Impurities near an Antiferromagnetic-Singlet Quantum Critical Point

Heavy fermion systems, and other strongly correlated electron materials, often exhibit a competition between antiferromagnetic (AF) and singlet ground states. Using exact Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations, we examine the effect of impurities in the vicinity of such AF- singlet quantum critical points, through an appropriately defined impurity susceptibility, $\chi_{imp}$. Our key finding is a connection, within a single calculational framework, between AF domains induced on the singlet side of the transition, and the behavior of the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation rate $1/T_1$. We show that local NMR measurements provide a diagnostic for the location of the QCP which agrees remarkably well with the vanishing of the AF order parameter and large values of $\chi_{imp}$. We connect our results with experiments on Cd-doped CeCoIn$_5$

Disordered two-dimensional superconductors: roles of temperature and interaction strength

We have considered the half-filled disordered attractive Hubbard model on a square lattice, in which the on-site attraction is switched off on a fraction $f$ of sites, while keeping a finite $U$ on the remaining ones. Through Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations for several values of $f$ and $U$, and for system sizes ranging from $8\times 8$ to $16\times 16$, we have calculated the configurational averages of the equal-time pair structure factor $P_s$, and, for a more restricted set of variables, the helicity modulus, $\rho_s$, as functions of temperature. Two finite-size scaling {\it ansatze} for $P_s$ have been used, one for zero-temperature and the other for finite temperatures. We have found that the system sustains superconductivity in the ground state up to a critical impurity concentration, $f_c$, which increases with $U$, at least up to U=4 (in units of the hopping energy). Also, the normalized zero-temperature gap as a function of $f$ shows a maximum near $f\sim 0.07$, for $2\lesssim U\lesssim 6$. Analyses of the helicity modulus and of the pair structure factor led to the determination of the critical temperature as a function of $f$, for $U=3,$ 4 and 6: they also show maxima near $f\sim 0.07$, with the highest $T_c$ increasing with $U$ in this range. We argue that, overall, the observed behavior results from both the breakdown of CDW-superconductivity degeneracy and the fact that free sites tend to "push" electrons towards attractive sites, the latter effect being more drastic at weak couplings.Comment: 9 two-column pages, 14 figures, RevTe

Immunization and Aging: a Learning Process in the Immune Network

The immune system can be thought as a complex network of different interacting elements. A cellular automaton, defined in shape-space, was recently shown to exhibit self-regulation and complex behavior and is, therefore, a good candidate to model the immune system. Using this model to simulate a real immune system we find good agreement with recent experiments on mice. The model exhibits the experimentally observed refractory behavior of the immune system under multiple antigen presentations as well as loss of its plasticity caused by aging.Comment: 4 latex pages, 3 postscript figures attached. To be published in Physical Review Letters (Tentatively scheduled for 5th Oct. issue

Coherence Temperature in the Diluted Periodic Anderson Model

The Kondo and Periodic Anderson Model (PAM) are known to provide a microscopic picture of many of the fundamental properties of heavy fermion materials and, more generally, a variety of strong correlation phenomena in $4f$ and $5f$ systems. In this paper, we apply the Determinant Quantum Monte Carlo (DQMC) method to include disorder in the PAM, specifically the removal of a fraction $x$ of the localized orbitals. We determine the evolution of the coherence temperature $T^*$, where the local moments and conduction electrons become entwined in a heavy fermion fluid, with $x$ and with the hybridization $V$ between localized and conduction orbitals. We recover several of the principal observed trends in $T^*$ of doped heavy fermions, and also show that, within this theoretical framework, the calculated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxation rate tracks the experimentally measured behavior in pure and doped CeCoIn$_5$. Our results contribute to important issues in the interpretation of local probes of disordered, strongly correlated systems.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure

Isolamento e amplificação de DNA de amostras de solo como ferramenta para avaliar a diversidade das populações de bactérias em solos agrícolas.

Aspectos físicos e químicos do solo e seu potencial de interação com os ácidos nucléicos. Extração do DNA do solo. Métodos indiretos de extração de DNA. Métodos diretos de extração de DNA. Aplicação da PCR na microbiologia ambiental. Fatores que interferem com aplicação da técnica de PCR em amostras ambientais. Parâmetros da reação que requerem otimização. Variações da técnica de PCR. Considerações finais sobre a aplicação destas técnicas na Ecologia Microbiana.bitstream/CNPAB-2010/27425/1/doc148.pd

Comunicação corporativa na era da televisão digital interativa.

Este artigo aborda a pesquisa que está sendo conduzida na empresa sobre o desenvolvimento de tecnologias e metodologias de produção de conteúdo para a TV digital, que visa criar um canal para divulgação científica e transferência de tecnologia cujo foco é amparado em um novo paradigma baseado no potencial das novas mídias para a democratização e a inclusão social de produtores rurais. Os estudos incluem o desenvolvimento de um ambiente interativo e a produção de conteúdos-piloto audiovisuais, envolvendo a participação da comunidade, tanto durante o processo construtivo quanto na validação das metodologias criadas, num processo interativo mediado pelas tecnologias multimídia

Utilização do grão de ervilha forrageira na alimentação de leitões na fase de creche.

bitstream/item/58072/1/CUsersPiazzonDocuments458.pdfProjeto n. 16.00.30001-16