773 research outputs found
Kondo Resonance Decoherence by an External Potential
The Kondo problem, for a quantum dot (QD), subjected to an external bias, is
analyzed in the limit of infinite Coulomb repulsion by using a consistent
equations of motion method based on a slave-boson Hamiltonian. Utilizing a
strict perturbative solution in the leads-dot coupling, T, to T^4 and T^6
orders, we calculate the QD spectral density and conductance, as well as the
decoherent rate that drive the systemm from the strong to the weak coupling
regime. Our results indicate thet the weak coupling regime is reached for
voltages larger than a few units of the Kondo temperature.Comment: 5 figure
Dressed tunneling approximation for electronic transport through molecular transistors
A theoretical approach for the non-equilibrium transport properties of
nanoscale systems coupled to metallic electrodes with strong electron-phonon
interactions is presented. It consists in a resummation of the dominant Feynman
diagrams from the perturbative expansion in the coupling to the leads. We show
that this scheme eliminates the main pathologies found in previous simple
analytical approaches for the polaronic regime. The results for the spectral
and transport properties are compared with those from several other approaches
for a wide range of parameters. The method can be formulated in a simple way to
obtain the full counting statistics. Results for the shot and thermal noise are
presented.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures. Accepted for publication in Physical Review
Electromagnetic absorption mechanisms in metal nanospheres: Bulk and surface effects in radiofrequency-terahertz heating of nanoparticles
The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 109.12 (2011): 124306
and may be found at http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/jap/109/12/10.1063/1.3600222We report on the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by metallic nanoparticles in the radio and far infrared frequency range, and subsequent heating of nanoparticle solutions. A recent series of papers has measured considerable radio frequency (RF) heating of gold nanoparticle solutions. In this work, we show that claims of RF heating by metallic nanoparticles are not supported by theory. We analyze several mechanisms by which nonmagnetic metallic nanoparticles can absorb low frequency radiation, including both classical and quantum effects. We conclude that none of these absorption mechanisms, nor any combination of them, can increase temperatures at the rates recently reported. A recent experiment supports this finding.Support by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Grant No. FIS2008-04209 and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (metamaterial Grant No. SSF RMA08-0109) is acknowledged
Nonradiative Electronic Deexcitation Time Scales in Metal Clusters
The life-times due to Auger-electron emission for a hole on a deep electronic
shell of neutral and charged sodium clusters are studied for different sizes.
We consider spherical clusters and calculate the Auger-transition probabilities
using the energy levels and wave functions calculated in the
Local-Density-Approximation (LDA).
We obtain that Auger emission processes are energetically not allowed for
neutral and positively charged sodium clusters. In general, the Auger
probabilities in small Na clusters are remarkably different from the
atomic ones and exhibit a rich size dependence.
The Auger decay times of most of the cluster sizes studied are orders of
magnitude larger than in atoms and might be comparable with typical
fragmentation times.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
First survey of Wolf-Rayet star populations over the full extension of nearby galaxies observed with CALIFA
The search of extragalactic regions with conspicuous presence of Wolf-Rayet
(WR) stars outside the Local Group is challenging task due to the difficulties
in detecting their faint spectral features. In this exploratory work, we
develop a methodology to perform an automated search of WR signatures through a
pixel-by-pixel analysis of integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data belonging to
the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey, CALIFA. This technique
allowed us to build the first catalogue of Wolf-Rayet rich regions with
spatially-resolved information, allowing to study the properties of these
complexes in a 2D context. The detection technique is based on the
identification of the blue WR bump (around He II 4686 {\AA}, mainly associated
to nitrogen-rich WR stars, WN) and the red WR bump (around C IV 5808 {\AA} and
associated to carbon-rich WR stars, WC) using a pixel-by-pixel analysis. We
identified 44 WR-rich regions with blue bumps distributed in 25 galaxies of a
total of 558. The red WR bump was identified only in 5 of those regions. We
found that the majority of the galaxies hosting WR populations in our sample
are involved in some kind of interaction process. Half of the host galaxies
share some properties with gamma-ray burst (GRB) hosts where WR stars, as
potential candidates to being the progenitors of GRBs, are found. We also
compared the WR properties derived from the CALIFA data with stellar population
synthesis models, and confirm that simple star models are generally not able to
reproduce the observations. We conclude that other effects, such as the binary
star channel (which could extend the WR phase up to 10 Myr), fast rotation or
other physical processes that causes the loss of observed Lyman continuum
photons, are very likely affecting the derived WR properties, and hence should
be considered when modelling the evolution of massive stars.Comment: 33 pages, accepted for publication in A&
Lindane and Endosulfan Sulfate Isomers in Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) Oyster Populations in Lagoon Systems from Central Gulf of Mexico
The aim of this study was to determine Lindane and Endosulfan Sulfate isomers in Crassostrea virginica oyster populations (Gmelin, 1791) in the Mandinga and Alvarado lagoon systems located in the central Gulf of Mexico. Samples were taken from the main oyster banks of each lagoon system, during the three representative seasons of the region, wet, dry and north winds. By means of free diving, 30 commercial size oysters (7 ± 3 cm) were collected in four oyster banks or stations of the Mandinga lagoon system, totaling 360 organisms, while in the Alvarado lagoon system there were a total of 90 oysters during the annual cycle. Concentration of lindane and endosulfan sulfate isotopes in C. virginica was performed with a gas chromatograph (Thermo Electron Model Trace GC Ultra 115V, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc©, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México) with an Electron capture detector. Results showed that in the Alvarado Lagoon system mean concentrations of C. virginica oysters for lindane pesticide were 4.11 ± 3.83 ng⋅g-1, whereas for the Mandinga lagoon system, were 8.69 ± 5.15 ng⋅g-1. Endosulfan sulfate showed the highest average concentration in the Mandinga lagoon system with 24.68 ± 1.20 ng ⋅g-1. In addition, the endosulfan sulfate presents differences in its spatial distribution; high concentration levels in the Mandinga lagoon system whereas the lindane heterogeneity at all sampling points in both lagoons. Values of concentrations and relationships between compounds suggest recent contributions that could correspond to the excessive fluctuations of water discharged into the lagoon caused by the atypical rains of the year of sampling. It was concluded that endosulfan sulfate and lindane show concentration in all the points of sampling in both lagoons
Mass-metallicity relation explored with CALIFA I. Is there a dependence on the star-formation rate?
We studied the global and local M-Z relation based on the first data available from the CALIFA survey (150 galaxies). This survey provides
integral field spectroscopy of the complete optical extent of each galaxy (up to 2−3 effective radii), with a resolution high enough to separate
individual Hii regions and/or aggregations. About 3000 individual Hii regions have been detected. The spectra cover the wavelength range
between [OII]3727 and [SII]6731, with a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to derive the oxygen abundance and star-formation rate associated with
each region. In addition, we computed the integrated and spatially resolved stellar masses (and surface densities) based on SDSS photometric data.
We explore the relations between the stellar mass, oxygen abundance and star-formation rate using this dataset.
We derive a tight relation between the integrated stellar mass and the gas-phase abundance, with a dispersion lower than the one already reported
in the literature (σΔlog (O/H) = 0.07 dex). Indeed, this dispersion is only slightly higher than the typical error derived for our oxygen abundances.
However, we found no secondary relation with the star-formation rate other than the one induced by the primary relation of this quantity with
the stellar mass. The analysis for our sample of ∼3000 individual Hii regions confirms (i) a local mass-metallicity relation and (ii) the lack of a
secondary relation with the star-formation rate. The same analysis was performed with similar results for the specific star-formation rate.
Our results agree with the scenario in which gas recycling in galaxies, both locally and globally, is much faster than other typical timescales, such
like that of gas accretion by inflow and/or metal loss due to outflows. In essence, late-type/disk-dominated galaxies seem to be in a quasi-steady
situation, with a behavior similar to the one expected from an instantaneous recycling/closed-box model.Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo funding programs of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
AYA2010-22111-C03-03
AYA2010-10904ERamon y Cajal project of the spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
RyC-2011-07590Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR Internal support program of international cooperation projects-PIPPMS)
M100031241
M100031201Czech Republic program for the long-term development of the research institution
RVO67985815Plan Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo funding program
AYA2010-15081Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)Spanish grant
AYA2010-15169Junta de Andalucía
TIC114Excellence Project
P08-TIC-03531Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Junta para la Ampliación de EstudiosEuropean Social Fund (ESF)spanish programme of International Campus of Excellence MoncloaSpanish PNAYA
AYA2010-21887Spanish Government
CSD2006-00070
AYA2012-38491-C02-02Junta de Andalucía
TIC114Autonomic Government of Andalusia
P08-TIC-4075
TIC-126CienciaPortuguese Foundation for Science and TechnologyEuropean Commission
European Commission Joint Research Centre
European Social Fund (ESF)Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
SFRH/BPD/66958/2009National Science Foundation (NSF
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