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Quasi-dark Mode in a Metamaterial for Analogous Electromagnetically-induced Transparency
We study a planar metamaterial supporting electromagnetically-induced
transparency (EIT)-like effect by exploiting the coupling between bright and
quasi-dark eigenmodes. The specific design of such a metamaterial consists of a
cut-wire (CW) and a single-gap split-ring resonator (SRR). From the numerical
and the analytical results we demonstrate that the response of SRR, which is
weakly excited by external electric field, is mitigated to be a quasi-dark
eigenmode in the presence of strongly radiative CW. This result suggests more
relaxed conditions for the realization of devices utilizing the EIT-like
effects in metamaterial, and thereby widens the possibilities for many
different structural implementations.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Investigation of the anisotropy of dissipation processes in single crystal of Yba2Cu3O7-d system
By means of contactless mechanical method of the measurement of energy losses
in superconductors, the anisotropy of dissipation processes has been studied in
single crystal high-temperature layered superconductors of Yba2Cu3O7-d system,
being in mixed state. The observed anisotropy of energy losses indicates the
possibility of the existence of the symmetry of order parameter of dx2-y2 type
in these single crystals.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Comment on "Limits on the Time Variation of the Electromagnetic Fine-Structure Constant in the Low Energy Limit from Absorption Lines in the Spectra of Distant Quasars"
In their Letter [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 121302 (2004)] (also [Astron.
Astrophys. 417, 853 (2004)]), Srianand et al. analysed optical spectra of
heavy-element species in 23 absorption systems along background quasar
sight-lines, reporting limits on relative variations in the fine-structure
constant: da/a=(-0.06+/-0.06) x 10^{-5}. Here we demonstrate basic flaws in
their analysis, using the same data and absorption profile fits, which led to
spurious values of da/a and significantly underestimated uncertainties. We
conclude that these data and fits offer no stringent test of previous evidence
for a varying alpha.
In their Reply (arXiv:0711.1742) to this Comment, Srianand et al. state or
argue several points regarding their original analysis and our new analysis. We
discuss these points here, dismissing all of them because they are demonstrably
incorrect or because they rely on a flawed application of simple statistical
arguments.Comment: 1+2 pages, 1 EPS figure. Page 1 accepted as PRL Comment on
arXiv:astro-ph/0402177 . Further details available in arXiv:astro-ph/0612407
. v2: Added critical discussion of Reply from Srianand et al.
(arXiv:0711.1742
Random Scattering Matrices and the Circuit Theory of Andreev Conductances
The conductance of a normal-metal mesoscopic system in proximity to
superconducting electrode(s) is calculated. The normal-metal part may have a
general geometry, and is described as a ``circuit'' with ``leads'' and
``junctions''. The junctions are each ascribed a scattering matrix which is
averaged over the circular orthogonal ensemble, using recently-developed
techniques. The results for the electrical conductance reproduce and extend
Nazarov's circuit theory, thus bridging between the scattering and the bulk
approaches. The method is also applied to the heat conductance.Comment: 12 pages, RevTeX, including 2 figures with eps
Vector Meson Production in Coherent Hadronic Interactions: An update on predictions for RHIC and LHC
In this letter we update our predictions for the photoproduction of vector
mesons in coherent and collisions at RHIC and LHC energies using the
color dipole approach and the Color Glass Condensate (CGC) formalism. In
particular, we present our predictions for the first run of the LHC at half
energy and for the rapidity dependence of the ratio between the and
cross sections at RHIC energies.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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