Constraining GPDs at Jefferson Lab

Generalized parton distributions (GPDs) are nowadays the object of an intense effort of research. Among other aspects, they allow to unravel the correlation between the longitudinal momentum fraction and the transverse spatial distributions of quarks and gluons inside the nucleon, with the prospect of accessing the angular momentum contribution of the partons to the nucleon’s spin. The Hall A and CLAS Collaborations of Jefferson Lab, or JLab, play a key role in the extraction of GPDs from deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) and from deeply virtual meson production (DVMP). This topic is at the heart of the physics program for the upcoming JLab machine upgrade to 12 GeV. This report presents an overview (with a large focus on DVCS) of published results and ongoing analyses from JLab 6GeV data, and future experiments planned at JLab 12GeV, in Hall A and with the future CLAS12 detector in Hall B

Observation of Conduction Band Satellite of Ni Metal by 3p-3d Resonant Inverse Photoemission Study

Resonant inverse photoemission spectra of Ni metal have been obtained across the Ni 3$p$ absorption edge. The intensity of Ni 3$d$ band just above Fermi edge shows asymmetric Fano-like resonance. Satellite structures are found at about 2.5 and 4.2 eV above Fermi edge, which show resonant enhancement at the absorption edge. The satellite structures are due to a many-body configuration interaction and confirms the existence of 3$d^8$ configuration in the ground state of Ni metal.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letter

Prediction of the curing time to achieve maturity of the nano-cement based concrete using the Weibull distribution model : a complementary data set

This data article provides a comparison data for nano-cement based concrete (NCC) and ordinary Portland cement based concrete (OPCC). Concrete samples (OPCC) were fabricated using ten different mix design and their characterization data is provided here. Optimization of curing time using the Weibull distribution model was done by analyzing the rate of change of compressive strength of the OPCC. Initially, the compressive strength of the OPCC samples was measured after completion of four desired curing times. Thereafter, the required curing time to achieve a particular rate of change of the compressive strength has been predicted utilizing the equation derived from the variation of the rate of change of compressive strength with the curing time, prior to the optimization of the curing time (at the 99.99% confidence level) using the Weibull distribution model. This data article complements the research article entitled "Prediction of the curing time to achieve maturity of the nano-cement based concrete using the Weibull distribution model" [1]

Polarization Switching Dynamics Governed by Thermodynamic Nucleation Process in Ultrathin Ferroelectric Films

A long standing problem of domain switching process - how domains nucleate - is examined in ultrathin ferroelectric films. We demonstrate that the large depolarization fields in ultrathin films could significantly lower the nucleation energy barrier (U*) to a level comparable to thermal energy (kBT), resulting in power-law like polarization decay behaviors. The "Landauer's paradox": U* is thermally insurmountable is not a critical issue in the polarization switching of ultrathin ferroelectric films. We empirically find a universal relation between the polarization decay behavior and U*/kBT.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Observation of inhomogeneous domain nucleation in epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 capacitors

We investigated domain nucleation process in epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 capacitors under a modified piezoresponse force microscope. We obtained domain evolution images during polarization switching process and observed that domain nucleation occurs at particular sites. This inhomogeneous nucleation process should play an important role in an early stage of switching and under a high electric field. We found that the number of nuclei is linearly proportional to log(switching time), suggesting a broad distribution of activation energies for nucleation. The nucleation sites for a positive bias differ from those for a negative bias, indicating that most nucleation sites are located at ferroelectric/electrode interfaces