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Anomalous magnetic properties near Mott transition in Kagom\'e lattice Hubbard model
We investigate the characteristics of the metallic phase near the Mott
transition in the Kagom\'e lattice Hubbard model using the cellular dynamical
mean field theory. By calculating the specific heat and spin correlation
functions, we demonstrate that the quasiparticles show anomalous properties in
the metallic phase close to the Mott transition. We find clear evidence for the
multi-band heavy quasiparticles in the specific heat, which gives rise to
unusual temperature dependence of the spin correlation functions.Comment: 2 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in J. Mag. Mag. Mater.
(Proceedings of the ICM, Kyoto, Japan, August 2006
Magnetic response of nonmagnetic impurities in cuprates
A theory of the local magnetic response of a nonmagnetic impurity in a doped
antiferromagnet, as relevant to the normal state in cuprates, is presented. It
is based on the assumption of the overdamped collective mode in the bulk system
and on the evidence, that equal-time spin correlations are only weakly
renormalized in the vicinity of the impurity. The theory relates the Kondo-like
behavior of the local susceptibility to the anomalous temperature dependence of
the bulk magnetic susceptibility, where the observed increase of the Kondo
temperature with doping reflects the crossover to the Fermi liquid regime and
the spatial distribution of the magnetization is given by bulk
antiferromagnetic correlations.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Comments on differential cross section of phi-meson photoproduction at threshold
We show that the differential cross section d_sigma/d_t of gamma p --> \phi p
reaction at the threshold is finite and its value is crucial to the mechanism
of the phi meson photoproduction and for the models of phi-N interaction.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Mott Phase in Polarized Two-component Atomic Fermi Lattice Gas:A Playground for S=1/2 Heisenberg Model in Magnetic Field
We investigate effects of pseudo-spin population imbalance on Mott phases in
1D trapped two-component atomic Fermi gases loaded on optical lattices based on
the repulsive Hubbard model in harmonic traps. By using the density matrix
renormalization group method, we numerically calculate density profiles of each
component and clarify the pseudo-spin magnetism. Consequently, we find that all
the features from weakly imbalance to fully polarized cases are well described
by S=1/2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain under magnetic field. These results
indicate that the Mott phases offer experimental stages for studying various
interacting spin systems
Hatching Strategies in Monogenean (Platyhelminth) Parasites that Facilitate Host Infection
In parasites, environmental cues may influence hatching of eggs and enhance the success of infections. The two major endoparasitic groups of parasitic platyhelminths, cestodes (tapeworms) and digeneans (flukes), typically have high fecundity, infect more than one host species, and transmit trophically. Monogeneans are parasitic flatworms that are among the most host specific of all parasites. Most are ectoparasites with relatively low fecundity and direct life cycles tied to water. They infect a single host species, usually a fish, although some are endoparasites of amphibians and aquatic chelonian reptiles. Monogenean eggs have strong shells and mostly release ciliated larvae, which, against all odds, must find, identify, and infect a suitable specific host. Some monogeneans increase their chances of finding a host by greatly extending the hatching period (possible bet-hedging). Others respond to cues for hatching such as shadows, chemicals, mechanical disturbance, and osmotic changes, most of which may be generated by the host. Hatching may be rhythmical, larvae emerging at times when the host is more vulnerable to invasion, and this may be combined with responses to other environmental cues. Different monogenean species that infect the same host species may adopt different strategies of hatching, indicating that tactics may be more complex than first thought. Control of egg assembly and egg-laying, possibly by host hormones, has permitted colonization of frogs and toads by polystomatid monogeneans. Some monogeneans further improve the chances of infection by attaching eggs to the host or by retaining eggs on, or in, the body of the parasite. The latter adaptation has led ultimately to viviparity in gyrodactylid monogeneans
New Josephson Plasma Modes in Underdoped YBa2Cu3O6.6 Induced by Parallel Magnetic Field
The c-axis reflectivity spectrum of underdoped YBa2Cu3O6.6 (YBCO) is measured
below Tc=59K in parallel magnetic fields H//CuO2 up to 7T. Upon application of
a parallel field, a new peak appears at finite frequency in the optical
conductivity at the expense of suppression of c-axis condensate weight. We
conclude that the dramatic change originates from different Josephson coupling
strengths between bilayers with and without Josephson vortices. We find that
the 400cm^-1 broad conductivity peak in YBCO gains the spectral weight under
parallel magnetic field; this indicates that the condensate weight at \omega =0
is distributed to the intra-bilayer mode as well as to the new optical
Josephson mode.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
High sensitivity and multifunctional micro-Hall sensors fabricated using InAlSb/InAsSb/InAlSb heterostructures
Further diversification of Hall sensor technology requires development of materials with high electron mobility and an ultrathin conducting layer very close to the material's surface. Here, we describe the magnetoresistive properties of micro-Hall devices fabricated using InAlSb/InAsSb/InAlSb heterostructures where electrical conduction was confined to a 30 nm-InAsSb two-dimensional electron gas layer. The 300 K electron mobility and sheet carrier concentration were 36 500 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) and 2.5 x 10(11) cm(-2), respectively. The maximum current-related sensitivity was 2 750 V A(-1) T-1, which was about an order of magnitude greater than AlGaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic heterostructures devices. Photolithography was used to fabricate 1 mu m x 1 mu m Hall probes, which were installed into a scanning Hall probe microscope and used to image the surface of a hard disk
Superconducting Plasma Excitation at Microwave Frequencies in Parallel Magnetic Fields in
Josephson plasma resonance has been studied in a wide microwave frequency
range between 10 and 52 GHz in a magnetic field parallel to the -plane in
under-doped \BI. Above about 30 GHz two resonance modes were observed: one
(LT mode) appears at low temperatures and another (HT mode) at higher
temperatures, leaving a temperature gap between two regions. These two
resonance modes exhibit a sharp contrast each other both on temperture and
magnetic field dependences and show distinct characters different entirely from
the c-axis Josephson plasma resonance. From temperature and field scan
experiments at various frequencies it is suggested that the LT mode can be
attributed to the coupled Josephson plasma mode with Josephson vortices, while
the HT mode is a new plasma mode associated possibly with the periodic array of
Josephson vortices.Comment: submitted to Physica C (Prceedings of Plasma2000, Sendai
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