayer adsorption of Xe and Ar on the quasicrystal surface is investigated
in two cases: 1) in the limit of low coverage (Henry's law regime), and 2) at
somewhat larger coverage, when interactions between adatoms are considered
through the second virial coefficient, C_{AAS}. A comparison with adsorption on
a flat surface indicates that the corrugation enhances the effect on Xe-Xe
(Ar-Ar) interactions. The theoretical results for the low coverage adsorption
regime are compared to experimental (LEED isobar) data.Comment: 12 pages, 8figure
Electromagnetic proton form factors in large QCD
The electromagnetic form factors of the proton are obtained using a
particular realization of QCD in the large limit (),
which sums up the infinite number of zero-width resonances to yield an Euler's
Beta function (Dual-). The form factors and
, as well as agree very well with reanalyzed space-like
data in the whole range of momentum transfer. In addition, the predicted ratio
is in good agreement with recent polarization transfer
measurements at Jefferson Lab.Comment: 10 page
A Study of the X-Ray Emission of Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable Ae Aquarii
We report results from analysis of the X-ray observations of AE Aqr, made
with Ginga in June 1988 and with ASCA in October 1995. Pulsations are detected
clearly with a sinusoidal pulse profile with periods of s
(Ginga) and s (ASCA)\@. The pulse amplitude is relatively
small and the modulated flux remains nearly constant despite a factor of 3
change in the average flux during the flare. We reproduce the time-averaged
spectrum in the 0.4 -- 10 keV energy band by a thermal emission model with a
combination of two different temperatures: kT keV
and kT keV\@. There is no significant difference
between the quiescent and flare energy spectra, although a hint of spectral
hardening is recognized during the flare. We interpret these observational
results with a model in which AE Aqr is in a propeller stage. Based on this
propeller scenario, we suggest that the X-ray emission is originated from
magnetospheric radiation.Comment: 24 pages, 7 Postscript figures, AAS LaTex, To appear in the Nov 1
issue of Ap
Net Charge on a Noble Gas Atom Adsorbed on a Metallic Surface
Adsorbed noble gas atoms donate (on the average) a fraction of an electronic
charge to the substrate metal. The effect has been experimentally observed as
an adsorptive change in the electronic work function. The connection between
the effective net atomic charge and the binding energy of the atom to the metal
is theoretically explored.Comment: ReVvTeX 3.1 format, Two Figures, Three Table
Electromagnetic form factors of charged and neutral kaons in an extended vector-meson-dominance model
A model is developed for electromagnetic form factors of the charged and
neutral K-mesons. The formalism is based on ChPT Lagrangians with vector
mesons. The form factors, calculated without fitting parameters, are in a good
agreement with experiment for space-like and time-like photon momenta.
Contribution of the two-kaon channels to the muon anomalous magnetic moment
a_\mu is calculated.Comment: 23 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J.
Borromean Binding of Three or Four Bosons
We estimate the ratio of the critical coupling constants
and which are required to achieve binding of 2 or 3 bosons,
respectively, with a short-range interaction, and examine how this ratio
depends on the shape of the potential. Simple monotonous potentials give
. A wide repulsive core pushes this ratio close to R=1. On the
other hand, for an attractive well protected by an external repulsive barrier,
the ratio approaches the rigorous lower bound . We also present results
for N=4 bosons, sketch the extension to , and discuss various
consequences.Comment: 12 pages, RevTeX, 5 Figures in tex include
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Early Ultraviolet Observations of Type IIn Supernovae Constrain the Asphericity of Their Circumstellar Material
© 2020. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. We present a survey of the early evolution of 12 Type IIn supernovae (SNe IIn) at ultraviolet and visible light wavelengths. We use this survey to constrain the geometry of the circumstellar material (CSM) surrounding SN IIn explosions, which may shed light on their progenitor diversity. In order to distinguish between aspherical and spherical CSM, we estimate the blackbody radius temporal evolution of the SNe IIn of our sample, following the method introduced by Soumagnac et al. We find that higher-luminosity objects tend to show evidence for aspherical CSM. Depending on whether this correlation is due to physical reasons or to some selection bias, we derive a lower limit between 35% and 66% for the fraction of SNe IIn showing evidence for aspherical CSM. This result suggests that asphericity of the CSM surrounding SNe IIn is common - consistent with data from resolved images of stars undergoing considerable mass loss. It should be taken into account for more realistic modeling of these events
Theory of Hysteresis Loop in Ferromagnets
We consider three mechanisms of hysteresis phenomena in alternating magnetic
field: the domain wall motion in a random medium, the nucleation and the
retardation of magnetization due to slow (critical) fluctuations. We construct
quantitative theory for all these processes. The hysteresis is characterized by
two dynamic threshold fields, by coercive field and by the so-called reversal
field. Their ratios to the static threshold field is shown to be function of
two dimensionless variables constituted from the frequency and amplitude of the
ac field as well as from some characteristics of the magnet. The area and the
shape of the hysteresis loop are found. We consider different limiting cases in
which power dependencies are valid. Numerical simulations show the domain wall
formation and propagation and confirm the main theoretical predictions. Theory
is compared with available experimental data.Comment: RevTex, 13 pages, 8 figures (PostScript), acknowledgements adde
Monte Carlo Analysis of a New Interatomic Potential for He
By means of a Quadratic Diffusion Monte Carlo method we have performed a
comparative analysis between the Aziz potential and a revised version of it.
The results demonstrate that the new potential produces a better description of
the equation of state for liquid He. In spite of the improvement in the
description of derivative magnitudes of the energy, as the pressure or the
compressibility, the energy per particle which comes from this new potential is
lower than the experimental one. The inclusion of three-body interactions,
which give a repulsive contribution to the potential energy, makes it feasible
that the calculated energy comes close to the experimental result.Comment: 36 pages, LaTex, 11 PostScript figures include
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