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Revisit the spin-FET: Multiple reflections, inelastic scattering, and lateral size effects
We revisit the spin-injected field effect transistor (spin-FET) by simulating
a lattice model based on recursive lattice Green's function approach. In the
one-dimensional case and coherent regime, the simulated results reveal
noticeable differences from the celebrated Datta-Das model, which motivate thus
an improved treatment and lead to analytic and generalized result. The
simulation also allows us to address inelastic scattering (using B\"uttiker's
fictitious reservoir approach) and lateral confinement effects on the control
of spins which are important issues in the spin-FET device.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
An optical fiber tip micrograting thermometer
An ~12 µm long Bragg grating was engraved in an ~5 µm diameter optical fiber tip by focused ion beam (FIB) milling. An ~10-dB extinction was achieved at 1570 nm with only 11 indentations. The grating was used for temperature sensing, and it exhibited a temperature sensitivity of ~22 pm/°C
Instanton Effects in QCD Sum Rules for the Hybrid
In this paper, we study instanton contributions to the correlator of the
hybrid current . These contributions
are then included in a QCD sum-rule analysis of the isoscalar hybrid
mass. We find a mass at 1.83 GeV for the hybrid.
However, for the hybrid, we find the sum rules are unstable. We also
study non-zero width effects, which affect the mass prediction. The mixing
effects between these two states are studied and we find QCD sum rules support
the existence of a flavor singlet hybrid with mass at around 1.9 GeV. Finally,
we study the mixing effects between hybrid and glueball currents. The mixing
between the () and the glueball causes
two states, one in the region 1.4-1.8 GeV(1.4-2.2 GeV), and the other in the
range 1.8-2.2 GeV(2.2-2.6 GeV).Comment: 12 pages, revised versio
Design and implementation of wire tension measurement system for MWPCs used in the STAR iTPC upgrade
The STAR experiment at RHIC is planning to upgrade the Time Projection
Chamber which lies at the heart of the detector. We have designed an instrument
to measure the tension of the wires in the multi-wire proportional chambers
(MWPCs) which will be used in the TPC upgrade. The wire tension measurement
system causes the wires to vibrate and then it measures the fundamental
frequency of the oscillation via a laser based optical platform. The platform
can scan the entire wire plane, automatically, in a single run and obtain the
wire tension on each wire with high precision. In this paper, the details about
the measurement method and the system setup will be described. In addition, the
test results for a prototype MWPC to be used in the STAR-iTPC upgrade will be
presented.Comment: 6 pages, 10 figues, to appear in NIM
Geological conditions and gas-bearing evaluation of the Niutitang Formation shale in the Xixiang–Zhenba area, China
Black carbonaceous shale of the Niutitang Formation in the Xixiang–Zhenba area was found to be well developed and abundant in high-quality shale gas. However, few studies have been conducted in this area, and its reservoir-forming conditions are not clear. This study aims to analyse source rocks, reservoir characteristics and storage conditions of the Niutitang Formation shale in the Xixiang–Zhenba area using field investigations, drilling and logging, supplemented with laboratory experiments. Results of this study shows that the Niutitang Formation shale is deeply buried at 1500–4500 m and is mainly 10-110 m thick. The shale is widely distributed, thicker in the west, thinner in the east and is a highly mature organic rich source rock with kerogen type I and II. The shale stratum features a high content of brittle minerals, many natural cracks, and a low content of clay minerals which are mainly illite, followed by a mixed layer of illite and smectite. The shale reservoir is characterized by low porosity and permeability. In addition, the lithology is dense and acts as a good seal in this area while it has a high adsorption capacity and high gas-bearing potential. Overall, within the study area, the western, central, and southern parts have good structural preservation conditions. The Niutitang Formation in the study area shows excellent organic matter characteristics for shale gas generation as well as good geological conditions for shale gas accumulation.</p
Phase formation of polycrystalline MgB2 at low temperature using nanometer Mg powder
The MgB2 superconductor synthesized in a flowing argon atmosphere using
nanometer magnesium powder as the raw materials, denoted as Nano-MgB2, has been
studied by the technique of in-situ high temperature resistance measurement
(HT-RT measurement). The MgB2 phase is identified to form within the
temperature range of 430 to 490 C, which is much lower than that with the MgB2
sample fabricated in the same gas environment using the micron-sized magnesium
powder, denoted as Micro-MgB2, reported previously. The sample density of the
Nano-MgB2 reaches 1.7 g/cm3 with a crystal porosity structure less than a
micrometer, as determined by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) images,
while the Micro-MgB2 has a much more porous structure with corresponding
density of 1.0 g/cm3. This indicates that the Mg raw particle size, besides the
sintering temperature, is a crucial factor for the formation of high density
MgB2 sample, even at the temperature much lower than that of the Mg melting,
650 C. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows a good MgB2 phase with small
amount of MgO and Mg and the transition temperature, TC, of the Nano-MgB2 was
determined as 39 K by the temperature dependent magnetization measurement
(M-T), indicating the existence of a good superconducting property.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure, Solid State Communicatio
Decreased density of serotonin 2A receptors in the superior temporal gyrus in schizophrenia - a postmortem study
The superior temporal gyrus (STG) is strongly implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia,particularly with regards to auditory hallucinations. In this study, using in situ quantitative autoradiography in postmortem tissue, we investigated the binding of the [3H]ketanserin to 5-HT2A receptors and [3H] mesulergine to 5-HT2C receptors in the left STG of 8 male schizophrenic patients compared to 8 control subjects. A strong [3H]ketanserin binding was observed in the STG, however there was a very weak [3H] mesulergine binding in the STG. A significant decrease in binding of [3H]ketanserin was clearly observed in schizophrenia patients in comparison with control subjects. There were no significant correlations between 5-HT2A binding density and age, postmortem intervals, or brain pH. These results suggest that the alterations of the 5-HT2A receptors contribute to the pathophysiology of the STG in schizophrenia. Furthermore, there is a clear tendency for a positive correlation between 5-HT2A and muscarinic M1 receptor bindings, and for negative correlations between 5-HT2A and GABAA receptor bindings and between muscarinic M1 and GABAA receptor bindings. This provides a possible mechanism of auditory hallucinations through interactions between 5-HT2A, acetylcholine muscarinic and GABA transmissions in the STG in schizophrenia
Disorder induced field effect transistor in bilayer and trilayer graphene
We propose use of disorder to produce a field effect transistor (FET) in
biased bilayer and trilayer graphene. Modulation of the bias voltage can
produce large variations in the conductance when the disorder's effects are
confined to only one of the graphene layers. This effect is based on the bias
voltage's ability to select which of the graphene layers carries current, and
is not tied to the presence of a gap in the density of states. In particular,
we demonstrate this effect in models of gapless ABA-stacked trilayer graphene,
gapped ABC-stacked trilayer graphene, and gapped bilayer graphene.Comment: 21 pages, 7 figure
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Two NHX-type transporters from Helianthus tuberosus improve the tolerance of rice to salinity and nutrient deficiency stress.
The NHX-type cation/H+ transporters in plants have been shown to mediate Na+ (K+ )/H+ exchange for salinity tolerance and K+ homoeostasis. In this study, we identified and characterized two NHX homologues, HtNHX1 and HtNHX2 from an infertile and salinity tolerant species Helianthus tuberosus (cv. Nanyu No. 1). HtNHX1 and HtNHX2 share identical 5'- and 3'-UTR and coding regions, except for a 342-bp segment encoding 114 amino acids (L272 to Q385 ) which is absent in HtNHX2. Both hydroponics and soil culture experiments showed that the expression of HtNHX1 or HtNHX2 improved the rice tolerance to salinity. Expression of HtNHX2, but not HtNHX1, increased rice grain yield, harvest index, total nutrient uptake under K+ -limited salt-stress or general nutrient deficiency conditions. The results provide a novel insight into NHX function in plant mineral nutrition
FedDCSR: Federated Cross-domain Sequential Recommendation via Disentangled Representation Learning
Cross-domain Sequential Recommendation (CSR) which leverages user sequence
data from multiple domains has received extensive attention in recent years.
However, the existing CSR methods require sharing origin user data across
domains, which violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Thus, it
is necessary to combine federated learning (FL) and CSR to fully utilize
knowledge from different domains while preserving data privacy. Nonetheless,
the sequence feature heterogeneity across different domains significantly
impacts the overall performance of FL. In this paper, we propose FedDCSR, a
novel federated cross-domain sequential recommendation framework via
disentangled representation learning. Specifically, to address the sequence
feature heterogeneity across domains, we introduce an approach called
inter-intra domain sequence representation disentanglement (SRD) to disentangle
the user sequence features into domain-shared and domain-exclusive features. In
addition, we design an intra domain contrastive infomax (CIM) strategy to learn
richer domain-exclusive features of users by performing data augmentation on
user sequences. Extensive experiments on three real-world scenarios demonstrate
that FedDCSR achieves significant improvements over existing baselines
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