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Longitudinal and transverse noise in a moving Vortex Lattice
We have studied the longitudinal and the transverse velocity fluctuations of
a moving vortex lattice (VL) driven by a transport current. They exhibit both
the same broad spectrum and the same order of magnitude. These two components
are insensitive to the velocity and to a small bulk perturbation. This means
that no bulk averaging over the disorder and no VL crystallization are
observed. This is consistently explained referring to a previously proposed
noisy flow of surface current whose elementary fluctuator is measured
isotropic.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys Rev
The thermoelectric working fluid: thermodynamics and transport
Thermoelectric devices are heat engines, which operate as generators or
refrigerators using the conduction electrons as a working fluid. The
thermoelectric heat-to-work conversion efficiency has always been typically
quite low, but much effort continues to be devoted to the design of new
materials boasting improved transport properties that would make them of the
electron crystal-phonon glass type of systems. On the other hand, there are
comparatively few studies where a proper thermodynamic treatment of the
electronic working fluid is proposed. The present article aims to contribute to
bridge this gap by addressing both the thermodynamic and transport properties
of the thermoelectric working fluid covering a variety of models, including
interacting systems.Comment: 15 pages, 2 figure
Generation of internal gravity waves by penetrative convection
The rich harvest of seismic observations over the past decade provides
evidence of angular momentum redistribution in stellar interiors that is not
reproduced by current evolution codes. In this context, transport by internal
gravity waves can play a role and could explain discrepancies between theory
and observations. The efficiency of the transport of angular momentum by waves
depends on their driving mechanism. While excitation by turbulence throughout
the convective zone has already been investigated, we know that penetrative
convection into the stably stratified radiative zone can also generate internal
gravity waves. Therefore, we aim at developing a semianalytical model to
estimate the generation of IGW by penetrative plumes below an upper convective
envelope. We derive the wave amplitude considering the pressure exerted by an
ensemble of plumes on the interface between the radiative and convective zones
as source term in the equation of momentum. We consider the effect of a thermal
transition from a convective gradient to a radiative one on the transmission of
the wave into the radiative zone. The plume-induced wave energy flux at the top
of the radiative zone is computed for a solar model and is compared to the
turbulence-induced one. We show that, for the solar case, penetrative
convection generates waves more efficiently than turbulence and that
plume-induced waves can modify the internal rotation rate on shorter time
scales. We also show that a smooth thermal transition significatively enhances
the wave transmission compared to the case of a steep transition. We conclude
that driving by penetrative convection must be taken into account as much as
turbulence-induced waves for the transport of internal angular momentum.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&A, 21 page
The role of rotation on Petersen Diagrams. The period ratios
The present work explores the theoretical effects of rotation in calculating
the period ratios of double-mode radial pulsating stars with special emphasis
on high-amplitude delta Scuti stars (HADS). Diagrams showing these period
ratios vs. periods of the fundamental radial mode have been employed as a good
tracer of non-solar metallicities and are known as Petersen diagrams (PD).In
this paper we consider the effect of moderate rotation on both evolutionary
models and oscillation frequencies and we show that such effects cannot be
completely neglected as it has been done until now. In particular it is found
that even for low-to-moderate rotational velocities (15-50 km/s), differences
in period ratios of some hundredths can be found. The main consequence is
therefore the confusion scenario generated when trying to fit the metallicity
of a given star using this diagram without a previous knowledge of its
rotational velocity.Comment: A&A in pres
On the interpretation of echelle diagrams for solar-like oscillations. Effect of centrifugal distortion
This work aims at determining the impact of slow to moderate rotation on the
regular patterns often present in solar-like oscillation spectra. We focus on
the well-known asteroseismic diagnostic echelle diagrams, examining how
rotation may modify the estimates of the large and small spacings, as well as
the identification of modes. We illustrate the work with a real case: the
solar-like star Bootis. The modeling takes into account rotation effects
on the equilibrium models through an effective gravity and on the oscillation
frequencies through both perturbative and non-perturbative calculations. We
compare the results of both type of calculations in the context of the regular
spacings (like the small spacings and the scaled small spacings) and echelle
diagrams. We show that for echelle diagrams the perturbative approach remains
valid for rotational velocities up to 40-50 km/s. We show that for the
rotational velocities measured in solar-like stars, theoretical oscillation
frequencies must be corrected up to the second-order in terms of rotation rate,
including near degeneracy effects. For rotational velocities of about 16 km/S
and higher, diagnostics on large spacings and on modal identification through
echelle diagrams can be significantly altered by the presence of the
components of the rotationally split modes. We found these effects to be
detectable in the observed frequency range. Analysis of the effects of rotation
on small spacings and scaled small spacings reveals that these can be of the
order of, or even larger than surface effects, typically turbulence,
microscopic diffusion, etc. Furthermore, we show that scaled spacings are
significantly affected by stellar distortion even for small stellar rotational
velocities (from 10-15 km/s) and therefore some care must be taken when using
them as indicators for probing deep stellar interiors.Comment: 10 pages,5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ;
http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/721/1/537
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