Study of the Anglular Structure of Emission from the Radio Galaxy 3C295 in the Decameter Wavelength Range

We present the results of observations of the angular structure of the radio source 3C295 at decameter waves using the URAN-1 and URAN-2 interferometers. It is shown that the radio image of 3C295 at these frequencies differs drastically from the structure of this object observed at higher frequencies. The simplest model of the structure of this radio galaxy, comprising one component with a Gaussian brightness distribution of angular size (7.4 ± 0.4)× (8.7± 0.4) at 25 MHz and (9.1± 0.5)× (10.6 ± 0.5) at 20 MHz, is determined. A decrease in the spectral density of the emission with decreasing frequency, observed below 50 MHz, is explained.     

Observed difference between the probabilities of recoilless resonance absorptionf′ and reemissionf″ of gamma-quanta in single crystals of Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]·2 H2O

The recoilless absorption probability factor,f, and recoilless reemission,f, both measured on Na₂[Fe(CN)₅NO]·2 H₂O single crystals using the black filter technique, were found to be different. Unexpectedly, the results found weref>f. In the calculation off, selfabsorption in the scatterer, non-ideality of the black filter and the influence of non-resonant scattering processes have all been taken into account. By varying the scattering geometry for the incoming and outgoing -beam relative to the crystallographic axes only a change in the reemitted valuesf _a, f_b, f_c could be detected because of the long lifetime of the excited nucleus (10^–7 s) relative to the lattice vibration frequencies (10¹² Hz).     

The lanthanideβ″ aluminas

The entire sodium ion content of sodium alumina (Na_1.67Mg_0.67Al_10.33O₁₇) can be replaced with a variety of lanthanide ions by simple diffusion reactions at moderate temperatures (500–700°C). Lanthanide alumina crystals are hard, clear, chemically stable, and have well-defined crystal structures. The fluorescence spectrum of Nd³⁺ in alumina is similar to that in YAG. The lifetime of the⁴ F _3/2 state of Nd³⁺ in completely-exchanged alumina (350s at 10²¹ Nd³⁺ cm^–3) is about 45% longer than in YAG (240s at 10²⁰Nd³⁺ cm^–3). The lanthanide aluminas may be of considerable interest as new phosphor and laser host materials.     

Magnetic charge as a “hidden” gauge symmetry

A theory containing both electric and magnetic charges is formulated using two vectors potentials,A andC . This has the aesthetic advantage of treating electric and magnetic charges both as gauge symmetries, but it has the experimental disadvantage of introducing a second massless gauge boson (the magnetic photon) which is not observed. This problem is dealt with by using the Higgs mechanism to give a mass to one of the gauge bosons while the other remains massless. This effectively hides the magnetic charge, and the symmetry associated with it, when one is at an energy scale far enough removed from the scale of the symmetry breaking.This paper is dedicated to my grandparents Herbert and Anneliese Schmidt.     

Characteristics analysis of metal-clad and absorptive dielectric waveguides by a simple and accurate perturbation method

We present a simple and accurate method for characteristic analysis of metal-clad dielectric waveguides and absorptive waveguides. The real partN of the complex modal indexN=N + iN is obtained by solving the corresponding real eigenvalue equation, and the imaginary partN is given by (n/), where= + i is the complex dielectric constant of the absorptive layer, and N/ is obtained by numerical differentiation. The method is straightforward, and the cumbersome solution of complex transcendental equations is completely eliminated. Results for simple structures are in good agreement with those obtained by exact analysis.     

Transquantum Dynamics

Segal proposed transquantum commutation relations with two transquantum constants , besides Planck's quantum constant and with a variable i. The Heisenberg quantum algebra is a contraction—in a more general sense than that of Inönü and Wigner—of the Segal transquantum algebra. The usual constant i arises as a vacuum order-parameter in the quantum limit ,0. One physical consequence is a discrete spectrum for canonical variables and space-time coordinates. Another is an interconversion of time and energy accompanying space-time meltdown (disorder), with a fundamental conversion factor of some kilograms of energy per second.     

Two-dimensional commensurate soliton structures

A phase diagram of pinned soliton structures in two dimensions has been found for a repulsive interactionU(x) between solitons withU(x)>0. The critical fugacity of the commensurate soliton structure is shown to be proportional toU(l), wherel is the period of this structure.     

Direct observation of the second-order Stark effect of theX-B transition in molecular iodine

The second-order Stark shift of the components of the hyperfine structure of the transition¹ _g ⁺ ( = 0,j = 13, 15) ³ _ou ⁺ ( = 43,j = 12, 16) (of molecular iodine have been studied by means of saturated absorption spectroscopy in an external cell with the I₂ vapour located in an electric field. The anisotropic polarizabilities of the upper and lower levels together with the difference between the isotropic polarizabilities of the levels of the transition have been obtained.     

The dependence of susceptibility on the high-frequency field at ferromagnetic resonance

The dependence of the uniform precession amplitude and susceptibility at ferromagnetic resonance on the high-frequency fieldh is discussed on the basis of an equation for the energy balance and classical equations for the spin wave amplitudes. The dependence (h) is first determined in the lowest non-linear approximation. According to these calculations, the initial decline of the susceptibility differs from Schlömann's quadratic law. The influence of other nonlinear interactions between spin wavesk0 is then discussed on a certain special assumption of the type of two-magnon scattering. It is shown that such interactions can lead to the appearance of a maximum in the h.f. field dependence of the uniform precession amplitude.     

Die Sättigungseffekte Bei Senkrechtfeldresonanz in YIG

Zusammenfassung Messungen des Imaginärteils der Suszeptibilität als Funktion der Mikrowellenfeldstärkeh wurden bei Hauptresonanz an Proben aus reinem und mit Dysprosium dotierten Yttrium-Eisen-Granat durchgeführt. Die Gestalt der (1/h)-Kurven urde auf Grund einer früher veröffentlichten Theorie behandelt. Der an der Probe 3 gemessene Verlauf von kann befriedigend mit Hilfe des Modells der unabhängigen Spinwellen interpretiert werden. Dasselbe gilt für die Messung an der Probe 2 mit Gleichfeld in [111]-Richtung. Die Steilheit der quasilinearen Kurvenabschnitte ist bei diesen(1/h)-Kurven von der GrößeH/H _k abhängig. Die Spinwellenhalbwertsbreite wurde auf Grund des benützten Modells mit Hilfe des Maximums der Größeh bestimmt. Der an der Probe aus reinem YIG gemessene Verlauf von stimmt für den Fall des Gleichfeldes in [100]-Richtung mit dem Modell der stark gekoppelten Spinwellen gut überein. Die Messung an dieser Probe mit Gleichfeld in [111]-Richtung weist einen anderen Verlauf der (1/h) Kurve auf, welcher nicht durch den Einfluß der magnetokristallischen Anisotropie der YIG erklärt werden kann. Dies sollte eher der Anisotropie der GrößeH _k zugeschrieben werden und wir vermuten, daß die letztgenannte Messung ein Verhalten widerspiegelt, das irgendwo zwischen den mit der Theorie diskutierten Extremfällen liegt. Dasselbe kann von der Messung an der Probe 2 mit Gleichfeld in [100]-Richtung gesagt werden.

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Saturation effects at main resonance in YIG

The imaginary part of the susceptibility at main resonance was measured as a function of the microwave field intensityh on samples of pure YIG and also on YIG doped with Dy. The experimental results are compared with a theory published earlier. In particular the form of the(1/h) curves is discussed and also the way in which the spin wave relaxation frequencies can be determined.

     

The Yang-Lee edge singularity in spherical models

The density of Yang-Lee zeros in the thermodynamic limit is discussed for ferromagnetic spherical models of general dimensionalities and arbitrary range of interaction. In all cases the zeros lie on the imaginary axis in the complex magnetic field planeH=H+iH with a density (H) that exhibits a square root singularity(H) (H-H ₀), with=1/2, as the edge of the gap atH=H ₀(T) is approached forT>T _c. WhenTT _c one hasH ₀(T)(TT _c ) with critical exponent=+.Supported by the National Science Foundation in part through the Materials Science Center at Cornell University.     

Correlation tensors of the blackbody radiation in rectangular cavities

Electromagnetic equilibrium fluctuations in finite cavities filled with a dissipative medium (dielectric function ()=+i) and bounded by walls of infinite conductivity are considered. Expanding the fields in terms of a complete and orthonormal set of functions and solving the Maxwell equations the response of the EM field to external forces (polarization and magnetization) is obtained. With the aid of the fluctuation dissipation theorem and the linear response functions the 2nd order correlation tensors of the EM field are derived.For rectangular cavities explicit considerations are made. In the case of transparent media (=0) the spectral energy density of the EM radiation is calculated.     

Dispersion of the permittivity of high-resistance semiconductors

We consider the mechanism of macroscopic polarization of semiconducting plates owing to the interaction of free carriers with an impurity level, in which role the level of the residual impurity of compensated semiconductors may appear. This mechanism, in combination with the diffusion-drift mechanism of polarization, results in additional dispersion of the real () and imaginary () parts of the dielectric permittivity, this being particularly significant for semiconductors of thickness smaller than the screening length L_s of free carriers. The character of the behavior of and depends on the relation between the Maxwell relation time _M and the times of carrier capture: _c and ejection _e by an impurity center. For _cetm and (/L_s) _e/_c1 the dispersion of and is the same as for thick plates (/L_s1). For _{c m e} and (/L_s)_e/_c1 the () curve has a characteristic kink in the region 1/_e, indicating additional absorption associated with the ejection of carriers into the surface region.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 11–13, October, 1981.     

Rotational distribution of nascent OH radicals after H2O2 photolysis at 193 nm

The rotational distribution of OH(X ²,v=0) radicals was investigated by resonant laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) after photolysis of H₂O₂ at 193 nm. A microcomputer equipped LIF arrangement allowed special shot-by-shot normalization of the fluorescence signal for noise reduction. Using a least-squares procedure we were able to account for all measured line intensities including overlapping lines (blends) and obtain a complete rotational state distribution of the OH(X ²,v=0) state. The rotational excitation shows a Gaussian-like distribution with a maximum atK=12 and with 16% of the total available energy (17,400 cm^–1) appearing in rotation. Only 1% of the available energy is converted into vibration, leaving over 83% for translational excitation. The measured rotational distribution appears to fit a semiclassical theory.     

A generalized formula to determine the relaxation time distribution in dielectrics

The distribution of relaxation times is derived for dielectrics with constants featuring general functions in the - plane. A simple algorithm to determine the distribution parameters is also suggested. The algebraic method adopted enables translation of the algorithm into software to facilitate an efficient processing of data. The new distribution developed here could have an effective use in studies of dispersion in dielectrics and interfaces.     

A two-level Kaluza-Klein theory

Let the Lie groups G and H act on the manifold P in such a way that P fibres as a principal G-bundle over P/G and as an H-bundle over P/H. We find that every pair (,) where is an H-invariant connection form in PP/G and is a G-invariant connection form in PP/H corresponds uniquely to a connection form in PP/(H×G) and a cross-section of a vector bundle with base P/(H×G).     

Study of relaxation of molecular iodine by the method of saturated absorption spectroscopy

The paper describes detailed experimental studies of the width, shape and shifts of saturated absorption resonances at the X(v=0, j=13)B(v=43, j=12) transition of molecular iodine. Use of the geometry of oppositely travelling and unidirectional waves in the experiment and study of the luminescence decay under pulsed excitation allowed estimation of the cross-sections of elastic and inelastic scattering of I₂ molecules on the upper and lower levels of transition. The observed nonlinear dependence of width and shift of the saturation resonance on iodine pressure is explained by the influence of elastic collisions with no phase mismatch.     

Differential cross section of inelastic electron scattering on a boson with arbitrary spin

A general formula is obtained for the differential cross section for the electrical generation of a boson at a boson of any spin. The case where the bosons in the initial and final states differ is considered. The boson electromagnetic peak is parametrized by physical form factors analogous to the Sachs form factors for nucleons.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 76–79, December, 1977.     

Nonrelativistic particles and wave equations

This paper is devoted to a detailed study of nonrelativistic particles and their properties, as described by Galilei invariant wave equations, in order to obtain a precise distinction between the specifically relativistic properties of elementary quantum mechanical systems and those which are also shared by nonrelativistic systems. After having emphasized that spin, for instance, is not such a specifically relativistic effect, we construct wave equations for nonrelativistic particles with any spin. Our derivation is based upon the theory of representations of the Galilei group, which define nonrelativistic particles. We particularly study the spin 1/2 case where we introduce a four-component wave equation, the nonrelativistic analogue of the Dirac equation. It leads to the conclusion that the spin magnetic moment, with its Landé factorg=2, is not a relativistic property. More generally, nonrelativistic particles seem to possess intrinsic moments with the same values as their relativistic counterparts, but are found to possess no higher electromagnetic multipole moments. Studying galilean electromagnetism (i.e. the theory of spin 1 massless particles), we show that only the displacement current is responsible for the breakdown of galilean invariance in Maxwell equations, and we make some comments about such a nonrelativistic electromagnetism. Comparing the connection between wave equations and the invariance group in both the relativistic and the nonrelativistic case, we are finally led to some vexing questions about the very concept of wave equations.     

Group theory and solutions of classical field theories with polynomial nonlinearities

In this paper we investigate a number of analytical solutions to the polynomial class of nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations in multidimensional spacetime. This is done in the context of classical ⁴ and ⁶ field theory, the former with and without the inclusion of an external force field conjugate to . Both massive (m0) and massless (m=0) cases are considered, as well as tachyonic solutions allowed (v>c). We first present a complete set of translationally invariant solutions for the ⁴ model and demonstrate the role of external force fields in altering the form of these solutions. Next, spherically symmetric solutions are discussed in both ⁴ and ⁶ cases since they provide the most realistic models of elementary particles.