153 research outputs found
Flow distributed oscillation, flow velocity modulation and resonance
We examine the effects of a periodically varying flow velocity on the
standing and travelling wave patterns formed by the flow-distributed
oscillation (FDO) mechanism. In the kinematic (or diffusionless) limit, the
phase fronts undergo a simple, spatiotemporally periodic longitudinal
displacement. On the other hand, when the diffusion is significant, periodic
modulation of the velocity can disrupt the wave pattern, giving rise in the
downstream region to travelling waves whose frequency is a rational multiple of
the velocity perturbation frequency. We observe frequency locking at ratios of
1:1, 2:1 and 3:1, depending on the amplitude and frequency of the velocity
modulation. This phenomenon can be viewed as a novel, rather subtle type of
resonant forcing.Comment: submitted to Phys. Rev.
A large-deviation approach to space-time chaos
In this Letter we show that the analysis of Lyapunov-exponents fluctuations
contributes to deepen our understanding of high-dimensional chaos. This is
achieved by introducing a Gaussian approximation for the large deviation
function that quantifies the fluctuation probability. More precisely, a
diffusion matrix (a dynamical invariant itself) is measured and
analysed in terms of its principal components. The application of this method
to three (conservative, as well as dissipative) models, allows: (i) quantifying
the strength of the effective interactions among the different degrees of
freedom; (ii) unveiling microscopic constraints such as those associated to a
symplectic structure; (iii) checking the hyperbolicity of the dynamics.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Novel A-B type oscillations in a 2-D electron gas in inhomogenous magnetic fields
We present results from a quantum and semiclassical theoretical study of the
and resistivities of a high mobility 2-D electron gas
in the presence of a dilute random distribution of tubes with magnetic flux
and radius , for arbitrary values of and . We
report on novel Aharonov-Bohm type oscillations in and ,
related to degenerate quantum flux tube resonances, that satisfy the selection
rule , with an integer. We discuss possible
experimental conditions where these oscillations may be observed.Comment: 11 pages REVTE
Location of the Energy Levels of the Rare-Earth Ion in BaF2 and CdF2
The location of the energy levels of rare-earth (RE) elements in the energy
band diagram of BaF2 and CdF2 crystals is determined. The role of RE3+ and RE2+
ions in the capture of charge carriers, luminescence, and the formation of
radiation defects is evaluated. It is shown that the substantial difference in
the luminescence properties of BaF2:RE and CdF2:RE is associated with the
location of the excited energy levels in the band diagram of the crystals
Universality of REM-like aging in mean field spin glasses
Aging has become the paradigm to describe dynamical behavior of glassy
systems, and in particular spin glasses. Trap models have been introduced as
simple caricatures of effective dynamics of such systems. In this Letter we
show that in a wide class of mean field models and on a wide range of time
scales, aging occurs precisely as predicted by the REM-like trap model of
Bouchaud and Dean. This is the first rigorous result about aging in mean field
models except for the REM and the spherical model.Comment: 4 page
First atom lifetime and scattering length measurements
The results of a search for hydrogen-like atoms consisting of
mesons are presented. Evidence for atom production
by 24 GeV/c protons from CERN PS interacting with a nickel target has been seen
in terms of characteristic pairs from their breakup in the same target
() and from Coulomb final state interaction (). Using
these results the analysis yields a first value for the atom lifetime
of fs and a first model-independent measurement of
the S-wave isospin-odd scattering length
( for isospin ).Comment: 14 pages, 8 figure
Determination of scattering lengths from measurement of atom lifetime
The DIRAC experiment at CERN has achieved a sizeable production of
atoms and has significantly improved the precision on its lifetime
determination. From a sample of 21227 atomic pairs, a 4% measurement of the
S-wave scattering length difference
has been attained, providing an important test of Chiral Perturbation Theory.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
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