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An X-ray Study of Two B+B Binaries: AH Cep and CW Cep
AH Cep and CW Cep are both early B-type binaries with short orbital periods
of 1.8~d and 2.7~d, respectively. All four components are B0.5V types. The
binaries are also double-lined spectroscopic and eclipsing. Consequently,
solutions for orbital and stellar parameters make the pair of binaries ideal
targets for a study of the colliding winds between two B~stars. {\em Chandra}
ACIS-I observations were obtained to determine X-ray luminosities. AH~Cep was
detected with an unabsorbed X-ray luminosity at a 90\% confidence interval of
erg s, or ,
relative to the combined Bolometric luminosities of the two components. While
formally consistent with expectations for embedded wind shocks, or binary wind
collision, the near-twin system of CW~Cep was a surprising non-detection. For
CW~Cep, an upper limit was determined with , again
for the combined components. One difference between these two systems is that
AH~Cep is part of a multiple system. The X-rays from AH~Cep may not arise from
standard wind shocks nor wind collision, but perhaps instead from magnetism in
any one of the four components of the system. The possibility could be tested
by searching for cyclic X-ray variability in AH~Cep on the short orbital period
of the inner B~stars.Comment: Astrophysical Journal, accepte
Whispering gallery modes in open quantum billiards
The poles of the S-matrix and the wave functions of open 2D quantum billiards
with convex boundary of different shape are calculated by the method of complex
scaling. Two leads are attached to the cavities. The conductance of the
cavities is calculated at energies with one, two and three open channels in
each lead. Bands of overlapping resonance states appear which are localized
along the convex boundary of the cavities and contribute coherently to the
conductance. These bands correspond to the whispering gallery modes appearing
in the classical calculations.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures in jpg and gif forma
Magnetic properties of iron pnictides from spin-spiral calculations
The wave-vector (q) and doping dependences of the magnetic energy, iron
moment, and effective exchange interactions in LaFeAsO, BaFe2As2, and SrFe2As2\
are studied by self-consistent LSDA calculations for co-planar spin spirals.
For the undoped compounds, the calculated total energy, E(q), reaches its
minimum at q corresponding to stripe anti-ferromagnetic order. In LaFeAsO, this
minimum becomes flat already at low levels of electron-doping and shifts to an
incommensurate q at delta=0.2, where delta is the number of additional
electrons (delta>0) or holes (delta<0) per Fe. In BaFe2As2 and SrFe2As2, stripe
order remains stable for hole doping down to delta=-0.3. Under electron doping,
on the other hand, the E(q) minimum shifts to incommensurate q already at
delta=0.1.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, International Conference on Magnetism, Karlsruhe,
July 26 - 31, 200
S-matrix theory for transmission through billiards in tight-binding approach
In the tight-binding approximation we consider multi-channel transmission
through a billiard coupled to leads. Following Dittes we derive the coupling
matrix, the scattering matrix and the effective Hamiltonian, but take into
account the energy restriction of the conductance band. The complex eigenvalues
of the effective Hamiltonian define the poles of the scattering matrix. For
some simple cases, we present exact values for the poles. We derive also the
condition for the appearance of double poles.Comment: 29 pages, 9 figures, submitted to J. Phys. A: Math. and Ge
Dynamics of open quantum systems
The coupling between the states of a system and the continuum into which it
is embedded, induces correlations that are especially large in the short time
scale. These correlations cannot be calculated by using a statistical or
perturbational approach. They are, however, involved in an approach describing
structure and reaction aspects in a unified manner. Such a model is the SMEC
(shell model embedded in the continuum). Some characteristic results obtained
from SMEC as well as some aspects of the correlations induced by the coupling
to the continuum are discussed.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
Magnetic excitations in multiferroic LuMnO3 studied by inelastic neutron scattering
We present data on the magnetic and magneto-elastic coupling in the hexagonal
multiferroic manganite LuMnO3 from inelastic neutron scattering, magnetization
and thermal expansion measurements. We measured the magnon dispersion along the
main symmetry directions and used this data to determine the principal exchange
parameters from a spin-wave model. An analysis of the magnetic anisotropy in
terms of the crystal field acting on the Mn is presented. We compare the
results for LuMnO3 with data on other hexagonal RMnO3 compounds.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, typo correcte
Effective Hamiltonian and unitarity of the S matrix
The properties of open quantum systems are described well by an effective
Hamiltonian that consists of two parts: the Hamiltonian of the
closed system with discrete eigenstates and the coupling matrix between
discrete states and continuum. The eigenvalues of determine the
poles of the matrix. The coupling matrix elements
between the eigenstates of and the continuum may be very
different from the coupling matrix elements between the eigenstates
of and the continuum. Due to the unitarity of the matrix, the
\TW_k^{cc'} depend on energy in a non-trivial manner, that conflicts with the
assumptions of some approaches to reactions in the overlapping regime. Explicit
expressions for the wave functions of the resonance states and for their phases
in the neighbourhood of, respectively, avoided level crossings in the complex
plane and double poles of the matrix are given.Comment: 17 pages, 7 figure
Conductance of Open Quantum Billiards and Classical Trajectories
We analyse the transport phenomena of 2D quantum billiards with convex
boundary of different shape. The quantum mechanical analysis is performed by
means of the poles of the S-matrix while the classical analysis is based on the
motion of a free particle inside the cavity along trajectories with a different
number of bounces at the boundary. The value of the conductance depends on the
manner the leads are attached to the cavity. The Fourier transform of the
transmission amplitudes is compared with the length of the classical paths.
There is good agreement between classical and quantum mechanical results when
the conductance is achieved mainly by special short-lived states such as
whispering gallery modes (WGM) and bouncing ball modes (BBM). In these cases,
also the localization of the wave functions agrees with the picture of the
classical paths. The S-matrix is calculated classically and compared with the
transmission coefficients of the quantum mechanical calculations for five modes
in each lead. The number of modes coupled to the special states is effectively
reduced.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figures (jpg), 2 table
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