Low-temperature properties of amorphous (Mo1−x Ru x )0.8P0.2 alloys

Amorphous (Mo_1–x Ru _x )_0.8P_0.2 alloys (0.3x0.7) have been investigated with measurements of the specific heatC and thermal conductivity . Also the superconducting properties (critical temperatureT _c and upper critical field) have been determined. Well belowT _c , all alloys show the familiar behavior known for glasses, i.e.CT ⁿ and T _m withn1 andm2 which is attributed to tunneling states (TLS). The largeT _c allows an unambiguous determination of the coefficients ofC and . Compairing our data with literature data, we find no correlation between the TLS density of states and the glass temperature or crystallization temperature, as opposed to insulating glasses where such a correlation appears to exist. The unusual annealing behavior found previously in amorphous Zr–Ni and Zr–Cu, which was attributed to a change in the TLS relaxation-time spectrum, is confirmed in the present work.     

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On the Vavilov-erenkov radiation in uniaxial crystals

An investigation is made of the Vavilov-erenkov radiation energy in uniaxial magnetic crystals and in uniaxial crystals with double anisotropy.

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<Emphasis Type="Italic">θ</Emphasis>-Deformations as Compact Quantum Metric Spaces

Let M be a compact spin manifold with a smooth action of the n-torus. Connes and Landi constructed -deformations M of M, parameterized by n×n real skew-symmetric matrices . The Ms together with the canonical Dirac operator (D,) on M are an isospectral deformation of M. The Dirac operator D defines a Lipschitz seminorm on C(M), which defines a metric on the state space of C(M). We show that when M is connected, this metric induces the weak-* topology. This means that M is a compact quantum metric space in the sense of Rieffel.     

Systems with outer constraints. Gupta-Bleuler electromagnetism as an algebraic field theory

Since there are some important systems which have constraints not contained in their field algebras, we develop here in aC*-context the algebraic structures of these. The constraints are defined as a groupG acting as outer automorphisms on the field algebra , :G Aut , _G Inn , and we find that the selection ofG-invariant states on is the same as the selection of states onM(G ) by (U _g)=1gG, whereU _g M (G )/ are the canonical elements implementing _g . These states are taken as the physical states, and this specifies the resulting algebraic structure of the physics inM(G ), and in particular the maximal constraint free physical algebra . A nontriviality condition is given for to exist, and we extend the notion of a crossed product to deal with a situation whereG is not locally compact. This is necessary to deal with the field theoretical aspect of the constraints. Next theC*-algebra of the CCR is employed to define the abstract algebraic structure of Gupta-Bleuler electromagnetism in the present framework. The indefinite inner product representation structure is obtained, and this puts Gupta-Bleuler electromagnetism on a rigorous footing. Finally, as a bonus, we find that the algebraic structures just set up, provide a blueprint for constructive quadratic algebraic field theory.     

Self-consistent perturbation theory for dynamics of valence fluctuations

Dynamical as well as equilibrium properties of model Ce systems are investigated in both the intermediate-valence and nearly integral-valence (Kondo) regimes at finite temperatures. With self-consistent account of hybridization effects between the conduction bands and the highly correlated 4f states, the 4f-electron density of states _4f () and the dynamical magnetic susceptibility () are derived. Equilibrium properties such as the static magnetic susceptibility and the averaged 4f-electron number are also computed within the same approximation scheme that neglects intersite interactions between different Ce ions. In the intermediate-valence regime the calculated line-shape of Im ()/ is close to the Lorentzian at high temperatures, but at low temperatures there appears an inelastic peak. In the Kondo regime it is shown that a sharp peak in _4f () develops at the Fermi level as the temperature decreases. The line-shape of Im ()/ is shown to be close to the Lorentzian at all temperatures. The half-width is considerably enhanced over the Korringa value expected for the local-moment system. The temperature dependence of the half-width agrees qualitatively with experimental results in Kondo compounds such as CeB₆, CeCu₂Si₂ and CeAl₃.     

Temperature scaling of the integrated dynamical susceptibility in YBa2Cu3O6.5(T c =50 K)

The magnetic neutron scattering cross section in a crystal YBa₂Cu₃O_6.5(T _c =50 K) has been measured for energies between 4.5 meV and 15 meV and temperatures between 10 K and 275 K. From these data we extract the generalized susceptibility integrated around the (, ) position These data are combined with those at 8.3 and 33.1 meV from a previous study. It is found thatI(, T) exhibits the simple temperature scaling form found previously in La_2–x Sr _x CuO₄. Specifically, in YBa₂Cu₃O_6.5,I(, T)=I(, 0)2/tan^–1 (/0.9T). Implications of this behavior for the d.c. and infrared conductivity are discussed.     

Four-wave mixing in CO via the C 1Σ+ (υ′=0) state

Coherent vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation was generated by four-wave difference frequency mixing (_VUV=2₁–₂) of pulsed dye laser radiation in carbon monoxide (CO). The frequency ₁ was tuned to the C ¹⁺(=0)X ¹⁺(=0) two-photon transition, while the dye laser frequency ₂ was scaned around 17650 cm^–1 which corresponds to the A ¹(=7)«C ¹⁺(=0) transition energy. The VUV intensity was found to be strongly wavelength dependent. The analysis of the spectrum revealed (i) that the VUV intensity was enhanced by the rotational levels of the A ¹(=7) state and (ii) that the off-resonance excitation in the C ¹⁺(=0)X ¹⁺(=0) two-photon transition greatly contributed to the present four-wave mixing process. The effects of pumping laser detuning, saturation and foreign gases are briefly discussed.     

Low temperature thermal properties and intrinsic defects in vitreous silica

Measurements of the low temperature specific heatC _p (0.04KT2.4K) and thermal conductivityk (0.5KT20K) of high purity vitreous silica (Suprasil W) in the as-received and electron-irradiated states are reported. In the temperature range where the localized excitations inherent in glasses dominateC _p (T0.5K) no change is observed upon electron irradiation of up to 10¹⁹e^– (total dose). An anomalyC around 1.8K is observed inC _p which is reduced by 40% upon irradiation. However, ask is not affected by electron irradiation, localized excitations as origin forC can be ruled out. The density of paramagnetic centers in the most heavily irradiated sample is 510¹⁷cm^–3 as obtained from the ESR signal. It has been suggested that these centers have diamagnetic precursors in the unirradiated glass. Our measurements indicate that those defects are not associated with the localized excitations.     

Jauch-Piron system of imprimitivities for phonons. I. Localizability in discrete space

This paper is devoted to a discussion of the notion of localizability for phonons, i.e., quasiparticles arising from the harmonic vibrations of a system ofn atoms bound to one another by elastic forces. The natural tools for the analysis of localizability are the projection operatorsÊ() acting on the Hilbert space of one-phonon states, where is an arbitrary subset of the set that consists ofn vectors specifying the equilibrium positions ofn atoms. The expectation value ofÊ() is the probability that the phonon belongs to the atoms whose equilibrium positions are characterized by the elements of . For a strongly localizable phonon all of the projection operatorsÊ() commute with one another, whereas in the case of a weakly localizable phonon the operatorsÊ(₁) andÊ(₂) do not commute when ₁ and ₂ overlap. With the aid of the Jauch-Piron quantum theory of localization in space, the present paper describes the method of obtainingÊ() and also shows that if in the system ofn atoms there exist normal modes of zero frequency, then the phonon is only weakly localizable. Given the explicit expression forÊ(), one can define the number-of-phonons operator as well as the quasiparticle analogue (given in a companion paper) of the Wigner distribution function.     

The crystal structure of copper dipyridine dibromide Cu(C5H5N)2Br2

The X-ray structural analysis of copper dipyridine dibromide was carried out. The substance is monoclinic, its space group isP2₁/n, having the lattice constantsa=8.30 kXU,b=17.72 kXU,c=4.04 kXU,=96°,Z=2. The localization of the heavy atoms was carried out by means of the projections of the Patterson functionsP(u, v) andP(v, w), which provided the bases for determining the signs of the majority of structure factors. The projections of the electron density(x, y) and(y, z) were calculated on the basis of these data. The positions of the atoms were refined three times by methods of differential syntheses and by geometrical analysis. The structure of CuPy₂Br₂ is very close to that of CuPy₂Cl₂ [1], [2], differing from it primarily in the orientation of the symmetry elements with respect to the crystallographic axes. In both structures the copper atom is octahedrally coordinated with four halogen and two nitrogen atoms. The nitrogen atoms and two bromine atoms are bound to the copper covalently in the structure of the bromine derivative, as follows from the length of the bonds (Cu-N 1.99 kXU, Cu-Br, 2.46 kXU), while the remaining two bromine atoms are bound to the copper by weaker bonds and mediate the chain formation of molecules in the direction of thec axis.

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Cu(C₅H₅N)₂Br₂

. , 2₁/ ==8,30 kX,b=17,72 kX,=4,04 kX,=96°,z=2. (, v) P(v, w), . (, ) (, z). . CuPy₂Br₂ u₂1₂, . . , (-N 1,99 kX, u-r 2,46 kX), .

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The authors thank M. Serátor for supplying the crystal samples and for initiating the work, the management of the Institute of Technical Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, in Prague and especially Dr. A. Línek for making it possible to calculate some of the Fourier maps on the special computer Elika and finally A. lechtová for carefully calculating the Fourier maps and structure factors.

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The first stage of this work was reported on at the 3rd State Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, held in Bratislava from June 29th to July 4th, 1959.     

Perturbations of flows on Banach spaces and operator algebras

For automorphism groups of operator algebras we show how properties of the difference _t – ' _t are reflected in relations between the generators , . Indeed for a von Neumann algebraM with separable predual we show that if _t – '_t 0.28 for smallt, then = 0(+)°^-1 where is an inner automorphism ofM and is a bounded derivation ofM. If the difference _t – ' _t =O(t) ast ; 0, then = + and if _t – ' _t 0.28 for allt then =. We prove analogous results for unitary groups on a Hilbert space andC ₀,C ₀ ^* groups on a Banach space.This paper subsumes an earlier work of the same title which appeared as a report from Z.I.F. der Universität BielefeldWith partial support of the U.S. National Science Foundation     

Spannungsverläufe Nach Wechseln der Verformungsgeschwindigkeit an Metalleinkristallen

The theoretical relations between _v and measured stress changes are discussed and compared with experimental results. For instantaneous change in the strain rate, the first deviation of the stress increase from the linearity ( _C ) can be used as a measure of _v for small deformation only. The comparison of _C with the extrapolated value _A enables to reveal the presence of recovery. The comparison of stress changes measured after a given rate change at the same strain on unrecovering (low temperatures) and recovering (higher temperatures) samples enables to differentiate between various types of recovery.     

A Schematic Calculation of the ββ-Decay Matrix Element Within the Green Function Approach

The time integral representation of the many-body Green function describing the two-neutrino double-beta-decay (2-decay) matrix element is used in schematic calculations within the proton-neutron Lipkin model. The two-body Hamiltonian considered includes a quadratic polynomial in bosons to describe the motion of the selected degrees of freedom. The beta-transition operators also include higher-order terms in the boson expansion. They have been shown to be of crucial importance in the determination of the 2-decay matrix element M _F. We have found that in the standard QRPA approach, which exploits the form of M _F with denominator, there is a dominant unphysical contribution to M _F arising from the non-orthogonality of the initial and final quasiparticle ground states. The physical part of M _F is negligible for small values of the particle-particle interaction strength, i.e., it exhibits a different behavior as that known from the QRPA approaches.     

The asymmetric contact process on a finite set

The contact process onZ has one phase transition; let _c be the critical value at which the transition occurs. Let _N be the extinction time of the contact process on {0,...,N}. Durrett and Liu (1988), Durrett and Schonmann (1988), and Durrett, Schonmann, and Tanaka (1989) have respectively proved that the subcritical, supercritical, and critical phases can be characterized using a large finite system (instead ofZ) in the following way. There are constants ₁() and ₂() such that if < _c , lim _{N N} /logN = 1/₁(); if > _c , lim _N log _N /N = ₂(); if = _c , lim _{N N} /N= and lim _{N N} /N ⁴=0 in probability. In this paper we consider the asymmetric contact process onZ when it has two distinct critical values _c1< _c2. The arguments of Durrett and Liu and of Durrett and Schonmann hold for < _c1 and > _c2. We show that for [ _c1< _c2), lim _{N N} /N=-1/, (where _i is an edge speed) and for = _c2, lim _N log _N /logN=2 in probability.     

Some remarks on braided group reconstruction and braided doubles

The cross coproduct braided group AutC)B is obtained by Tannaka-Krein reconstruction from C ^B C for a braided group B in braided category C. We apply this construction to obtain partial solutions to two problems in braided group theory, namely the tensor problem and the braided double. We obtain AutC) Aut(C) Aut(C) Aut(C) and higher braided group spin chains. The example B(R) B(R) ... B(R) is described explicitly by R-matrix relations. We also obtain Aut(C) Aut(C)* as a dual quasitriangular codouble braided group by reconstruction from the dual category C° C. General braided double crossproducts B C are also considered.     

Mean-Field Critical Behavior for the Contact Process

The contact process is a model of spread of an infectious disease. Combining with the result of ref. 1, we prove that the critical exponents take on the mean-field values for sufficiently high dimensional nearest-neighbor models and for sufficiently spread-out models with d>4:()– _c as _c and ()( _c–)^–1 as _c, where () and () are the spread probability and the susceptibility of the infection respectively, and _c is the critical infection rate. Our results imply that the upper critical dimension for the contact process is at most 4.     

Geometric expansion of the boundary free energy of a dilute gas

We consider a dilute classical gas in a volume ^–1 which tends to ^d by dilation as 0. We prove that the pressurep(^–1) isC ^q in at =0 (thermodynamic limit), for anyq, provided the boundary isC ^q and provided the Ursell functionsu _n (x ₁, ...,x _n) admit moments of degreeq and have nice derivatives.     

Photoelectric characteristics of materials Pb1-xSnxTe?In? subject to microwave and infrared emission

Current/voltage (CV) characteristics of solid solutions Pb_1–xSn_xTeln (with D. 22x3. 24 and 0.2N_In1.0 atomic percent) were studied at He temperatures, in presence of background at 300K. Also the photoconductivity of these materials was measured in conditions of background screening and illumination at wavelengths 100µm and 2mm.CV-characteristics are interpreted within a model of two-electron capturing by Jahn-Teller centers. Photoconductivity in millimeter and submillimeter wavebands, having relaxation times less than 10^–5 sec, is related with heating of electronic gas in process of electromagnetic power absorption by the free carriers.     

Spectral superbroadening of self-focused picosecond laser pulses in D2O

Intense picosecond light pulses of a mode-locked Nd: glass laser at _L =1054 nm (fundamental wavelength) and _SH =527 nm (second harmonic wavelength) are passed through a sample of D₂O under self-focusing conditions. Spectrally structured superbroadened, spatially bell-shaped emission in the forward direction is obtained. Primary generation processes are pump-pulse-degenerate stimulated parametric four-photon interaction (₁ + _{1 3} + ₄) and stimulated Raman scattering (_{1 R} + ), which occur concurrently (₁= _L or _SH angular pump frequency, #x03C9; _R first Stokes frequency, #x03C9; signal frequency, #x03C9;₃ signal frequency, #x03C9;₄ idler frequency). The parametric four-photon interaction occurs under collinear non-phase-matched conditions and under longitudinally phase-matched, transversally non-phase-matched (erenkov-like) conditions. Subsequent interaction processes are pump-pulse-nondegenerate four-photon interaction of the type ₁ + _{R 3} + ₄, coherent antiStokes Raman scattering (CARS, ₁ + ₁ – _{4 3}), inverse Raman scattering ( _A + ₁ + ), and cascading light up-conversion of the type ₁ + _(i) – _{R (i+1)}.     

Structural relaxation effects on the low-temperature properties of vitreous silica

Measurements of the low-temperature specific heatC and thermal conductivity of vitreous silica after heat treatment at temperaturesT _a between 900°C and 1,400°C are reported. A decrease ofC and an increase of are observed over the whole temperature range studied (C0.06K<T<6K; 0.5 K<T<20 K). Below 1 K the changes inC and (10%) are attributed to a dependence of the density of tunneling states on the fictive temperature. Measurements of the thermal conductivity show that these changes are reversible, thus strongly supporting the evidence for a connection between the tunneling states and the quasi-equilibrium state which is frozen in when an undercooled liquid drops out of thermal equilibrium. Our results are compared to predictions of the free-volume theory of the glass transition. At higher temperaturesC decreases by roughly the same amount as below 1 K while increases by up to 30%. The dependence ofC and onT _a cannot be explained unambigously in terms of a phonon-fraction crossover in the vibrational density of states. Instead, a recently proposed model of coupled SiO₄ rotations is favored.Dedicated to B. Mühlschlegel on the occasion of his 60th birthday