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Formation of ultracold LiRb molecules by photoassociation near the Li (2s 2S1/2) + Rb (5p 2P1/2) asymptote
We report the production of ultracold 7Li85Rb molecules by photoassociation
(PA) below the Li (2s 2S1/2) + Rb (5p 2P1/2) asymptote. We perform PA
spectroscopy in a dual-species 7Li-85Rb magneto-optical trap (MOT) and detect
the PA resonances using trap loss spectroscopy. We observe several strong PA
resonances corresponding to the last few bound states, assign the lines and
derive the long range C6 dispersion coefficients for the Li (2s 2S1/2) + Rb (5p
2P1/2) asymptote. We also report an excited-state molecule formation rate
(P_LiRb) of ~10^7 s^-1 and a PA rate coefficient (K_PA) of ~4x10^-11 cm^3/s,
which are both among the highest observed for heteronuclear bi-alkali
molecules. These suggest that PA is a promising route for the creation of
ultracold ground state LiRb molecules.Comment: 6 page
Can the nuclear symmetry potential at supra-saturation densities be negative?
In the framework of an Isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (IBUU)
transport model, for the central Au+Au reaction at an incident
beam energy of 400 MeV/nucleon, effect of nuclear symmetry potential at
supra-saturation densities on the pre-equilibrium clusters emission is studied.
It is found that for the positive symmetry potential at supra-saturation
densities the neutron to proton ratio of lighter clusters with mass number
() is larger than that of the weighter clusters with
mass number (), whereas for the negative symmetry potential
at supra-saturation densities the is \emph{smaller} than that
of the . This may be considered as a probe of the negative
symmetry potential at supra-saturation densities.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, to be publishe
Flavor Evolution of the Neutronization Neutrino Burst from an O-Ne-Mg Core-Collapse Supernova
We present results of 3-neutrino flavor evolution simulations for the
neutronization burst from an O-Ne-Mg core-collapse supernova. We find that
nonlinear neutrino self-coupling engineers a single spectral feature of
stepwise conversion in the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy case and in the
normal mass hierarchy case, a superposition of two such features corresponding
to the vacuum neutrino mass-squared differences associated with solar and
atmospheric neutrino oscillations. These neutrino spectral features offer a
unique potential probe of the conditions in the supernova environment and may
allow us to distinguish between O-Ne-Mg and Fe core-collapse supernovae.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Version accepted by PR
Neutrino Mass Hierarchy and Stepwise Spectral Swapping of Supernova Neutrino Flavors
We examine a phenomenon recently predicted by numerical simulations of
supernova neutrino flavor evolution: the swapping of supernova and
energy spectra below (above) energy \EC for the normal
(inverted) neutrino mass hierarchy. We present the results of large-scale
numerical calculations which show that in the normal neutrino mass hierarchy
case, \EC decreases as the assumed
effective vacuum mixing angle () is decreased.
However, these calculations also indicate that \EC is essentially independent
of the vacuum mixing angle in the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy case. With a
good neutrino signal from a future Galactic supernova, the above results could
be used to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy even if is too
small to be detected in terrestrial neutrino oscillation experiments.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Version accepted by PR
Bending crystals: Emergence of fractal dislocation structures
We provide a minimal continuum model for mesoscale plasticity, explaining the
cellular dislocation structures observed in deformed crystals. Our dislocation
density tensor evolves from random, smooth initial conditions to form
self-similar structures strikingly similar to those seen experimentally -
reproducing both the fractal morphologies and some features of the scaling of
cell sizes and misorientations analyzed experimentally. Our model provides a
framework for understanding emergent dislocation structures on the mesoscale, a
bridge across a computationally demanding mesoscale gap in the multiscale
modeling program, and a new example of self-similar structure formation in
non-equilibrium systems.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, 5 movies (They can be found at
http://www.lassp.cornell.edu/sethna/Plasticity/SelfSimilarity.html .) In
press at Phys. Rev. Let
Acoustically evoked potentials in two cephalopods inferred using the auditory brainstem response (ABR) approach
It is still a matter of debate whether cephalopods can detect sound frequencies above 400 Hz. So far there is no proof for the detection of underwater sound above 400 Hz via a physiological approach. The controversy of whether cephalopods have a sound detection ability above 400 Hz was tested using the auditory brainstem response (ABR) approach, which has been successfully applied in fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles and birds. Using ABR we found that auditory evoked potentials can be obtained in the frequency range 400 to 1500 Hz (Sepiotheutis lessoniana) and 400 to 1000 Hz (Octopus vulgaris), respectively. The thresholds of S. lessoniana were generally lower than those of O. vulgaris
Quantum criticality in a generalized Dicke model
We employ a generalized Dicke model to study theoretically the quantum
criticality of an extended two-level atomic ensemble interacting with a
single-mode quantized light field. Effective Hamiltonians are derived and
diagonalized to investigate numerically their eigenfrequencies for different
quantum phases in the system. Based on the analysis of the eigenfrequencies, an
intriguing quantum-phase transition from a normal phase to a superradiant phase
is revealed clearly, which is quite different from that observed with a
standard Dicke model.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
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