342 research outputs found
A critical test of empirical mass loss formulae applied to individual giants and supergiants
To test our new, improved Reimers-type mass-loss relation, given by Schroder
& Cuntz in 2005 (ApJL 630, L73), we take a look at the best studied galactic
giants and supergiants - particularly those with spatially resolved
circumstellar shells and winds, obtained directly or by means of a companion
acting as a probing light source. Together with well-known physical parameters,
the selected stars provide the most powerful and critical observational venues
for assessing the validity of parameterized mass-loss relations for cool winds
not driven by molecules or dust.
In this study, star by star, we compare our previously published relation
with the original Reimers relation (1975), the Lamers relation (1981), and the
two relations by de Jager and his group (1988, 1990). The input data,
especially the stellar masses, have been constrained using detailed stellar
evolution models. We find that only the relationship by Schroder & Cuntz
agrees, within the error bars, with the observed mass-loss rates for all giants
and supergiants.Comment: 11 pages, 5 Figs. accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysic
Optical Properties of Vanadium in 4H Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technology
We study the optical properties of tetravalent vanadium impurities in 4H
silicon carbide (4H SiC). Emission from two crystalline sites is observed at
wavelengths of 1.28 \mum and 1.33 \mum, with optical lifetimes of 163 ns and 43
ns. Group theory and ab initio density functional supercell calculations enable
unequivocal site assignment and shed light on the spectral features of the
defects. We conclude with a brief outlook on applications in quantum photonics
A physically motivated analytical expression for the temperature dependence of the zero-field splitting of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond
The temperature dependence of the zero-field splitting (ZFS) between the
and levels of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV)
center's electronic ground-state spin triplet can be used as a robust nanoscale
thermometer in a broad range of environments. However, despite numerous
measurements of this dependence in different temperature ranges, to our
knowledge no analytical expression has been put forward that captures the
scaling of the ZFS of the NV center across all relevant temperatures. Here we
present a simple, analytical, and physically motivated expression for the
temperature dependence of the NV center's ZFS that matches all experimental
observations, in which the ZFS shifts in proportion to the occupation numbers
of two representative phonon modes. In contrast to prior models our expression
does not diverge outside the regions of fitting. We show that our model
quantitatively matches experimental measurements of the ZFS from 15 to 500 K in
single NV centers in ultra-pure bulk diamond, and we compare our model and
measurements to prior models and experimental data.Comment: Main text: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, 44 references. Supplemental
Material: 12 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, 23 reference
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