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Multiband superconductivity with unexpected deficiency of nodal quasiparticles in CeCu2Si2
Superconductivity in the heavy-fermion compound CeCu2Si2 is a prototypical
example of Cooper pairs formed by strongly correlated electrons. For more than
30 years, it has been believed to arise from nodal d-wave pairing mediated by a
magnetic glue. Here, we report a detailed study of the specific heat and
magnetization at low temperatures for a high-quality single crystal.
Unexpectedly, the specific-heat measurements exhibit exponential decay with a
two-gap feature in its temperature dependence, along with a linear dependence
as a function of magnetic field and the absence of oscillations in the field
angle, reminiscent of multiband full-gap superconductivity. In addition, we
find anomalous behavior at high fields, attributed to a strong Pauli
paramagnetic effect. A low quasiparticle density of states at low energies with
a multiband Fermi-surface topology would open a new door into electron pairing
in CeCu2Si2.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures (main text) + 5 pages, 6 figures (supplemental
material), published in Phys. Rev. Let
Thermodynamic study of gap structure and pair-breaking effect by magnetic field in the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCu2Si2
This paper presents the results of specific-heat and magnetization
measurements, in particular their field-orientation dependence, on the first
discovered heavy-fermion superconductor CeCuSi (
K). We discuss the superconducting gap structure and the origin of the
anomalous pair-breaking phenomena, leading e.g., to the suppression of the
upper critical field , found in the high-field region. The data
show that the anomalous pair breaking becomes prominent below about 0.15 K in
any field direction, but occurs closer to for . The
presence of this anomaly is confirmed by the fact that the specific-heat and
magnetization data satisfy standard thermodynamic relations. Concerning the gap
structure, field-angle dependences of the low-temperature specific heat within
the and planes do not show any evidence for gap nodes. From
microscopic calculations in the framework of a two-band full-gap model, the
power-law-like temperature dependences of and , reminiscent of nodal
superconductivity, have been reproduced reasonably. These facts further support
multiband full-gap superconductivity in CeCuSi.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, published in Phys. Rev.
Ultrafast Control of Crystal Structure in a Topological Charge-Density-Wave Material
Optical control of crystal structures is a promising route to change physical
properties including topological nature of a targeting material. Time-resolved
X-ray diffraction measurements using the X-ray free-electron laser are
performed to study the ultrafast lattice dynamics of VTe, which shows a
unique charge-density-wave (CDW) ordering coupled to the topological surface
states as a first-order phase transition. A significant oscillation of the CDW
amplitude mode is observed at a superlattice reflection as well as Bragg
reflections. The frequency of the oscillation is independent of the fluence of
the pumping laser, which is prominent to the CDW ordering of the first-order
phase transition. Furthermore, the timescale of the photoinduced
1 to 1 phase transition is independent of the period of
the CDW amplitude mode
当科が報告したインシデントレポートの分析
当院では 2010年7月からコンピューターを用いたインシデント報告システムを導入し,職員が匿名でインシデントを報告できる体制となっている.本体制運用開始後10年間に当科で報告されたインシデントレポート55件を患者影響レベルに従って8段階に分類した.レベル0は6件(10.9%),レベル1は14件 (25.5%),レベル2は13件(23.6%),レベル 3a は10件(18.2%),レベル3bは8件(14.5%),レベル4aは0件(0%),レベ4bは3件(5.4%),レベ5は1 件(1.8%)であった.当科におけるレベル別報告件数の比率は,重大なアクシデントと中等度のエラーと300のヒヤリ・ハットの比率が1:29:300であるというハインリッヒの法則に則っていなかった.しかし当科では2010年から2020年にかけてヒヤリ・ハット報告数は増加しているため,インシデントを報告する習慣が身につきつつあると考えられた.今後,より積極的に報告を行うように,職員へのさらなる啓蒙活動が医療事故の防止のために重要であると考えられた.In July 2010,we introduced a computerized incident reporting system, which allows staff to report incidents anonymously. The 55 incidents reported in our department during the first 10 years of operation of this system were classified into 8 levels according to the patient impact level. Level 0 was 6 incidents (10.9%),level 1 was 14 incidents (25.5%),level 2 was 13 incidents (23.6%),level 3a was 10 incidents (18.2%),level 3b was 8 incidents (14.5%),level 4a was 0 incidents (0%),level 4b was 3 incidents (5.4%),and level 5 was 1 incident (1.8%).The ratio of the number of reports by level in our department did not follow Heinrich\u27s law, which states that the ratio of serious incidents to moderate errors and 300 near-misses is 1:29:300.However,the number of Hiyari-Hatto reports increased from 2010 to 2020 in our department, suggesting that the habit of reporting incidents is becoming more common. In the future, it will be important to educate the staff to report more actively in order to prevent medical accidents
Possible interpretations of the joint observations of UHECR arrival directions using data recorded at the Telescope Array and the Pierre Auger Observatory
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