Generation of LF fields by a modulated beam of plasma waves forming an RF discharge in a magnetic field

We study the processes of formation of plasma-wave discharges in a magnetic field. It is confirmed experimentally that amplitude modulation of plasma-wave beams forming a discharge leads to excitation of electromagnetic fields that vary with the modulation frequency and travel at velocities close to the thermal velocities of electrons. N. I. Lobachevsky State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 243–255, February, 1998.     

Effect of a magnetic field on transit time of excited atoms in a dc arc plasma

Transit times of excited atoms in a dc arc plasma exposed to an inhomogeneous magnetic field are investigated at different values of the magnetic induction. At the optimal value, the transit time, electron pressure and spectral line intensities are maxima. The large increase of spectral line intensity is not proportional to the slight increase of transit time. The transit times of different atoms at the same value of the magnetic induction are approximately equal, whereas the spectral line intensities are different. The maximum transit time corresponds to minimum electron mobility. The arc-plasma temperature is directly proportional to the magnetic induction.     

Two-photon nutation excited in a two-level spin system by microwave and RF fields

Two-photon transient nutation is observed in a two-level spin system (E′₁ centers in crystalline quartz) using a transverse microwave field and a linearly polarized rf field oriented along a static magnetic field in the electron paramagnetic resonance. Nutation is excited when the sum of the energies of a microwave photon and a rf photon is equal to the energy difference between two spin states. The two-photon nature of nutation is confirmed by measuring its frequency as a function of the amplitude and frequency of the rf field as well as the amplitude of the microwave field. The amplitude of the effective field of two-photon transitions is measured. It is shown that the decay rate of two-photon nutation is close to the decay rate for one-photon nutation and is determined by the spin-spin interaction between E′₁ centers.     

Radiative properties of diamagnetic levels in atoms: Dependence of transition probability on magnetic field strength

We study the effect of diamagnetic interaction on the probability of radiative transitions of an atom from states split by a field. We write the analytic expressions for the diamagnetic corrections to the matrix elements of transitions belonging to the Lyman and Balmer series and of transitions between arbitrary nondegenerate states in hydrogen. We also discuss the perturbation theory for transitions from degenerate diamagnetic states. The theory is based on expanding in powers of the field strength the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the matrix of diamagnetic interaction in the subspace of states with given principal and magnetic quantum numbers. The field changes the coefficients in both the superposition and the degenerate basis. To derive the analytic expressions for the higher-order matrix elements, we use the Sturm expansion of the reduced Coulomb Green’s function. We also elaborate on the features of the frequency dependence of the corrections to the radiative matrix elements, which correlate with the structure of the diamagnetic spectrum of excited levels. Finally, we establish that the magnetic field acts selectively on the diamagnetic components of emission lines: as the field strength increases, an increase in the intensity of certain lines is accompanied by a decrease in the intensity of the other lines. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 116, 1161–1183 (October 1999)     

On the transverse distribution of a resonance field excited by a Gaussian electromagnetic beam on the critical surface of a radially nonuniform plasma sphere

The transverse distribution of the resonance field excited by a Gaussian electromagnetic field on the critical surface of a radially nonuniform plasma sphere is studied. Analytical expressions are obtained for this distribution. It is shown that when a laser beam is focused in front of or behind a spherical target, identical values of the integrated resonance coefficient can correspond to substantially different (in width) distributions of the resonance field over the spherical critical surface. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 67, 125–128 (October 1997)     

Phase transition and ferroelastic property studied by using the Cs nuclear magnetic resonance in a CsHSO4 single crystal

The ¹³³Cs spin-lattice relaxation time in a CsHSO₄ single crystal was measured in the temperature range from 300 to 450 K. The changes in the ¹³³Cs spin-lattice relaxation rate near T_c1 (=333 K) and T_c2 (=415 K) correspond to phase transitions in the crystal. The small change in the spin-lattice relaxation time across the phase transition from II to III is due to the fact that during the phase transition, the crystal lattice does not change very much; thus, this transition is a second-order phase transition. The abrupt change of T₁ around T_c2 (II-I phase transition) is due to a structural phase transition from the monoclinic to the tetragonal phase; this transition is a first-order transition. The temperature dependences of the relaxation rates in phases I, II, and III are indicative of a single-phonon process and can be represented by T₁⁻¹=A+BT. In addition, from the stress-strain hysteresis loop and the ¹³³Cs nuclear magnetic resonance, we know that the CsHSO₄ crystal has ferroelastic characteristics in phases II and III.     

Harmonic generation by atoms in circularly polarized laser fields: far-off and near resonance regimes

The generation of harmonics by atoms interacting with two laser fields having coplanar circular polarizations and an integral frequency ratio is addressed through ab initio numerical simulations. A detailed characterization of a few specific harmonics is given. In particular, the two different cases where the total energy absorbed through photons is far off or close to the energy gap between different atomic states are investigated. It is found that the conversion efficiency in the harmonic generation is strongly dependent on the inner atomic structure and in certain specific cases it can be significantly enhanced within a small frequency range. PACS 42.50.Hz; 42.65.Ky     

Magnetoresistance of LaCoO3 and an insulator-metal transition induced in it by a high magnetic field

JETP Letters - The transformation of the band structure of LaCoO3 in the applied magnetic field has been theoretically studied. If the field is below its critical value B C ≈ 65 T, the...     

Charged scalar fields in an external magnetic field: Renormalisation and universal diamagnetism

The physical and mathematical mechanism behind diamagnetism of N (finite) spinless bosons (relativistic or non-relativistic) is well known. The mathematical signature of this diamagnetism follows from Kato's inequality while its physical way of understanding goes back to Van Leeuwen. One can guess that it might be true in the field theoretic case also. While the work on systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom suggests that the same result is true in a field theory, it does not by any means prove it. In the field theoretic context one has to develop a suitable regularisation scheme to renormalise the free energy. We show that charged scalar fields in (2+1) and (3+1) dimensions are always diamagnetic, even in the presence of interactions and at finite temperatures. This generalises earlier work on the diamagnetism of charged spinless bosons to the case of infinite degrees of freedom. We also discuss possible applications of the theory.     

The interaction between first excited state hydrogen atoms and a different non-degenerate atom: an example of second-order resonance forces

The interaction of a first excited state hydrogen atom with a different non-degenerate atom is considered in the R ^-1 multiple approximation. The interaction energies for the Π states arising from this interaction have the form usually associated with second-order dispersion energies while those for the Σ states behave quite differently as a function of R. Because of a second-order ‘resonance within one molecule effect’ the second-order Σ-state energies do not possess single R ^-1 expansions that are formally valid for all values of R consistent with the multipole treatment. The expansions of these Σ-state energies, that are valid for ‘small’ R, contain terms varying as both even and odd powers of R ^-1; the lead R ^-7 ‘odd’ term competes strongly with the usual R ^-6 dispersion energy. The expansions that are valid for ‘large’ R contain terms varying as even powers of R ^-1 only and usually have little physical meaning. The He(¹S)-H(n=2) interaction is considered as a specific example of these results and the interaction energies for this system are evaluated through O(R ^-8) by using one-centre pseudostate methods. The general significance of the results is also discussed briefly.     

Effects of static and random magnetic fields on atoms in a gray optical lattice

We study magnetic field-induced modifications of the well-to-well tunneling behavior of atoms in a one-dimensional grey optical lattice. Measurements of the tunneling frequency as a function of the applied magnetic field reveal several tunneling resonances. We further show that the tunneling signal can be suppressed by randomly varying the symmetry of the potential wells. The tunneling is suppressed most effectively if the autocorrelation time of the lattice-well variation is on the order of the tunneling time. Experimental and theoretical results are in good agreement.     

Influence of an electric field on the ferromagnetic resonance in a plane-layered magnetic system

The influence of an electric field on the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in a multilayer magnetic system consisting of two magnetic layers separated by a thin nonmagnetic interlayer has been investigated. It has been shown that, upon the excitation of magnetization oscillations by a microwave magnetic field, the eigenfrequencies of the ferromagnetic resonance depend on the stationary electric field applied in the plane of the layers. It has also been demonstrated that, in this system, high-frequency magnetization oscillations can be excited by an electric microwave field. The results of the investigation of the polarization properties of the excitation mechanism indicate that this effect can be observed experimentally.     

Quantum-kinetic calculation for net acceleration of high-energy electrons by a transverse undulating magnetic field and an electromagnetic wave

The average force acting on a highly relativistic electron beam traveling in a laser wave and a transverse undulating magnetic field (magnetic wiggler) is calculated using quantum kinetics. The quantum-kinetic calculation shows that the net dc force due to net inverse bremsstrahlung in the magnetic wiggler (“inverse free electron lasing”) increases linearly with the beam energy, and can be greater than the Lorentz force of the laser wave.     

Net acceleration of high-energy electrons by net inverse Bremsstrahlung of a laser wave in a uniform magnetic field and a transverse undulating magnetic field

The nonzero net dc force acting on relativistic beam electrons traveling in a uniform magnetic field, a laser wave, and transverse undulating magnetic field (magnetic wiggler) is calculated by using quantum-kinetics in accordance with the correspondence principle. It is found that the average of this force can be as strong as the Lorentz force of the laser wave in an electron energy region beyong energies for free electron lasing, and decreases linearly with the inverse of the electron energy far beyond this energy region.     

The local structure of Cs(I) and Cs(II) in a Cs2ZnCl4 single crystal studied by nuclear magnetic resonance

The rotation patterns of the ¹³³Cs (I=7/2) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in a Cs₂ZnCl₄ single crystal grown by using the slow evaporation method were measured in two mutually perpendicular crystal planes. Two different groups of Cs resonances were recorded; this result points to the existence of two types of crystallographically inequivalent Cs(I) and Cs(II). The angular dependences of the NMR spectra led to different values for the quadrupole coupling constants and asymmetry parameters: e²qQ/h=148 kHz and η=0.11 for the Cs(I) ion, and e²qQ/h=274 kHz and η=0.66 for the Cs(II) ion. The EFG tensors of Cs(I) and Cs(II) are asymmetric, and the orientations of the principal axes of the EFG tensors do not coincide. Only, the principal Y-axes of the EFG tensors coincide for the Cs(I) and Cs(II) sites. The Cs(I) ion is surrounded by 11 chlorine ions, making it rather free and high in symmetry. The Cs(II) ion has only nine neighbors and seems to be more tight than the Cs(I) ion.     

Magnon instability by a radiation field in magnetic semiconductors and strong d.c. magnetic fields

The magnon damping in an electron-magnon system in the presence of a laser beam and a d.c. magnetic field is discussed. It is shown that near the laser-cyclotron resonance, and for the laser beam propagating perpendicularly to the magnetic field the magnon population in a relatively narrow range of k may grow with time.