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Curvature representation of the gonihedric action
We analyse the curvature representation of the gonihedric action for
the cases when the dependence on the dihedral angle is arbitrary.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX, 3 embedded figures with psfig, submitted to
Phys.Lett.
Hall effect in laser ablated Co_2(Mn,Fe)Si thin films
Pulsed laser deposition was employed to grow thin films of the Heusler
compounds Co_2MnSi and Co_2FeSi. Epitaxial growth was realized both directly on
MgO (100) and on a Cr or Fe buffer layer. Structural analysis by x-ray and
electron diffraction shows for both materials the ordered L2_1 structure. Bulk
magnetization was determined with a SQUID magnetometer. The values agree with
the Slater-Pauling rule for half-metallic Heusler compounds. On the films grown
directly on the substrate measurements of the Hall effect have been performed.
The normal Hall effect is nearly temperature independent and points towards a
compensated Fermi surface. The anomalous contribution is found to be dominated
by skew scattering. A remarkable sign change of both normal and anomalous Hall
coefficients is observed on changing the valence electron count from 29 (Mn) to
30 (Fe).Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures submitted to J Phys
Evolution of the Pairwise Peculiar Velocity Distribution Function in Lagrangian Perturbation Theory
The statistical distribution of the radial pairwise peculiar velocity of
galaxies is known to have an exponential form as implied by observations and
explicitly shown in N-body simulations. Here we calculate its statistical
distribution function using the Zel'dovich approximation assuming that the
primordial density fluctuations are Gaussian distributed. We show that the
exponential distribution is realized as a transient phenomena on megaparsec
scales in the standard cold-dark-matter model.Comment: 19 pages, 8 Postscript figures, AAS LaTe
Kondo effect of Co adatoms on Ag monolayers on noble metal surfaces
The Kondo temperature of single Co adatoms on monolayers of Ag on Cu
and Au(111) is determined using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy. of Co on
a single monolayer of Ag on either substrate is essentially the same as that of
Co on a homogenous Ag(111) crystal. This gives strong evidence that the
interaction of surface Kondo impurities with the substrate is very local in
nature. By comparing found for Co on Cu, Ag, and Au (111)-surfaces we
show that the energy scale of the many-electron Kondo state is insensitive to
the properties of surface states and to the energetic position of the projected
bulk band edges.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
A possible solution of the grain boundary problem for applications of high-Tc superconductors
It is shown that the critical current density of high-Tc wires can be greatly
enhanced by using a threefold approach, which consists of grain alignment,
doping, and optimization of the grain architecture. According to model
calculations, current densities of 4x10^6 A/cm2 can be achieved for an average
grain alignment of 10 degree at 77K. Based on this approach, a road to
competitive high-Tc cables is proposed.Comment: 3 pages, 5 figure
Modally Resolved Fabry-Perot Experiment with Semiconductor Waveguides
Based on the interaction between different spatial modes, semiconductor
Bragg-reflection waveguides provide a highly functional platform for non-linear
optics. Therefore, the control and engineering of the properties of each
spatial mode is essential. Despite the multimodeness of our waveguide, the
well-established Fabry-Perot technique for recording fringes in the optical
transmission spectrum can successfully be employed for a detailed linear
optical characterization when combined with Fourier analysis. A prerequisite
for the modal sensitivity is a finely resolved transmission spectrum that is
recorded over a broad frequency band. Our results highlight how the features of
different spatial modes, such as their loss characteristics and dispersion
properties, can be separated from each other allowing their comparison. The
mode-resolved measurements are important for optimizing the performance of such
multimode waveguides by tailoring the properties of their spatial modes.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
Rapid generation of angular momentum in bounded magnetized plasma
Direct numerical simulations of two-dimensional decaying MHD turbulence in
bounded domains show the rapid generation of angular momentum in
nonaxisymmetric geometries. It is found that magnetic fluctuations enhance this
mechanism. On a larger time scale, the generation of a magnetic angular
momentum, or angular field, is observed. For axisymmetric geometries, the
generation of angular momentum is absent; nevertheless, a weak magnetic field
can be observed. The derived evolution equations for both the angular momentum
and angular field yield possible explanations for the observed behavior
Huge quadratic magneto-optical Kerr effect and magnetization reversal in the CoFeSi Heusler compound
CoFeSi(100) films with L2 structure deposited onto MgO(100) were
studied exploiting both longitudinal (LMOKE) and quadratic (QMOKE)
magneto-optical Kerr effect. The films exhibit a huge QMOKE signal with a
maximum contribution of up to 30 mdeg, which is the largest QMOKE signal in
reflection that has been measured thus far. This large value is a fingerprint
of an exceptionally large spin-orbit coupling of second or higher order. The
CoFeSi(100) films exhibit a rather large coercivity of 350 and 70 Oe for
film thicknesses of 22 and 98 nm, respectively. Despite the fact that the films
are epitaxial, they do not provide an angular dependence of the anisotropy and
the remanence in excess of 1% and 2%, respectively
Are Non-English Speaking Claimants Served by Unemployment Compensation Programs? The Need for Bilingual Services
Abstract for a piece in the 1995 Unemployment Compensation: Continuity and Change symposium presented by the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation and the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
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