14,643 research outputs found
On massive tensor multiplets
Massive tensor multiplets have recently been scrutinized in hep-th/0410051
and hep-th/0410149, as they appear in orientifold compactifications of type IIB
string theory. Here we formulate several dually equivalent models for massive N
= 1, N=2 tensor multiplets in four space-time dimensions. In the N = 2 case, we
employ harmonic and projective superspace techniques.Comment: 17 pages, LaTeX, no figures; V2: reference adde
Inception and propagation of positive streamers in high-purity nitrogen: effects of the voltage rise-rate
Controlling streamer morphology is important for numerous applications. Up to
now, the effect of the voltage rise rate was only studied across a wide range.
Here we show that even slight variations in the voltage rise can have
significant effects. We have studied positive streamer discharges in a 16 cm
point-plane gap in high-purity nitrogen 6.0, created by 25 kV pulses with a
duration of 130 ns. The voltage rise varies by a rise rate from 1.9 kV/ns to
2.7 kV/ns and by the first peak voltage of 22 to 28 kV. A structural link is
found between smaller discharges with a larger inception cloud caused by a
faster rising voltage. This relation is explained by the greater stability of
the inception cloud due to a faster voltage rise, causing a delay in the
destabilisation. Time-resolved measurements show that the inception cloud
propagates slower than an earlier destabilised, more filamentary discharge.
This explains that the discharge with a faster rising voltage pulse ends up to
be shorter. Furthermore, the effect of remaining background ionisation in a
pulse sequence has been studied, showing that channel thickness and branching
rate are locally affected, depending on the covered volume of the previous
discharge.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figure
Effects of Nonmagnetic Impurity Doping on Spin Ladder System
Effects of nonmagnetic impurity doping on an AF spin-1/2 Heisenberg ladder
system are studied by the QMC method. A single nonmagnetic impurity induces a
localized spin-1/2 moment accompanied by "static" and enhanced AF correlations
around it. Small and finite concentration of impurities induces a remarkable
change of magnetic and thermodynamic properties with gapless excitations. It
also shows rather sharp but continuous crossover around the concentration of
about 4%. Above the crossover concentration, all the spins are strongly coupled
participating in the enhanced and rather uniform power-law decay of the
antiferromagnetic correlation. Below the crossover, each impurity forms an
antiferromagnetic cluster only weakly coupled each other. For random
distribution of impurities, large Curie-like susceptibility accompanied with
small residual entropy is obtained at low temperatures in agreement with recent
experimental observation in Zn-doped . Temperature dependence of
AF susceptibility shows power-law-like but weaker divergence than the single
chain AFH in the temperature range studied.Comment: 4 pages, LaTeX+epsf.sty, submitted to J.Phys.Soc.Jpn. New results of
AF susceptibility are adde
Thermodynamics of the (1,1/2) Ferrimagnet in Finite Magnetic Fields
We investigate the specific heat and magnetisation of a ferrimagnet with gS=1
and S=1/2 spins in a finite magnetic field using the transfer matrix DMRG down
to T=0.025J. Ferromagnetic gapless and antiferromagnetic gapped excitations for
H=0 lead to rich thermodynamics for H > 0. While the specific heat is
characterized by a generic double peak structure, magnetisation reveals two
critical fields, Hc1=1.76(1) and Hc2=3.00(1) with square-root behaviour in the
T=0 magnetisation. Simple analytical arguments allow to understand these
experimentally accessible findings.Comment: 5 pages, 7 eps figures, uses RevTeX, submitted to PR
Suzaku Detection of Super-hard X-ray Emission from the Classical Nova V2491 Cygni
We report the detection of super-hard (>10 keV) X-ray emission extending up
to 70 keV from the classical nova V2491 Cygni using the Suzaku observatory. We
conducted two ~20 ks target-of-opportunity observations 9 and 29 days after the
outburst on 2008 April 11, yielding wide energy range spectra by combining the
X-ray Imaging Spectrometer and the Hard X-ray Detector. On day 9, a spectrum
was obtained at 1.0-70 keV with the Fe XXV K\alpha line feature and a very flat
continuum, which is explained by thermal plasma with a 3 keV temperature and
power-law emission with a photon index of 0.1 attenuated by a heavy extinction
of 1.4x10^{23} cm^{-2}. The 15-70 keV luminosity at 10.5 kpc is 6x10^{35} ergs
s^{-1}. The super-hard emission was not present on day 29. This is the highest
energy at which X-rays have been detected from a classical nova. We argue a
non-thermal origin for the emission, which suggests the presence of accelerated
charged particles in the nova explosion.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJL (4 pages, 3 figures
Observation of thundercloud-related gamma rays and neutrons in Tibet
During the 2010 rainy season in Yangbajing (4300 m above sea level) in Tibet, China, a long-duration count enhancement associated with thunderclouds was detected by a solar-neutron telescope and neutron monitors installed at the Yangbajing Comic Ray Observatory. The event, lasting for ∼40 min, was observed on July 22, 2010. The solar-neutron telescope detected significant γ-ray signals with energies >40 MeV in the event. Such a prolonged high-energy event has never been observed in association with thunderclouds, clearly suggesting that electron acceleration lasts for 40 min in thunderclouds. In addition, Monte Carlo simulations showed that >10 MeV γ rays largely contribute to the neutron monitor signals, while >1 keV neutrons produced via a photonuclear reaction contribute relatively less to the signals. This result suggests that enhancements of neutron monitors during thunderstorms are not necessarily clear evidence for neutron production, as previously thought
Non-Gaussianity from isocurvature perturbations
We develop a formalism to study non-Gaussianity in both curvature and
isocurvature perturbations. It is shown that non-Gaussianity in the
isocurvature perturbation between dark matter and photons leaves distinct
signatures in the CMB temperature fluctuations, which may be confirmed in
future experiments, or possibly, even in the currently available observational
data. As an explicit example, we consider the QCD axion and show that it can
actually induce sizable non-Gaussianity for the inflationary scale, H_{inf} =
O(10^9 - 10^{11})GeV.Comment: 24 pages, 6 figures; references added; version to appear in JCA
The dual nature of 5f electrons and origin of heavy fermions in U compounds
We develop a theory for the electronic excitations in UPt which is based
on the localization of two of the electrons. The remaining electron is
delocalized and acquires a large effective mass by inducing intra-atomic
excitations of the localized ones. The measured deHaas-vanAlphen frequencies of
the heavy quasiparticles are explained as well as their anisotropic heavy mass.
A model calculation for a small cluster reveals why only the largest of the
different hopping matrix elements is operative causing the electrons in
other orbitals to localize.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of a particle in a random potential
In this paper we carry out Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of a quantum
particle in a one-dimensional random potential (plus a fixed harmonic
potential) at a finite temperature. This is the simplest model of an interface
in a disordered medium and may also pertain to an electron in a dirty metal. We
compare with previous analytical results, and also derive an expression for the
sample to sample fluctuations of the mean square displacement from the origin
which is a measure of the glassiness of the system. This quantity as well as
the mean square displacement of the particle are measured in the simulation.
The similarity to the quantum spin glass in a transverse field is noted. The
effect of quantum fluctuations on the glassy behavior is discussed.Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures included as eps files, uses RevTeX. Accepted for
publication in J. of Physics A: Mathematical and Genera
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