Imaging density disturbances in water with 41.3 attosecond time resolutionWe show that the momentum flexibility of inelastic x-ray scattering may be exploited to invert its loss function, alowing real time imaging of density disturbances in a medium. We show the…P. Abbamonte, K. D. Finkelstein, M. D. Collins et al.·Nov 17, 2003SaveLearn
Spurious magnetism in high-Tc superconductorOne challenge in condensed-matter physics is to unravel the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in copper oxides with a high critical temperature (Tc). Kang et al. claim to have…P. K. Mang, S. Larochelle, M. Greven·Nov 16, 2003SaveLearn
Tunneling effect of the spin-2 Bose condensate driven by external magnetic fieldsIn this paper, we have studied tunneling effect of the spin-2 Bose condensate driven by external magnetic field. We find that the population transfers among spin-0 and spin-1, spin-0 and…Zhao-xian Yu, Zhi-yong Jiao·Nov 15, 2003SaveLearn
Buffer gas cooling and trapping of atoms with small magnetic momentsBuffer gas cooling was extended to trap atoms with small magnetic moment (mu). For mu greater than or equal to 3muB, 1e12 atoms were buffer gas cooled, trapped, and thermally isolated in ultra high…J. G. E. Harris, R. A. Michniak, S. V. Nguyen et al.·Nov 14, 2003SaveLearn
Magnetization reversal and spin dynamics exchange in biased F/AF bilayers probed with complex permeability spectraThe spin dynamics of the ferromagnetic pinned layer of ferro-antiferromagnetic coupled NiFe/MnNi bilayers is investigated in a broad frequency range (30 MHz-6 GHz). A phenomenological model based on…David Spenato, Jamal Ben Youssef, Henri Le Gall·Nov 14, 2003SaveLearn
Magnon squeezing in an antiferromagnet: reducing the spin noise below the standard quantum limitAt absolute zero temperature, thermal noise vanishes when a physical system is in its ground state, but quantum noise remains as a fundamental limit to the accuracy of experimental measurements. Such…J. Zhao, A. V. Bragas, D. J. Lockwood et al.·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Decoherence in Nanostructures and Quantum SystemsDecoherence phenomena are pervasive in the arena of nanostructures but perhaps even more so in the study of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and quantum computation. Since there has been little…R. F. O'Connell·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Spectroscopy of subthreshold inelastic radiation-induced processes in cryocrystalsA review is given on the recent spectroscopic studies of the electronic excitation induced processes of large-scale atomic displacements in atomic cryocrystals, including defect formation, atomic and…A. N. Ogurtsov·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Resonance photon yield from solid Xe below the bottom of the n=1 excitonic bandThe results of time-resolved spectroscopic study of photon yield from solid Xe below the bottom of the lowest excitonic band under selective photoexcitation by synchrotron radiation are presentedA. N. Ogurtsov, E. V. Savchenko, S. Vielhauer et al.·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Self-trapped excitons in solid Kr: Time resolved studyThe results of time-resolved study of two types of self-trapped excitons in solid Kr are presentedA. N. Ogurtsov, E. V. Savchenko, S. Vielhauer et al.·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Molecular center photoabsorption in solid ArRecent experimental data on spectroscopic determination of photoabsorption of molecular centers in solid Ar is presented.A. N. Ogurtsov, E. V. Savchenko, S. Vielhauer et al.·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
The conundrum of stock versus bond pricesIn a general way, stock and bond prices do not display any significant correlation. Yet, if we concentrate our attention on specific episodes marked by a crash followed by a rebound, then we observe…Sergei Maslov, Bertrand M. Roehner·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Does the price multiplier effect also hold for stocks?The price multiplier effect provides precious insight into the behavior of investors during episodes of speculative trading. It tells us that the higher the price of an asset is (within a set of…Sergei Maslov, Bertrand M. Roehner·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
An ab initio cluster study of atomic oxygen chemisorption on Ga-rich GaAs(100) (2x1) and beta(4x2) surfacesAb initio self-consistent total energy calculations using second order Moller-Plesset perturbation theory and Hay-Wadt effective core potentials for gallium and arsenic have been used to investigate…Michael L. Mayo, Asok K. Ray·Nov 13, 2003SaveLearn
Many-body aspects of positron annihilation in the electron gasWe investigate positron annihilation in electron liquid as a case study for many-body theory, in particular the optimized Fermi Hypernetted Chain (FHNC-EL) method. We examine several approximation…V. Apaja, S. Denk, E. Krotscheck·Nov 12, 2003SaveLearn
Influence of mass difference on dynamic properties of isotope mixturesWe present the results of a Molecular Dynamics computer simulations of a two component isotope mixture of Lennard-Jones particles, monodisperse in size but different in masses, at a fixed average…N. Kiriushcheva, S. V. Kuzmin·Nov 12, 2003SaveLearn
Separation of the first- and second-order contributions in magneto-optic Kerr effect magnetometry of epitaxial FeMn/NiFe bilayersThe influence of second-order magneto-optic effects on Kerr effect magnetometry of epitaxial exchange coupled FeMn/NiFe-bilayers is investigated. A procedure for separation of the first- and…T. Mewes, H. Nembach, M. Rickart et al.·Nov 12, 2003SaveLearn
Solitons, solitonic vortices, and vortex rings in a confined Bose-Einstein condensateQuasi-one-dimensional solitons that may occur in an elongated Bose-Einstein condensate become unstable at high particle density. We study two basic modes of instability and the corresponding…S. Komineas, N. Papanicolaou·Nov 12, 2003SaveLearn
Stations, trains and small-world networksThe clustering coefficient, path length and average vertex degree of two urban train line networks have been calculated. The results are compared with theoretical predictions for appropriate random…Katherine A Seaton, Lisa M Hackett·Nov 11, 2003SaveLearn
Antilocalization in gated 2D quantum well structures with composition gradientLow-field magnetoconductivity caused by the quantum interference is studied in the gated 2D quantum well structures with the composition gradient. It is shown that the Dresselhaus mechanism well…A. V. Germanenko, G. M. Minkov, O. E. Rut et al.·Nov 11, 2003SaveLearn
First-principles study of electron transport through C20 cagesElectron transport properties of C20 molecules suspended between gold electrodes are investigated using first-principles calculations. Our study reveals that the conductances are quite sensitive…Megumi Otani, Tomoya Ono, Kikuji Hirose·Nov 8, 2003SaveLearn
Magnetic and thermodynamic properties of RMnO3 (R = Pr, Nd)The ground state properties of the pure perovskite compounds PrMnO3 and NdMnO3 were investigated by magnetization, magnetic AC susceptibility and specific heat measurements. A strongly…J. Hemberger, M. Brando, R. Wehn et al.·Nov 7, 2003SaveLearn
Instabilities of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a periodic potential: an experimental investigationBy accelerating a Bose-Einstein condensate in a controlled way across the edge of the Brillouin zone of a 1D optical lattice, we investigate the stability of the condensate in the vicinity of the…M. Cristiani, O. Morsch, N. Malossi et al.·Nov 7, 2003SaveLearn
Weakly nonlocal continuum theories of granular media: restrictions from the Second LawThe classical continuum mechanical model of granular media of rational thermodynamics results in a Coulomb-Mohr type equilibrium stress-strain relation. The proof is based on a two component material…P. Van·Nov 7, 2003SaveLearn
Anomalous Hall effect in paramagnetic two dimensional systemsWe investigate the possibility of observing the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in two dimensional paramagnetic systems. We apply the semiclassical equations of motion to carriers in the conduction and…Dimitrie Culcer, Allan MacDonald, Qian Niu·Nov 6, 2003SaveLearn