282 research outputs found
Weak antilocalization in a 2D electron gas with the chiral splitting of the spectrum
Motivated by the recent observation of the metal-insulator transition in
Si-MOSFETs we consider the quantum interference correction to the conductivity
in the presence of the Rashba spin splitting. For a small splitting, a
crossover from the localizing to antilocalizing regime is obtained. The
symplectic correction is revealed in the limit of a large separation between
the chiral branches. The relevance of the chiral splitting for the 2D electron
gas in Si-MOSFETs is discussed.Comment: 7 pages, REVTeX. Mistake corrected; in the limit of a large chiral
splitting the correction to the conductivity does not vanish but approaches
the symplectic valu
Helicity sensitive terahertz radiation detection by dual-grating-gate high electron mobility transistors
We report on the observation of a radiation helicity sensitive photocurrent
excited by terahertz (THz) radiation in dual-grating-gate (DGG)
InAlAs/InGaAs/InAlAs/InP high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). For a
circular polarization the current measured between source and drain contacts
changes its sign with the inversion of the radiation helicity. For elliptically
polarized radiation the total current is described by superposition of the
Stokes parameters with different weights. Moreover, by variation of gate
voltages applied to individual gratings the photocurrent can be defined either
by the Stokes parameter defining the radiation helicity or those for linear
polarization. We show that artificial non-centrosymmetric microperiodic
structures with a two-dimensional electron system excited by THz radiation
exhibit a dc photocurrent caused by the combined action of a spatially periodic
in-plane potential and spatially modulated light. The results provide a proof
of principle for the application of DGG HEMT for all-electric detection of the
radiation's polarization state.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
Analysis of actinic flux profiles measured from an ozonesonde balloon
A green light sensor has been developed at KNMI to measure actinic flux
profiles using an ozonesonde balloon. In total, 63 launches with ascending
and descending profiles were performed between 2006 and 2010. The measured
uncalibrated actinic flux profiles are analysed using the DoublingâAdding
KNMI (DAK) radiative transfer model. Values of the cloud optical thickness
(COT) along the flight track were taken from the Spinning Enhanced Visible
and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) Cloud Physical Properties (CPP) product. The
impact of clouds on the actinic flux profile is evaluated on the basis of the
cloud modification factor (CMF) at the cloud top and cloud base, which is the
ratio between the actinic fluxes for cloudy and clear-sky scenes. The impact
of clouds on the actinic flux is clearly detected: the largest enhancement
occurs at the cloud top due to multiple scattering. The actinic flux
decreases almost linearly from cloud top to cloud base. Above the cloud top
the actinic flux also increases compared to clear-sky scenes. We find that
clouds can increase the actinic flux to 2.3 times the clear-sky value at
cloud top and decrease it to about 0.05 at cloud base. The relationship
between CMF and COT agrees well with DAK simulations, except for a few
outliers. Good agreement is found between the DAK-simulated actinic flux
profiles and the observations for single-layer clouds in fully overcast
scenes. The instrument is suitable for operational balloon measurements
because of its simplicity and low cost. It is worth further developing the
instrument and launching it together with atmospheric chemistry composition
sensors
Spin orbit effects in a GaAs quantum dot in a parallel magnetic field
We analyze the effects of spin-orbit coupling on fluctuations of the
conductance of a quantum dot fabricated in a GaAs heterostructure. We argue
that spin-orbit effects may become important in the presence of a large
parallel magnetic field B_{||}, even if they are negligble for B_{||}=0. This
should be manifest in the level repulsion of a closed dot, and in reduced
conductance fluctuations in dots with a small number of open channels in each
lead, for large B_{||}. Our picture is consistent with the experimental
observations of Folk et al.Comment: 5 page
Nitrogen excretion at different stages of growth and its association with production traits in growing pigs
The objectives of this study were to determine nitrogen loss at different stages of growth and during the entire growing period and to investigate the associations between nitrogen excretion and production traits in growing pigs. Data from 315 pigs of an F-2 population which originated from crossing Pietrain sires with a commercial dam line were used. Nitrogen retention was derived from protein retention as measured using the deuterium dilution technique during different stages of growth (60 to 90 kg, 90 to 120 kg, and 120 to 140 kg). Pigs were fed ad libitum with 2 pelleted diets containing 17% (60 to 90 kg) and 16.5% (90 to 120 and 120 to 140 kg) CP. Average daily nitrogen excretion (ADNE) within each stage of growth was calculated on the basis of the accumulated difference between average daily nitrogen intake (ADNI) and average daily nitrogen retention (ADNR). Least ADNE, nitrogen excretion per BW gain (NEWG) and total nitrogen excretion (TNE) were observed during growth from 60 to 90 kg. In contrast, the greatest ADNE, NEWG, and TNE were found during growth from 120 to 140 kg. Statistical analyses indicated that gender, housing type, the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) gene, and batch influenced nitrogen excretion (P <0.05), but the degree and direction of influences differed between growth stages. Gender differences showed that gilts excreted less nitrogen than barrows (P <0.05), which was associated with decreased feed conversion ratio (FCR; feed: gain) and lipid: protein gain ratio. Single-housed pigs showed reduced nitrogen excretion compared with group-housed pigs (P <0.05). In comparison to other genotypes, pigs carrying genotype NN (homozygous normal) at the RYR1 locus had the least nitrogen excretion (P <0.05) at all stages of growth except from 60 to 90 kg. The residual correlations indicated that NEWG and TNE have large positive correlations with FCR (r = 0.99 and 0.91, respectively) and moderate negative correlations with ADG (r = -0.53 and -0.48, respectively), for the entire growing period. Improvement in FCR, increase in ADG and reduction in lipid: protein gain ratio by 1 phenotypic SD reduced TNE per pig by 709 g, 307 g, and 211 g, respectively, over the entire growing period. The results indicate that nitrogen excretion changes substantially during growth, and it can be reduced most effectively by improvement of feed efficiency and to a lesser extent through the improvement of BW gain or body composition or both
Room Temperature Coherent and Voltage Tunable Terahertz Emission from Nanometer-Sized Field Effect Transistors
We report on reflective electro-optic sampling measurements of TeraHertz
emission from nanometer-gate-length InGaAs-based high electron mobility
transistors. The room temperature coherent gate-voltage tunable emission is
demonstrated. We establish that the physical mechanism of the coherent
TeraHertz emission is related to the plasma waves driven by simultaneous
current and optical excitation. A significant shift of the plasma frequency and
the narrowing of the emission with increasing channel's current are observed
and explained as due to the increase of the carriers density and drift
velocity.Comment: 3 figure
Spin-dynamic field coupling in strongly THz driven semiconductors : local inversion symmetry breaking
We study theoretically the optics in undoped direct gap semiconductors which
are strongly driven in the THz regime. We calculate the optical sideband
generation due to nonlinear mixing of the THz field and the near infrared
probe. Starting with an inversion symmetric microscopic Hamiltonian we include
the THz field nonperturbatively using non-equilibrium Green function
techniques. We find that a self induced relativistic spin-THz field coupling
locally breaks the inversion symmetry, resulting in the formation of odd
sidebands which otherwise are absent.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Analysis of negative magnetoresistance. Statistics of closed paths. II. Experiment
It is shown that a new kind of information can be extracted from the Fourier
transform of negative magnetoresistance in 2D semiconductor structures. The
procedure proposed provides the information on the area distribution function
of closed paths and on the area dependence of the average length of closed
paths. Based on this line of attack the method of analysis of the negative
magnetoresistance is suggested. The method has been used to process the
experimental data on negative magnetoresistance in 2D structures with different
relations between the momentum and phase relaxation times. It is demonstrated
this fact leads to distinction in the area dependence of the average length of
closed paths.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to be published in Phys.Rev.
Effect of bulk inversion asymmetry on the Datta-Das transistor
A model of the Datta-Das spin field-effect transistor is presented which, in
addition to the Rashba interaction, takes into account the influence of bulk
inversion asymmetry of zinc-blende semiconductors. In the presence of bulk
inversion asymmetry, the conductance is found to depend significantly on the
crystallographic orientation of the channel. We determine the channel direction
optimal for the observation of the Datta-Das effect in GaAs and InAs-based
devices.Comment: 4 pages, Revtex4, 4 EPS figure
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