Effect of a planar magnetic field on the domain wall dynamics in a double-layer uniaxial magnetic film

Motion of an isolated domain wall in a double-layer uniaxial magnetic film, where the film layers differ in characteristic length, saturation magnetization and damping parameter, is investigated by solving the Slonczewski equation. A planar magnetic field is applied normal to the domain-wall plane. The dependences of the threshold field and limiting velocity of disruption of the steady-state motion of the domain wall on the planar magnetic field value are obtained. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 60–63, December, 2008.     

Extended range of gaplessness in a proximity effect sandwich: Magnetic impurities in the normal film

A gapless excitation spectrum in proximity effect samples Au_1−xFe_x: Pb is observed when the transition temperature T_c of the sandwich has been depressed below T_co (transition temperature when x = 0) by only a few per cent. This extensive range of gapless behavior is in qualitative agreement with the calculation of Kaiser and Zuckerman.     

Simulation of the scattering in an atomic beam evaporated from a He film

We have simulated the scattering in a pulsed atomic beam evaporated from a superfluid ⁴He film. Assuming that the atoms leaving the surface of the film have an equilibrium Maxwellian distribution, we find that the experimentally observed deviations from Lambert's law are explained by scattering of the atoms after evaporation.     

Aging of Fe-Al thin film multilayers in an oxidizing environment in the 300–400 K range

Multilayers constituted by very thin films of Fe and Al were deposited by thermal evaporation and aged in air at temperatures in the 300–400 K range for times up to 200 h. Interdiffusion phenomena occurred during the deposition process. The oxidizing treatments enhanced interdiffusion phenomena and modified the multilayer structure.     

The radiation Q factors obtained from the partial derivatives of the phase of the reflection coefficient of an elastic plate

The phase gradient method is applied to study the partial derivatives of the phase of the reflection coefficient of a fluid-loaded elastic plate. We consider the derivatives with respect to the frequency f, the incidence angle theta, the phase velocities of the longitudinal and transverse waves propagating in the plate, cL and cT, respectively, and the phase velocity in the fluid cF. The partial derivatives with respect to f, cL, cT, cF are linked by a relation involving products of one of these variables with the corresponding partial derivative. At a resonance frequency, the product of frequency with the frequency phase derivative can be identified as a radiation quality factor. By analogy, the other products correspond to quality factors. It can be shown that the product assigned to the fluid phase velocity corresponds to an angular radiation quality factor. The products assigned to the longitudinal and transverse phase velocities are identified as longitudinal and transverse radiation quality factors. These quality factors are shown to be related to stored energies associated with either standing waves across the plate, guided waves, longitudinal waves or transverse waves. A reactive power balance between the plate and the fluid is also established.     

Effect of a dielectric film on the characteristics of an open Fabry-Perot resonator cavity

It is demonstrated that placing a thin dielectric film inside the cavity of an open Fabry-Perot resonator, at an angle to its axis, will remove the polarizational degeneracy of the principal TEM_q00 oscillation modes. Upon excitation of such a resonator cavity by a plane wave, the reflected electromagnetic field is in general elliptically polarized. The shape of the resonance curve depends on the thickness of that film, on its orientation inside the cavity, on the conditions under which the cavity has been excited, and on the conditions under which the reflected signal appears in the receiver. Changing the polarization plane of the incident plane wave does not result in a smooth variation of the resonator Q factor.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp. 1648–1652, November, 1978.     

Transmission of phase-modulated laser light through a thin semiconductor film in the excitonic spectral range and an optical analog of the feshbach effect

A theoretical and numerical analysis of the transmission of phase-modulated laser pulses through a thin film with excitonic nonlinearity is performed. It is shown that, by choosing the modulation law, one can efficiently control the optical nonlinearity of the film down to the inversion of the sign of nonlinearity.     

Effect of phonon damping on the resonance reflection of a transverse sound wave from a planar defect in a crystal

Resonance scattering of a transverse sound wave by a planar defect in an elastic isotropic medium is studied in a wide range of values of the ratio of the damping length and the size of the region of localization of longitudinal oscillations. The transition between two limiting cases is described. The character of the transition is demonstrated by typical plots of the dependence of the reflection and transmission coefficients on the parameter relating the wavelength of the incident wave and the strength of the defect. It is shown that renormalization of total reflection into conventional dissipative passage occurs for values of this parameter below a certain critical value.     

Reflection of Waves from a Ridged Surface and the Zeno Effect

Reflection of waves from a ridged surface is interpreted as the spatial Zeno effect. This interpretation leads to a simple estimate for the coefficient of reflection. This estimate shows good agreement with experimental data of scattering of cold atoms from ridged surfaces.     

Sphere in the field of a coil in an infinite conducting and magnetic medium

The secondary field of a sphere magnetized by the field of a coil carrying an alternating current is calculated and analyzed. The sphere and coil are assumed to be situated in a conducting and magnetic medium.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, Vol. 12, No. 7, pp. 31–36, July, 1969.     

Diffraction radiation from an inhomogeneous dielectric film on the surface of a perfect conductor

Diffraction radiation generated by a charged particle moving uniformly parallel to the surface of a perfect conductor coated with a dielectric film is considered; the thickness of the film is an arbitrary function of coordinates. A particular case is considered when this function is periodic in one coordinate. The dependence of radiation on the profile of an individual irregularity of the periodic film is analyzed in detail for an arbitrary energy of the particle.     

Surface structure of an ultrathin alumina film on Ni3Al(111): a dynamic scanning force microscopy study

The surface structure of an ultrathin alumina film on a Ni3Al(111) substrate has been studied by dynamic scanning force microscopy. The alumina film exhibits a hexagonal superstructure with a lattice parameter of 4.14 nm and a (1/sqrt[3] x 1/sqrt[3])R30 degrees substructure. Two domains rotated by 24 degrees are present. The film is terminated by a hexagonal lattice of oxygen ions with a lattice parameter of 0.293 nm, which is rotated by 30 degrees with respect to the substrate lattice. The nodes of the 4.14 nm superstructure and the 2.39 nm substructure are pinned on points of the substrate lattice, where the surface atomic lattice is almost commensurable. The oxygen lattice is perfectly hexagonal close to these nodes and disordered in the surrounding regions.     

刻蚀波导粗糙面散射的矩量法数值分析

用矩量法对刻蚀波导粗糙面的散射特性做出了精确的数值分析基于MonteCarlo方法建立高斯粗糙面数学模型,证明矩量法在分析刻蚀波导散射问题时,是可以应用于不同起伏高度、不同入射角的一种精确而高效的数值方法对不同起伏高度的两种偏振态,分别在小角度入射和大角度入射两种情况的随机散射特性应用矩量法做出了分析并以基于二氧化硅波导的EDG器件为例,分析了由于波导壁粗糙对于器件频谱响应特性的影响.     

Census of planar maps: from the one-matrix model solution to a combinatorial proof

We consider the problem of enumeration of planar maps and revisit its one-matrix model solution in the light of recent combinatorial techniques involving conjugated trees. We adapt and generalize these techniques so as to give an alternative and purely combinatorial solution to the problem of counting arbitrary planar maps with prescribed vertex degrees.     

Surface oxidation of NiCo alloy: A comparative X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study in a wide pressure range

Oxidation of NiCo alloy has been studied under two pressure regimes, 5 × 10⁻¹⁰ and 5 × 10⁻¹ bar, by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The aim of this work is to investigate the synergetic effect between the two alloy components during the initial stages of oxidation. The results showed that at low oxygen pressure, segregation and preferential oxidation of cobalt takes place, while oxidation of nickel is largely suppressed. The species dominating the surface is CoO but small amount of metallic cobalt still remains even after prolonged oxidation at 670 K. At 0.5 bar O₂ pressure, alloy oxidation was found to be temperature depended. From 420 K to 520 K, cobalt is completely transformed to CoO and the Ni:Co atomic ratio at the surface approaches a minimum, similar to the observations at low pressure regime. However, at higher temperatures (from 520 K to 720 K), nickel is re-segregated on the surface, in the expense of cobalt, while CoO is further oxidized to Co₃O₄. At this temperature range formation of mixed Ni-Co-O spinel-like oxides is probable as supported by the characteristic modifications of the Ni 2p_3/2 photoelectron peak and the increase of the Ni:Co atomic ratio.     

Electrical contact resistance and dynamic contact stiffness for a cluster of microcontacts: cross-property connection in the low-frequency range

An explicit cross-property connection for a rough interface between the electrical contact resistance and dynamic contact stiffness has been established in the low-frequency limit. The present analysis is based on the first-order asymptotic model of multiple dynamic contact between small flat-ended indenters on an elastic half-space, which is a dynamic analogue of the quasi-static Greenwood model. The obtained results can be used in developing a vibration method for measuring the interface contact stiffness in tribological systems, and in estimating the surface-roughness effect in oscillation indentation tests.