630 research outputs found
What can the SNO Neutral Current Rate teach us about the Solar Neutrino Anomaly
We investigate how the anticipated neutral current rate from will
sharpen our understanding of the solar neutrino anomaly. Quantitative analyses
are performed with representative values of this rate in the expected range of
. This would provide a signal for transition
into a state containing an active neutrino component. Assuming this state to be
purely active one can estimate both the neutrino flux and the
survival probability to a much higher precision than currently possible.
Finally the measured value of the rate will have profound implications for
the mass and mixing parameters of the solar neutrino oscillation solution.Comment: Brief discussion on the first NC result from SNO added; final version
to be published in the MPL
Universality of scanning tunneling microscopy in cuprate superconductors
We consider the problem of local tunneling into cuprate superconductors,
combining model based calculations for the superconducting order parameter with
wavefunction information obtained from first principles electronic structure.
For some time it has been proposed that scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
spectra do not reflect the properties of the superconducting layer in the
CuO plane directly beneath the STM tip, but rather a weighted sum of
spatially proximate states determined by the details of the tunneling process.
These "filter" ideas have been countered with the argument that similar
conductance patterns have been seen around impurities and charge ordered states
in systems with atomically quite different barrier layers. Here we use a
recently developed Wannier function based method to calculate topographies,
spectra, conductance maps and normalized conductance maps close to impurities.
We find that it is the local planar Cu Wannier function,
qualitatively similar for many systems, that controls the form of the tunneling
spectrum and the spatial patterns near perturbations. We explain how, despite
the fact that STM observables depend on the materials-specific details of the
tunneling process and setup parameters, there is an overall universality in the
qualitative features of conductance spectra. In particular, we discuss why STM
results on BiSrCaCuO and CaNaCuOCl are
essentially identical
Interpretation of scanning tunneling quasiparticle interference and impurity states in cuprates
We apply a recently developed method combining first principles based Wannier
functions with solutions to the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations to the problem
of interpreting STM data in cuprate superconductors. We show that the observed
images of Zn on the surface of BiSrCaCuO can only be understood
by accounting for the tails of the Cu Wannier functions, which include
significant weight on apical O sites in neighboring unit cells. This
calculation thus puts earlier crude "filter" theories on a microscopic
foundation and solves a long standing puzzle. We then study quasiparticle
interference phenomena induced by out-of-plane weak potential scatterers, and
show how patterns long observed in cuprates can be understood in terms of the
interference of Wannier functions above the surface. Our results show excellent
agreement with experiment and enable a better understanding of novel phenomena
in the cuprates via STM imaging.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, published version (Supplemental Material: 5
pages, 11 figures) for associated video file, see
http://itp.uni-frankfurt.de/~kreisel/QPI_BSCCO_BdG_p_W.mp
Turbulent Supernova Shock Waves and the Sterile Neutrino Signature in Megaton Water Detectors
The signatures of sterile neutrinos in the supernova neutrino signal in
megaton water Cerenkov detectors are studied. Time dependent modulation of the
neutrino signal emerging from the sharp changes in the oscillation probability
due to shock waves is shown to be a smoking gun for the existence of sterile
neutrinos. These modulations and indeed the entire neutrino oscillation signal
is found to be different for the case with just three active neutrinos and the
cases where there are additional sterile species mixed with the active
neutrinos. The effect of turbulence is taken into account and it is found that
the effect of the shock waves, while modifed, remain significant and
measurable. Supernova neutrino signals in water detectors can therefore give
unambiguous proof for the existence of sterile neutrinos, the sensitivity
extending beyond that for terrestial neutrino experiments. In addition the time
dependent modulations in the signal due to shock waves can be used to trace the
evolution of the shock wave inside the supernova.Comment: 28 pages, 11 figure
Neutrino parameters from matter effects in at long baselines
We show that the earth matter effects in the
survival probability can be used to cleanly determine the third leptonic mixing
angle and the sign of the atmospheric neutrino mass squared
difference, , using a -beam as a source.Comment: 4 pages, 4 eps figures; comments and references added, to appear in
Phys. Rev.
A review: Solar cell current scenario and future trends
In recent years solar cell technology has achieved tremendous growth as sustainable source of energy. In last few years photovoltaic industries have emerged with an annual growth of 40%.Solar cells are renewable pollution free source of electrical energy which can easily replace traditional fossil fuels. In this article we have reviewed the previous and current status of various generations of solar cells and discussed about their future trends and aspects. 
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