A note on the induced pseudo-scalar coupling constant in μ− + 12C(g.s)→ 12B(1+,g.s+ ν μ

The sum of the induce pseudo-scalar g_P and the second-class induced tensor g_T couplings in muon capture is found to be (g_P + g_T)g_A= (13.3 + 1.8) by comparing with recent data on the recoil polarization of ¹²B(1⁺) in the μ^? + ¹²C→¹²B+ ν_μ process, even aaking into account the corrections due to the gamma decay of the excited states of ¹²B to ¹²B(1⁺;g.s.). With the canonical value for g_P and in the absence of meson exchange effects, our results indicate a large positive value for g_T which is in strong contradiction with the conclusion of the Louvain-Saclay—ETH experiment.     

Influence of the annealing atmosphere on the properties of LiCoPO4–graphitic carbon foams composites

The investigation on the properties of LiCoPO₄–graphitic carbon foams (LCP-GCF) composites is reported in this work. The diffraction analysis (XRD) on powders confirmed the presence of LiCoPO₄ as major crystalline phase and Li₄P₂O₇ and Co₂P as secondary phases. The morphological investigation of the composites shows a layer of crystalline spongy-like material on the surface of the GCF for t?=?0 h and of acicular crystallites with different dimensions (5–50 μm) for t?≥?0.1 h. The voltammetric curves (cyclic voltammogramms) show mean values of reduction potential above 5.0 V independently of the annealing time. The LCP-GCF composites deliver a discharge-specific capacity of 76mAh g^?1 (t?=?0 h) and of 102mAh g^?1 (t?=?0.1 h) at a discharge rate of C/10 and room temperature. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data reveal a decrease of the electrical resistance and the improvement of the Li-ion conductivity as a function of the annealing time.     

μ+SR in amorphous spin glasses Pd75Fe5Si20 and Pd75Fe5P20

The zero-field muon spin relaxation functionG _zz (t) has been measured as a function of reduced temperaturet=T/T _g in the amorphous metallic spin glasses Pd₇₅Fe₅Si₂₀ and Pd₇₅Fe₅P₂₀. The results are in qualitative agreement with earlier measurements on dilute alloy spin glasses, including an onset of static order belowT _g and a [t/(t-1)]² dependence of the correlation time τ_c aboveT _g. Both samples have the same τ_c (t) aboveT _g and almost identical static width Δ_S→Δ_o?43 μS^?1) asT»0, but thet-dependence of Δ_s nearT _g differs markedly.     

Polarised neutron diffraction study of Mn1.09Sb

In order to study the influence of interstitial site occupancy on the electronic structure of MnSb, a polarised neutron diffraction experiment was performed on Mn_1.09Sb. The composition of the sample was obtained from the refinement of single crystal neutron diffraction data. The polarised neutron diffraction experiment yielded unpaired electron populations of the levels a^t_1g, e_g^t and e_g as follows: μ_x0 = 0.57 μ_B, μ_x± = 1.60 μ_B, μ_u± = 1.28μ_B. The comparison of these numbers with results of Yamaguchi et al shows that the spin density for this composition is reduced for the low energy level a^t_1g. This finding is interpreted by an occupation of minority spin states by electrons of the interstitial Mn atoms. In agreement with this, increasing Mn excess leads to a decreasing magnetic moment magnitude/Mn-atom and to a contraction of the lattice parameter c, indicating the strengthening of the Mn-Mn bond in [001].     

Discharged generator of singlet oxygen for oxygen-iodine laser. Transport kinetics of O2(a 1δg) and O2(b 1σ g + ) molecules and O(3 P) atoms in Ar:O2 and He:O2 flows excited by a 13.56-MHz discharge

To understand and reveal the basic physical factors providing the possibility of scaling of a discharged singlet oxygen generator (DSOG) in an oxygen-iodine laser, the production, and transport kinetics of metastable O₂(a ¹δ_g) and O₂(b ¹σ _g ⁺ ) molecules, as well as O(³ P) atoms, were investigated in Ar:O₂ and He:O₂ gas flows excited by a 13.56-MHz discharge in a wide range of pressures (4–40 Torr) and oxygen percentages. It is shown that the densities and transport kinetics of O₂(a ¹δ_g), O₂(b ¹σ _g ⁺ ), and O(³ P) appear similar for oxygen mixtures with argon and helium in the same conditions independent of discharge mode. Compared to pure O₂, the dilution of oxygen with an inert gas allows higher energy inputs per an oxygen molecule to achieved, especially under conditions of the homogeneous discharge mode (α-mode), which gives a higher efficiency of O₂(a ¹δ_g) excitation in Ar:O₂ and He:O₂ mixtures. But the maximum attainable yield of singlet oxygen in Ar:O₂ and He:O₂ at fixed partial O₂ pressure is found to be comparable with the O₂(a ¹δ_g) yield in pure oxygen at the same pressure. The reason for this is the increased three-body deactivation of O₂(a ¹δ_g) by atomic oxygen in the mixtures because of the greater total pressure. The estimation of the rate constant of O₂(a ¹δ_g) three-body quenching by O(³ P) in Ar:O₂ and He:O₂ mixtures as (1.5 ± 0.5) × 10^?32 cm⁶/s was carried out from the analysis of transport kinetics of singlet and atomic oxygen in the discharge afterglow at high pressures exceeding ～10 Torr. A similar analysis for the lower pressures has revealed that losses both of metastable O₂(a ¹δ_g) and O₂(b ¹σ _g ⁺ ) molecules, and of O(³ P) atoms on the surface of the discharge tube, are determined by the density of each of the components. The obtained loss probabilities of O₂(a ¹δ_g), O₂(b ¹σ _g ⁺ ), and O(³ P) on the silica surface show that the surface loss probabilities of all the species can increase noticeably under the discharge exposure. Thus, the key parameters determining the maximal O₂(a ¹δ_g) yield in the DSOG are a homogeneous volumetric mode of the discharge, energy input per oxygen molecule in this mode, and a low rate of O₂(a ¹δ_g) quenching. Just three-body quenching of O₂(a ¹δ_g) by O(³ P) limits the singlet oxygen yield with increasing pressure. The fast removal of atomic oxygen both in discharge and in the earlier afterglow could provide DSOG scaling with pressure.     

Nonergodic dynamics of a system of nuclear spins 1/2 with identical spin-spin coupling constants

The exact solution for the evolution of nuclear spin polarizations in a system with spin-spin coupling constant g identical for all spin pairs is obtained on the condition that only one (first) spin is polarized at zero time. It is shown that the polarization P ₁(t) of the first spin has the form of periodic time pulsations with the period 4π/g. In every period, the function P ₁(t) changes from its initial value P(0)=1 to 1/3 during the time on the order of t≈4π/Ng, if the number of spins N?1, and remains in the state P ₁(t)=1/3 virtually during the entire period. A simple classical model within the framework of mean-field theory explains the physical nature of the nonergodic dynamics of the system.     

Cu-isotope effect on the spin-Peierls transition of CuGeO3

The Cu-isotope effect on the spin-Peierls transition temperature T _SP in samples of the Cu²⁺ linear-chain compound CuGeO₃ has been determined by dc-magneticsusceptibility and specific-heat measurements. A downshift of the spin-Peierls transition by about 0.1 K for the ⁶⁵Cu-isotope enriched ⁶⁵CuGeO₃ as compared to ^natCuGeO₃ containing the natural mixture of isotopes is found consistently in the magnetization and specific heat. This result suggests different isotope effects on the phonon characteristic frequency θ₀ on the one hand and on the spin-phonon coupling constant g on the other hand. However, the isotope effect on T _SP is smaller than estimated if all atoms were to contribute to ω₀ and only the Cu atoms to g.     

The quenching of excited F(2 P 1/2) and Cl(2 P 1/2) atoms by N2(X 1Σ g + ) molecules

The rate constant for the quenching of excited F(² P _1/2) and Cl(² P _1/2) atoms in collisions with N₂ molecules were calculated. The electron interaction matrix between N₂(X ¹Σ _g ⁺ ) and F and Cl atoms in the ² P _j state calculated asymptotically taking into account quadrupole-quadrupole, dispersion, and exchange interactions was used. The dynamic problem of electronic transitions was solved using the modified wave number approximation, the exactly solvable semiclassical exponential nonadiabatic bond model, and the method of phase functions.     

Measurements of theg J -factors of12C in the3 P 1 and3 P 2 states

Using the atomic beam magnetic resonance method the Zeeman interactions of¹²C in the³ P ₁ and³ P ₂ states at magnetic fields of about 3.4 kOe have been measured. The measured quantities areg _J (³ P ₁)?g_J(³ P ₂)=15.4(1.0)·10^?6 g _J (³ P ₂)=1.5010616 (50), from which the following value for g_J(³P₁) can be calculated:g _J (³ P ₁)=1.5010770 (50). The experimental results are in moderate agreement with theoretical calculations.     

Ferroelectric switching behavior of pulsed laser deposited Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3 thin films

The effect of pulse amplitude on the ferroelectric and switching properties of pulsed laser deposited Ba_0.8Sr_0.2TiO₃ thin films has been studied. The structural and morphological analysis revealed that the films had a well crystallized perovskite phase and grain size of about 30–40 nm. A well saturated P–E hysteresis loop was observed with a remnant polarization (P_r) ≈ 4.8 μC/cm² and a coercive field ≈ 100 kV/cm at a frequency of 1 kHz. The P_r has been found to be decreased only 4.3% after passing 8.0 × 10⁸ cycles. The analysis of switching response with nucleation limited switching model reveals that characteristic switching time (t₀) variance is due to the random distribution of the local electric fields. The peak value of polarization current and t₀ exhibits exponential dependence on reciprocal of pulse amplitude.     

Non-spherical magnetic moment in MnAlGe

The magnetic structure factors of MnAlGe (space groupP4/nmm) measured with polarised neutrons have been expressed in terms of the magnetic moment of the Mn atom (site symmetry tetrahedral with tetragonal distortion), the Bessel transforms 〈j _n〉 of the Mn radial functions and the fractional occupancies of the moment density in the various crystal field orbitals. The measured structure factors were least-squares fitted with the theoretical expression involving 〈j _n〉 appropriate to the Mn⁰, Mn⁺ and Mn²⁺ atoms. The best fit was got using Mn⁰ transforms, yielding 1·45µ _B as the Mn magnetic moment. The fractional occupancies of the moment density in the crystal field orbitalsA _1g,B _1g E _g andB _2g were obtained. This analysis shows the magnetic moment to be highly non-spherical with a large fractional occupancy (38%) in theA _1g orbital directed along the tetragonal axis while the fractional occupancies ofB _1g andB _2g are found to be 31% and 30% respectively. The fractional occupancy of the moment in theE _g orbital directed towards the Ge and Al atoms is very low (1%). The spatially averaged moment density of Mn in MnAlGe is more diffuse than that of Mn I and Mn II in isostructural Mn₂Sb.     

A single parameter scaling theory in a disordered layered system

We show that in a disordered layered system all states are localized if k_Fl<4Πg_c, irrespective of the interlayer coupling t _⊥. The crossover of dimensionality depends on t_⊥. Near the critical value t_⊥^c at which the Anderson transition occurs, the correlation length ζ^m and the localization length ζ^loc are calculated.     

Bestimmung derg J-Faktoren in den Zuständen 62 P 3/2 und 82 P 3/2 von133Cs

The hyperfine structures of the 6² P _3/2- and 8² P _3/2-states of¹³³Cs have been investigated by optical double resonance in a strong magnetic field. The Landé-g-factors and the hfs coupling constants were found to be:g _J(6² P _3/2)=1.3340(3)g _J(8² P _3/2)=1.3342(2)a(6² P _3/2)=50.02(25) MHza(8² P _3/2)=7.644(25) MHz. Contrarily to recent measurements, theg _J-factors agree well with the value calculated from the Landé formula.     

Formation of N2 C3Πu and B3Πg by dissociative recombination of Ar 2 + in Ar+N2 early afterglow

The hf pulse excited Ar + N₂ mixtures and early afterglow are investigated at total pressures from 266 to 1995 Pa using nitrogen of 0·05–0·5% concentration. The time-resolved intensity of Ar I atomic lines and N₂ (2nd pos., 1st pos. and 1st neg.) band systems exhibit an intense early afterglow (0·3 ms). Both the decay of electron densityn _e and that of molecular Ar ₂ ⁺ ions and enhancement of coefficient of dissociative recombination due to electron temperature decrease after the pulse lead to the formation of characteristic secondary maximum of Ar I spectral line and N₂ molecular band intensities in the momentt _m after cut-off the pulse. The values oft _m(B³_g)>t _m(C³_u)>t _m(Ar I) decrease with increasing total pressure and increase with growing concentration of N₂ in Ar. In the afterglow period the Ar ₂ ⁺ dissociatively recombine in 5p and 4p Ar states. As a result of radiative transitions the metastable Ar (³P_2,0) atoms are formed which consequently due to collisions with N₂ molecules create electronically excited N₂. With increasing nitrogen concentration this effect becomes less pronounced and at concentration of N₂ greater than 0·5% it is negligible.     

Temperature measurements in small holes drilled in superconducting bulk during pulsed field magnetization

The time dependence of the temperatures T(z, t) has been measured along the thickness direction z in several drilled holes in a superconducting bulk during pulsed field magnetization (PFM) and the heat generation and heat transfer in the bulk have been discussed. In the previous paper [H. Fujishiro, S. Kawaguchi, K. Kakehata, A. Fujiwara, T. Tateiwa, T. Oka, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 19 (2006) S540], we calculated the T(z, t) profiles in the bulk by solving a three-dimensional heat-diffusion equation to reproduce the measured T(t) on the bulk surface; the heat generation took place adiabatically and the calculated T(z, t) was isothermal along the z direction. In this study, the measured T(z, t) at the top surface was higher than that at the bottom surface just after the pulse field application at t < 0.5 s, and then became isothermal with increasing time. These results suggest that the magnetic flux intrudes inhomogeneously into the bulk from the edge of the top surface and the periphery at the early stage. The inhomogeneous magnetic flux intrusion and the flux trap during PFM change depending on the strength of the pulsed field and the pulse number in the successive pulse field application.     

Optical pumping of the metastable 53P0 level of ODD isotopes of cadmium

Metastable 5³P₀ atoms of ¹¹¹Cd and ¹¹³Cd are optically pumped in an atomic beam. Their magnetic resonances are observed with Landé factors g(³P₀, ¹¹¹ Cd) = (1.090±0.003) × 10^-3 and g(³P₀, ¹¹³Cd) = (1.143 ± 0.003) × 10^-3 which are 1.7 times larger than the g-factors of the 5¹S₀ ground state. This large difference arises from a slight mixing of the 5³P₀ level with the 5³P₁ and 5¹P₁ levels through the hyperfine interaction.     

Optical detected ESR in the4 S 3/2 excited state of Er:YCl3

The electron spin resonance in the⁴ S _3/2 excited state of Er³⁺ in yttrium trichloride was studied by optical detection techniques. From angular dependence of the resonance field the principle value of theg-tensor in direction of the twofold crystal axis was deduced to beg∥=3.350±0.004 and the perpendicular valueg⊥ in the crystallographica-b-plane was extrapolated to beg⊥=2.857±0.004. The lifetime of the excited state is found to be temperature independent with τ _r =(1.62±0.02)·10^?3 sec and the spin lattice relaxation timeT ₁ was determined in the temperature region 1.5 to 2.1 °K by observing the recovery of the fluorescent light signal after a microwave saturation pulse was switched off.T ₁ is found to follow a direct process with \(T_1^{ - 1} = k \cdot cth\left( {\frac{{\rlap{--} h\omega }}{{2kT}}} \right)\) .     

Change in the states of optically excited Rb atoms near sapphire surface

The changes in the states of excited Rb atoms approaching a single-crystal sapphire surface have been investigated by methods of laser-excitation spectroscopy and luminescence of Rb vapor in a cell with sapphire windows, the gap between which was varied from 250 to 500 nm. Upon resonant excitation of Rb atoms by two semiconductor lasers with powers of 20 and 40 mW, luminescence from optically excited 5D _3/2 and 5D _5/2 states and optically unexcited 6P _1/2 and 6P _3/2 states is observed. It is established that the luminescence intensity from unexcited states is only a few times lower than that from excited states, with allowance for the fact that excited atoms are rapidly and almost completely quenched on the sapphire surface. The found anomalously strong luminescence from optically unexcited 6P _J states is explained by their nonradiative occupation near the sapphire surface from optically excited 5P _J states, in which atoms fail to reach the sapphire surface because of the repulsion from it. This repulsion is due to the polarization interaction between sapphire and the atoms in the 5P _J states near the surface. Nonradiative transition from the 5P _J state to the 6P _J ^?1 state is accompanied by excitation of two optical phonons in sapphire.     

Determination of the g-factor of electrons in N-type silicon surface inversion layers

The g-factor of conduction electrons in the surface inversion layer on a silicon (100) surface has been determined using the tilted magnetic field method developed by Fang and Stiles.The value of (m¹/m₀)·g at the fixed magnetic field was independent of surface carrier density n_s, whereas it had a sharp peak at about 97 koe. At strong magnetic field limit the value was constant and 0.4. If we take the effective mass of conduction electrons in the inversion layer on the (100) surface as 0.2m₀, the g-factor is about two which is the same as that for conduction electrons in bulk silicon.     

LDA+DMFT study of magnetic transition and metallization in CoO under pressure

The magnetic and spectral properties of the paramagnetic phase of CoO at ambient and high pressures have been calculated within the LDA+DMFT method combining local density approximation (LDA) with dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT). From our results CoO at ambient pressure is a charge transfer insulator in the high-spin t _2g ⁵ e _g ² configuration. The energy gap is continuously decreased, and finally a transition into metallic state occurs with the increase in pressure that is consistent with experimental behavior of electrical resistivity. Notably, the metal-insulator transition in CoO is found to be accompanied by the high-spin to low-spin (HS-LS) transition in agreement with XES data. The metal-insulator transition is orbital selective in the t _2g states of cobalt only, whereas the e _g states become metallic after the spin transition at higher pressures.