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Evolution of magnetic fields in stars across the upper main sequence
To properly understand the physics of upper main sequence stars it is
particularly important to identify the origin of their magnetic fields.
Recently, we confirmed that magnetic fields appear in Ap stars of mass below 3
M_sun only if they have already completed at least approximately 30% of their
main-sequence lifetime. The absence of stars with strong magnetic fields close
to the ZAMS might be seen as an argument against the fossil field theories.
Here we present the results of our recent magnetic survey with FORS1 at the VLT
in polarimetric mode of a sample of A, B and Herbig Ae stars with previously
undetected magnetic fields and briefly discuss their significance for our
understanding of the origin of the magnetic fields in intermediate mass stars.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in "Magnetic Fields in the Universe:
From Laboratory and Stars to Primordial Structures", AIP Conference
Proceedings 78
Spin quantum tunneling in single molecular magnets: fingerprints in transport spectroscopy of current and noise
We demonstrate that transport spectroscopy of single molecular magnets shows
signatures of quantum tunneling at low temperatures. We find current and noise
oscillations as function of bias voltage due to a weak violation of spin
selection rules by quantum tunneling processes. The interplay with Boltzmann
suppression factors leads to fake resonances with temperature-dependent
position which do not correspond to any charge excitation energy. Furthermore,
we find that quantum tunneling can completely suppress transport if the
easy-plane anisotropy has a high symmetry.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Observing the Berry phase in diffusive conductors: Necessary conditions for adiabaticity
In a recent preprint (cond-mat/9803170), van~Langen, Knops, Paasschens and
Beenakker attempt to re-analyze the proposal of Loss, Schoeller and Goldbart
(LSG) [Phys. Rev. B~48, 15218 (1993)] concerning Berry phase effects in the
magnetoconductance of diffusive systems. Van Langen et al. claim that the
adiabatic approximation for the Cooperon previously derived by LSG is not valid
in the adiabatic regime identified by LSG. It is shown that the claim of
van~Langen et al. is not correct, and that, on the contrary, the
magnetoconductance does exhibit the Berry phase effect within the LSG regime of
adiabaticity. The conclusion reached by van~Langen et al. is based on a
misinterpretation of field-induced dephasing effects, which can mask the Berry
phase (and any other phase coherent phenomena) for certain parameter values.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figure
Influence of nano-mechanical properties on single electron tunneling: A vibrating Single-Electron Transistor
We describe single electron tunneling through molecular structures under the
influence of nano-mechanical excitations. We develop a full quantum mechanical
model, which includes charging effects and dissipation, and apply it to the
vibrating C single electron transistor experiment by Park {\em et al.}
{[Nature {\bf 407}, 57 (2000)].} We find good agreement and argue vibrations to
be essential to molecular electronic systems. We propose a mechanism to realize
negative differential conductance using local bosonic excitations.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Transport signature of pseudo-Jahn-Teller dynamics in a single-molecule transistor
We calculate the electronic transport through a molecular dimer, in which an
excess electron is delocalized over equivalent monomers, which can be locally
distorted. In this system the Born-Oppenheimer approximation breaks down
resulting in quantum entanglement of the mechanical and electronic motion. We
show that pseudo Jahn-Teller (pJT) dynamics of the molecule gives rise to
conductance peaks that indicate this violation. Their magnitude, sign and
position sharply depend on the electro-mechanical properties of the molecule,
which can be varied in recently developed three-terminal junctions with
mechanical control. The predicted effect depends crucially on the degree of
intramolecular delocalization of the excess electron, a parameter which is also
of fundamental importance in physical chemistry.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
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