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Nuclear Magnetic Quadrupole Moments in Single Particle Approximation
A static magnetic quadrupole moment of a nucleus, induced by T- and P-odd
nucleon-nucleon interaction, is investigated in the single-particle
approximation. Models are considered allowing for analytical solution. The
problem is also treated numerically in a Woods-Saxon potential with spin-orbit
interaction. The stability of results is discussed.Comment: LATEX, 9 pages, 1 postscript figure available upon request from
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Magnetic field induced lattice anomaly inside the superconducting state of CeCoIn: evidence of the proposed Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state
We report high magnetic field linear magnetostriction experiments on
CeCoIn single crystals. Two features are remarkable: (i) a sharp
discontinuity in all the crystallographic axes associated with the upper
superconducting critical field that becomes less pronounced as the
temperature increases; (ii) a distinctive second order-like feature observed
only along the c-axis in the high field (10 T ) low
temperature ( 0.35 K) region. This second order transition is
observed only when the magnetic field lies within 20 of the ab-planes and
there is no signature of it above , which raises questions regarding
its interpretation as a field induced magnetically ordered phase. Good
agreement with previous results suggests that this anomaly is related to the
transition to the Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconducting state.Comment: 3 figures, 5 page
Is the number of Photons a Classical Invariant?
We describe an apparent puzzle in classical electrodynamics and its
resolution. It is concerned with the Lorentz invariance of the classical analog
of the number of photons.Comment: Revised version, 3 figure
P- and T-violating Schiff moment of the Mercury nucleus
The Schiff moment of the Hg nucleus was calculated using finite range
P- and T-violating weak nucleon-nucleon interaction. Effects of the core
polarization were considered in the framework of RPA with effective residual
forces.Comment: 10 pages and 2 figures,to appear in Yad. Fi
Time invariance violating nuclear electric octupole moments
The existence of a nuclear electric octupole moment (EOM) requires both
parity and time invariance violation. The EOMs of odd nuclei that are
induced by a particular T- and P-odd interaction are calculated. We compare
such octupole moments with the collective EOMs that can occur in nuclei having
a static octupole deformation. A nuclear EOM can induce a parity and time
invariance violating atomic electric dipole moment, and the magnitude of this
effect is calculated. The contribution of a nuclear EOM to such a dipole moment
is found, in most cases, to be smaller than that of other mechanisms of atomic
electric dipole moment production.Comment: Uses RevTex, 25 page
A reconciled solution of Meltwater Pulse 1A sources using sea-level fingerprinting
The most rapid global sea-level rise event of the last deglaciation, Meltwater Pulse 1A (MWP-1A), occurred ∼14,650 years ago. Considerable uncertainty regarding the sources of meltwater limits understanding of the relationship between MWP-1A and the concurrent fast-changing climate. Here we present a data-driven inversion approach, using a glacio-isostatic adjustment model to invert for the sources of MWP-1A via sea-level constraints from six geographically distributed sites. The results suggest contributions from Antarctica, 1.3 m (0–5.9 m; 95% probability), Scandinavia, 4.6 m (3.2–6.4 m) and North America, 12.0 m (5.6–15.4 m), giving a global mean sea-level rise of 17.9 m (15.7–20.2 m) in 500 years. Only a North American dominant scenario successfully predicts the observed sea-level change across our six sites and an Antarctic dominant scenario is firmly refuted by Scottish isolation basin records. Our sea-level based results therefore reconcile with field-based ice-sheet reconstructions
Observation of Collective-Emission-Induced Cooling inside an Optical Cavity
We report the observation of collective-emission-induced, velocity-dependent
light forces. One third of a falling sample containing 3 x 10^6 cesium atoms
illuminated by a horizontal standing wave is stopped by cooperatively emitting
light into a vertically oriented confocal resonator. We observe decelerations
up to 1500 m/s^2 and cooling to temperatures as low as 7 uK, well below the
free space Doppler limit. The measured forces substantially exceed those
predicted for a single two-level atom.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Simultaneous Observations of GRS 1758-258 in 1997 by VLA, IRAM, SEST, RXTE and OSSE: Spectroscopy and Timing
We report the results of our multi-wavelength observations of GRS 1758-258
made in August 1997. The energy bands include radio, millimeter, X-ray, and
gamma-ray. The observations enable us to obtain a complete spectrum of the
source over an energy range of 2 - 500 keV. The spectrum shows that GRS
1758-258 was in its hard state. It is well fitted by the Sunyaev-Titarchuk (ST)
Compton scattering model. The spectrum is also fit by a power law with an
exponential cutoff (PLE) plus a soft black-body component. The temperature of
the soft component is about 1.2 keV, and the energy flux is less than 1.5% of
the total X- and gamma-ray flux. The deduced hydrogen column density is in the
range of (0.93 - 2.0) 10^{22} cm^{-2}. No significant iron lines are detected.
The radio emission has a flat energy spectrum. The daily radio, X-ray and
gamma-ray light curves show that GRS 1758-258 was stable during the observation
period, but was highly variable on smaller time scales in X- and gamma-rays.
The power density spectra are typical for the low-state, but we find the photon
flux for the 5 to 10 keV band to be more variable than that in the other two
energy bands (2 - 5 keV and 10 - 40 keV). Harmonically spaced quasi-periodic
oscillations (QPOs) are observed in the power spectra. The phase lags between
the hard photons and the soft photons have a flat distribution over a wide
range of frequencies. A high coherence of about 1.0 (0.01 - 1 Hz) between the
hard photons and the soft photons is also obtained in our observations. We
compare these results with two variation models. Our millimeter observations
did not reveal any conclusive signatures of an interaction between the jet from
GRS 1758-258 and the molecular cloud that lies in the direction of GRS
1758-258.Comment: 32 pages, 13 figures, to appear in ApJ, 2000, V.533, no. 1, Apr. 10.
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Vacuum-stimulated cooling of single atoms in three dimensions
Taming quantum dynamical processes is the key to novel applications of
quantum physics, e.g. in quantum information science. The control of
light-matter interactions at the single-atom and single-photon level can be
achieved in cavity quantum electrodynamics, in particular in the regime of
strong coupling where atom and cavity form a single entity. In the optical
domain, this requires permanent trapping and cooling of an atom in a
micro-cavity. We have now realized three-dimensional cavity cooling and
trapping for an orthogonal arrangement of cooling laser, trap laser and cavity
vacuum. This leads to average single-atom trapping times exceeding 15 seconds,
unprecedented for a strongly coupled atom under permanent observation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Pressure Evolution of a Field Induced Fermi Surface Reconstruction and of the Neel Critical Field in CeIn3
We report high-pressure skin depth measurements on the heavy fermion material
CeIn3 in magnetic fields up to 64 T using a self-resonant tank circuit based on
a tunnel diode oscillator. At ambient pressure, an anomaly in the skin depth is
seen at 45 T. The field where this anomaly occurs decreases with applied
pressure until approximately 1.0 GPa, where it begins to increase before
merging with the antiferromagnetic phase boundary. Possible origins for this
transport anomaly are explored in terms of a Fermi surface reconstruction. The
critical magnetic field at which the Neel ordered phase is suppressed is also
mapped as a function of pressure and extrapolates to the previous ambient
pressure measurements at high magnetic fields and high pressure measurements at
zero magnetic field.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
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