Interband coupling and enhanced Tc in the tungsten bronzes

Examining the possibility that the enhancement of T_c in the tungsten bronzes arises from interband coupling, we find that a single density of states provides reasonable quantitative agreement with the T_c enhancement, the heat capacity and the magnetic susceptibility.     

ESR of Fe3+ -Rhombic,Fe2+ -Vo and Fe1+ -Vo complexes in SrTiO3

Three new Fe-defect complexes have been identified by ESR in Fe doped crystals of SrTiO₃. These are an Fe³⁺ center with rhombic fine structure in the “as-grown” crystals, and the vacancy associated complexes Fe²⁺ -V_o and Fe¹⁺ -V_o in “reduced” crystals. Photo-excited charge transfer effects are observed for these centers.     

Soft modes and high Tc in Nb3Sn

We investigate the direct effects of phonon softening on T_c in Nb₃Sn. It is inadequate to explain the high T_c, which arises instead from an unusually large electron- phonon coupling to the two Γ'₁₂ optical phonon modes.     

Observation of a narrow hyperon state of mass 3.17 GeV

We present evidence for a narrow Y¹ with a mass of 3.17 GeV and a width ? 20 MeV decaying to ΣKK? + pions, ΛKK? + pions and ΞK + pions. The data come from two high statistics K^?p bubble chamber experiments with a sensitivity of ≈100 eV/μbat 8.25 GeV/c and ≈ 45 eV/μbat 6.5 GeV/c.     

Anharmonic effects in a Jahn-Teller phase transition

A mechanism is proposed to explain the double phase transitions found in K₂PbCu(NO₂)₆ and Tl₂PbCu(NO₂)₆. The higher temperature transition is caused by the cooperative Jahn-Teller effect. The lower temperature transition occurs as the fourth order anharmonic interaction restabilizes the lattice against instabilities caused by static distortions in the third order anharmonic interaction. Calculated curves of the order parameter and heat capacity reproduce all the features in the experimental curves.     

Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of a dinuclear metal complex with linear M-H-M bonding

Reaction of two equiv of 1-adamantylzinc bromide with (dippm)NiBr2 (dippm = bis(di-isopropylphosphino)methane) led to a dinuclear metal complex containing a unique linear bridging hydride ligand. The hydride was characterized by neutron diffraction methods, which confirmed a linear bonding mode. Preliminary reactivity studies of this unusual dimer are reported.     

Improved direct measurement of A(b) and A(c) at the Z(0) pole using a lepton tag

The parity violation parameters A(b) and A(c) of the Zb(b) and Zc(c) couplings have been measured directly, using the polar angle dependence of the polarized cross sections at the Z(0) pole. Bottom and charmed hadrons were tagged via their semileptonic decays. Both the electron and muon analyses take advantage of new multivariate techniques to increase the analyzing power. Based on the 1993-1998 SLD sample of 550,000 Z(0) decays produced with highly polarized electron beams, we measure A(b) = 0.919+/-0.030(stat)+/-0.024(syst), and A(c) = 0.583+/-0.055(stat)+/-0.055(syst).     

Measurement of day and night neutrino energy spectra at SNO and constraints on neutrino mixing parameters

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has measured day and night solar neutrino energy spectra and rates. For charged current events, assuming an undistorted 8B spectrum, the night minus day rate is 14.0%+/-6.3%(+1.5%)(-1.4%) of the average rate. If the total flux of active neutrinos is additionally constrained to have no asymmetry, the nu(e) asymmetry is found to be 7.0%+/-4.9%(+1.3%)(-1.2%). A global solar neutrino analysis in terms of matter-enhanced oscillations of two active flavors strongly favors the large mixing angle solution.     

Direct evidence for neutrino flavor transformation from neutral-current interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Observations of neutral-current nu interactions on deuterium in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are reported. Using the neutral current (NC), elastic scattering, and charged current reactions and assuming the standard 8B shape, the nu(e) component of the 8B solar flux is phis(e) = 1.76(+0.05)(-0.05)(stat)(+0.09)(-0.09)(syst) x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1) for a kinetic energy threshold of 5 MeV. The non-nu(e) component is phi(mu)(tau) = 3.41(+0.45)(-0.45)(stat)(+0.48)(-0.45)(syst) x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1), 5.3sigma greater than zero, providing strong evidence for solar nu(e) flavor transformation. The total flux measured with the NC reaction is phi(NC) = 5.09(+0.44)(-0.43)(stat)(+0.46)(-0.43)(syst) x 10(6) cm(-2) s(-1), consistent with solar models.