Influence of annealing on the magnetoimpedance effect in amorphous FeCoMoSiB ribbons

The effect of annealing by electric current passing through a sample prepared from the amorphous metallic alloy Vitrovac 6025 Z of the composition Fe₄Co₆₇Mo_1.5Si₁₆₅B₁₁ on the form of the dependence of the sample impedance on the external magnetic field is investigated. The results are explained on the basis of the concepts concerning the change in the preferred direction of the sample magnetization.     

A difference method for the solution of a class of generalized boundary-value problems in a half-strip

A class of problems in a generalized formulation is studied for the case of a half-strip. A theorem is proven on the existence and uniqueness of the solution in a weighted Sobolev space; a difference scheme is constructed on a finite lattice and the rate of its convergence is established.Translated fromVychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 69, pp. 28–37, 1989.     

Three-dimensional interference effects in the mechanical action of weak biharmonic fields upon particles with the J=0 → J=1 quantum transition

Explicit expressions are derived for the rectified radiative forces (RRFs) related to the action of a weak interfering optical field of an arbitrary three-dimensional (3D) configuration upon resonance particles featuring the J=0 → J=1 quantum transition. It is shown that, in contrast to the case of a monochromatic field, there are simple 3D biharmonic field configurations for which the ratio of the vortex and potential RRF components can be controlled by adjusting frequencies and polarizations of the interfering light waves. This modification of the RRF structure gives rise to qualitatively different types of both vortex and potential light-induced particle motions that may lead to a 3D spatial localization (confinement) of these particles within the cells of an effective optical lattice with a period significantly greater than the light wavelength. In particular, the particles may perform a stable rotational motion along closed trajectories inside the elementary cells.     

Exponentially convergent parallel algorithm for nonlinear eigenvalue problems

A. V. Klimenko, V. L. Makarov ^{A new algorithm for nonlinear eigenvalue problems is proposed.The numerical technique is based on a perturbation of the coefficientsof differential equation combined with the Adomian decompositionmethod for the nonlinear part. The approach provides an exponentialconvergence rate with a base which is inversely proportionalto the index of the eigenvalue under consideration. The eigenpairscan be computed in parallel. Numerical examples are presentedto support the theory. They are in good agreement with the spectralasymptotics obtained by other authors.}     

The study of the thermal neutron flux in the deep underground laboratory DULB-4900

We report on the study of thermal neutron flux using monitors based on mixture of ZnS(Ag) and LiF enriched with a lithium-6 isotope at the deep underground laboratory DULB-4900 at the Baksan Neutrino Observatory. An annual modulation of thermal neutron flux in DULB-4900 is observed. Experimental evidences were obtained of correlation between the long-term thermal neutron flux variations and the absolute humidity of the air in laboratory. The amplitude of the modulation exceed 5% of total neutron flux.     

Restructuring of plasmonic nanoparticle aggregates with arbitrary particle size distribution in pulsed laser fields

We have studied processes of interaction of pulsed laser radiation with resonant groups of plasmonic nanoparticles(resonant domains) in large colloidal nanoparticle aggregates having different interparticle gaps and particle size distributions.These processes are responsible for the origin of nonlinear optical effects and photochromic reactions in multiparticle aggregates.To describe photo-induced transformations in resonant domains and alterations in their absorption spectra remaining after the pulse action,we introduce the factor of spectral photomodification.Based on calculation of changes in thermodynamic,mechanical,and optical characteristics of the domains,the histograms of the spectrum photomodification factor have been obtained for various interparticle gaps,an average particle size,and the degree of polydispersity.Variations in spectra have been analyzed depending on the intensity of laser radiation and various combinations of size characteristics of domains.The obtained results can be used to predict manifestation of photochromic effects in composite materials containing different plasmonic nanoparticle aggregates in pulsed laser fields.     

Magnetic structure and mechanisms of magnetic reversal of a quick-quenched ferromagnetic wire core

Mechanisms of motion of the domain top separating oppositely magnetized domains through an amorphous ferromagnetic wire core are investigated in an external magnetic field. The equilibrium parameters of the domain in the wire core are determined. It is established that the character of motion of the domain top trough the wire core depends on the mutual orientation of the external magnetic field and the domain magnetization. It is demonstrated that amorphous ferromagnetic wires based on transition metals possess the magnetic diode effect. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 64–69, February, 2008.     

Electron transport in FeBO<Subscript>3</Subscript> ferroborate at ultrahigh pressures

The electrical resistance of FeBO₃ crystals at high and ultrahigh pressures (up to 198 GPa) and low temperatures has been measured using diamond anvil cells. It has found that in the high-pressure phase, 46 GPa < P < 100 GPa, the activation energy E _ac decreases gradually from 0.55 to 0.3 eV according to a linear law. Its extrapolation to zero gives an estimated value of about 210 GPa for the pressure at which complete metallization is expected. However, above 100 GPa, the linear E _ac(P) dependence smoothly transforms to a nonlinear one. At the same time, the temperature dependence of the electrical resistance at fixed pressure significantly deviates from the Arrhenius activation law and does not obey the Mott law for the hopping conductivity. Experimental data demonstrate the dependence of the activation energy E _ac both on pressure and temperature. At T = 0, the gap tends to zero. Theoretical analysis shows that the decrease in E _ac upon cooling can be interpreted in terms of the transition of the low-spin FeBO₃ phase to the magnetically ordered (antiferromagnetic) state.     

A difference scheme for the biharmonic equation with nonlinear boundary condition

In a rectangular domain we construct a grid scheme by applying the operators of exact difference schemes. We study an estimate of the rate of convergence of the grid scheme in the grid norm L₂(). It is shown that in the case when the solution of the differential problem belongs to the space W ₂ ^k (), k (3/2,2] the order of precision of the proposed scheme is O(h^k–3/2), and in the linear case it is O(h^k).Translated fromVychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Issue 71, 1990, pp. 3–14.     

Effect of backing on temperature dependence of thin-film magnetic properties

Results are given from studies of temperature dependence of H_c and H_k for thin permalloy films. It is shown that the character of H_c and H_k temperature variation is to a significant degree determined by the difference in temperature-expansion coefficients of film and backing, and also by the magnitude and sign of magnetostriction _s.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 39–42, September, 1972.