56 research outputs found
Class-based storage assignments for miniload AS/RS with open-rack structure
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RSs) are warehousing systems that are used for the storage and
retrieval of products in both distribution and production environments. This paper presents an open-rack structure with unidirectional-upward mobile loads within the rack, for miniload AS/RS, in which the stacker crane is only used for the retrieval operations, and the storage operations are carried out by separate devices namely, storage platforms. Heuristics algorithms and models are developed for load shuffling and travel time of the storage platform, respectively. The well-known ABC approach is used to classify inventory items for determination of class-based storage assignments. Then the expected travel time of the proposed AS/RS is derived. The travel time model and the performance of proposed AS/RS are validated using Monte Carlo simulation and are compared with a conventional one. The results show that the open-rack AS/RS represents a
higher performance and the proposed models are reliable for the design and analysis of this kind of AS/RS
The ion-induced charge-exchange X-ray emission of the Jovian Auroras: Magnetospheric or solar wind origin?
A new and more comprehensive model of charge-exchange induced X-ray emission,
due to ions precipitating into the Jovian atmosphere near the poles, has been
used to analyze spectral observations made by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The model includes for the first time carbon ions, in addition to the oxygen
and sulfur ions previously considered, in order to account for possible ion
origins from both the solar wind and the Jovian magnetosphere. By comparing the
model spectra with newly reprocessed Chandra observations, we conclude that
carbon ion emission provides a negligible contribution, suggesting that solar
wind ions are not responsible for the observed polar X-rays. In addition,
results of the model fits to observations support the previously estimated
seeding kinetic energies of the precipitating ions (~0.7-2 MeV/u), but infer a
different relative sulfur to oxygen abundance ratio for these Chandra
observations.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, submitted to ApJ Lette
Surface states and Rashba-type spin polarization in antiferromagnetic MnBiTe
The layered van der Waals antiferromagnet MnBiTe has been predicted
to combine the band ordering of archetypical topological insulators such as
BiTe with the magnetism of Mn, making this material a viable candidate
for the realization of various magnetic topological states. We have
systematically investigated the surface electronic structure of
MnBiTe(0001) single crystals by use of spin- and angle-resolved
photoelectron spectroscopy experiments. In line with theoretical predictions,
the results reveal a surface state in the bulk band gap and they provide
evidence for the influence of exchange interaction and spin-orbit coupling on
the surface electronic structure.Comment: Revised versio
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Comparative Analysis and Variability of the Jovian X‐Ray Spectra Detected by the Chandra and XMM‐Newton Observatories
Expanding upon recent work, a more comprehensive spectral model based on charge exchange induced X‐ray emission by ions precipitating into the Jovian atmosphere is used to provide new understanding of the polar auroras. In conjunction with the Xspec spectral fitting software, the model is applied to analyze observations from both Chandra and XMM‐Newton by systematically varying the initial precipitating ion parameters to obtain the best fit model for the observed spectra. In addition to the oxygen and sulfur ions considered previously, carbon is included to discriminate between solar wind and Jovian magnetospheric ion origins, enabled by the use of extensive databases of both atomic collision cross sections and radiative transitions. On the basis of fits to all the Chandra observations, we find that carbon contributes negligibly to the observed polar X‐ray emission suggesting that the highly accelerated precipitating ions are of magnetospheric origin. Most of the XMM‐Newton fits also favor this conclusion with one exception that implies a possible carbon contribution. Comparison among all the spectra from these two observatories in light of the inferred initial energies and relative abundances of precipitating ions from the modeling show that they are significantly variable in time (observation date) and space (north and south polar X‐ray auroras).Astronom
Electron-phonon effects and transport in carbon nanotubes
We calculate the electron-phonon scattering and binding in semiconducting
carbon nanotubes, within a tight binding model. The mobility is derived using a
multi-band Boltzmann treatment. At high fields, the dominant scattering is
inter-band scattering by LO phonons corresponding to the corners K of the
graphene Brillouin zone. The drift velocity saturates at approximately half the
graphene Fermi velocity. The calculated mobility as a function of temperature,
electric field, and nanotube chirality are well reproduced by a simple
interpolation formula. Polaronic binding give a band-gap renormalization of ~70
meV, an order of magnitude larger than expected. Coherence lengths can be quite
long but are strongly energy dependent.Comment: 5 pages and 4 figure
First-principles calculations of the self-trapped exciton in crystalline NaCl
The atomic and electronic structure of the lowest triplet state of the
off-center (C2v symmetry) self-trapped exciton (STE) in crystalline NaCl is
calculated using the local-spin-density (LSDA) approximation. In addition, the
Franck-Condon broadening of the luminescence peak and the a1g -> b3u absorption
peak are calculated and compared to experiment. LSDA accurately predicts
transition energies if the initial and final states are both localized or
delocalized, but 1 eV discrepancies with experiment occur if one state is
localized and the other is delocalized.Comment: 4 pages with 4 embeddded figure
X-rays Studies of the Solar System
X-ray observatories contribute fundamental advances in Solar System studies
by probing Sun-object interactions, developing planet and satellite surface
composition maps, probing global magnetospheric dynamics, and tracking
astrochemical reactions. Despite these crucial results, the technological
limitations of current X-ray instruments hinder the overall scope and impact
for broader scientific application of X-ray observations both now and in the
coming decade. Implementation of modern advances in X-ray optics will provide
improvements in effective area, spatial resolution, and spectral resolution for
future instruments. These improvements will usher in a truly transformative era
of Solar System science through the study of X-ray emission.Comment: White paper submitted to Astro2020, the Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Direct observation of multivalent states and charge transfer in Ce-doped yttrium iron garnet thin films
Due to their large magneto-optic responses, rare-earth-doped yttrium iron garnets, Y3Fe5O12 (YIG), are highly regarded for their potential in photonics and magnonics. Here, we consider the case of Ce-doped YIG (Ce-YIG) thin films, in which substitutional Ce3+ ions are magnetic because of their 4f1 ground state. In order to elucidate the impact of Ce substitution on the magnetization of YIG, we have carried out soft x-ray spectroscopy measurements on Ce-YIG films. In particular, we have used the element specificity of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism to extract the individual magnetization curves linked to Ce and Fe ions. Our results show that Ce doping triggers a selective charge transfer from Ce to the Fe tetrahedral sites in the YIG structure. This, in turn, causes a disruption of the electronic and magnetic properties of the parent compound, reducing the exchange coupling between the Ce and Fe magnetic moments and causing atypical magnetic behavior. Our work is relevant for understanding magnetism in rare-earth-doped YIG and, eventually, may enable a quantitative evaluation of the magneto-optical properties of rare-earth incorporation into YIG
Franck-Condon-Broadened Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectra Predicted in LaMnO3
The sudden photohole of least energy created in the photoemission process is
a vibrationally excited state of a small polaron. Therefore the photoemission
spectrum in LaMnO3 is predicted to have multiple Franck-Condon vibrational
sidebands. This generates an intrinsic line broadening approximately 0.5 eV.
The photoemission spectral function has two peaks whose central energies
disperse with band width approximately 1.2 eV. Signatures of these phenomena
are predicted to appear in angle-resolved photoemission spectra.Comment: Revtex file 4 pages and 3 figure
Multi-phonon Resonant Raman Scattering Predicted in LaMnO3 from the Franck-Condon Process via Self-Trapped Excitons
Resonant behavior of the Raman process is predicted when the laser frequency
is close to the orbital excitation energy of LaMnO3 at 2 eV. The incident
photon creates a vibrationally excited self-trapped ``orbiton'' state from the
orbitally-ordered Jahn-Teller (JT) ground state. Trapping occurs by local
oxygen rearrangement. Then the Franck-Condon mechanism activates multiphonon
Raman scattering. The amplitude of the -phonon process is first order in the
electron-phonon coupling . The resonance occurs {\it via} a dipole forbidden
to transition. We previously suggested that this transition (also seen
in optical reflectivity) becomes allowed because of asymmetric oxygen
fluctuations. Here we calculate the magnitude of the corresponding matrix
element using local spin-density functional theory. This calculation agrees to
better than a factor of two with our previous value extracted from experiment.
This allows us to calculate the absolute value of the Raman tensor for
multiphonon scattering. Observation of this effect would be a direct
confirmation of the importance of the JT electron-phonon term and the presence
of self-trapped orbital excitons, or ``orbitons''.Comment: 8 pages and 3 embedded figures. The earlier short version is now
replaced by a more complete paper with a slightly different title. This
version includes a caculation by density-functional theory of the dipole
matrix element for exciting the self-trapped orbital exciton which activates
the multiphonon Raman signal
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