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Possible Exotic State
We study the possible exotic states with using the
tetraquark interpolating currents with the QCD sum rule approach. The extracted
masses are around 4.85 GeV for the charmonium-like states and 11.25 GeV for the
bottomomium-like states. There is no working region for the light tetraquark
currents, which implies the light state may not exist below 2 GeV.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures, 2 table
Supported Au nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for aerobic homocoupling of phenylboronic acid
Au nanoparticles with small sizes (1â4 nm) were effectively formed on MgâAl mixed oxides (Au/MAO), which showed superior catalytic performances and good recyclability in aerobic homocoupling of phenylboronic acid
Topological Edge Plasmon Modes between Diatomic Chains of Nanoparticles
We study the topological edge plasmon modes between two "diatomic" chains of
identical plasmonic nanoparticles. Zak phase for longitudinal plasmon modes in
each chain is calculated analytically by solutions of macroscopic Maxwell's
equations for particles in quasi-static dipole approximation. This
approximation provides a direct analogy with the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model
such that the eigenvalue is mapped to the frequency dependent
inverse-polarizability of the nanoparticles. The edge state frequency is found
to be the same as the single-particle resonance frequency, which is insensitive
to the separation distances within a unit cell. Finally, full electrodynamic
simulations with realistic parameters suggest that the edge plasmon mode can be
realized through near-field optical spectroscopy.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Negative longitudinal magnetoresistance in GaAs quantum wells
Negative longitudinal magnetoresistances (NLMRs) have been recently observed
in a variety of topological materials and often considered to be associated
with Weyl fermions that have a defined chirality. Here we report NLMRs in
non-Weyl GaAs quantum wells. In the absence of a magnetic field the quantum
wells show a transition from semiconducting-like to metallic behaviour with
decreasing temperature. We observed pronounced NLMRs up to 9 Tesla at
temperatures above the transition and weak NLMRs in low magnetic fields at
temperatures close to the transition and below 5 K. The observed NLMRs show
various types of magnetic field behaviour resembling those reported in
topological materials. We attribute them to microscopic disorder and use a
phenomenological three-resistor model to account for their various features.
Our results showcase a new contribution of microscopic disorder in the
occurrence of novel phenomena. They may stimulate further work on tuning
electronic properties via disorder/defect nano-engineering
LNK (SH2B3): paradoxical effects in ovarian cancer.
LNK (SH2B3) is an adaptor protein studied extensively in normal and malignant hematopoietic cells. In these cells, it downregulates activated tyrosine kinases at the cell surface resulting in an antiproliferative effect. To date, no studies have examined activities of LNK in solid tumors. In this study, we found by in silico analysis and staining tissue arrays that the levels of LNK expression were elevated in high-grade ovarian cancer. To test the functional importance of this observation, LNK was either overexpressed or silenced in several ovarian cancer cell lines. Remarkably, overexpression of LNK rendered the cells resistant to death induced by either serum starvation or nutrient deprivation, and generated larger tumors using a murine xenograft model. In contrast, silencing of LNK decreased ovarian cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Western blot studies indicated that overexpression of LNK upregulated and extended the transduction of the mitogenic signal, whereas silencing of LNK produced the opposite effects. Furthermore, forced expression of LNK reduced cell size, inhibited cell migration and markedly enhanced cell adhesion. Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy identified 14-3-3 as one of the LNK-binding partners. Our results suggest that in contrast to the findings in hematologic malignancies, the adaptor protein LNK acts as a positive signal transduction modulator in ovarian cancers
Coexistence of hexatic and isotropic phases in two-dimensional Yukawa systems
We have performed Brownian dynamics simulations on melting of two-dimensional
colloidal crystal in which particles interact with Yukawa potential. The pair
correlation function and bond-orientational correlation function was calculated
in the Yukawa system. An algebraic decay of the bond orientational correlation
function was observed. By ruling out the coexistence region, only a unstable
hexatic phase was found in the Yukawa systems. But our work shows that the
melting of the Yukawa systems is a two-stage melting not consist with the KTHNY
theory and the isotropic liquid and the hexatic phase coexistence region was
found. Also we have studied point defects in two-dimensional Yukawa systems.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures. any comments are welcom
Longitudinal Schottky spectra of a bunched Ne10+ ion beam at the CSRe
The longitudinal Schottky spectra of a radio-frequency (RF) bunched and
electron cooled 22Ne10+ ion beam at 70 MeV/u have been studied by a newly
installed resonant Schottky pick-up at the experimental cooler storage ring
(CSRe), at IMP. For an RF-bunched ion beam, a longitudinal momentum spread of
has been reached with less than 107 stored ions. The reduction of momentum
spread compared with coasting ion beam was observed from Schottky noise signal
of the bunched ion beam. In order to prepare the future laser cooling
experiment at the CSRe, the RF-bunching power was modulated at 25th, 50th and
75th harmonic of the revolution frequency, effective bunching amplitudes were
extracted from the Schottky spectrum analysis. Applications of Schottky noise
for measuring beam lifetime with ultra-low intensity of ion beams are
presented, and it is relevant to upcoming experiments on laser cooling of
relativistic heavy ion beams and nuclear physics at the CSRe.Comment: to be published in Chinese Physics
Unusual magnetic relaxation behavior in La0.5Ca0.5MnO3 and Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3
We have carried out a systematic magnetic relaxation study, measured after
applying and switching off a 5 T magnetic field to polycrystalline samples of
La0.5Ca0.5MnO3 and Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3. The long time logarithmic relaxation rate
(LTLRR), decreased from 10 K to 150 K and increased from 150 K to 195 K in
La0.5Ca0.5MnO3. This change in behavior was found to be related to the complete
suppression of the antiferromagnetic phase above 150 K and in the presence of a
5 T magnetic field. At 195 K, the magnetization first decreased, and after a
few minutes increased slowly as a function of time. Moreover, between 200 K and
245 K, the magnetization increased throughout the measured time span. The
change in the slope of the curves, from negative to positive at about 200 K was
found to be related to the suppression of antiferromagnetic fluctuations in
small magnetic fields. A similar temperature dependence of the LTLRR was found
for the Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 sample. However, the temperature where the LTLRR reached
the minimum in Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 was lower than that of La0.5Ca0.5MnO3. This
result agrees with the stronger ferromagnetic interactions that exist in
Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 in comparison to La0.5Ca0.5MnO3. The above measurements
suggested that the general temperature dependence of the LTLRR and the
underlying physics were mainly independent of the particular charge ordering
system considered. All relaxation curves could be fitted using a logarithmic
law at long times. This slow relaxation was attributed to the coexistence of
ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions between Mn ions, which
produced a distribution of energy barriers.Comment: Accepted to PRB as a regular article, 10 figures, Scheduled Issue: 01
June 200
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