Influence of self-fields on the Vlasov equilibrium and stability properties of relativistic electron beam-plasma systems

The influence of self-fields on the equilibrium and stability properties of relativistic beam-plasma systems is studied within the framework of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations. The analysis is carried out in linear geometry, where the relativistic electron beam propagates through a background plasma (assumed nonrelativistic) along a uniform guide field $\text{B}{}_0\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{z}}$, It is assumed that $\text{ν}\text{γ}{}_0\text{? 1}$ for the beam electrons (ν is Budker's parameter, and γ₀mc² is the electron energy), but no a priori assumption is made that the beam density is small (or large) in comparison with the plasma density, or that conditions of charge neutrality or current neutrality prevail in equilibrium. It is shown that the equilibrium self-electric and self-magnetic fields, $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{r}}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{(r)}\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{r}}$ and $\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{(r)}\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}$, can have a large effect on equilibrium and stability behavior. Equilibrium properties are calculated for beam (j = b) and plasma (j = e, i) distribution functions of the form f_b⁰(H, P_θ, P_z) = F(H ? ω_rbP_θ) × δ(P_z ? P₀)(j = b), and $\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{j}}{}^0\text{(H, P}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}\text{, P}{}_{\mathrm{z}}\text{) = f}{}_{\mathrm{j}}{}^0\text{(H ? ω}{}_{\mathrm{rj}}\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}\text{? V}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{z}}\text{?}\text{m}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{j}}{}^2\text{2}\text{)}$ (j = e, i), where H is the energy, P_θ is the canonical angular momentum, P_z is the axial canonical momentum, and ω_rj (the angular velocity of mean rotation for j = b, e, i), V_j (the mean axial velocity for j = e, i), and P₀ are constants. The linearized Vlasov-Maxwell equations are then used to investigate stability properties in circumstances where the equilibrium densities of the various components (j = b, e, i) are approximately constant. The corresponding electrostatic dispersion relation and ordinary-mode electromagnetic dispersion relation are derived (including self-field effects) for body-wave perturbations localized to the beam interior (r <R_b). These dispersion relations are analyzed in the limit of a cold beam and cold plasma background, to illustrate the basic effect that lack of charge neutrality and/or current neutrality can have on the two-stream and filamentation instabilities. It is shown that relative rotation (induced by self-fields) between the various components (j = b, e, i) can (a) result in modified two-stream instability for propagation nearly perpendicular to $\text{B}{}_0\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{z}}$, and (b) significantly extend the band of unstable k_z-values for axial two-stream instability. Moreover, in circumstances where the beam-plasma system is charge-neutralized but not current-neutralized, it is shown that the azimuthal self-magnetic field $\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{(r)}\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}$ has a stabilizing influence on the filamentation instability for ordinary-mode propagation perpendicular to $\text{B}{}_0\text{e}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{z}}$.     

Electronic conductivity of AgI using D.C. polarization and charge transfer techniques

A Study of electronic conductivity using the d.c. polarization technique has been carried out in α and β-AgI which shows the former is a hole and the latter an electron conductor. Activation energies of undoped and Cu-doped single crystals and polycrystalline β-AgI were found to be 0.46 eV, 0.34 eV and 0.44 eV respectively and can be related to electron trap depths. The electron transference number ($\text{σ}{}_{\mathrm{\theta }}\text{σ}{}_{\mathrm{t}}$) for polycrystalline β-AgI was found to be 0.008 at 306 K. The activation energy for hole conduction in α-AgI was determined to be 0.97 eV in agreement with previous XPS studies.Transient measurements have also been conducted using the charge transfer technique in double cells of polycrystalline β-AgI. The carrier concentration C_θ and electron mobility μ_θ, have thus been estimated to be 1.8 × $\text{10}{}^{15}\text{cm}{}^3$ and 5.14 × 10^?5$\text{cm}{}^2\text{V}$?sec. respectively at 306 K, while the double layer capacitance was 0.496 $\text{μF}\text{cm}{}^2$.     

Bound state vibrational spectrum of the 3–9 atom-surface interaction

The potential $\text{V(z) =}\text{C}{}_9\text{z}{}^9\text{?}\text{C}{}_3\text{z}{}^3$ is a reasonable parametrization of the atom-surface interaction. We evaluate the discrete spectrum E_n of bound states for this potential with arbitrary coefficients C₉ and C₃. The resulting form in the WKB approximation is $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{= ?D [1 ?}\text{(n +}\text{l}\text{2}\text{)}\text{L}\text{]}{}^6$, where L depends on the mass and D is the well depth. We find that the exact solution of the Schrödinger equation can be written in the same form, with n shifted slightly by an amount δ_n, which we calculate. The results are applied to the case of He near a NaF surface, in which the calculated eigenvalue spectrum agrees well with experimental values.     

The law of corresponding states for metals

Using the similarity of the effective potentials seen by ions in metals a reduced phonon equation of state is derived. It is shown that the melting point T_m(0) and the atomic volume Ω₀ at T = 0 K and at p = 0 are suitable macroscopic parameters for scaling ? and σ characterizing the interatomic potentials of metals having similar structures. The temperature and pressure dependence of thermodynamical quantities reduced with the above parameters are discussed and the results are compared with the experiment. It is shown that the pressure dependence of the reduced thermodynamic quantities can be described by the pressure dependence of the scaling parameters T_m(p) and Ω₀(p).The general form of the reduced equation of state (containing the electronic contributions as well) obtained gives that the reduced pressure is a universal function of the following reduced variables: the volume, temperature, de Broglie wavelength, Gibbs free energy of electrons $\text{3}\text{5}\text{zE}{}_{\mathrm{fo}}\text{?}$ (E_fo is the Fermi energy at T = 0 K) and depe of the valence z as well. It is shown that $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{fo}}\text{?}$ is a function of $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{o}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and $\text{(}\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{fo}}\text{/?}\text{)Ω}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ is approximately constant within the same sub-group of the periodic table.     

Activation energy of field emission flicker noise power due to adsorbed potassium on tungsten

The temperature dependence of the field emission flicker noise spectral density functions has been investigated for potassium adsorbed on tungsten (112) planes by a probe hole technique. By integration of the spectral density functions $\text{W(?) = B}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{?ge}}\text{i}$ the noise power $\text{(δn}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{\Delta ?}}$ for different frequency intervals Δ? is obtained. From the exponential temperature dependence of $\text{(δn}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{\Delta ?}}$ noise power “activation energies” q_Δ? are determined. Plots of these energies versus coverage show a similar “oscillating” behaviour as recently found for $\text{W(?}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{)}$ or which indicates phase transitions of the adsorbed potassium submonolayers. The noise activation energies are discussed in terms of existing models and a comparison is made between the experimental q values and surface diffusion energies E_d as determined by conventional methods.     

Anomalous stoner enhancements in amorphous systems

An n-orbital model describing both elastic impurity scattering and exchange interaction is examined near its instability for itinerant ferromagnetism. At the critical point and at zero temperature, long range spin fluctuations cause anomalous enhancements of the density of states near the Fermi energy with $\text{?(E) - ?(E}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{) ∝ |E ? E}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{|}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>4</mtext>}}$ in three-dimensions (3D) and with ln²|E ? E_F| in 2D. An estimation of the conductivity $\text{σ(Ω)}$ in a continuum analog model reveals Ω^{$\text{1}\text{4}$} -and ln²$\text{|Ω}{}_{\mathrm{\tau }}\text{|}$-corrections in 3D and 2D respectively.     

Electromigration in polycrystalline and single crystal magnesium

The electromigration of magnesium single and polycrystal samples was measured under the influence of a d.c. current density of approximately $\text{6×10}{}^3\text{A}\text{cm}{}^2$ using the vacancy flux technique. The single crystal data were taken on samples with the c-axis of the metal making angles of 22° and 63° respectively with the cylindrical axis of the specimen. Accurate measurements of the longitudinal and transverse motion were made over a period of several weeks and used to calculate a value for the atom drift velocity, V_a. The atom drift velocity is used to calculate Z¹, the effective eiectromigration charge on the ion. All of the observed motion was directed toward the anode. The polycrystal runs yielded an average value of $\text{Z}{}^1\text{?}\text{= ?2.03 ±0.33}$. The single crystal runs resulted in an anisotropic drift velocity ratio of $\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{a\perp }}\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{a\parallel }}\text{= 1.4}$. However, the product of diffusivity times resistivity is anisotropic by the same ratio as the atom drift velocity and the correlation factor f is nearly isotropic for magnesium. As a result Z¹ is isotropic and turns out to be ?1.6.     

Electron-muon mass ratio,neutrino masses and Weinberg angle in an approximate SU(4)+ ⊗ SU(4)− symmetry for leptons

Assuming an SU(4) group for leptons together with the dynamical equation $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{z}}\text{{z ? z} = 0}$ ($\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{z}}$ is the projection of the representation z from the direct product z ? z) for the symmetry breaking, we predict: and a Weinberg angle $\text{sin}{}^2\text{θ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>w</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{1}\text{4}$.     

A further contribution to the theory of the transient hot-wire technique for thermal conductivity measurements

We study the density of states of a one-dimensional tightbinding electron model with random hopping elements. The Hamiltonian is $\text{H = -∑}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{J}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>i+</mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{(a}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i+1}}\text{+a}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{i+1}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{)}$, where the $\text{J}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>i+</mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$'s are independent identically distributed random variables. It is proved that the single particle density of states D(E) diverges near E = 0 as $\text{1}\text{|(E}\text{log}{}^3\text{|E|)|}$.     

Definite evidences for the population inversion of hot electrons in silver halides

Hot electron kinetics and distribution in pure AgCl and AgBr at crossed electric and magnetic fields have been investigated at 4.2 K up to E_x = 4kVcm^?1 and H_z = 58 kOe, by performing detailed studies of the galvanomagnetic effect in the transient condition. The results of measurements on the tangent of the Hall angle, tan θ, and on the probe current to the hot electron system along the direction of magnetic field, Q_z, established the pictures of an ideal streaming motion of electrons in the range ζ < 1 [where ζV_LO (sE_x/H_z)^?1 and $\text{1}\text{2}\text{m}{}^1\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>LO</mtext>}}{}^2\text{}\text{h}\text{?}\text{ω}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>LO</mtext>}}$] and of a population inversion of hot electrons in the range ζ > 1.     

Holtzmark electric field distribution in a two-dimensional electron fluid

The Holtzmark distribution for the thermal electric field at a neutral point in a two-dimensional and uncorrelated electron fluid is given by $\text{β(1 + β}{}^2\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, with $\text{β =}\text{E}\text{E}{}_0$, and E₀ = πnZ_pe in terms of the density n and perturber Z_pe.     

Can the optical excitations of surface plasmons be used to study (liquid) metal surfaces?

The surface plasmon dispersion relation is obtained for a metal with a free electron density given by N(z) = N_b + (N_s ? N_b) exp $\text{(}\text{?z}\text{a}\text{)}$ for z ? 0 and N = 0 for z < 0. We have used a local theory which includes the effects of retarded fields and found the dispersion relation to be sensitive to the parameters $\text{(N}{}_{\mathrm{s}}\text{? N}{}_{\mathrm{b}}\text{)}\text{N}{}_{\mathrm{b}}$ and a, which characterize our density profile.     

A cellular model for the Mössbauer isomer shift of 99Ru, 193Ir, 195Pt and 197Au in transition metal alloys

It is demonstrated that the isomer shift of Mössbauer nuclei in transition metal alloys can be quantitatively described in terms of an atomic cell model. The isomer shift ΔE, relative to the pure metal as a reference, is derived from a change in boundary conditions for the atomic cell; $\text{ΔE = PΔφ}{}^1\text{+ QΔn}{}_{\mathrm{ws}}$, where ø¹ is the electronegativity parameter, n_ws the cell boundary electron density and P and Q are constants for a given Mössbauer nucleus. For solid solutions there is in addition a relatively small size mismatch term.     

Methyl barrier to internal rotation and quadrupole coupling constants in S-methylchlorothioformate

Internal rotation A-E splittings have been observed in the ground state for both ³⁵Cl and ³⁷Cl isotopic species of S-methylchlorothioformate. The values $\text{V}{}_3\text{(}{}^{35}\text{Cl}\text{) = 893 ± 20}$ and $\text{V}{}_3\text{(}{}^{37}\text{Cl) = 890 ± 20 cal/mole}$ have been obtained. The anaalysis of the hyperfine structure gave $\text{χ}{}_{\mathrm{aa}}\text{(}{}^{35}\text{Cl}\text{) = ?49.2}$, $\text{χ}{}_{\mathrm{bb}}\text{(}{}^{35}\text{Cl}\text{) = 22.4}$ and $\text{χ}{}_{\mathrm{aa}}\text{(}{}^{37}\text{Cl}\text{) = ?39.0}$, $\text{χ}{}_{\mathrm{bb}}\text{(}{}^{37}\text{Cl) = 18.3 MHz}$. Only the syn-conformation of the methyl group with respect to the carbonyl group has been observed. A partial r₀ structure is given.     

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$\text{E = E}{}_0\text{z}{}^2\text{+ΔE}{}_1\text{z+}\text{1}\text{z}\text{ΔE}{}_3\text{+}\text{α}{}^2\text{4}\text{(E}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{z}{}^4\text{+ ΔE}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{z}{}^3\text{),}$

для дипoльnoгo matpиЧoгo элe

$\text{P =}\text{a}\text{z}\text{1+}\text{τ}{}_1\text{z}\text{+}\text{τ}{}_2\text{z}{}^2\text{.}$

ПoлyЧennыe Чиsлennяe эnaЧennы e эnaЧenия кoэффициentoB пpи z^k дaли Boэmoжnostь passЧиtatь длиnы Boлn и sилы osцилляtopoB пe peчoдoB 1s²2s ? 1s²2p, 1s²2s ? 1s²3p, 1s²2p ? 1s²3s, 1s²2p ? 1s²3d, 1s²3s ? 1s²3p, 1s²3p ? 1s²3d для Li-п oдoбnыч иonoB. peэyльtatы pasЧe ta spaBnиBaюtsя s экsпepиmentaльныmи для иэoэлeкtpnnoй пoлeдoBat eльnostи Li. Чopoшee soглasиe s экsпepиment aльnыmи (0,01–0,1%) дaet Boэmoжnostь naдetьsя, Чto pяд пo $\text{1}\text{z}$ sчoдиtsя д ostatoЧno быstpo.Feynman diagram techniques have been applied to the calculation of wavelengths and oscillator strengths of the ground state and of a number of low-lying excited states for Li-like ions (1s²2l, 1s²3l). Contributions have been calculated to the first order for the nonrelativistic energy, relativistic corrections and dipole matrix elements. Relativistic corrections have been obtained by computing the active 〈H_B〉 matrix. Numerical results for the $\text{1}\text{z}$ expansion are presented in the following form: for the energy,

$\text{E = E}{}_0\text{z}{}^2\text{+ΔE}{}_1\text{z+}\text{1}\text{z}\text{ΔE}{}_3\text{+}\text{α}{}^2\text{4}\text{(E}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{z}{}^4\text{+ ΔE}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{z}{}^3\text{),}$

for the dipole matrix elements,

$\text{P =}\text{a}\text{z}\text{1+}\text{τ}{}_1\text{z}\text{+}\text{τ}{}_2\text{z}{}^2\text{.}$

The results were used for calculations of the wavelengths and oscillator ofthe transitions 1s²2s ? 1s²2p, 1s²2s ? 1s²3p, 1s²2p ? 1s²3s, 1s²2p ? 1s²3d, 1s²3s ? 1s²3p, 1s²3p ? 1s²3d for Li-like ions. Results are compared with experimental data for the isoelectronic sequence of Li (Li I-SX IV). Good agreement with experimental data (0·01–0·1%) suggests that the $\text{1}\text{z}$-expansion converges rapidly.     

Photoemission (XPS,UPS) studies of Pd-Si metallic glasses

The valence bands of glassy $\text{Pd}{}_{\mathrm{100?x}}\text{Si}{}_{\mathrm{x}}\text{(15?x?21)}$ and pure Pd were studied by XPS and UPS. The valence band spectra of the alloys show a strongly reduced density of states at the Fermi energy E_F compared to Pd. From the measured relative photoelectric cross sections for the different excitation energies we conclude that the electron states near E_F of the glassy alloys have mainly d-character. This is in good agreement with recent measurements of the low-temperature specific heat, the magnetic susceptibility and the optical reflectivity.     

Electron-phonon coupling and phonon generation in normal-metal microbridges

The second derivative of current—voltage characteristic, $\text{d}{}^2\text{I}\text{d}\text{V}{}^2$, of a small orifice connecting two pieces of normal metals is shown to be proportional to the function $\text{G(ω) =}\text{α}\text{?}{}^2\text{(ω)F(ω)}$ at ω = eV, where F(ω) is the phonon density of states, and α&#x0303;² (ω) the square of the electron—phonon matrix element averaged over the Fermi surface and multiplied by the additional structure factor taking into account the geometry of the orifice. The constriction is shown to work, in a current-carrying state, as a source of non-equilibrium phonons emitted in the immediate vicinity of the orifice.     

Surface states in a one-dimensional crystal

The present short paper considers the role of the shape of the surface potential, particularly its long range character, on the existence and energies of the electronic surface states. For that purpose, a one-dimensional crystal is being considered represented by a Kronig-Penney potential

$\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{I}}\text{(z)=?U}{}_0\text{+}\text{∑}\text{n}\text{h}{}^2\text{m}\text{P}\text{a}\text{(s+na)}$

, (P < 0) for z < ? terminated by an image potential of the form V_II (z) = ?Ce²/z(z >?). The physical values of U₀ and a given only two gaps between energies ?U₀ and O. It is found that for a step barrier surface potential at z = ? there is only one surface state in each gap. On the contrary, for an image type potential, the number of surface states depends on the value assumed for ? or C(U₀ = Ce²/?). Varying ? or C, one can modify the shape of the potential from almost a step barrier to an image potential (C = 1) and study the existence of surface states in every case. In particular for C ? 1 (? ? 1 Å) more than one surface state in the higher gap are obtained.