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Periodic shedding of vortex dipoles from a moving penetrable obstacle in a Bose-Einstein condensate
We investigate vortex shedding from a moving penetrable obstacle in a highly
oblate Bose-Einstein condensate. The penetrable obstacle is formed by a
repulsive Gaussian laser beam that has the potential barrier height lower than
the chemical potential of the condensate. The moving obstacle periodically
generates vortex dipoles and the vortex shedding frequency linearly
increases with the obstacle velocity as , where is a
critical velocity. Based on periodic shedding behavior, we demonstrate
deterministic generation of a single vortex dipole by applying a short linear
sweep of a laser beam. This method will allow further controlled vortex
experiments such as dipole-dipole collisions.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figure
Collisional Dynamics of Half-Quantum Vortices in a Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensate
We present an experimental study on the interaction and dynamics of
half-quantum vortices (HQVs) in an antiferromagnetic spinor Bose-Einstein
condensate. By exploiting the orbit motion of a vortex dipole in a trapped
condensate, we perform a collision experiment of two HQV pairs, and observe
that the scattering motions of the HQVs is consistent with the short-range
vortex interaction that arises from nonsingular magnetized vortex cores. We
also investigate the relaxation dynamics of turbulent condensates containing
many HQVs, and demonstrate that spin wave excitations are generated by the
collisional motions of the HQVs. The short-range vortex interaction and the
HQV-magnon coupling represent two characteristics of the HQV dynamics in the
spinor superfluid.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Critical Velocity for Vortex Shedding in a Bose-Einstein Condensate
We present measurements of the critical velocity for vortex shedding in a
highly oblate Bose-Einstein condensate with a moving repulsive Gaussian laser
beam. As a function of the barrier height , the critical velocity
shows a dip structure having a minimum at , where is
the chemical potential of the condensate. At fixed , we
observe that the ratio of to the speed of sound monotonically
increases for decreasing , where is the beam width and
is the condensate healing length. The measured upper bound for
is about 0.4, which is in good agreement with theoretical predictions for a
two-dimensional superflow past a circular cylinder. We explain our results with
the density reduction effect of the soft boundary of the Gaussian obstacle,
based on the local Landau criterion for superfluidity.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Relaxation of superfluid turbulence in highly oblate Bose-Einstein condensates
We investigate thermal relaxation of superfluid turbulence in a highly oblate
Bose-Einstein condensate. We generate turbulent flow in the condensate by
sweeping the center region of the condensate with a repulsive optical
potential. The turbulent condensate shows a spatially disordered distribution
of quantized vortices and the vortex number of the condensate exhibits
nonexponential decay behavior which we attribute to the vortex pair
annihilation. The vortex-antivortex collisions in the condensate are identified
with crescent-shaped, coalesced vortex cores. We observe that the
nonexponential decay of the vortex number is quantitatively well described by a
rate equation consisting of one-body and two-body decay terms. In our
measurement, we find that the local two-body decay rate is closely proportional
to , where is the temperature and is the chemical potential.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figure
Observation of a Geometric Hall Effect in a Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensate with a Skyrmion Spin Texture
For a spin-carrying particle moving in a spatially varying magnetic field,
effective electromagnetic forces can arise due to the geometric phase
associated with adiabatic spin rotation of the particle. We report the
observation of a geometric Hall effect in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate
with a skyrmion spin texture. Under translational oscillations of the spin
texture, the condensate resonantly develops a circular motion in a harmonic
trap, demonstrating the existence of an effective Lorentz force. When the
condensate circulates, quantized vortices are nucleated in the boundary region
of the condensate and the vortex number increases over 100 without significant
heating. We attribute the vortex nucleation to the shearing effect of the
effective Lorentz force from the inhomogeneous effective magnetic field.Comment: 9 pages, 11 figure
Thermoelectric properties of graphene incorporated thermoelectric materials
Thermoelectric materials, which can change the waste heat into the usable electricity, are interested in various field of applications such as vehicle, ship, power plane, and so on. To enhance the thermoelectric properties, high electrical conductivity, high Seebeck coefficient, and low thermal conductivity should be conducted, however, the trade-off relation between electronic property and thermal property in terms of carrier concentration could be the bottle-neck on the enhancement of thermoelectric properties of the materials. In this presentation, we discuss with the graphene incorporation in the conventional thermoelectric materials, which could lead to independently control electric and thermal properties
Vitamin D3 Supplementation Reduces the Symptoms of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection during Winter Training in Vitamin D-Insufficient Taekwondo Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Vitamin D insufficiency may be associated with increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in athletes. This study examined the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on salivary immune functions and symptoms of URTI in vitamin D-insufficient taekwondo athletes. Twenty-five male taekwondo athletes, aged 19–22 years with vitamin D insufficiency [serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D concentrations (25(OH)D, 31.3 ± 1.39 nmol/L)], participated in this study. They were randomized to receive 5000 IU/day of vitamin D3 (n = 13) or placebo capsule (n = 12) during 4 weeks of winter training. Blood samples were collected two times (pre- and post-tests) for analyzing serum 25(OH)D concentration while salivary samples were obtained three times (pre-, mid-, and post-tests) for secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) and lactoferrin analyses. The symptoms of URTI were reported daily during the intervention. Serum 25(OH)D concentration significantly increased by 255.6% in the vitamin D group, whereas in the placebo group it did not change (p \u3c 0.001). While the significant increase in SIgA was observed in both groups (p \u3c 0.001), elevated salivary lactoferrin level in response to winter training was found only in the placebo group (p = 0.011). The change in serum 25(OH)D concentration was negatively associated with total URTI symptoms (r = −0.435, p = 0.015). Vitamin D3 supplementation may be effective in reducing the symptoms of URTI during winter training in vitamin D-insufficient taekwondo athletes
Chiral magnetoresistance in Pt/Co/Pt zigzag wires
The Rashba effect leads to a chiral precession of the spins of moving
electrons while the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) generates
preference towards a chiral profile of local spins. We predict that the
exchange interaction between these two spin systems results in a 'chiral'
magnetoresistance depending on the chirality of the local spin texture. We
observe this magnetoresistance by measuring the domain wall (DW) resistance in
a uniquely designed Pt/Co/Pt zigzag wire, and by changing the chirality of the
DW with applying an in-plane magnetic field. A chirality-dependent DW
resistance is found, and a quantitative analysis shows a good agreement with a
theory based on the Rashba model. Moreover, the DW resistance measurement
allows us to independently determine the strength of the Rashba effect and the
DMI simultaneously, and the result implies a possible correlation between the
Rashba effect, the DMI, and the symmetric Heisenberg exchange
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