Large amplitude electron plasma oscillations

We consider a cold plasma in order to find new large-amplitude wave solutions in the long-wavelength limit. Accordingly we derive two generic coupled equations which describe the energy exchange between the electrostatic and electromagnetic waves. A new kind of quasi-periodic behavior is found. Our derivations may be considered as a prerequisite to extended studies of stimulated Raman scattering for cases where the wave amplitudes are so large that standard perturbation techniques are not applicable.     

Large amplitude oscillations sustained by stochastic plasma density fluctuations in plasma sheaths

We have examined the dynamics of a dust grain immersed in a plasma sheath. It is shown that the presence of stochastic plasma-density variations can sustain large-amplitude dust-grain oscillations once these have been induced by a slow plasma number density variation. Such dust oscillations have been observed in the sheath region of a radiofrequency or dc plasma discharge at very low pressures. A physical mechanism for the excitation and maintenance of large-amplitude grain oscillations is discussed.     

Frequency dependence of the amplitude of domain-wall oscillations in an acoustic wave field

The velocity of oscillatory motion of domain walls is investigated as a function of the parameters of a magnetic material and an external acoustic field. The dependence of the amplitude of domain-wall oscillations on the frequency of an external acoustic wave is determined. It is found that this dependence exhibits a resonant behavior.     

Current-driven vortex oscillations in metallic nanocontacts

We present experimental evidence of subgigahertz spin-transfer oscillations in metallic nanocontacts that are due to the translational motion of a magnetic vortex. The vortex is shown to execute large-amplitude orbital motion outside the contact region. Good agreement with analytical theory and micromagnetics simulations is found.     

Valley polarization in Si(100) at zero magnetic field

The valley splitting, which lifts the degeneracy of the lowest two valley states in a SiO(2)/Si(100)/SiO(2) quantum well, is examined through transport measurements. We demonstrate that the valley splitting can be observed directly as a step in the conductance defining a boundary between valley-unpolarized and -polarized regions. This persists to well above liquid helium temperature and shows no dependence on magnetic field, indicating that single-particle valley splitting and valley polarization exist in (100) silicon even at zero magnetic field.     

轴流式涡流管内三维流场的大涡模拟

根据涡流管内可压缩气体的强旋转运动是导致涡流管能量分离的根本原因,提出了在涡流管内加入一个"X"型导流片迫使气流产生强旋转运动,使其进气方式变为轴流式。利用计算流体动力学(CFD)的方法,建立了轴流式和切流式涡流管内部气体流动的三维大涡数值模型,对其内部气流流场进行了数值模拟。数值模拟结果表明:"X"型导流片可以改变轴向进入气体的运动方向,使气体产生高速旋转运动,得出"X"型导流片的叶片夹角为θ=120°时,气体的旋转效果最好;大涡模拟可以较好地模拟涡流管内气流的三维流场。     

Ultrasound and vortex oscillations in high-temperature superconductors

An HTSC powder sample with grain (particle) diameter of 20–50 μm placed in a dc magnetic field B ₀ and cooled to a temperature below the superconducting transition temperature was exposed to the radiofrequency (rf) pulsed magnetic field B _∼ (B _∼ ⊥ B ₀) at a carrier frequency of 30.7 MHz. Stable echo signals were recorded which followed different rf-pulse trains. This phenomenon has the following mechanism. The rf magnetic field stimulates fluxoid oscillations on the HTSC grain surface, which are transformed into lattice oscillations through the pinning centers and induce a propagating sound wave. The second-order nonlinearity with respect to the gradient of the crystal lattice deviation from the equilibrium position taken into account in the sound wave equation yields the dependence of the crystal lattice natural frequency on the amplitude and length of the pulses which excite these oscillations. This dependence is responsible for the emergence of echo signals.     

Explicit solution for the zero signature (strong-coupling) limit of the propagation amplitude in quantum gravity

The quantum propagation amplitude between two gravitational field configurations may be represented by: (i) Giving the amplitude for a transition between two three-geometries for which one specifies their relative pointwise proper distance and relative spatial coordinate systems. (ii) Integrating over all possible positive proper distances. (iii) Averaging over all possible choices of the relative coordinate system. In this paper an explicit expression is found, in the limit of zero hamiltonian signature (strong coupling), for the amplitude obtained after steps (i) and (ii) are taken. Step (iii) is not dealt with. The analysis is carried out by relying on the notion of Fourier analysis over a symmetric space.     

Coupled vortex oscillations in spatially separated permalloy squares

We experimentally study the magnetization dynamics of pairs of micron-sized permalloy squares coupled via their stray fields. The trajectories of the vortex cores in the Landau-domain patterns of the squares are mapped in real space using time-resolved scanning transmission x-ray microscopy. After excitation of one of the vortex cores with a short magnetic-field pulse, the system behaves like coupled harmonic oscillators. The coupling strength depends on the separation between the squares and the configuration of the vortex-core polarizations. Considering the excitation via a rotating in-plane magnetic field, it can be understood that only a weak response of the second vortex core is observed for equal core polarizations.     

Ultrafast nanomagnetic toggle switching of vortex cores

We present an ultrafast route for a controlled, toggle switching of magnetic vortex cores with ultrashort unipolar magnetic field pulses. The switching process is found to be largely insensitive to extrinsic parameters, like sample size and shape, and it is faster than any field-driven magnetization reversal process previously known from micromagnetic theory. Micromagnetic simulations demonstrate that the vortex core reversal is mediated by a rapid sequence of vortex-antivortex pair creation and annihilation subprocesses. Specific combinations of field-pulse strength and duration are required to obtain a controlled vortex core reversal. The operational range of this reversal mechanism is summarized in a switching diagram for a 200 nm Permalloy disk.     

Collective oscillations of vortex lattices in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

The complete low-energy collective-excitation spectrum of vortex lattices is discussed for rotating Bose-Einstein condensates by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, yielding, e.g., the Tkachenko mode recently observed at JILA. The totally symmetric subset of these modes includes the transverse shear, common longitudinal, and differential longitudinal modes. We also solve the time-dependent Gross-Pitaevskii equation to simulate the actual JILA experiment, obtaining the Tkachenko mode and identifying a pair of breathing modes. Combining both approaches allows one to unambiguously identify every observed mode.     

Low temperature specific heat (zero field and with field) of Fe and Mn-doped MgB2

Polycrystalline samples of MgB₂ superconductor (Mn-doped as well as pristine) were investigated by measurements of the electrical resistivity, magneto-resistance in the temperature range of 4–300 K. All the samples show metallic behaviour. It is observed that the upper critical field slightly decreases with Mn concentration. Specific heat measurements were performed with field as well as without field. For comparison, we also prepared one Fe-doped and specific heat measurements were also carried out on this sample. It is observed that the jump in specific heat decreases with increase in Mn content.     

Visualization of vortex breakdown structures

Shapes and structures of vortex breakdown phenomena in rotating fluids are visualized. We investigate the flow in a cylindrical container and in a cone between two spherical surfaces. The primary swirling flow is induced by the rotating upper disk in the cylindrical case and by the lower boundary in the spherical case. The upper surface can be fixed with a no slip condition or can be a stress-free surface. Depending on these boundary conditions and on the Reynolds number novel structures of recirculation zones are realized. Experiments are done to visualize the topological structure of the flow and to determine their existence range as function of the geometry and rotation rate. A comparison between the experimental and theoretical approach shows a good agreement in respect to the topological structures of the flows.     

Soliton structures of a wave field with an arbitrary number of oscillations in nonresonance media

A new class of solitary solutions for a wave field is found. This class describes soliton-like structures of a circularly polarized radiation that propagate in a nonresonance medium and which involve an arbitrary number of field oscillations. A feature peculiar to these solutions is that they undergo a smooth transformation from solitons of the Schrödinger type, which correspond to long pulses involving many oscillations, to extremely short visible pulses, which, in fact, do not extend beyond one period. Realizability of such soliton structures is considered for a field of linear polarization, and their structural stability is shown numerically.