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Neutron Scattering Studies of the Magnetic Fluctuations in YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}
Neutron scattering measurements have been made on the spin fluctuations in
YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta} for different oxygen doping levels. Incommensurability is
clearly observed for oxygen concentrations of 6.6 and 6.7 and is suggested for
the 6.93. Measurements of the resonance for the O_{6.6} concentration show that
it exists in a broadened and less intense form at temperatures much higher than
T_c.Comment: 9 pages, 4 gif figures, Proceedings of Spectroscopies in Novel
Superconductors, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Sept, 199
Pseudogap and incommensurate magnetic fluctuations in YBa_2Cu_3O_{6. 6}
Unpolarized inelastic neutron scattering is used to study the temperature and
wave vector dependence of the dynamical magnetic susceptibility,
, of a well characterized single crystal
( K). We find that a pseudogap opens in the spin fluctuation spectrum
at temperatures well above . We speculate that the appearance of the low
frequency incommensurate fluctuations is associated with the opening of the
pseudogap. To within the error of the measurements, a gap in the spin
fluctuation spectrum is found in the superconducting state.Comment: 6 pages, 3 ps figs, Proceedings of ICNS, Physica B, to be publishe
Observation of Magnetic Moments in the Superconducting State of YBaCuO
Neutron Scattering measurements for YBaCuO have identified
small magnetic moments that increase in strength as the temperature is reduced
below and further increase below . An analysis of the data shows
the moments are antiferromagnetic between the Cu-O planes with a correlation
length of longer than 195 \AA in the - plane and about 35 \AA along the
c-axis. The origin of the moments is unknown, and their properties are
discusssed both in terms of Cu spin magnetism and orbital bond currents.Comment: 9 pages, and 4 figure
Are food exposures obtained through commercial market panels representative of the general population? Implications for outbreak investigations
Current methods of control recruitment for case-control studies can be slow (a particular issue for outbreak investigations), resource-intensive and subject to a range of biases. Commercial market panels are a potential source of rapidly recruited controls. Our study evaluated food exposure data from these panel controls, compared with an established reference dataset. Market panel data were collected from two companies using retrospective internet-based surveys; these were compared with reference data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS). We used logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratios to compare exposure to each of the 71 food items between the market panel and NDNS participants. We compared 2103 panel controls with 2696 reference participants. Adjusted for socio-demographic factors, exposure to 90% of foods was statistically different between both panels and the reference data. However, these differences were likely to be of limited practical importance for 89% of Panel A foods and 79% of Panel B foods. Market panel food exposures were comparable with reference data for common food exposures but more likely to be different for uncommon exposures. This approach should be considered for outbreak investigation, in conjunction with other considerations such as population at risk, timeliness of response and study resources
Magnetic Coherence as a Universal Feature of Cuprate Superconductors
Recent inelastic neutron scattering (INS) experiments on
LaSrCuO have established the existence of a {\it magnetic
coherence effect}, i.e., strong frequency and momentum dependent changes of the
spin susceptibility, , in the superconducting phase. We show, using the
spin-fermion model for incommensurate antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations, that
the magnetic coherence effect establishes the ability of INS experiments to
probe the electronic spectrum of the cuprates, in that the effect arises from
the interplay of an incommensurate magnetic response, the form of the
underlying Fermi surface, and the opening of the d-wave gap in the fermionic
spectrum. In particular, we find that the magnetic coherence effect observed in
INS experiments on LaSrCuO requires that the Fermi surface be
closed around up to optimal doping. We present several predictions
for the form of the magnetic coherence effect in YBaCuO in
which an incommensurate magnetic response has been observed in the
superconducting state.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figures; extended version of Phys. Rev B, R6483 (2000
Observation of Magnetic Order in a Superconductor
Polarized beam neutron scattering measurements on a highly perfect crystal of
show a distinct magnetic transition with an onset at
about 235K, the temperature expected for the pseudogap transition. The moment
is found to be about 0.1 for each sublattice and have a correlation
length of at least 75 \AA. We found the critical exponent for the magnetic
neutron intensity to be 2 =0.37 0.12. This is the proper range for
the class of transition that has no specific heat divergence possibly
explaining why none is found at the pseudogap transition.Comment: 3 figure
Magnetic Order in YBaCuO Superconductors
Polarized and unpolarized neutron diffraction has been used to search for
magnetic order in YBaCuO superconductors. Most of the
measurements were made on a high quality crystal of YBaCuO. It
is shown that this crystal has highly ordered ortho-II chain order, and a sharp
superconducting transition. Inelastic scattering measurements display a very
clean spin-gap and pseudogap with any intensity at 10 meV being 50 times
smaller than the resonance intensity. The crystal shows a complicated magnetic
order that appears to have three components. A magnetic phase is found at high
temperatures that seems to stem from an impurity with a moment that is in the
- plane, but disordered on the crystal lattice. A second ordering occurs
near the pseudogap temperature that has a shorter correlation length than the
high temperature phase and a moment direction that is at least partly along the
c-axis of the crystal. Its moment direction, temperature dependence, and Bragg
intensities suggest that it may stem from orbital ordering of the -density
wave (DDW) type. An additional intensity increase occurs below the
superconducting transition. The magnetic intensity in these phases does not
change noticeably in a 7 Tesla magnetic field aligned approximately along the
c-axis. Searches for magnetic order in YBaCuO show no signal
while a small magnetic intensity is found in YBaCuO that is
consistent with c-axis directed magnetic order. The results are contrasted with
other recent neutron measurements.Comment: 11 pages with 10 figure
Phonon anomalies at the valence transition of SmS : An inelasticX-ray scattering study under pressure
The phonon dispersion curve of SmS under pressure was studied by inelastic
x-ray scattering around the pressure-induced valence transition. A significant
softening of the longitudinal acoustic modes propagating along the [111]
direction was observed spanning a wide region from
() up to the zone boundary as
SmS becomes metallic. The largest softening occurs at the zone boundary and
stays stable up to the highest measured pressure of 80 kbar while a gradual
hardening of the low modes simultaneously appears. This phonon spectrum
indicates favorable conditions for the emergence of pressure-induced
superconductivity in SmS.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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