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Growth of Sr1-xCaxRuO3 thin films by metalorganic aerosol deposition
We report the growth of thin films of Sr1-xCaxRuO3 on SrTiO3 and MgO
substrates by metalorganic aerosol deposition. The structure and microstructure
is characterized by X-ray diffraction and room-temperature scanning tunnelling
microscopy (STM), respectively. STM indicates in-plane epitaxy and a small
surface roughness for films on SrTiO3. The high-quality of the films is
supported by large residual resistivity ratios up to 29.Comment: 4 Pages, 2 Figures, submitted to Proceedings of ICM 2009 (Karlsruhe
Diffraction-Free Bloch Surface Waves
In this letter, we demonstrate a novel diffraction-free Bloch surface wave
(DF-BSW) sustained on all-dielectric multilayers that does not diffract after
being passed through three obstacles or across a single mode fiber. It can
propagate in a straight line for distances longer than 110 {\mu}m at a
wavelength of 633 nm and could be applied as an in-plane optical virtual probe,
both in air and in an aqueous environment. The ability to be used in water, its
long diffraction-free distance, and its tolerance to multiple obstacles make
this DF-BSW ideal for certain applications in areas such as the biological
sciences, where many measurements are made on glass surfaces or for which an
aqueous environment is required, and for high-speed interconnections between
chips, where low loss is necessary. Specifically, the DF-BSW on the dielectric
multilayer can be used to develop novel flow cytometry that is based on the
surface wave, but not the free space beam, to detect the surface-bound targets
Inclusive diffraction
Results are given on the measurements of the hard diffractive interactions at
HERA collider. The structure of the diffractive exchange in terms of
partons and the factorisation properties are discussed, in particular by
comparing the QCD predictions for dijets and with measurements both in
the photo and electroproduction regimes.Comment: Contribution to the Proceedings of the Ringberg Workshop ``New Trends
in HERA Physics 2005". 10 Page
Three-dimensional Quantum Slit Diffraction and Diffraction in Time
We study the quantum slit diffraction problem in three dimensions. In the
treatment of diffraction of particles by a slit, it is usually assumed that the
motion perpendicular to the slit is classical. Here we take into account the
effect of the quantum nature of the motion perpendicular to the slit using the
Green function approach [18]. We treat the diffraction of a Gaussian wave
packet for general boundary conditions on the shutter. The difference between
the standard and our three-dimensional slit diffraction models is analogous to
the diffraction in time phenomenon introduced in [16]. We derive corrections to
the standard formula for the diffraction pattern, and we point out situations
in which this might be observable. In particular, we discuss the diffraction in
space and time in the presence of gravity
Gravitational diffraction radiation
We show that if the visible universe is a membrane embedded in a
higher-dimensional space, particles in uniform motion radiate gravitational
waves because of spacetime lumpiness. This phenomenon is analogous to the
electromagnetic diffraction radiation of a charge moving near to a metallic
grating. In the gravitational case, the role of the metallic grating is played
by the inhomogeneities of the extra-dimensional space, such as a hidden brane.
We derive a general formula for gravitational diffraction radiation and apply
it to a higher-dimensional scenario with flat compact extra dimensions.
Gravitational diffraction radiation may carry away a significant portion of the
particle's initial energy. This allows to set stringent limits on the scale of
brane perturbations. Physical effects of gravitational diffraction radiation
are briefly discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, RevTeX4. v2: References added. Version to appear
in Phys. Rev.
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