The Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer at the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) facility was used to measure the masses of eight neutron-rich isotopes of Nd and Sm. These measurements are the firs...
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The Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer at the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) facility was used to measure the masses of eight neutron-rich isotopes of Nd and Sm. These measurements are the first to push into the region of nuclear masses relevant to the formation of the rare-earth abundance peak at A∼165 by the rapid neutron-capture process. We compare our results with theoretical predictions obtained from “reverse engineering” the mass surface that best reproduces the observed solar abundances in this region through a Markov chain Monte Carlo technique. Our measured masses are consistent with the reverse-engineering predictions for a neutron star merger wind scenario.
We propose a standard time-of-flight experiment as a method for observing the anyonic statistics of quasiholes in a fractional quantum Hall state of ultracold atoms. The quasihole states can be stably prepared by pinn...
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We propose a standard time-of-flight experiment as a method for observing the anyonic statistics of quasiholes in a fractional quantum Hall state of ultracold atoms. The quasihole states can be stably prepared by pinning the quasiholes with localized potentials and a measurement of the mean square radius of the freely expanding cloud, which is related to the average total angular momentum of the initial state, offers direct signatures of the statistical phase. Our proposed method is validated by Monte Carlo calculations for ν=1/2 and 1/3 fractional quantum Hall liquids containing a realistic number of particles. Extensions to quantum Hall liquids of light and to non-Abelian anyons are briefly discussed.
We report on the stabilization of the topological bimeron structures in confined geometries. The Monte Carlo simulations for a ferromagnet with a strong Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction revealed the formation of a mi...
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We report on the stabilization of the topological bimeron structures in confined geometries. The Monte Carlo simulations for a ferromagnet with a strong Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction revealed the formation of a mixed skyrmion-bimeron phase at finite temperatures. The vacancy grid created in the spin lattice drastically changes the picture of the observed spin configurations and allows one to choose between the formation of a pure bimeron and skyrmion lattice. We found that the rhombic plaquette provides a natural environment for stabilization of the bimeron structures. Such a rhombic geometry can protect the topological state even in the absence of the magnetic field.
The possibility to grow a graphene layer using the chemical-vapor-deposition technique over a Ni2C/Ni(111) substrate has been identified experimentally, with the advantage of having a lower processing temperature (T&l...
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The possibility to grow a graphene layer using the chemical-vapor-deposition technique over a Ni2C/Ni(111) substrate has been identified experimentally, with the advantage of having a lower processing temperature (T<500∘C), compared to standard growth over a Ni(111) surface. To understand the role of the metal carbide/metal catalyst, we first perform a static study of the Ni2C/Ni(111) structure and of the binding and removal of a carbon atom at the surface, using both a tight-binding (TB) energetic model and ab initio calculations. Grand-canonical Monte Carlo TB simulations then allow us (i) to determine the thermodynamic conditions to grow graphene and (ii) to separate key reaction steps in the growth mechanism explaining how the Ni2C/Ni(111) substrate catalyzes graphene formation at low temperature.
Small systems consisting of particles interacting with long-range potentials exhibit enormous size effects. The Tsallis conjecture [Tsallis, Fractals 3, 541 (1995)], valid for translationally invariant systems with lo...
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Small systems consisting of particles interacting with long-range potentials exhibit enormous size effects. The Tsallis conjecture [Tsallis, Fractals 3, 541 (1995)], valid for translationally invariant systems with long-range interactions, states a well-known scaling relating different sizes. Here we propose to generalize this conjecture to systems with this symmetry broken, by adjusting one parameter that determines an effective distance to compute the strength of the interaction. We apply this proposal to the one-dimensional Ising model with ferromagnetic interactions that decay as 1/r1+σ in the region where the model has a finite critical temperature. We demonstrate the convenience of using this generalization to study finite-size effects, and we compare this approach with the finite-size scaling theory.
The mechanisms driving the collective movement of cells remain poorly understood. To contribute toward resolving this mystery, a model was formulated to theoretically explore the possible functions of polarized cell-c...
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The mechanisms driving the collective movement of cells remain poorly understood. To contribute toward resolving this mystery, a model was formulated to theoretically explore the possible functions of polarized cell-cell adhesion in collective cell migration. The model consists of an amoeba cell with polarized cell-cell adhesion, which is controlled by positive feedback with cell motion. This model cell has no persistent propulsion and therefore exhibits a simple random walk when in isolation. However, at high density, these cells acquire collective propulsion and form ordered movement. This result suggests that cell-cell adhesion has a potential function, which induces collective propulsion with persistence.
We present a comprehensive Monte Carlo study of the ordering kinetics in the d=2 ferromagnetic q-state clock model with nonconserved Glauber dynamics. In agreement with previous studies we find that q≥5 is characteri...
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We present a comprehensive Monte Carlo study of the ordering kinetics in the d=2 ferromagnetic q-state clock model with nonconserved Glauber dynamics. In agreement with previous studies we find that q≥5 is characterized by two phase transitions occurring at temperatures Tc1 and Tc2 (Tc2
The effects of nonmagnetic impurity doping on magnetic and ferroelectric properties of multiferroic delafossite CuCrO2 are investigated by means of density functional theory calculations and Monte Carlo simulations. D...
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The effects of nonmagnetic impurity doping on magnetic and ferroelectric properties of multiferroic delafossite CuCrO2 are investigated by means of density functional theory calculations and Monte Carlo simulations. Density functional theory calculations show that replacing up to 30% of Cr3+ ions by Ga3+ ones does not significantly affect the remaining Cr-Cr superexchange interactions. Monte Carlo simulations show that CuCr1−xGaxO2 preserves its magnetoelectric properties up to x≃0.15 with a spiral ordering, while it becomes disordered at higher fractions. Antiferromagnetic transition shifts towards lower temperatures with increasing x and eventually disappears at x≥0.2. Our simulations show that Ga3+ doping increases the Curie-Weiss temperature of CuCr1−xGaxO2, which agrees well with experimental observations. Moreover, our results show that the incommensurate ground-state configuration is destabilized by Ga3+ doping under zero applied field associated with an increase of frustration. Finally, coupling between noncollinear magnetic ordering and electric field is reported for x≤0.15 through simulating P−E hysteresis loops, which leads to ferroelectricity in the extended inverse Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya model.
Employing the quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) approach for nucleus-nucleus collisions, we test the predictive power of the energy-based clusterization algorithm, i.e., the simulating annealing clusterization algorith...
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Employing the quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) approach for nucleus-nucleus collisions, we test the predictive power of the energy-based clusterization algorithm, i.e., the simulating annealing clusterization algorithm (SACA), to describe the experimental data of charge distribution and various event-by-event correlations among fragments. The calculations are constrained into the Fermi-energy domain and/or mildly excited nuclear matter. Our detailed study spans over different system masses, and system-mass asymmetries of colliding partners show the importance of the energy-based clusterization algorithm for understanding multifragmentation. The present calculations are also compared with the other available calculations, which use one-body models, statistical models, and/or hybrid models.
Perovskite structure SrMnO3 is a rare example of a multiferroic material where strain tuning and/or cation substitution could lead to coinciding magnetic and ferroelectric ordering temperatures, which would then promi...
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Perovskite structure SrMnO3 is a rare example of a multiferroic material where strain tuning and/or cation substitution could lead to coinciding magnetic and ferroelectric ordering temperatures, which would then promise strong magnetoelectric coupling effects. Here, we establish the temperature- and strain-dependent ferroic phase diagram of SrMnO3 using first-principles-based effective Hamiltonians. All parameters of these Hamiltonians are calculated using density functional theory, i.e., no fitting to experimental data is required. Temperature-dependent properties are then obtained from Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. We observe a sequence of several magnetic transitions under increasing tensile strain, with a moderate variation of the corresponding critical temperatures. In contrast, the ferroelectric Curie temperature increases strongly after its onset around 2.5% strain, and indeed crosses the magnetic transition temperature just above 3% strain. Our results indicate pronounced magnetoelectric coupling, manifested in dramatic changes of the magnetic ordering temperatures and different magnetic ground states as function of the ferroelectric distortion. In addition, coexisting ferroelectric and ferromagnetic order is obtained for strains above 4%. Our calculated phase diagram suggests the possibility to control the magnetic properties of SrMnO3 through an applied electric field, significantly altering the magnetic transition temperatures, or even inducing transitions between different magnetic states.
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