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Optical Resonator Analog of a Two-Dimensional Topological Insulator
A lattice of optical ring resonators can exhibit a topological insulator
phase, with the role of spin played by the direction of propagation of light
within each ring. Unlike the system studied by Hafezi et al., topological
protection is achieved without fine-tuning the inter-resonator couplings, which
are given the same periodicity as the underlying lattice. The topological
insulator phase occurs for strong couplings, when the tight-binding method is
inapplicable. Using the transfer matrix method, we derive the bandstructure and
phase diagram, and demonstrate the existence of robust edge states. When gain
and loss are introduced, the system functions as a diode for coupled resonator
modes.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
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Application of digital technology in the accurate replication and preservation of slide-based works of art
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A new multi-spectral imaging system for examining paintings
A new multispectral system developed at the National Gallery is presented. The system is capable of measuring the spectral reflectance per pixel of a painting. These spectra are found to be almost as accurate as those recorded with a spectrophotometer; there is no need for any spectral reconstruction apart from a simple cubic interpolation between measured points. The procedure for recording spectra is described and the accuracy of the system is quantified. An example is presented of the use of the system to scan a painting of St. Mary Magdalene by Crivelli. The multispectral data are used in an attempt to identify some of the pigments found in the painting by comparison with a library of spectra obtained from reference pigments using the same system. In addition, it is shown that the multispectral data can be used to render a color image of the original under a chosen illuminant and that interband comparison can help to elucidate features of the painting, such as retouchings and underdrawing, that are not visible in trichromatic images
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An investigation of nanoindentation tests on the single crystal copper thin film via an AFM and MD simulation
Nanoindentation tests performed in an atomic force microscope have been utilized to directly measure the mechanical properties of single crystal metal thin films fabricated by the vacuum vapor deposition technique. Nanoindentation tests were conducted at various indentation depths to study the effect of indentation depths on the mechanical properties of thin films. The results were interpreted by using the Oliver-Pharr method with which direct observation and measurement of the contact area are not required. The elastic modulus of the single crystal copper film at various indentation depths was determined as 67.0±6.9GPa on average which is in reasonable agreement with the results reported by others. The indentation hardness constantly increases with decreasing indentation depth, indicating a strong size effect. In addition to the experimental work, a three-dimensional nanoindentation model of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with embedded atom method (EAM) potential is proposed to elucidate the mechanics and mechanisms of nanoindentation of thin films from the atomistic point of view. MD simulations results also show that due to the size effect the plastic deformation via amorphous transformation is more favorable than via the generation and propagation of dislocations in nanoindentation of single crystal copper thin films
Enhancement of Quantum Tunneling for Excited States in Ferromagnetic Particles
A formula suitable for a quantitative evaluation of the tunneling effect in a
ferromagnetic particle is derived with the help of the instanton method. The
tunneling between n-th degenerate states of neighboring wells is dominated by a
periodic pseudoparticle configuration. The low-lying level-splitting previously
obtained with the LSZ method in field theory in which the tunneling is viewed
as the transition of n bosons induced by the usual (vacuum) instanton is
recovered. The observation made with our new result is that the tunneling
effect increases at excited states. The results should be useful in analyzing
results of experimental tests of macroscopic quantum coherence in ferromagnetic
particles.Comment: 18 pages, LaTex, 1 figur
The Inuence of Misspecified Covariance on False Discovery Control when Using Posterior Probabilities
This paper focuses on the influence of a misspecified covariance structure on
false discovery rate for the large scale multiple testing problem.
Specifically, we evaluate the influence on the marginal distribution of local
fdr statistics, which are used in many multiple testing procedures and related
to Bayesian posterior probabilities. Explicit forms of the marginal
distributions under both correctly specified and incorrectly specified models
are derived. The Kullback-Leibler divergence is used to quantify the influence
caused by a misspecification. Several numerical examples are provided to
illustrate the influence. A real spatio-temporal data on soil humidity is
discussed.Comment: 22 pages, 5 figure
Natural Inflation with Hidden Scale Invariance
We propose a new class of natural inflation models based on a hidden scale
invariance. In a very generic Wilsonian effective field theory with an
arbitrary number of scalar fields, which exhibits scale invariance via the
dilaton, the potential necessarily contains a flat direction in the classical
limit. This flat direction is lifted by small quantum corrections and inflation
is realised without need for an unnatural fine-tuning. In the conformal limit,
the effective potential becomes linear in the inflaton field, yielding to
specific predictions for the spectral index and the tensor-to-scalar ratio,
being respectively:
and , where
is a number of efolds during observable inflation.
This predictions are in reasonable agreement with cosmological measurements.
Further improvement of the accuracy of these measurements may turn out to be
critical in falsifying our scenario.Comment: 8 pages, minor revision, to be published in PL
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