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Intrinsic electron-doping in nominal "non-doped" superconducting (La,Y)CuO thin films grown by dc magnetron sputtering
The superconducting nominal "non-doped" (LYCO) thin
films are successfully prepared by dc magnetron-sputtering and in situ
post-annealing in vacuum. The best more than 13K is achieved in the
optimal LYCO films with highly pure c-axis oriented T'-type structure. In the
normal state, the quasi-quadratic temperature dependence of resistivity, the
negative Hall coefficient and effect of oxygen content in the films are quite
similar to the typical Ce-doped T'-214 cuprates, suggesting that T'-LYCO shows
the electron-doping nature like known n-type cuprates, and is not a band
superconductor as proposed previously. The charge carriers are considered to be
induced by oxygen deficiency.Comment: 5 pages, 7 figure
Discovery of {\gamma}-ray pulsation and X-ray emission from the black widow pulsar PSR J2051-0827
We report the discovery of pulsed {\gamma}-ray emission and X-ray emission
from the black widow millisecond pulsar PSR J2051-0827 by using the data from
the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and
the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer array (ACIS-S) on the Chandra X-ray
Observatory. Using 3 years of LAT data, PSR J2051-0827 is clearly detected in
{\gamma}-ray with a signicance of \sim 8{\sigma} in the 0.2 - 20 GeV band. The
200 MeV - 20 GeV {\gamma}-ray spectrum of PSR J2051-0827 can be modeled by a
simple power- law with a photon index of 2.46 \pm 0.15. Significant (\sim
5{\sigma}) {\gamma}-ray pulsations at the radio period were detected. PSR
J2051-0827 was also detected in soft (0.3-7 keV) X-ray with Chandra. By
comparing the observed {\gamma}-rays and X-rays with theoretical models, we
suggest that the {\gamma}-ray emission is from the outer gap while the X-rays
can be from intra-binary shock and pulsar magnetospheric synchrotron emissions.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, accepted by ApJ on Jan 28, 201
Integrated Vertical Bloch Line (VBL) memory
Vertical Bloch Line (VBL) Memory is a recently conceived, integrated, solid state, block access, VLSI memory which offers the potential of 1 Gbit/sq cm areal storage density, data rates of hundreds of megabits/sec, and submillisecond average access time simultaneously at relatively low mass, volume, and power values when compared to alternative technologies. VBLs are micromagnetic structures within magnetic domain walls which can be manipulated using magnetic fields from integrated conductors. The presence or absence of BVL pairs are used to store binary information. At present, efforts are being directed at developing a single chip memory using 25 Mbit/sq cm technology in magnetic garnet material which integrates, at a single operating point, the writing, storage, reading, and amplification functions needed in a memory. The current design architecture, functional elements, and supercomputer simulation results are described which are used to assist the design process
Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the supernova remnant Kes 17 with Fermi Large Area Telescope
We report the discovery of GeV emission at the position of supernova remnant
Kes 17 by using the data from the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi
Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Kes 17 can be clearly detected with a significance
of ~12 sigma in the 1 - 20 GeV range. Moreover, a number of gamma-ray sources
were detected in its vicinity. The gamma-ray spectrum of Kes 17 can be well
described by a simple power-law with a photon index of ~ 2.4. Together with the
multi-wavelength evidence for its interactions with the nearby molecular cloud,
the gamma-ray detection suggests that Kes 17 is a candidate acceleration site
for cosmic-rays.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in ApJ Lette
Internal Energy of the Potts model on the Triangular Lattice with Two- and Three-body Interactions
We calculate the internal energy of the Potts model on the triangular lattice
with two- and three-body interactions at the transition point satisfying
certain conditions for coupling constants. The method is a duality
transformation. Therefore we have to make assumptions on uniqueness of the
transition point and that the transition is of second order. These assumptions
have been verified to hold by numerical simulations for q=2, 3 and 4, and our
results for the internal energy are expected to be exact in these cases.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
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