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Study of gossamer superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in the t-J-U model
The d-wave superconductivity (dSC) and antiferromagnetism are analytically
studied in a renormalized mean field theory for a two dimensional t-J model
plus an on-site repulsive Hubbard interaction . The purpose of introducing
the term is to partially impose the no double occupancy constraint by
employing the Gutzwiller approximation. The phase diagrams as functions of
doping and are studied. Using the standard value of and
in the large limit, we show that the antiferromagnetic (AF) order emerges
and coexists with the dSC in the underdoped region below the doping
. The dSC order parameter increases from zero as the doping
increases and reaches a maximum near the optimal doping . In
the small limit, only the dSC order survives while the AF order disappears.
As increased to a critical value, the AF order shows up and coexists with
the dSC in the underdoped regime. At half filing, the system is in the dSC
state for small and becomes an AF insulator for large . Within the
present mean field approach, We show that the ground state energy of the
coexistent state is always lower than that of the pure dSC state.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
Supersymmetry and the Anomalous Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon
The recently reported measurement of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment
differs from the standard model prediction by 2.6 standard deviations. We
examine the implications of this discrepancy for supersymmetry. Deviations of
the reported magnitude are generic in supersymmetric theories. Based on the new
result, we derive model-independent upper bounds on the masses of observable
supersymmetric particles. We also examine several model frameworks. The sign of
the reported deviation is as predicted in many simple models, but disfavors
anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, version to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Temporal and Spectral Correlations of Cyg X-1
Temporal and spectral properties of X-ray rapid variability of Cyg X-1 are
studied by an approach of correlation analysis in the time domain on different
time scales. The correlation coefficients between the total intensity in 2-60
keV and the hardness ratio of 13-60 keV to 2-6 keV band on the time scale of
about 1 ms are always negative in all states. For soft states, the correlation
coefficients are positive on all the time scales from about 0.01 s to 100 s,
which is significantly different with that for transition and low states.
Temporal structures in high energy band are narrower than that in low energy
band in quite a few cases. The delay of high energy photons relative to low
energy ones in the X-ray variations has also been revealed by the correlation
analysis. The implication of observed temporal and spectral characteristics to
the production region and mechanism of Cyg X-1 X-ray variations is discussed.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures included, to appear in Ap
Optical and transport properties in doped two-leg ladder antiferromagnet
Within the t-J model, the optical and transport properties of the doped
two-leg ladder antiferromagnet are studied based on the fermion-spin theory. It
is shown that the optical and transport properties of the doped two-leg ladder
antiferromagnet are mainly governed by the holon scattering. The low energy
peak in the optical conductivity is located at a finite energy, while the
resistivity exhibits a crossover from the high temperature metallic-like
behavior to the low temperature insulating-like behavior, which are consistent
with the experiments.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B65
(2002) (April 15 issue
The optical counterpart of an Ultra-luminous X-Ray Source in NGC 5204
Ultra-luminous X-Ray sources are extra-nuclear point sources in external
galaxies with -- erg/s and are among the most poorly
understood X-ray sources. To help understand their nature, we are trying to
identify their optical counterparts by combining images from the Hubble Space
Telescope and the Chandra Observatory. Here we report upon the optical
counterpart for the ULX in NGC 5204, which has average X-ray luminosity of
erg/s and has varied by a factor of 50% over the last 10
years. A unique optical counterpart to this ULX is found by carefully comparing
the Chandra ACIS images and HST WFPC2 and ACS/HRC images. The spectral energy
distribution and the HST/STIS FUV spectrum of this object show that it is a B0
Ib supergiant star with peculiarities, including the 1240 N V emission
line that is uncommon in B stellar spectra but has been predicted for X-ray
illuminated accretion disks and seen in some X-ray binaries. Study of its FUV
spectrum leads to a binary model for this ULX in which the B0 Ib supergiant is
overflowing its Roche Lobe and accreting onto the compact primary, probably a
black hole. This picture predicts an orbital period of days for
different black hole mass, which can be tested by future observations
Ne II Observations of Gas Motions in Compact and Ultracompact H II Regions
We present high spatial and spectral resolution observations of 16 Galactic compact and ultracompact H II regions in the [Ne II] 12.8 mu m fine-structure line. The small thermal width of the neon line and the high dynamic range of the maps provide an unprecedented view of the kinematics of compact and ultracompact H II regions. These observations solidify an emerging picture of the structure of ultracompact H II regions suggested in our earlier studies of G29.96-0.02 and Mon R2 IRS 1; systematic surface flows, rather than turbulence or bulk expansion, dominate the gas motions in the H II regions. The observations show that almost all of the sources have significant (5-20 km s(-1)) velocity gradients and that most of the sources are limb-brightened. In many cases, the velocity pattern implies tangential flow along a dense shell of ionized gas. None of the observed sources clearly fits into the categories of filled expanding spheres, expanding shells, filled blister flows, or cometary H II regions formed by rapidly moving stars. Instead, the kinematics and morphologies of most of the sources lead to a picture of H II regions confined to the edges of cavities created by stellar wind ram pressure and flowing along the cavity surfaces. In sources where the radio continuum and [Ne II] morphologies agree, the majority of the ionic emission is blueshifted relative to nearby molecular gas. This is consistent with sources lying on the near side of their natal clouds being less affected by extinction and with gas motions being predominantly outward, as is expected for pressure-driven flows.NSF AST-0607312, NSF-0708074SOFIA USRA8500-98-008NYSTAR Faculty Development ProgramNASA NNG 04-GG92G, CAN-NCC5-679Lunar and Planetary InstituteAstronom
Kaluza-Klein Dark Matter
We propose that cold dark matter is made of Kaluza-Klein particles and
explore avenues for its detection. The lightest Kaluza-Klein state is an
excellent dark matter candidate if standard model particles propagate in extra
dimensions and Kaluza-Klein parity is conserved. We consider Kaluza-Klein gauge
bosons. In sharp contrast to the case of supersymmetric dark matter, these
annihilate to hard positrons, neutrinos and photons with unsuppressed rates.
Direct detection signals are also promising. These conclusions are generic to
bosonic dark matter candidates.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, discussion of spin-independent cross section
clarified, references added, published versio
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