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Instability due to long range Coulomb interaction in a liquid of polarizable particles (polarons, etc.)
The interaction Hamiltonian for a system of polarons a la Feynman in the
presence of long range Coulomb interaction is derived and the dielectric
function is computed in mean field. For large enough concentration a liquid of
such particles becomes unstable. The onset of the instability is signaled by
the softening of a collective optical mode in which all electrons oscillate in
phase in their respective self-trapping potential. We associate the instability
with a metallization of the system. Optical experiments in slightly doped
cuprates and doped nickelates are analyzed within this theory.
We discuss why doped cuprates matallize whereas nickelates do not.Comment: 5 pages,1 figur
Model ab initio study of charge carrier solvation and large polaron formation on conjugated carbon chains
Using long C_{N}H_{2} conjugated carbon chains with the polyynic structure as
prototypical examples of one-dimensional (1D) semiconductors, we discuss
self-localization of excess charge carriers into 1D large polarons in the
presence of the interaction with a surrounding polar solvent. The solvation
mechanism of self-trapping is different from the polaron formation due to
coupling with bond-length modulations of the underlying atomic lattice
well-known in conjugated polymers. Model ab initio computations employing the
hybrid B3LYP density functional in conjunction with the polarizable continuum
model are carried out demonstrating the formation of both electron- and
hole-polarons. Polarons can emerge entirely due to solvation but even larger
degrees of charge localization occur when accompanied by atomic displacements
Tilting instability and other anomalies in the flux-lattice in some magnetic superconductors
The flux-line lattice in the compound , which has a tendency to
ferromagnetic order in the a-b plane is studied with external magnetic field
direction close to the c-axis. We show the existence of an instability where
the direction of flux-lines spontaneously tilts away from that of the applied
field near the onset of ferromagnetic order. The enhanced fluctuations in the
flux lattice and the square flux lattice recently observed are explained and
further experiments suggested.Comment: 12 pages, Latex file, no figur
SDGs, Inclusive Health and the path to Universal Health Coverage. Disability and The Global South
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of goals designed to improve
the social, economic and well-being of all, while maintaining global and
environmental sustainability. Health is one of the 17 goals, and focuses not only on
addressing morbidity and mortality, but also on improving access to healthcare
services for all through Universal Health Coverage (UHC). While disability is not
specifically mentioned in this goal, a focus on people with disabilities is important
given the inclusive nature of the SDGs and the fact that people with disabilities make
up the largest minority group in the world. This paper aims to critically consider what
the health goal could mean for people with disabilities and advocates for inclusive
health. It discusses the complex relationship between disability and health, and why
people with disabilities are more vulnerable to poor health are discussed, and then
considers factors that impact access to quality healthcare for people with disabilities
and how these impact on the achievement of the targets in SDG Health Goal and the
main principles of UHC. The paper argues that developing an inclusive approach to
healthcare will not only improve achieving good health for all, but is also important
since experiencing poor health may reduce quality of life and participation (e.g. in
education, employment or community activities). Poor quality of life and participation
can exacerbate disability, poverty and exclusion in addition to increasing suffering,
morbidity and early mortality. The paper concludes that an inclusive UHC will not
only fulfil the fundamental rights of people with disabilities to health and
rehabilitation, as emphasized within the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, but also contribute to the achievement of the SDGs
Phonon Coherence and New Set of Sidebands in Phonon-Assisted Photoluminescence
We investigate excitonic polaron states comprising a local exciton and
phonons in the longitudinal optical (LO) mode by solving the Schr\"{o}dinger
equation. We derive an exact expression for the ground state (GS), which
includes multi-phonon components with coefficients satisfying the Huang-Rhys
factors. The recombination of GS and excited polaron states gives one set of
sidebands in photoluminescence (PL): the multi-phonon components in the GS
produce the Stokes lines and the zero-phonon components in the excited states
produce the anti-Stokes lines. By introducing the mixing of the LO mode and
environal phonon modes, the exciton will also couple with the latter, and the
resultant polaron states result in another set of phonon sidebands. This set
has a zero-phonon line higher and wider than that of the first set due to the
tremendous number of the environal modes. The energy spacing between the
zero-phonon lines of the first and second sets is proved to be the binding
energy of the GS state. The common exciton origin of these two sets can be
further verified by a characteristic Fano lineshape induced by the coherence in
the mixing of the LO and the environal modes.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures 1 figure (fig. 1) replaced 1 figure (fig. 2)
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MC-128: current commutator for silicon strip detector tests
The MC-128 is a CAMAC module designed to simplify routine tests of multichannel semiconductor detectors. It was developed at Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) Novosibirsk in collaboration with RD2 as part of the ATLAS SCT development program. The module provides 128 channels, offering sequential measurements of the currents flowing grom detector strips to a grounded Common Bus. Each input stays virtually connected to the Common Bus independently on whether its current is measured or not. Eight inputs are permanently connected to the Common Bus, allowing the connection of additional elements like guard ring structures. The total detector current can be measured as the current flowing through the Common Bus. Measurements are accessible via a CAMAC bus and in analog form via a front panel detector. Optionally, the MC 128 allows the measurement of the capacitance between each strip and the common (high voltage) electrode of the detector at 10 kHz frequency
Quantum Simulations of Extended Hubbard Models with Dipolar Crystals
In this paper we study the realization of lattice models in mixtures of
atomic and dipolar molecular quantum gases. We consider a situation where polar
molecules form a self-assembled dipolar lattice, in which atoms or molecules of
a second species can move and scatter. We describe the system dynamics in a
master equation approach in the Brownian motion limit of slow particles and
fast phonons, which we find appropriate for our system. In a wide regime of
parameters, the reduced dynamics of the particles leads to physical
realizations of extended Hubbard models with tuneable long-range interactions
mediated by crystal phonons. This extends the notion of quantum simulation of
strongly correlated systems with cold atoms and molecules to include
phonon-dynamics, where all coupling parameters can be controlled by external
fields.Comment: 44 pages, 14 figure
An exactly solvable phase transition model: generalized statistics and generalized Bose-Einstein condensation
In this paper, we present an exactly solvable phase transition model in which
the phase transition is purely statistically derived. The phase transition in
this model is a generalized Bose-Einstein condensation. The exact expression of
the thermodynamic quantity which can simultaneously describe both gas phase and
condensed phase is solved with the help of the homogeneous Riemann-Hilbert
problem, so one can judge whether there exists a phase transition and determine
the phase transition point mathematically rigorously. A generalized statistics
in which the maximum occupation numbers of different quantum states can take on
different values is introduced, as a generalization of Bose-Einstein and
Fermi-Dirac statistics.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figure
Effects of fluorine implantation on the kinetics of dry oxidation of silicon
Kinetics of dry oxidation of silicon after implantation of fluorine in the oxide layer are investigated. It appeared that implanted fluorine can result in negative values of the linear oxidation rate constant. Fluorine profiles obtained by the nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) method using a resonant 19F(α, p)22Ne nuclear reaction will be presented. At 1200 °C the fluorine moves to the interface of Si and SiO2, both in dry oxidizing and inert atmospheres. Based on these findings, a model is presented that explains quantitatively the observed anomalous behavior of the linear oxidation rate constant
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