Kinetics of the growth of domain blocks in KDP-type ferroelectric crystals

The process of the domain-block structure formation at the ferroelectric phase transition in KDP-type crystals is investigated. An effective Hamiltonian of the system is constructed; the growth of domain blocks in the vicinity of the Curie point is numerically simulated using the Monte Carlo method, and the temperature interval of the domain block growth is determined. It is shown that the asymptotic dependence of the mean block size on time has the form R(t) ～ √t/lnt. In the framework of an equivalent mathematical model combining the Ising and Kosterlitz-Thouless two-dimensional models, a kinetic equation that approximately describes the evolution of the domain-block size distribution function is derived.     

Multiplicity fluctuations of particles produced in interactions of light nuclei with carbon nuclei at a momentum of 4.2 A GeV/ c and their theoretical interpretation

New experimental data on fluctuations in the multiplicities of negatively charged particles in interactions of light nuclei (p, d, ⁴He, ¹²C) with carbon nuclei at a momentum of 4.2 A GeV/c in 4π geometry are reported. The data indicate a behavior similar to that earlier observed by the NA49 Collaboration. The cascade evaporation model, FRITIOF model, and UrQMD 1.3 model are used to analyze the data. The dependence of the fluctuations on nuclear collision centrality is theoretically described without any exotic assumptions. According to the FRITIOF model, the dependence of the multiplicity fluctuations on the collision centrality is to a large extent governed by fluctuations in the number of “wounded” nucleons that are associated with the experimental observation conditions. The NA49 Collaboration data are also described. Original Russian Text ? A.S. Galoyan, E.N. Kladnitskaya, V.V. Uzhinsky, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 10, pp. 718–721.     

Giant dielectric susceptibility and magnetocapacitance effect in manganites at room temperature

Extremely high values of the relative permittivity up to 10⁷ and the magnetocapacitance up to 10⁵% have been found in La_{1 − x} Sr _x MnO₃ single crystals (x = 0.1, 0.11). These phenomena are observed even at room temperature. The observed behavior can be a consequence of the strong interaction among charge, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom, which leads to charge and phase separation in the regime before the percolation threshold. Original Russian Text ? R.F. Mamin, T. Egami, Z. Marton, C.A. Migachev, M.F. Sadykov, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 10, pp. 731–735.     

Measurement of the pion form factor in the range 1.04–1.38 GeV with the CMD-2 detector

The cross section for the process e ⁺ e ⁻ → π⁺π⁻ is measured in the c.m. energy range 1.04—1.38 GeV by analyzing 995 000 selected collinear events including 860000 e ⁺ e ⁻ events, 82000 μ⁺μ⁻ events, and 33000 π⁺π⁻ events. The systematic and statistical errors of measuring the pion form factor are equal to 1.2–4.2 and 5–13%, respectively. __________ Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, Vol. 82, No. 12, 2005, pp. 841–845. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by Aul’chenko, Akhmetshin, Banzarov, Barkov, Bashtovoĭ, Bondarev, Bondar’, Bragin, Valishev, Gabyshev, Gorbachev, Grebenyuk, Grigor’ev, Dhawan, Epifanov, Zaĭtsev, Zverev, Ignatov, Kazanin, Karpov, Koop, Krokovny, Kuz’min, Logashenko, Lukin, Lysenko, Mil’shteĭn, Mikhaĭlov, Nesterenko, Nikulin, Otboev, Okhapkin, Perevedentsev, Polunin, Popov, Redin, Roberts, Root, Ruban, Ryskulov, Sibidanov, Sidorov, Skrinsky, Smakhtin, Snopkov, Solodov, Thompson, Fedotovich, Khazin, Hughes, Shamov, Shatunov, Shwartz, éĭdel’man, Yudin. Deceased.     

Use of electromagnetically induced transparency for measurement of superhyperfine splitting of the levels of rare-earth metals doped in optical crystals

The results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the electromagnetically induced transparency regime on the ⁴ I _9/2-⁴ G _5/2 transition in Nd³⁺ ions doped in LaF₃ are presented. The superhyperfine splitting of the upper and lower working levels has been determined on the basis of the results obtained. A theoretical model adequately describing the parameters of the resonances of electromagnetically induced transparency has been developed by analyzing the experimental data. Original Russian Text ? R.A. Akhmedzhanov, A.A. Bondartsev, L.A. Gushchin, N.A. Zharova, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 646–650.     

Polarization transformations of multimode light fields

The concept of P-quasispin is used as a framework for developing a formalism for polarization transformation by means of lossless polarization-changing optical elements for both classical and quantum multimode light fields. As an example, a classification of transformations of this kind is presented for two-mode biphoton fields that implement the information-theoretic concepts of qutrit and ququart (quantum systems in three-and four-dimensional Hilbert states, respectively). Original Russian Text ? V.P. Karassiov, S.P. Kulik, 2007, published in Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 131, No. 1, pp. 37–53.     

Anomalous hall effect in HoB12

Within a wide temperature range of 1.8–300 K, the Hall effect in holmium dodecaboride is investigated. The measurements of the angular dependences of the Hall resistance ρ_H(φ, T, H) for HoB₁₂ performed in a high magnetic field up to 80 kOe at helium and intermediate temperatures made it possible to separate the normal and anomalous contributions to the Hall effect. Analysis of the anomalous component behavior in the paramagnetic and Néel phases suggests the appearance of the 5d-state magnetic polarization (the spin polaron effect) and makes it possible to compare the revealed features of the Hall coefficient R _H(T, H) with the H-T magnetic phase diagram of HoB₁₂. Original Russian Text ? N.E. Sluchanko, D.N. Sluchanko, V.V. Glushkov, S.V. Demishev, N.A. Samarin, N.Yu. Shitsevalova, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 691–694.     

Charge ordering in crystals of Pr1? x Sr x MnO3 ( x = 0.22, 0.24) ferromagnetic manganites

The structural and magnetic states of Pr_1−x Sr _x MnO₃ (x = 0.22, 0.24) manganite crystals were studied over a wide temperature range. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity demonstrated that these manganites belong to the class of ferromagnetic semiconductors. Thermal neutron elastic scattering patterns revealed that, in the temperature range 4.2–350 K, the manganites have an orthorhombic structure (space group Pnma) with a well-pronounced cooperative Jahn-Teller effect. Major emphasis was placed on the nuclear magnetic superstructure with a wave vector q = (2π/2a, 0, 2π/2c). It was shown that this superstructure suggests 1/4-type charge ordering in the manganites under investigation. Original Russian Text ? S.F. Dubinin, S.G. Teploukhov, V.E. Arkhipov, V.D. Parkhomenko, é.A. Neĭfel’d, A.V. Korolev, N.A. Ugryumova, Ya.M. Mukovskiĭ, 2007, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2007, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 704–710.     

Effect of high pressure and chemical substitution on the crystal structure and magnetic state of R2Fe17 ? x Six (R = Lu or Y; x = 0 or 1.7)

The effect of high pressure on the crystal structure of the intermetallic compounds R₂Fe_{17 − x} Si_x (R = Lu or Y; x = 0 or 1.7) was studied using neutron diffraction. A correlation between changes in structural parameters and magnetic properties under the action of high pressure, as well as under chemical substitution of Si for Fe atoms, was analyzed in terms of localized moment and spin fluctuation models. The spin fluctuation model was found to describe more adequately the experimentally observed increase in the Curie temperature upon chemical substitution and the decrease in this temperature under the action of high pressure. Possible reasons for the suppression of a collinear ferromagnetic state and the occurrence of a noncollinear antiferromagnetic state in R₂Fe_17−x Si_x under pressure are discussed based on estimated differences between the total energy minima of these states. Original Russian Text ? D.P. Kozlenko, V.I. Voronin, V.P. Glazkov, B.N. Savenko, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 675–680.     

Optical study of the electronic structure and magnetic ordering in a weak ferromagnet FeBO3

Spectral dependences of the relative permittivity ɛ = ɛ₁ − iɛ₂ of a uniaxial weak ferromagnet FeBO₃ are measured for two principal polarizations in the energy range 0.6–5.6 eV. The positions have been determined for the charge-transfer transitions that make the main contribution to absorption above the bandgap and determine the refractive-index dispersion below the bandgap. The isotropic magnetic contribution to the refractive index has been detected by studying the temperature dependence of the refractive index in the range 100–700 K; its value (≈2 × 10⁻²) is found to be record high for magnetic dielectrics. The energy shift of the effective oscillator, which characterizes the shift of the positions of the charge-transfer transitions due to magnetic ordering, is determined from these data within the framework of a single-oscillator model. The value of the exchange striction in FeBO₃ is determined from optical measurements. Original Russian Text ? P.A. Markovin, A.M. Kalashnikova, R.V. Pisarev, Th. Rasing, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 11, pp. 822–827.     

Effect of the size of nanoparticles on the properties of a capacitive high-frequency discharge

The properties of a capacitive HF discharge with growing nanoparticles are studied with the use of kinetic PIC-MCC simulation. At the initial stage of growth, the nanoparticles are shown to be localized at the interface between the near-electrode layer and quasi-neutral plasma, where the rate of ionization by electron impact has the maximum value. At the beginning of formation of particles, plasma parameters change rapidly and a transition between the capacitive and spatial discharge burning modes is observed for a certain critical size of the particles. If the growth of the dust particles continues, their distribution over the discharge becomes more uniform and the steady-state parameters of the gas-discharge plasma hardly change. Original Russian Text ? I.V. Shveigert, F.M. Peeters, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 657–661.     

Temperature sensitivity and noise of an HTSC Josephson detector on a sapphire bicrystal substrate at 77 K

In YBa₂Cu₃O_{7 − x} films grown on sapphire bicrystal substrates, the Josephson junctions are prepared based on artificial grain boundaries formed by the turn of the crystal lattices about the [100] axis. The films are deposited by the laser ablation method on the buffer CeO₂ layer. The critical film temperature reaches 88.5 K with a transition width of 1.5 K. Junctions from 2 to 3-μ m wide are integrated into the planar log-periodic antennas and their characteristics are measured at 77 K. The characteristic voltage I _c R _n reaches 570 μV. With exposure to external radiation at a frequency of 113 GHz, the Shapiro steps were observed on the current-voltage characteristic. The temperature sensitivity of this detector placed in a quasi-optical receiving unit is measured. At the modulation of the input radiation temperature 77 K/300 K, a response of more than 200 nV is observed at the detector output. At the modulation frequency, intrinsic noise is about 1 nV/Hz^1/2, which corresponds to a temperature resolution of 1 K. Original Russian Text ? M. Tarasov, E. Stepantsov, A. Kalabukhov, M. Kupriyanov, D. Winkler, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 11, pp. 828–831.     

Monoclinic superstructure V14O6 of the tetragonal solid solution of oxygen in vanadium

The monoclinic (space group C2/m) superstructure of V₁₄O₆, which is formed in the atom-vacancy ordering of the tetragonal solid solution of oxygen in vanadium, is studied by the methods of x-ray diffraction and symmetry analysis. It has been found that the channel of the order-disorder phase transition attributed to the formation of the monoclinic suboxide V₁₄O₆ includes six superstructure vectors belonging to three non-Lifshitz stars {k ₁₋₁}, {k ₁₋₂}, and {k _1–3} of one type {k ₁}. The distribution function of the O atoms in the V₁₄O₆ monoclinic superstructure has been calculated. It has been shown that the displacements of V atoms distort the body-centered tetragonal metal sublattice, thus preparing the formation of the fcc sublattice and the transition from the suboxide V₁₄O₆ to the cubic vanadium monoxide with the B1 structure. Original Russian Text ? A.I. Gusev, D.A. Davydov, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 10, pp. 746–751.     

Cosmic ray spectrum obtained from the energy scattered by the particles of extensive air showers in the atmosphere and the galactic model

The differential energy spectrum of cosmic rays that is obtained on the basis of the measurements of Cherenkov radiation from extensive air showers in an energy range of 10¹⁵–10²⁰ eV is compared with the model of the propagation of primary particles in the interstellar medium with fractal properties. It is found that the shape of the experimental spectrum is in good agreement with the shape of the calculated spectrum of “all particles” at 10¹⁵–10¹⁸ eV. The average mass composition of cosmic rays that is calculated on the basis of five components does not contradict the average mass composition obtained from the experimental data for several parameters in this energy range. Original Russian Text ? S.P. Knurenko, A.A. Ivanov, A.V. Saburov, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 10, pp. 709–712.     

Absolute intensity and phase of the resonant X-ray scattering from a germanium crystal

The 222 and 600 reflections near the germanium absorption K edge were studied on the Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source. The energy spectrum of the 222 reflection is caused by the interference of the weak nonresonant and purely resonant contributions to the tensor atomic factor, whereas the 600 reflection is purely resonant. The energy dependence of the magnitude and phase of the resonant contribution to the scattering amplitude was determined from a change in the interference pattern. The numerical simulation of the energy spectra of reflections with the inclusion of the dipole-quadrupole and thermally induced contributions shows that the latter is dominant at room temperature. Original Russian Text ? E.Kh. Mukhamedzhanov, M.M. Borisov, A.N. Morkovin, A.A. Antonenko, A.P. Oreshko, E.N. Ovchinnikova, V.E. Dmitrienko, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 12, pp. 896–900.     

Effect of spin fluctuations on the superconducting phase of Hubbard fermions in the t-t′-t″-J* model

The effect of spin-fluctuation scattering processes on the region of the superconducting phase in strongly correlated electrons (Hubbard fermions) is investigated by the diagram technique for Hubbard operators. Modified Gor’kov equations in the form of an infinitely large system of integral equations are derived taking into account contributions of anomalous components $ P_{0\sigma ,\bar \sigma 0} The effect of spin-fluctuation scattering processes on the region of the superconducting phase in strongly correlated electrons (Hubbard fermions) is investigated by the diagram technique for Hubbard operators. Modified Gor’kov equations in the form of an infinitely large system of integral equations are derived taking into account contributions of anomalous components of strength operator . It is shown that spinfluctuation scattering processes in the one-loop approximation for the t-t′-t″-J* model taking into account long-range hoppings and three-center interactions are reflected by normal (P _{0σ, 0σ}) and anomalous () components of the strength operator. Three-center interactions result in different renormalizations of the kernels of the integral equations for the superconducting d phase in the expressions for the self-energy and strength operators. In this approximation for the d-type symmetry of the order parameter for the superconducting phase, the system of integral equations is reduced to a system of nonhomogeneous equations for amplitudes. The resultant dependences of critical temperature on the electron concentrations show that joint effect of long-range hoppings, three-center interactions, and spin-fluctuation processes leads to strong renormalization of the superconducting phase region. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Val’kov, A.A. Golovnya, 2008, published in Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2008, Vol. 134, No. 6, pp. 1167–1180.     

Coarsening process in one-dimensional surface growth models

Surface growth models may give rise to instabilities with mound formation whose typical linear size L increases with time (coarsening process). In one dimensional systems coarsening is generally driven by an attractive interaction between domain walls or kinks. This picture applies to growth models for which the largest surface slope remains constant in time (corresponding to model B of dynamics): coarsening is known to be logarithmic in the absence of noise ( L(t) ∼ ln t) and to follow a power law ( L(t) ∼t ^1/3) when noise is present. If the surface slope increases indefinitely, the deterministic equation looks like a modified Cahn-Hilliard equation: here we study the late stages of coarsening through a linear stability analysis of the stationary periodic configurations and through a direct numerical integration. Analytical and numerical results agree with regard to the conclusion that steepening of mounds makes deterministic coarsening faster : if α is the exponent describing the steepening of the maximal slope M of mounds ( M ^α∼L) we find that L(t) ∼t ⁿ: n is equal to for 1≤α≤2 and it decreases from to for α≥2, according to n = α/(5α - 2). On the other side, the numerical solution of the corresponding stochastic equation clearly shows that in the presence of shot noise steepening of mounds makes coarsening slower than in model B: L(t) ∼t ^1/4, irrespectively of α. Finally, the presence of a symmetry breaking term is shown not to modify the coarsening law of model α = 1, both in the absence and in the presence of noise. Received 28 September 2001 and Received in final form 21 November 2001     

Measurement of the e+e? → π+π? cross section with the CMD-2 detector in the 370–520-MeV energy range

The results of the experiment on the measurement of the e ⁺ e ⁻ → π⁺π⁻ cross section in a cm energy range of 370–520 MeV are presented. The systematic measurement error is equal to 0.7%. In the vector dominance model, the pion electromagnetic radius is calculated using all the CMD-2 data on the pion form factor. The cross section for the production of a muon pair is measured in the energy range of the experiment. Original Russian Text ? V.M. Aul’chenko, R.R. Akhmetshin, V.Sh. Banzarov, L.M. Barkov, N.S. Bashtovoĭ, D.V. Bondarev, A.E. Bondar’, A.V. Bragin, N.I. Gabyshev, D.A. Gorbachev, A.A. Grebenyuk, D.N. Grigor’ev, S.K. Dhawan, D.A. Epifanov, A.S. Zaĭtsev, S.G. Zverev, F.V. Ignatov, V.F. Kazanin, S.V. Karpov, I.A. Koop, P.P. Krokovny, A.S. Kuz’min, I.B. Logashenko, P.A. Lukin, A.P. Lysenko, A.I. Mil’shteĭn, K.Yu. Mikhaĭlov, I.N. Nesterenko, M.A. Nikulin, A.V. Otboev, V.S. Okhapkin, E.A. Perevedentsev, A.S. Popov, S.I. Redin, B.L. Roberts, N.I. Root, A.A. Ruban, N.M. Ryskulov, A.L. Sibidanov, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinsky, V.P. Smakhtin, I.G. Snopkov, E.P. Solodov, J.A. Thompson, G.V. Fedotovich, B.I. Khazin, V.W. Hughes, A.G. Shamov, Yu.M. Shatunov, B.A. Shvarts, S.I. éĭdel’man, Yu.V. Yudin, 2006, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2006, Vol. 84, No. 8, pp. 491–495.     

Proton and light-ion acceleration to relativistic GeV energies by the superstrong laser radiation interacting with a structured plasma target

A new scheme is proposed for proton and light-ion acceleration to relativistic energies by superstrong laser radiation interacting with a structured plasma target. The proposal consists in the use of two-component targets consisting of heavy and light ions, where an ambipolar field is formed under the action of the ponderomotive force of incident radiation, and, in contrast to the traditional schemes, acceleration starts from the front boundary of the layer. It is shown that, for the optimized target parameters, monoenergetic GeV ion beams can be produced for radiation pulse intensities on the order of 10²¹−10²² W/cm². Original Russian Text ? A.V. Korzhimanov, A.A. Gonoskov, A.V. Kim, A.M. Sergeev, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 662–669.     

Magnetic breakdown and quantum magnetotransport with a constant pseudospin under tilted magnetic fields in an n -In x Ga1? x As/GaAs double quantum well

A procedure is proposed for precise scanning of the (B _⊥, B _‖) plane between the magnetic field projections that are perpendicular and parallel to (quasi-)two-dimensional layers when measuring their longitudinal and Hall magnetoresistances. Investigations of a n-In _x Ga_1−x As/GaAs double quantum well (x ≈ 0.2) performed using this procedure make it possible to reveal a number of the features of the magnetoresistance, which appear due to a complex energy spectrum of the double quantum well in a parallel field, and to separate them from the structures associated with the magnetic breakdown. The trajectories representing the features of the magnetoresistance in the (B _⊥, B _‖) plane are described by the semiclassical calculations of the quantization of the energy spectrum of the double quantum well under the action of the perpendicular field component. The structures appearing due to the magnetic breakdown are amplified with increasing the total magnetic field magnitude and, in the samples with low mobility, completely suppress the features caused by the motion of an electron with a constant pseudospin component. The peaks corresponding to the magnetic breakdown are split in a strong parallel field due to the spin splitting of the Landau levels. These splittings correspond to the effective Landé factor |g*| ≈ 3. Original Russian Text ? M.V. Yakunin, S.M. Podgornykh, V.N. Neverov, 2007, published in Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 132, No. 1, pp. 241–249.