Quantitative assessment of reentrainment in the electrocyclone

The paper was devoted to the investigation of the reentrainment which was a parasitic effect incipient at the gas-cleaning systems – cyclones. It was demonstrated that the reentrainment arises at the speed of the aerosol from 14 to 27 m/sec. The quantitative characteristics of the reentrainment were determined.The research project has been supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 14–08–00046а)

Stationary waves in a superfluid exciton gas in quantum Hall bilayers

Stationary waves in a superfluid magnetoexciton gas in nu = 1 quantum Hall bilayers are considered. The waves are induced by counter-propagating electrical currents that flow in a system with a point obstacle. It is shown that stationary waves can emerge only in imbalanced bilayers in a certain diapason of currents. It is found that the stationary wave pattern is modified qualitatively under a variation of the ratio of the interlayer distance to the magnetic length d/l. The advantages of use graphene-dielectric-graphene sandwiches for the observation of stationary waves are discussed. We determine the range of parameters (the dielectric constant of the layer that separates two graphene layers and the ratio d/l) for which the state with superfluid magnetoexcitons can be realized in such sandwiches. Typical stationary wave patterns are presented as density plotsComment: 17 pages, 8 figure

Effects of density imbalance on the BCS-BEC crossover in semiconductor electron-hole bilayers

We study the occurrence of excitonic superfluidity in electron-hole bilayers at zero temperature. We not only identify the crossover in the phase diagram from the BCS limit of overlapping pairs to the BEC limit of non-overlapping tightly-bound pairs but also, by varying the electron and hole densities independently, we can analyze a number of phases that occur mainly in the crossover region. With different electron and hole effective masses, the phase diagram is asymmetric with respect to excess electron or hole densities. We propose as the criterion for the onset of superfluidity, the jump of the electron and hole chemical potentials when their densities cross.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

Theory of High-Tc Superconductivity: Accurate Predictions of Tc

The superconducting transition temperatures of high-Tc compounds based on copper, iron, ruthenium and certain organic molecules are discovered to be dependent on bond lengths, ionic valences, and Coulomb coupling between electronic bands in adjacent, spatially separated layers [1]. Optimal transition temperature, denoted as T_c0, is given by the universal expression $k_BT_c0 = e^2 \Lambda / \ell\zeta$; $\ell$ is the spacing between interacting charges within the layers, \zeta is the distance between interacting layers and \Lambda is a universal constant, equal to about twice the reduced electron Compton wavelength (suggesting that Compton scattering plays a role in pairing). Non-optimum compounds in which sample degradation is evident typically exhibit Tc < T_c0. For the 31+ optimum compounds tested, the theoretical and experimental T_c0 agree statistically to within +/- 1.4 K. The elemental high Tc building block comprises two adjacent and spatially separated charge layers; the factor e^2/\zeta arises from Coulomb forces between them. The theoretical charge structure representing a room-temperature superconductor is also presented.Comment: 7 pages 5 references, 6 figures 1 tabl

Chaotic spin-dependent electron dynamics in a field-driven double dot potential

We study the nonlinear classical dynamics of an electron confined in a double dot potential and subjected to a spin-orbit coupling and a constant external magnetic field. It is shown that due to the spin orbit coupling, the energy can be transferred from the spin to the orbital motion. This naturally heats up the orbital motion which, due to the presence of the separatrix line in the phase space of the system, results in a motion of the electron between the dots. It is shown that depending on the strength of the spin orbit coupling and the energy of the system, the electronic orbital motion undergoes a transition from the regular to the chaotic regime.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure

Fine structure of the isoscalar giant quadrupole resonance in 40Ca due to Landau damping?

The fragmentation of the Isoscalar Giant Quadrupole Resonance (ISGQR) in 40Ca has been investigated in high energy-resolution experiments using proton inelastic scattering at E_p = 200 MeV. Fine structure is observed in the region of the ISGQR and its characteristic energy scales are extracted from the experimental data by means of a wavelet analysis. The experimental scales are well described by Random Phase Approximation (RPA) and second-RPA calculations with an effective interaction derived from a realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction by the Unitary Correlation Operator Method (UCOM). In these results characteristic scales are already present at the mean-field level pointing to their origination in Landau damping, in contrast to the findings in heavier nuclei and also to SRPA calculations for 40Ca based on phenomenological effective interactions, where fine structure is explained by the coupling to two-particle two-hole (2p-2h) states.Comment: Phys. Lett. B, in pres

The Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex mediates activation of TopBP1 by ATM

The activation of ATR-ATRIP in response to double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) depends upon ATM in human cells and Xenopus egg extracts. One important aspect of this dependency involves regulation of TopBP1 by ATM. In Xenopus egg extracts, ATM associates with TopBP1 and thereupon phosphorylates it on S1131. This phosphorylation enhances the capacity of TopBP1 to activate the ATR-ATRIP complex. We show that TopBP1 also interacts with the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) complex in egg extracts in a checkpoint-regulated manner. This interaction involves the Nbs1 subunit of the complex. ATM can no longer interact with TopBP1 in Nbs1-depleted egg extracts, which suggests that the MRN complex helps to bridge ATM and TopBP1 together. The association between TopBP1 and Nbs1 involves the first pair of BRCT repeats in TopBP1. In addition, the two tandem BRCT repeats of Nbs1 are required for this binding. Functional studies with mutated forms of TopBP1 and Nbs1 suggested that the BRCT-dependent association of these proteins is critical for a normal checkpoint response to DSBs. These findings suggest that the MRN complex is a crucial mediator in the process whereby ATM promotes the TopBP1-dependent activation of ATR-ATRIP in response to DSBs

Double-layer Heisenberg antiferromagnet at finite temperature: Brueckner Theory and Quantum Monte Carlo simulations

The double-layer Heisenberg antiferromagnet with intra- and inter-layer couplings $J$ and $J_\perp$ exhibits a zero temperature quantum phase transition between a quantum disordered dimer phase for $g>g_c$ and a Neel phase with long range antiferromagnetic order for $g<g_c$, where $g=J_\perp/J$ and $g_c \approx 2.5$. We consider the behavior of the system at finite temperature for $g \ge g_c$ using two different and complementary approaches; an analytical Brueckner approximation and numerically exact quantum Monte Carlo simulations. We calculate the temperature dependent spin excitation spectrum (including the triplet gap), dynamic and static structure factors, the specific heat, and the uniform magnetic susceptibility. The agreement between the analytical and numerical approaches is excellent. For $T \to 0$ and $g \to g_c$, our analytical results for the specific heat and the magnetic susceptibility coincide with those previously obtained within the nonlinear $\sigma$ model approach for $N\to \infty$. Our quantum Monte Carlo simulations extend to significantly lower temperatures than previously, allowing us to obtain accurate results for the asymptotic quantum critical behavior. We also obtain an improved estimate for the critical coupling: $g_c = 2.525 \pm 0.002$.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figure

Physical processes in the plasma mantle of Venus

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94598/1/grl5690.pd

miR-21 and miR-155 in the regulation of TGF-β1/SMAD signaling pathway of the line breast cancer cells with different metastatic potential

Breast cancer (ВС) is the most common form of cancer, leading to high mortality rates among women worldwide. Metastasis is the main cause of fatal outcomes in ВС. In this regard, of particular interest takes the study of molecular mechanisms of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In the EMT processes involved in TGF-β1/SMAD-signaling pathway through the regulation of which can affect the processes of metastasis in ВС. In this study we have analyzed changes of mRNA expression of the mRNA SMADs, miR-21, and miR-155 of the tumor ВС cells with different metastatic potential MCF-7, BT-474, ZR-75-1. High expression of miR-21 was detected in all the tumor cell lines (MCF-7, ZR-75-1 and BT-474). In the ВС cell lines, the expression level of miR-155 was significantly lower than that of miR-21. Analysis of mRNA expression has clearly shown impairments of intracellular mechanisms of regulation of SMAD2, SMAD4, SMAD7 in ВС. Investigated the correlation of expression of miR-21 and miR-155 regulation of SMADs in TGF-β1/SMAD signaling pathway in three carcinomas lines of the human breast with different metastatic potential (MCF-7, ZR-75-1, BT-474). A significant inverse correlation was observed between SMAD4 and miR-155 in MCF-7 cells. Inverse correlation between the expression of SMAD2, SMAD4, SMAD7 and miR-155; miR21 was found in the BT-474 cells. The results obtained in this study showed that miR-21 and miR-155 regulate activity of several genes SMAD2, SMAD4, SMAD7 in the tumor cell ZR-75-1 and on some genes they exhibited a cumulative effect. It should be noted that the miR-155 and miR-21 in various degrees influenced the expression of SMAD2, SMAD4, SMAD7, blocking the work of these genes and, thereby exacerbating the progression and degree of malignancy of ВС cells human; in some cases their effects on individual genes were cumulative