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The simulation of ionospheric conditions for space vehicles
Plasma wind tunnel to simulate ionospheric conditions for space vehicle
School reform, school size, and student achievement
An estimation of the effect of school size on student achievement, with the results suggesting that market-based school reform could enhance student performance if the reform reduced school size.Education
Photovoltaic Oscillations Due to Edge-Magnetoplasmon Modes in a Very-High Mobility 2D Electron Gas
Using very-high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs 2D electron Hall bar samples, we have
experimentally studied the photoresistance/photovoltaic oscillations induced by
microwave irradiation in the regime where both 1/B and B-periodic oscillations
can be observed. In the frequency range between 27 and 130 GHz we found that
these two types of oscillations are decoupled from each other, consistent with
the respective models that 1/B oscillations occur in bulk while the
B-oscillations occur along the edges of the Hall bars. In contrast to the
original report of this phenomenon (Ref. 1) the periodicity of the
B-oscillations in our samples are found to be independent of L, the length of
the Hall bar section between voltage measuring leads.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Techniques for the realization of ultrareliable spaceborne computers Interim scientific report
Error-free ultrareliable spaceborne computer
Neutron Star Properties with Hyperons
In the light of the recent discovery of a neutron star with a mass accurately
determined to be almost two solar masses, it has been suggested that hyperons
cannot play a role in the equation of state of dense matter in
-equilibrium. We re-examine this issue in the most recent development of
the quark-meson coupling model. Within a relativistic Hartree-Fock approach and
including the full tensor structure at the vector-meson-baryon vertices, we
find that not only must hyperons appear in matter at the densities relevant to
such a massive star but that the maximum mass predicted is completely
consistent with the observation.Comment: Minor correction
The spectral-curvature parameter: an alternative tool for the analysis of synchrotron spectra
The so-called Spectral Curvature Parameter(SCP), when plotted versus the
high-frequency spectral index () of synchrotron sources, provides
crucial parameters on the continuum spectrum of synchrotron radiation without
the more complex modeling of spectral ageing scenarios. An important merit of
the SCP- diagram is the enhanced reliability of extracting multiple
injection spectra, . Different from the colour-colour diagram,
tracks of different s, especially when the synchrotron particles
are young, exhibit less overlap and less smearing in the SCP- diagram.
Three giant radio galaxies(GRGs) and a sample of Compact steep spectrum(CSS)
souces are presented. GRGs exhibit asymmetries of their injection spectral
indices in the SCP- diagram. The obtained
s and the trends in the sources are cross-checked with the
literature and show remarkable confidence. Besides the spectral steepening,
spectral flattening is prominent in the radio lobes. The spectral flattening is
a clue to efficient re-acceleration processes in the lobes. It implies
interaction with the surrounding intergalactic or intra-cluster medium is an
important characteristic of GRGs. In the SW lobe of DA240, there is a clear
sign of CI and KP/JP bifurcation at the source extremity. This indicates a
highly relativistic energy transportation from the core or in situ acceleration
in this typical FR I lobe. Our analysis proves, if exists, KP spectra imply the
existence of strong field with . In the CSS
sources, our result confirms the CI model and . The
synchrotron self-absorption is significant in the CSS sample.Comment: to be published in A&
Weak Localization Coexisting with a Magnetic Field in a Normal-Metal--Superconductor Microbridge
A random-matrix theory is presented which shows that breaking time-reversal
symmetry by itself does {\em not} suppress the weak-localization correction to
the conductance of a disordered metal wire attached to a superconductor.
Suppression of weak localization requires applying a magnetic field as well as
raising the voltage, to break both time-reversal symmetry and electron-hole
degeneracy. A magnetic-field dependent contact resistance obscured this anomaly
in previous numerical simulations.Comment: 8 pages, REVTeX-3.0, 1 figur
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