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Nodeless superconductivity in IrPtTe with strong spin-orbital coupling
The thermal conductivity of superconductor IrPtTe
( = 0.05) single crystal with strong spin-orbital coupling was measured down
to 50 mK. The residual linear term is negligible in zero magnetic
field. In low magnetic field, shows a slow field dependence. These
results demonstrate that the superconducting gap of IrPtTe is
nodeless, and the pairing symmetry is likely conventional s-wave, despite the
existence of strong spin-orbital coupling and a quantum critical point.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
An Ultra-fast DOA Estimator with Circular Array Interferometer Using Lookup Table Method
The time-consuming phase ambiguity resolution makes the uniform circular array (UCA) interferometer not suitable for real-time direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation. This paper introduces the lookup table (LUT) method to solve this problem. The key of the method is that we look up the ambiguity numbers instead of the eventual DOA from the table, and then the DOA is obtained by relatively small amount of calculation. This makes it possible that we are able to shrink the table size while maintain the DOA estimation accuracy. The table addresses cover all possible measured phase differences (PDs), which enables the method to be free of spatial scanning. Moreover, without adding frequency index to the lookup table, the estimator can realize wideband application. As an example, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) based DOA estimator with the estimation time of 180 ns is presented, accompanied by the measured results. This method possesses the advantages of ultra-high speed, high accuracy and low memory usage
Swift UVOT Grism Observations of Nearby Type Ia Supernovae - I. Observations and Data Reduction
Ultraviolet (UV) observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are useful tools
for understanding progenitor systems and explosion physics. In particular, UV
spectra of SNe Ia, which probe the outermost layers, are strongly affected by
the progenitor metallicity. In this work, we present 120 Neil Gehrels Swift
Observatory UV spectra of 39 nearby SNe Ia. This sample is the largest UV
(lambda < 2900 A) spectroscopic sample of SNe Ia to date, doubling the number
of UV spectra and tripling the number of SNe with UV spectra. The sample spans
nearly the full range of SN Ia light-curve shapes (delta m(B) ~ 0.6-1.8 mag).
The fast turnaround of Swift allows us to obtain UV spectra at very early
times, with 13 out of 39 SNe having their first spectra observed >~ 1 week
before peak brightness and the earliest epoch being 16.5 days before peak
brightness. The slitless design of the Swift UV grism complicates the data
reduction, which requires separating SN light from underlying host-galaxy light
and occasional overlapping stellar light. We present a new data-reduction
procedure to mitigate these issues, producing spectra that are significantly
improved over those of standard methods. For a subset of the spectra we have
nearly simultaneous Hubble Space Telescope UV spectra; the Swift spectra are
consistent with these comparison data.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRA
Quasi-Coherent Noise Jamming to LFM Radar Based on Pseudo-random Sequence Phase-modulation
A novel quasi-coherent noise jamming method is proposed against linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal and pulse compression radar. Based on the structure of digital radio frequency memory (DRFM), the jamming signal is acquired by the pseudo-random sequence phase-modulation of sampled radar signal. The characteristic of jamming signal in time domain and frequency domain is analyzed in detail. Results of ambiguity function indicate that the blanket jamming effect along the range direction will be formed when jamming signal passes through the matched filter. By flexible controlling the parameters of interrupted-sampling pulse and pseudo-random sequence, different covering distances and jamming effects will be achieved. When the jamming power is equivalent, this jamming obtains higher process gain compared with non-coherent jamming. The jamming signal enhances the detection threshold and the real target avoids being detected. Simulation results and circuit engineering implementation validate that the jamming signal covers real target effectively
Effect of the sample geometry on the second magnetization peak in single crystalline BaKBiO thick film
Magnetization hysteresis loop measurements performed on a single
crystalline BaKBiO superconducting thick film reveal
pronounced sample geometry dependence of the "second magnetization peak" (SMP),
i.e. a maximum in the width of occurring at the field .
In particular, it is found that the SMP vanishes decreasing the film dimension.
We argue that the observed sample geometry dependence of the SMP cannot be
accounted for by models which assume a vortex pinning enhancement as the origin
of the SMP. Our results can be understood considering the thermomagnetic
instability effect and/or non-uniform current distribution at
in large enough samples.Comment: 8 pages 3 figure
Nodeless superconductivity in Ca3Ir4Sn13: evidence from quasiparticle heat transport
We report resistivity and thermal conductivity measurements
on CaIrSn single crystals, in which superconductivity with K was claimed to coexist with ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations. Among
three crystals, only one crystal shows a small hump in resistivity near 20 K,
which was previously attributed to the ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations. Other
two crystals show the Fermi-liquid behavior at low temperature.
For both single crystals with and without the resistivity anomaly, the residual
linear term is negligible in zero magnetic field. In low fields,
shows a slow field dependence. These results demonstrate that
the superconducting gap of CaIrSn is nodeless, thus rule out
nodal gap caused by ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Hurst parameter analysis of radio pulsar timing noise
We present an analysis of timing residual (noise) of 54 pulsars obtained from
25-m radio telescope at Urumqi Observatory with a time span of 5~8 years,
dealing with statistics of the Hurst parameter. The majority of these pulsars
were selected to have timing noise that look like white noise rather than
smooth curves. The results are compared with artificial series of different
constant pairwise covariances. Despite the noise like appearance, many timing
residual series showed Hurst parameters significantly deviated from that of
independent series. We concluded that Hurst parameter may be capable of
detecting dependence in timing residual and of distinguishing chaotic behavior
from random processes.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, Submitted to MNRA
Various Correlations in Anisotropic Heisenberg XYZ Model with Dzyaloshinski-Moriya Interaction
Various thermal correlations as well as the effect of intrinsic decoherence
on the correlations are studied in a two-qubit Heisenberg XYZ spin chain with
the Dzyaloshinski--Moriya (DM) interaction along the z direction, i.e. Dz. It
is found that tunable parameter Dz may play a constructive role on the
concurrence (C), classical correlation (CC) and quantum discord (QD) in thermal
equilibrium while it plays a destructive role on the correlations in the
intrinsic decoherence case. The entanglement and quantum discord exhibit
collapse and revival under the phase decoherence. With a proper combination of
the system parameters, the correlations can effectively be kept at high steady
state values despite the intrinsic decoherence.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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