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Transport through graphene nanoribbons: suppression of transverse quantization by symmetry breaking
We investigate transport through nanoribbons in the presence of disorder
scattering. We show that size quantization patterns are only present when SU(2)
pseudospin symmetry is preserved. Symmetry breaking disorder renders transverse
quantization invisible, which may provide an explanation for the necessity of
suspending graphene nanoconstrictions to obtain size quantization signatures in
very recent experiments. Employing a quasi-classical Monte-Carlo simulation, we
are able to reproduce and explain key qualitative features of the full
quantum-mechanical calculations.Comment: 5 figure
Strength determination for band-loaded thin cylinders
Cylindrical shells are often subjected to local inward loads normal to the shell that arise over restricted zones. A simple axisymmetric example is that of the ring-loaded cylinder, in which an inward line load around the circumference causes either plasticity or buckling. The ring-loaded cylinder problem is highly relevant to shell junctions in silos, tanks and similar assemblies of shell segments. The band load is similar to the ring load in that a band of inward axisymmetric pressure is applied over a finite height: when the height is very small, the situation approaches the ring loaded case: when the height is very large, it approaches the uniformly pressurised case. This paper first thoroughly explores the two limiting cases of plastic collapse and linear bifurcation buckling, which must both be fully defined before a complete description of the non-linear and imperfection sensitive strengths of such shells can be described within the framework of the European standard for shells EN 1993-1-6 (2007). Finally, the application of the Reference Resistance Design (RRD) over the complete range of geometries for the perfect structure is shown using the outcome of the limiting cases. (EN1993-1-6, 2007; Rotter, 2016a; 2016b; Sadowski et al., 2017)
Economic analysis of Perlite versus super insulation in liquid hydrogen storage and run vessels for the M-1 Program
Cost comparison of perlite and multilayer aluminum foil relective insulation in liquid hydrogen storage dewars for M-1 engin
Cosmic Ray and Neutrino Astrophysics with the ANITA III Telescope.
Ph.D. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2017
Whispering gallery modes in open quantum billiards
The poles of the S-matrix and the wave functions of open 2D quantum billiards
with convex boundary of different shape are calculated by the method of complex
scaling. Two leads are attached to the cavities. The conductance of the
cavities is calculated at energies with one, two and three open channels in
each lead. Bands of overlapping resonance states appear which are localized
along the convex boundary of the cavities and contribute coherently to the
conductance. These bands correspond to the whispering gallery modes appearing
in the classical calculations.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures in jpg and gif forma
An X-ray Study of Two B+B Binaries: AH Cep and CW Cep
AH Cep and CW Cep are both early B-type binaries with short orbital periods
of 1.8~d and 2.7~d, respectively. All four components are B0.5V types. The
binaries are also double-lined spectroscopic and eclipsing. Consequently,
solutions for orbital and stellar parameters make the pair of binaries ideal
targets for a study of the colliding winds between two B~stars. {\em Chandra}
ACIS-I observations were obtained to determine X-ray luminosities. AH~Cep was
detected with an unabsorbed X-ray luminosity at a 90\% confidence interval of
erg s, or ,
relative to the combined Bolometric luminosities of the two components. While
formally consistent with expectations for embedded wind shocks, or binary wind
collision, the near-twin system of CW~Cep was a surprising non-detection. For
CW~Cep, an upper limit was determined with , again
for the combined components. One difference between these two systems is that
AH~Cep is part of a multiple system. The X-rays from AH~Cep may not arise from
standard wind shocks nor wind collision, but perhaps instead from magnetism in
any one of the four components of the system. The possibility could be tested
by searching for cyclic X-ray variability in AH~Cep on the short orbital period
of the inner B~stars.Comment: Astrophysical Journal, accepte
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