Reduced s-d model with antiferromagnetically coupled impurity spins

An antiferromagnetic equivalent-neighbour Heisenberg interaction H_i between impurity spins is added to the reduced s-d Hamiltonian H_r previously introduced by simplifying the Kondo s-d exchange Hamiltonian H_K. Asymptotic mean-field theory is developed for H_r + H_i, in the presence and absence of external magnetic field, and applied to (La_1−xCe_x)Al₂ alloys. Specific heat c_i(T) and zero-field susceptibility χ_i(0,T) curves for (La_1−xCe_x)Al₂ are depicted. The coupling constants of H_r + H_i and conduction bandwidth are adjusted so that T_c temperatures for x = 0.2, 0.1 are equal to the experimental values. c_i(T) exhibits a jump at T_c and is decreasing for T < T_c. χ_i(0,T) has a first order pole at T_c which corresponds to the maximum of experimental susceptibility and χ_i(0,0) > 0. These results improve those obtained earlier on the grounds of H_r theory.     

Anomalous temperature dependence of magnetization in polycrystalline Fe65Ni35 alloy

Magnetization at 0.3 and 140 Hz (0–10 Oe) and magnetic relaxation measurements were carried out in detail in the temperature range between 4.2 and 300 K for a polycrystalline Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy. The typical temperature T_g and the magnetic field H_g which correspond to the anomalous temperature in χ-T curves and inflection field in σ-H curves, respectively, are summarized and a H-T diagram is obtained. A strong magnetic relaxation is observed along the H_g-T line. The temperature dependence of H_g is discussed by the thermal activation of 180° domain wall which is pinned strongly by the antiferromagnetic-like clusters below T_g. It is find that H _g is a linear function of T .     

Anomalous magnetic behavior of the Co0.53Ga0.47 spin glass above the freezing temperature

We present here the detailed analysis of the magnetic behavior of the Co_0.53Ga_0.47 alloy, especially at temperatures above the freezing temperature T_f = 10 K. Low field static magnetization measurements were performed by using the SQUID magnetometer in the temperature range 5–65 K and magnetic fields up to 100 Oe. The temperature dependence of the field cooled susceptibility π_FC(T) at T > T_f has an anomaly, which is displayed in the double change of the curvature near T_s = 24 K. The data of magnetization M_FC in an external field H lie on a universal curve M_FC(H/T) at temperatures T_f < T < T_s. The plots of π^-1_FC(T) and non-linear magnetic susceptibility π^nl_FC(T^-3) are linear lines in the temperature range T_f−T_s. The strong deviation of π^-1_FC(T) and π^nl_FC(T^-3) from straight line, taking place at T T_s, indicates that T_s is an upper temperature limit of the classical superparamagnetic behavior with the constant cluster moment. The results suggest that such phenomena may be fairly universal for spin glasses.     

A contribution to the invar problem by hyperfine field distribution analyses

The Mössbauer spectra of Invar type Fe₆₅(Ni_1-xMn_x)₃₅ alloys (0 x 0.3) were analyzed to yield hyperfine field distribution (P(H)) curve. The P(H) curves of the alloy with x = 0, that is the “classical” Invar alloy, at 4.2 K is character ized by a relatively sharp main peak at 350 kOe and a weak low field component around 50 kOe. With increasing x, the low field component grows and the high field main peak spreads toward a low field. By raising temperature, the main peak exhibits a remarkable broadening as well as a decrease in the average internal field and a growth of the low field component has not been detected. On the basis of these observations, models of the Invar alloy so far proposed are discussed.     

Magnetic properties and domain structure of polycrystalline DyFe3

Magnetization σ vs. temperature T was measured from 80 to 700 K in polycrystalline DyFe₃ in a magnetic field H = 10 kOe. From σ = f(T), the Curie temperature was determined. Also, σ was measured vs. H from 0 to 70 kOe at 4.2 K. Magnetization at saturation σ₀ at 4.2 K and the magnetic moment of DyFe₃ were also determined. First observations of domain structure in DyFe₃ are reported. The mean domain with is determined in its dependence on the grain size . The magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of polycrystalline DyFe₃ is determined as K₁ = -1.2×10⁷ erg/cm³.     

Anomalous temperature dependence of magnetization in single-crystal Fe65Ni35 alloy

Magnetization (0–10 Oe) and magnetic relaxation measurements were carried out in the temperature range between 4.2 and 300 K for three picture-frame samples of Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy whose edges were parallel to 100, 110 and 111, respectively. The typical temperature T_g and the magnetic field H_g which correspond to the anomalous temperature in the χ-T curve and inflection field in the σ-H curve, respectively are summarized and H-T_g and H_g-T diagrams are obtained. A strong magnetic relaxation is observed along the H_g-T line. The dependence of H_g on the crystallographic direction and on the temperature are discussed by the thermal activation process of the 180° domain wall which is pinned strongly by the antiferromagnetic clusters below T_g. The anomaly of magnetization of Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy can be interpreted by the macroscopic picture of the coexistence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic-like regions which may be caused by a statistical fluctuation of alloy composition.     

Critical currents and the critical state in superconductors with magnetic ions

The critical state model is used to derive equations that relate the additional magnetic moment (ΔM) produced by the flux pinning to the critical current density (J_c) measured in transport measurements. The equations derived for conventional superconductors can be used for superconductors that contain magnetic ions, if ΔM is replaced by ΔM/(1 + χ′(H)) where χ′(H) is the differential susceptibility. In the critical state, the field gradient has contributions from both the macroscopic supercurrents and the Amperian currents from the magnetic ions. Magnetic measurements are sensitive to both contributions. Transport measurements only characterise the macroscopic supercurrents. For superconductors which contain rare-earth elements, the J_c values calculated using hysteretic magnetisation measurements without including the term χ′(H), can be in error by factors of 7.     

Critical behavior of transverse and longitudinal ac susceptibilities in a random anisotropy magnet a-Dy16Fe84

We have investigated critical lines in the H-T plane in a random anisotropy magnet (RAM) a-Dy₁₆Fe₈₄ with a small effective ratio of the anisotropy (D) to the exchange constant (J) by means of ac susceptibility (χ) in static fields H parallel and perpendicular to the ac field. We found that the transverse χ exhibits an anomaly along the irreversible line H(T_f) determined by previous magnetization measurements, while the longitudinal χ does so along a characteristic line H(T_i) in a lower temperature region. Above H(T_f) we also found an extra characteristic line H(T_c). The lines were almost independent of the measured frequency. Both the present results and previous magnetization results suggest that an equilibrium phase transition occurs, and the critical lines analogous to those in Heisenberg spin glasses are present in a weak RAM.     

Magnetoresistance in Bi-2212 single crystal

We report a thermally activated dissipation measured in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (2212) single crystal down to 45 K and up to 8 T. The magnetic field was slightly titled with respect to the ab planes. By an unusual way variant of the flux-creep approach, we show that the crossover between ohmic thermally activated flux-flow (TAFF) regime and non-ohmic thermally activated flux-motion (TAFM) regime is adequately described. It is found that the activation energy is well approximated by U (1-(T/T_c)²)²/H. The crossover line in the H-T plane between the TAFF and TAFM regimes is found to be the so-called “irreversibility line”.     

Effect of a magnetic field on MnAs0.88P0.12 below 80 K

MnAs_0.88P_0.12 has been studied by powder neutron diffraction in external magnetic fields up to 15.2 kOe and temperatures down to 4.2 K. MnAs_0.88P_0.12 takes the MnP type atomic arrangement and exists in para-, ferro- and different (essentially) helimagnetic states. The observation of a double 000^± satellite at 4.2 K < T 70 K adds further evidence to the chain of arguments for distinction between the helimagnetic states H'_a (4.2 K < T < T_S,1 ≈ 70 K) and H_a (T_S,2 ≈ 180 K < T < T_N = (243 ± 5) K). External magnetic fields at 4.2 K < T < 70 K evoke a new magnetic state, which is also characterized by a satellite doublet, and is tentatively designated H'_a,fan.     

High-field vs. low-field magneto-transport in a percolating medium

Recent theoretical and numerical work on high-field magneto-transport in a percolating medium is described and compared to earlier work on weak-field magneto-transport in such systems. While the weak-field behavior is well described by the simple nodes-links picture, which ignores blobs and loops on a scale smaller than the percolation correlation length ξ_p, the strong-field behavior is extremely sensitive to those features. The critical behavior at strong magnetic fields H near the percolation threshold is governed by competition between the usual H=0 fixed point and a new H=∞ fixed point. Which of those fixed points dominates the behavior is determined by the relative sizes of two characteristic lenghts: the percolation correlation length ξ_p and a new, magnetic field dependent length ξ_H.     

Upper critical fields of ferromagnet/superconductor layered structures

The temperature dependence of the upper critical fields, both perpendicular H_c2 and parallel H_c2 to layer planes of ferromagnet/superconductor bi- and multilayers, is theoretically investigated. The secular equation of the superconducting order parameter for determining the phase diagram (H, T) is obtained by solving exactly the linearized Usadel equations in the multimode method taking into account the material parameter values. For the bilayers system, the influence of the boundary resistivity on the critical fields, and the dimensional crossover behavior of H_c2(T) are studied in details. For the multilayered structure, the effects of the π-phase state on both the superconducting transition temperature T_c and the upper critical fields (H_c2, and H_c2) are also considered. The nonmonotonic T_c behaviors are predicted. The interplay between 0- and π-phases leading to the strong oscillations of T_c as well as the temperature dependence of the zero temperature critical fields on the ferromagnetic layer thickness are investigated theoretically.     

Time-dependent magnetization in co-precipitated cobalt ferrite

A study of the magnetic aftereffect in co-precipitated cobalt ferrite is presented. Measurements of the magnetic viscosity S were performed at room temperature along the demagnetization curve for different applied fields H_ap over a wide range of fields (0 kOe<H_ap<−7 kOe). The interrelation function η=(∂M_rev/∂M_irr)_Hi between the DCD reversible M_rev and irreversible M_irr magnetization components was determined as well. The experimental results for S_η(H_i), where H_i is the internal field, showed a broad distribution with a maximum at H_i=2.7 kOe. However, the irreversible susceptibility χ_irr displays a maximum at H_c=0.75 kOe, the coercivity of the material. The experimental behavior of η and the non-proportionality between S_η and χⁱ_irr suggest that the magnetic viscosity in this material is principally supplied by events of nucleation of inverse domains and the depinning of domain walls. When the main mechanism of reversal magnetization changes to rotation of magnetic moments for all the grains, the magnetic viscosity decreases.     

πN scattering and electromagnetic corrections in the perturbative chiral quark model

We apply the perturbative chiral quark model to give predictions for the electromagnetic O(p²) low-energy couplings of the ChPT effective Lagrangian that define the electromagnetic mass shifts of nucleons and first-order (e²) radiative corrections to the πN scattering amplitude. We estimate the leading isospin-breaking correction to the strong energy shift of the π⁻p atom in the 1s state, which is relevant for the experiment “Pionic Hydrogen” at PSI.     

Magnetic properties of TmFeO3 and TmGa0.13Fe0.87O3 orthoferrites

The magnetization σ_c has been observed to depend strongly on temperature and biasing field in the Γ₄-phase. Two families of σ_c (T) occur corresponding to the poly-domain (H < 200 Oe), and mono-domain (H > 200 Oe) states of the samples. This was proved by observation of domain structures in these samples. In addition to the maximum due to the second-order phase transition Γ₂-Γ₄, we have revealed a maximum in the susceptibility curves _Xc(T) at the high-temperature point of phase transition. The second maximum strongly depends on the biasing field value. Domain structure behaviour in that temperature range, and in various external fields, allowed us to suggest that there exists a relation between this maximum and the shifting processes of domain boundaries, which create a significant susceptibility along the c-axis.     

In-band M1 and E2 transition rates and collective structures in Ba

Subpicosecond mean lifetimes of eight excited states in ¹²⁸Ba populated via the ⁹⁶Zr(³⁶S,4n) reaction were measured by the Doppler-shift attenuation (DSA) technique using a line-shape analysis. The differential decay-curve method (DDCM) was applied for the lifetime determination. The B(E2) values in the yrast band indicate that the first band-crossing is with a proton S-band. The configuration πh_11/2d_5/2 of the negative-parity semi-decoupled bands is confirmed by the measured B(E2, I → I − 2) and B(M1, I → I − 1) transition strengths. The higher-lying “dipole” band in ¹²⁸Ba can be described as a high-K four-quasiparticle band built on the prolate configuration (πh_11/2d_5/2) (νh_11/2g_7/2).     

Incommensurability in an exactly-soluble quantal and classical model for a kicked rotator

The Hamiltonian H = 2πp + V(θ) Σ^∞_−∞ δ(t − n)(0 θ < 2π) is solved exactly, classically and quantally; the so lutions depend strongly on . There is no classical chaos and the phase cylinder p, θ is filled with invariant curves, which are finite loops around the cylinder if is sufficiently irrational and are translates of the infinitely long p axis if is rational. Quantal quasi-energy states correspond exactly to these invariant curves: localized in p and extended in θ if is sufficiently irrational, and extended in p and localized in θ if is rational. For a classical or quantal initial pure-momentum state, the energy at time t = n grows as n² if is rational (resonance) and remains bounded if is sufficiently irrational (non-resonance). If is very nearly rational (marginal resonance), the energy may grow as n^λ where λ is expressed in terms of exponents describing the irrationality of and the continuity class of V(θ). If the value of is uncertain, ensemble-averaging over shows that the energy grows ultimately as n, i.e. diffusively, as though under random impulses.     

Trying to catch the elusive A and more. Reactions initiated by b-quarks and the Higgs sector of the MSSM

We study the cross sections for the production of neneural, intermediate mass Higgs boson in the process pp→ tq′φ, pp→tW⁻φ and pp→bZ⁰φ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (φ = H⁰, h⁰ and A⁰) at Supercollider energies. The additional heavy particles (t, W, Z) in the final state can be used for tagging purposes, increasing the signal to background ratio. These reactions are dominated by bg and bg fusion. Their relevance for Higgs particle searches is discussed taking into account the expected efficiencies and purities for b-tagging. We find that, for tan β = 30, the cross sections for pp → bZ⁰φ are larger than 14 pb, over the whole intemediate range of M_A⁰, for A⁰ and at least one of the other two Higgses. Therefore this reaction is an excellent candidate for the discovery of one or more MSSM Higgs particles.     

Generalized Einstein manifolds

A Finslerian manifold is called a generalized Einstein manifold (GEM) if the Ricci directional curvature R(u,u) is independent of the direction. Let F⁰(M, g_t) be a deformation of a compact n-dimensional Finslerian manifold preserving the volume of the unitary fibre bundle W(M). We prove that the critical points g₀ F⁰(g_t) of the integral I(g_t) on W(M) of the Finslerian scalar curvature (and certain functions of the scalar curvature) define a GEM. We give an estimate of the eigenvalues of Laplacian Δ defined on W(M) operating on the functions coming from the base when (M, g) is of minima fibration with a constant scalar curvature H admitting a conformal infinitesimal deformation (CID). We obtain λ ≥ H/(n − 1) (Δf = λf). If M is simply connected and λ = H/(n − 1), then (M, g) is Riemannian and is isometric to an n-sphere. We first calculate, in the general case, the formula of the second variationals of the integral I (g_t) for G = g₀, then for a CID we show that for certain Finslerian manifolds, I″(g₀) > 0. Applications to the gravitation and electromagnetism in general relativity are given. We prove that the spaces characterizing Einstein-Maxwell equations are GEMs.     

Specific heat and anisotropic superconducting and normal-state magnetization of HoNi2B2C

The magnetization of single-crystal HoNi₂B₂C has been measured as a function of applied field (H) and temperature in order to probe the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism in this complex layered system. The normal-state magnetic susceptibility of HoNi₂B₂C is highly anisotropic with a Curie-Weiss-like temperature dependence for H applied perpendicular to the c-axis and with a much weaker temperature dependence for H applied parallel to the c-axis, indicating that the Ho⁺³ magnetic moments lie predominately in the tetragonal a−b plane below 20 K. High-field magnetization (2000 Oe), low-field magnetization (20 Oe) and zero-field specific heat all give an antiferromagnetic ordering temperature of T_N=5.0 K. Remarkably, in 20 Oe applied field both superconductivity (T_c=8.0 K) and antiferromagnetism (T_N=5.0 K) clearly make themselves manifest in the magnetization data. From these magnetization data a phase diagram in the H−T plane was constructed for both directions of applied field. This phase diagram shows a non-monotonic temperature dependence of H_c2 with a deep minimum at T_N=5 K. The high-field magnetization data for H applied perpendicular to the c-axis also reveal a cascade of three phase transitions for T < 5 K and H < 15 000 Oe, contributing to the rich H versus T phase diagram for HoNi₂B₂C at low temperatures.