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Adsorption of Self-Assembled Rigid Rods on Two-Dimensional Lattices
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations have been carried out to study the adsorption on
square and triangular lattices of particles with two bonding sites that, by
decreasing temperature or increasing density, polymerize reversibly into chains
with a discrete number of allowed directions and, at the same time, undergo a
continuous isotropic-nematic (IN) transition. The process has been monitored by
following the behavior of the adsorption isotherms for different values of
lateral interaction energy/temperature. The numerical data were compared with
mean-field analytical predictions and exact functions for noninteracting and 1D
systems. The obtained results revealed the existence of three adsorption
regimes in temperature. (1) At high temperatures, above the critical one
characterizing the IN transition at full coverage Tc(\theta=1), the particles
are distributed at random on the surface and the adlayer behaves as a
noninteracting 2D system. (2) At very low temperatures, the asymmetric monomers
adsorb forming chains over almost the entire range of coverage, and the
adsorption process behaves as a 1D problem. (3) In the intermediate regime, the
system exhibits a mixed regime and the filling of the lattice proceeds
according to two different processes. In the first stage, the monomers adsorb
isotropically on the lattice until the IN transition occurs in the system and,
from this point, particles adsorb forming chains so that the adlayer behaves as
a 1D fluid. The two adsorption processes are present in the adsorption
isotherms, and a marked singularity can be observed that separates both
regimes. Thus, the adsorption isotherms appear as sensitive quantities with
respect to the IN phase transition, allowing us (i) to reproduce the phase
diagram of the system for square lattices and (ii) to obtain an accurate
determination of the phase diagram for triangular lattices.Comment: Langmuir, 201
Vortex states in superconductors with strong Pauli-paramagnetic effect
Using the quasiclassical theory, we analyze the vortex structure of
strong-paramagnetic superconductors.There, induced paramagnetic moments are
accumulated exclusively around the vortex core. We quantitatively evaluate the
significant paramagnetic effect in the H-dependence of various quantities, such
as low temperature specific heat, Knight shift, magnetization and the flux line
lattice (FLL) form factor. The anomalous H-dependence of the FLL form factor
observed by the small angle neutron scattering in CeCoIn_5 is attributable to
the large paramagnetic contribution.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Search for the Higgs Boson at LHC in 3-3-1 Model
We present an analysis of production and signature of neutral Higgs boson
() on the version of the 3-3-1 model containing heavy leptons at the
Large Hadron Collider. We studied the possibility to identify it using the
respective branching ratios. Cross section are given for the collider energy,
14 TeV. Event rates and significances are discussed for two
possible values of integrated luminosity, 300 fb and 3000 fb.Comment: 17 pages 7 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with
arXiv:1205.404
Critical behavior of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular and honeycomb lattices
Using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis, the critical
behavior of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular and honeycomb lattices at
intermediate density has been studied. The system is composed of monomers with
two attractive (sticky) poles that, by decreasing temperature or increasing
density, polymerize reversibly into chains with three allowed directions and,
at the same time, undergo a continuous isotropic-nematic (IN) transition. The
determination of the critical exponents, along with the behavior of Binder
cumulants, indicate that the IN transition belongs to the q=1 Potts
universality class.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
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