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Transverse Momentum Dependent Parton Distributions at Small-x
We study the transverse momentum dependent (TMD) parton distributions at
small-x in a consistent framework that takes into account the TMD evolution and
small-x evolution simultaneously. The small-x evolution effects are included by
computing the TMDs at appropriate scales in terms of the dipole scattering
amplitudes, which obey the relevant Balitsky-Kovchegov equation. Meanwhile, the
TMD evolution is obtained by resumming the Collins-Soper type large logarithms
emerged from the calculations in small-x formalism into Sudakov factors.Comment: 23 pages, 9 figure
Spin Hall effect in spin-valley coupled monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides
We study both the intrinsic and extrinsic spin Hall effect in spin-valley
coupled monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides. We find that whereas
the skew-scattering contribution is suppressed by the large band gap, the
side-jump contribution is comparable to the intrinsic one with opposite sign in
the presence of scalar and magnetic scattering. Intervalley scattering tends to
suppress the side-jump contribution due to the loss of coherence. By tuning the
ratio of intra- to intervalley scattering, the spin Hall conductivity shows a
sign change in hole-doped samples. Multiband effect in other doping regime is
considered, and it is found that the sign change exists in the heavily
hole-doped regime, but not in the electron-doped regime
Berry phase modification to the energy spectrum of excitons
By quantizing the semiclassical motion of excitons, we show that the Berry
curvature can cause an energy splitting between exciton states with opposite
angular momentum. This splitting is determined by the Berry curvature flux
through the -space area spanned by the relative motion of the
electron-hole pair in the exciton wave function. Using the gapped
two-dimensional Dirac equation as a model, we show that this splitting can be
understood as an effective spin-orbit coupling effect. In addition, there is
also an energy shift caused by other "relativistic" terms. Our result reveals
the limitation of the venerable hydrogenic model of excitons, and highlights
the importance of the Berry curvature in the effective mass approximation.Comment: 4.5 pages, 2 figures, reference updated and minor change
Observation of backscattering-immune chiral electromagnetic modes without time reversal breaking
A strategy is proposed to realize robust transport in time reversal invariant
photonic system. Using numerical simulation and microwave experiment, we
demonstrate that a chiral guided mode in the channel of a three-dimensional
dielectric woodpile photonic crystal is immune to the scattering of a square
patch of metal or dielectric inserted to block the channel. The chirality based
robust transport can be realized in nonmagnetic dielectric materials without
any external field.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
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