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Mgb2 Nonlinear Properties Investigated under Localized High RF Magnetic Field Excitation
In order to increase the accelerating gradient of Superconducting Radio
Frequency (SRF) cavities, Magnesium Diboride (MgB2) opens up hope because of
its high transition temperature and potential for low surface resistance in the
high RF field regime. However, due to the presence of the small superconducting
gap in the {\pi} band, the nonlinear response of MgB2 is potentially quite
large compared to a single gap s-wave superconductor (SC) such as Nb.
Understanding the mechanisms of nonlinearity coming from the two-band structure
of MgB2, as well as extrinsic sources, is an urgent requirement. A localized
and strong RF magnetic field, created by a magnetic write head, is integrated
into our nonlinear-Meissner-effect scanning microwave microscope [1]. MgB2
films with thickness 50 nm, fabricated by a hybrid physical-chemical vapor
deposition technique on dielectric substrates, are measured at a fixed location
and show a strongly temperature-dependent third harmonic response. We propose
that at least two mechanisms are responsible for this nonlinear response, one
of which involves vortex nucleation and penetration into the film. [1] T. M.
Tai, X. X. Xi, C. G. Zhuang, D. I. Mircea, S. M. Anlage, "Nonlinear Near-Field
Microwave Microscope for RF Defect Localization in Superconductors", IEEE
Trans. Appl. Supercond. 21, 2615 (2011).Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
In situ synchrotron x-ray study of ultrasound cavitation and its effect on solidification microstructures
Considerable progress has been made in studying the mechanism and effectiveness of using ultrasound waves to manipulate the solidification microstructures of metallic alloys. However, uncertainties remain in both the underlying physics of how microstructures evolve under ultrasonic waves, and the best technological approach to control the final microstructures and properties. We used the ultrafast synchrotron X-ray phase contrast imaging facility housed at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, US to study in situ the highly transient and dynamic interactions between the liquid metal and ultrasonic waves/bubbles. The dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles in liquid metal and their interactions with the solidifying phases in a transparent alloy were captured in situ. The experiments were complemented by the simulations of the acoustic pressure field, the pulsing of the bubbles, and the associated forces acting onto the solidifying dendrites. The study provides more quantitative understanding on how ultrasonic waves/bubbles influence the growth of dendritic grains and promote the grain multiplication effect for grain refinement
Equation of state of a superfluid Fermi gas in the BCS-BEC crossover
We present a theory for a superfluid Fermi gas near the BCS-BEC crossover,
including pairing fluctuation contributions to the free energy similar to that
considered by Nozieres and Schmitt-Rink for the normal phase. In the strong
coupling limit, our theory is able to recover the Bogoliubov theory of a weakly
interacting Bose gas with a molecular scattering length very close to the known
exact result. We compare our results with recent Quantum Monte Carlo
simulations both for the ground state and at finite temperature. Excellent
agreement is found for all interaction strengths where simulation results are
available.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, published version in Europhysics Letters, a long
preprint with details will appear soo
Ferroelectric and magnetic properties of Pb(Fe2/3W1/3)O3-based multiferroic compounds with cation order
BiFeO3 and PbTiO3 were introduced to a Sc-modified Pb(Fe2/3W1/3)O3 compound with strong cation order to improve the multiferroic properties. It is found that the degree of cation order decreases as the amount of BiFeO3 or PbTiO3 increases. As a result, the saturation magnetization deteriorates. Solid solutions with BiFeO3 show an increase in both ferroelectric and magnetic transition temperatures. However, the ferroelectric remanent polarization is dramatically suppressed. In contrast, solid solution with PbTiO3 leads to an increase in the ferroelectric transition temperature, a decrease in the magnetic transition temperature, and a significant enhancement of remanent polarization. The composition 0.93[0.79Pb(Fe2/3W1/3)O3–0.21Pb(Sc2/3W1/3)O3]–0.07PbTiO3 shows the optimized properties of Tmax of 208K, Pr of 3.6μC/cm2 between 120 and 210K, TN of 209K, and Ms of 0.23μB/f.u. (3.7emu/g) at 10K under 5T
Carrier and polarization dynamics in monolayer MoS2
In monolayer MoS2 optical transitions across the direct bandgap are governed
by chiral selection rules, allowing optical valley initialization. In time
resolved photoluminescence (PL) experiments we find that both the polarization
and emission dynamics do not change from 4K to 300K within our time resolution.
We measure a high polarization and show that under pulsed excitation the
emission polarization significantly decreases with increasing laser power. We
find a fast exciton emission decay time on the order of 4ps. The absence of a
clear PL polarization decay within our time resolution suggests that the
initially injected polarization dominates the steady state PL polarization. The
observed decrease of the initial polarization with increasing pump photon
energy hints at a possible ultrafast intervalley relaxation beyond the
experimental ps time resolution. By compensating the temperature induced change
in bandgap energy with the excitation laser energy an emission polarization of
40% is recovered at 300K, close to the maximum emission polarization for this
sample at 4K.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures including supplementary materia
Enhancing Big Data Security with Collaborative Intrusion Detection
As an asset of Cloud computing, big data is now changing our business models and applications. Rich information residing in big data is driving business decision making to be a data-driven process. Its security and privacy, however, have always been a concern of the owners of the data. The security and privacy could be strengthened via securing Cloud computing environments. This requires a comprehensive security solution from attack prevention to attack detection. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) are playing an increasingly important role within the realm of a set of network security schemes. In this article, we study the vulnerabilities in Cloud computing and propose a collaborative IDS framework to enhance the security and privacy of big data
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