Sodium self-diffusion coefficient in sodium silicate glass by quasielastic neutron scattering

Using pulsed neutrons of 19.8 Å wavelength a quasielastic line broadening as low as 0.03 eV (FWHM) has been observed due to Na⁺ diffusion in the glass Na₂O·2SiO₂. From the linewidths a Na⁺ self-diffusion coefficient of 3.1·10^–8 cm²/s at 420°C was obtained in excellent agreement with the diffusion coefficient determined for the same sample batch using²²Na radioactive tracers. The experimental Q dependence of the quasielasic linewidths gives a hint for deviations from a purely random walk in an ionic glass.     

Critical behavior of electric field gradient in MnSi studied by muon level-crossing resonance

The electric quadrupole interaction of⁵⁵Mn nuclei was studied in the weakly ferromagnetic system MnSi using muon level-crossing resonance (LCR) technique. The temperature dependence of the electric field gradient (EFG) shows a critical behavior near the ferromagnetic transition temperature, indicating that the EFG due to the conduction electron is strongly correlated with the magnetic susceptibility in the itinerant electron magnetism. The temperature dependence of EFG is in reasonable agreement with the self-consistent renormalization theory developed by Moriya and coworkers.We gratefully acknowledge helpful discussion with Dr. N. Nishida. We also wish to thank Keith Hoyle and Curtis Ballard for technical support.     

X-ray production by a laser plasma in a strong electric field

The X-ray emission of a laser plasma from metal targets in a 26 kV cm^–1 electric field is investigated experimentally. A substructure of the X-ray pulse, corresponding to the laser pulse train period is found. The spectrum of the radiation in the range 2–25 keV is measured.     

Superconductivity and resistance behaviour of σ-phase alloys: Nb−Rh and Ta−Rh

Superconductivity, structure and electrical resistance behaviour of -phase alloys of Nb–Rh and Ta–Rh are investigated. The Ta–Rh alloys do not become superconducting above 1.2 K. The andH _c2 (0) values of a homogeneous alloy with the composition Nb_65.2Rh_34.8 are 2.95 K, 13.9 kG/K and 23 kG, respectively, whereas for an inhomogeneous alloy with the composition Nb_63.7Rh_36.3 these values are 4.24 K, 5.5 kG/K and 14 kG, respectively. Splat quenching results in a substantial increase in the andH _c2 (0) values of the Rh-rich sample. Annealing (900°C, 100 h) of the Rh-rich sample leads only to small changes in the superconducting properties but a small amount of Nb–Rh solid solution has been formed. The electrical resistance of Nb_65.2Rh_34.8 decreases with decreasing temperature and varies asT ^0.5 between 150 and 240 K and asT between 60 and 140 K. For Ta_70.0Rh_30.0 the temperature coefficient changes to negative values below 170K. values are calculated for Nb–Rh using McMillan's formula. An estimatedT _c value of Ta–Rh is 0.2 K. TheH _c2 (0) values of Nb–Rh are in good agreement with the theoreticalH _c ^2** (0) values.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. W. Buckel on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

On the equation of state of classical one-component systems with long-range forces

Several definitions of the pressure are introduced for one-component systems and shown to be nonequivalent in the presence of a rigid neutralizing background. Relations between these pressures are derived for finite and infinite systems; these relations depend on the asymptotic behavior of the force at infinity, with the Coulomb force at the borderline between different properties. It is argued that only one of those definitions is physically acceptable and its properties are discussed in relation to the asymptotic behavior of the force. It is seen in particular that a knowledge of the state of the infinite system is not sufficient to determine its thermodynamic properties. The results are illustrated by some typical examples.For example, for two-dimensional systems with three-dimensional Coulomb interaction see refs. 2–4.     

Invariance Principle Under Self-Normalization for Nonidentically Distributed Random Variables

Let V _n ^–1 _n be the adaptive process of self-normalized partial sums S _k of independent random variables X _i , defined by linear interpolation between the points (V _k ²/V _n ²,S _k /V _n ), kn, where V _k ²= _ik X _i ². We prove that if the X _k 's are symmetric, V _n ^–1 _n converges weakly to the Brownian motion W in each Hölder space supporting W if and only if V _n ^–1 max _kn |X _k |=o _P (1). We give some partial extension to the non symmetric case.     

Hölderian Invariance Principle for Triangular Arrays of Random Variables

In this paper, we extend the Hölderian invariance principle of Lamperti [6] to the case of partial-sum processes based on a triangular array of row-wise independent random variables. As an application, we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the almost sure (resp. in probability) weak Hölder convergence of partial-sum processes based on bootstrapped samples.     

Green's temperature functions of massive scalar particles for finite matter density

An explicit expression is obtained for the Green's functions of a massive scalar field for nonnull temperatures and density in the form of a series in powers of m/T. The equivalence of the spectral-geometric approach and the temperature technique of Matsubara and Bernard is demonstrated. Corrections to the Stefan-Boltzmann law are obtained on the basis of the calculated Green's functions. The energy density is calculated in regions of high and low temperatures. The formulas obtained can prove to be useful in the discussion of the phase transition hadrons-quark-gluon plasma.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 32–40, July, 1991.     

Influence of crystal defects on the irreversibility line of YBa2Cu3O7-x single crystals

High quality flux grown and defect enriched peritectically grown YBa₂Cu₃O_7–x single crystals have been investigated by an ac-susceptibility technique. This method allows to determine an irreversibility line from the temperature and field dependence of the peaked imaginary part of the susceptibility, which is due to magnetic losses. For magnetic fieldsH _ac perpendicular to thec-axis of the crystal, the irreversibility line of the defect enriched crystal shows a shift to higher field values as compared to the perfect crystal, a sign that crystal defects like Y₂BaCuO₅(211)-precipitates and microcracks act as strong pinning centers. ForH _ac parallel to thec-axis no clear evidence for a stronger pinning is found. From these results we conclude that different pinning mechanisms are dominating at different field orientations.