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Magnetic Field Trapping High-T_c Superconductors
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478
On the Perturbative Nature of Color Superconductivity
Color superconductivity is a possible phase of high density QCD. We present a
systematic derivation of the transition temperature, T_C, from the QCD
Lagrangian through study of the di-quark proper vertex. With this approach, we
confirm the dependence of T_C on the coupling g, namely , previously obtained from the one-gluon exchange approximation
in the superconducting phase. The diagrammatic approach we employ allows us to
examine the perturbative expansion of the vertex and the propagators. We find
an additional O(1) contribution to the prefactor of the exponential from the
one-loop quark self energy and that the other one-loop radiative contributions
and the two gluon exchange vertex contribution are subleading.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, revtex, details and discussion expande
Magnetic-interference patterns in Josephson junctions with d+is symmetry
The magnetic interference pattern and the spontaneous flux in unconventional
Josephson junctions of superconductors with d+is symmetry are calculated for
different reduced junction lengths and the relative factor of the d and s wave
components. This is a time reversal broken symmetry state. We study the
stability of the fractional vortex and antivortex which are spontaneously
formed and examine their evolution as we change the length and the relative
factor of d and s wave components. The asymmetry in the field modulated
diffraction pattern exists for lengths as long as L=10\lambda_J.Comment: 8 pages, 6 eps files, submitted to PR
Field Driven Pairing State Phase Transition in d_x^2-y^2+id_xy-Wave Superconductors
Within the framework of the Ginzburg-Landau theory for
-wave superconductors, we discuss the pairing state phase
transition in the absence of the Zeeman coupling between the Cooper pair
orbital angular momentum and the magnetic field. We find that above a
temperature , the pairing state in a magnetic field is pure
-wave. However, below , the pairing state is
-wave at low fields, and it becomes pure
-wave at higher fields. Between these pairing states there
exists a field driven phase transition . The transition field increases with
decreasing temperature. In the field-temperature phase diagram, the phase
transition line is obtained theoretically by a combined use of a variational
method and the Virial theorem. The analytical result is found to be in good
agreement with numerical simulation results of the Gingzburg-Landau equations.
The validity of the variational method is discussed. The difference to the case
with the Zeeman coupling is discussed, which may be utilized to the detection
of the Zeeman coupling.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to PRB Brief Repor
Studies of Radiation-Induced Pinning Centers and Persistent Magnetic Field Based on Y(1)Ba(2)Cu(3)O(7) Superconductor Materials
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478
Diagnostic evaluation of infants with recurrent or persistent wheezing
The Pediatric Assembly of the
American Thoracic Society assembled an
interdisciplinary panel to develop clinical
practice guidelines for the evaluation of
infants with recurrent or persistent
wheezing. This summary of the guideline
is intended for practicing clinicians
Crossover between fractal and nonfractal flux penetration in high-temperature superconducting thin films.
Protons in near earth orbit
The proton spectrum in the kinetic energy range 0.1 to 200 GeV was measured
by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during space shuttle flight STS-91 at
an altitude of 380 km. Above the geomagnetic cutoff the observed spectrum is
parameterized by a power law. Below the geomagnetic cutoff a substantial second
spectrum was observed concentrated at equatorial latitudes with a flux ~ 70
m^-2 sec^-1 sr^-1. Most of these second spectrum protons follow a complicated
trajectory and originate from a restricted geographic region.Comment: 19 pages, Latex, 7 .eps figure
Search for antihelium in cosmic rays
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown on the space shuttle
Discovery during flight STS-91 in a 51.7 degree orbit at altitudes between 320
and 390 km. A total of 2.86 * 10^6 helium nuclei were observed in the rigidity
range 1 to 140 GV. No antihelium nuclei were detected at any rigidity. An upper
limit on the flux ratio of antihelium to helium of < 1.1 * 10^-6 is obtained.Comment: 18 pages, Latex, 9 .eps figure
A Study of Cosmic Ray Secondaries Induced by the Mir Space Station Using AMS-01
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) is a high energy particle physics
experiment that will study cosmic rays in the to range and will be installed on the International Space Station
(ISS) for at least 3 years. A first version of AMS-02, AMS-01, flew aboard the
space shuttle \emph{Discovery} from June 2 to June 12, 1998, and collected
cosmic ray triggers. Part of the \emph{Mir} space station was within the
AMS-01 field of view during the four day \emph{Mir} docking phase of this
flight. We have reconstructed an image of this part of the \emph{Mir} space
station using secondary and emissions from primary cosmic rays
interacting with \emph{Mir}. This is the first time this reconstruction was
performed in AMS-01, and it is important for understanding potential
backgrounds during the 3 year AMS-02 mission.Comment: To be submitted to NIM B Added material requested by referee. Minor
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