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Magnon Heat Conductivity and Mean Free Paths in Two-Leg Spin Ladders: A Model-Independent Determination
The magnon thermal conductivity of the spin ladders
in has been investigated at low doping levels
, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75. The Zn-impurities generate nonmagnetic
defects which define an upper limit for and therefore allow
a clear-cut relation between and to
be established independently of any model. Over a large temperature range we
observe a progressive suppression of with increasing
Zn-content and find in particular that with respect to pure is strongly suppressed even in
the case of tiny impurity densities where ~{\AA}.
This shows unambiguously that large ~{\AA} which
have been reported for and on basis of a kinetic model are in the correct order
of magnitude
Star-shaped Local Density of States around Vortices in a Type II Superconductor
The electronic structure of vortices in a type II superconductor is analyzed
within the quasi-classical Eilenberger framework. The possible origin of a
sixfold ``star'' shape of the local density of states, observed by scanning
tunneling microscope experiments on NbSe, is examined in the light of the
three effects; the anisotropic pairing, the vortex lattice, and the anisotropic
density of states at the Fermi surface. Outstanding features of split parallel
rays of this star are well explained in terms of an anisotropic -wave
pairing. This reveals a rich internal electronic structure associated with a
vortex core.Comment: 4 pages, REVTeX, 3 figures available upon reques
Long-Term Administration of Calcium Acetate Efficiently Controls Severe Hyperphosphataemia in Haemodialysis Patients
In order to avoid aluminium toxicity, calciumcontaining phosphate binders have been used increasingly. Unfortunately, calcium carbonate and calcium citrate produce hypercalcaemia in a number of patients. New studies have shown that calcium acetate is promising in that it binds more phosphate than calcium carbonate at comparable doses. We tested calcium acetate in eight severely hyperphosphataemic patients (2.25 ± 0.08 mmol/l) on maintenance haemodialysis over 5 months. Serum phosphate decreased to 1.86 ± 0.06 mmol/l, but at the cost of an increase in serum calcium. However, the increment of serum calcium was always less than the respective decrease of serum phosphate, and hypercalcaemia—immediately reversible after dose reduction—only occurred once in two patient
Local density of states in the vortex lattice in a type II superconductor
Local density of states (LDOS) in the triangular vortex lattice is
investigated based on the quasi-classical Eilenberger theory. We consider the
case of an isotropic s-wave superconductor with the material parameter
appropriate to NbSe_2. At a weak magnetic field, the spatial variation of the
LDOS shows cylindrical structure around a vortex core. On the other hand, at a
high field where the core regions substantially overlap each other, the LDOS is
sixfold star-shaped structure due to the vortex lattice effect. The orientation
of the star coincides with the experimental data of the scanning tunneling
microscopy. That is, the ray of the star extends toward the nearest-neighbor
(next nearest-neighbor) vortex direction at higher (lower) energy.Comment: 10 pages, RevTex, 32 figure
Quantal analysis of long-term potentiation of combined neuronal postsynaptic potentials on hippocampal slices in vitro.
10.1007/BF0105247
Magnon-Hole Scattering and Charge Order in
The magnon thermal conductivity of the hole doped
spin ladders in has been investigated at low
doping levels . The analysis of reveals a strong
doping and temperature dependence of the magnon mean free path
which is a local probe for the interaction of magnons with
the doped holes in the ladders. In particular, this novel approach to studying
charge degrees of freedom via spin excitations shows that charge ordering of
the holes in the ladders leads to a freezing out of magnon-hole scattering
processes
You are What You Wear: Unless You Moved—Effects of Attire and Posture on Person Perception
While first impressions are often based on appearance cues, little is known about how these interact with information from other channels. The present research aimed to investigate the impact of occupational stereotypes, evoked by attire, as well as posture on person perception. For this, computer animation was used to create avatars with different types of attire (nurse, military, casual) and posture (open, closed). In Study 1 (N = 164), participants attributed significantly more empathy to avatars wearing a nurse versus a military uniform or casual outfit. When adding posture as an additional cue, Study 2 (N = 312) showed that ratings of empathy and dominance were affected by both attire and posture. This effect was replicated in Study 3 (N = 163) for female avatars, in the sense that open postures in nurses increased empathy ratings and decreased dominance ratings, which both in turn led to greater perceived competence. By contrast, for male avatars, posture did not affect attributions of competence directly. Rather, attire predicted perceived dominance directly, as well as through perceived empathy. The present findings suggest that both posture, and occupational information evoked by attire, are used to infer personal characteristics. However, the strength of each cue may vary with the gender of the target
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