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2019-11-20
Suppression of superconductivity by spin fluctuations in iron-based superconductors
We study the superconducting instability mediated by spin fluctuations in the Eliashberg theory for a minimal two-band model of iron-based superconductors. While antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations can drive superconductivity (SC) as is well established, we find that spin fluctuations necessarily contain a contribution...
1911.09009v3
2020-02-08
Atomic diffusion in alpha-iron across the Curie point: an effcient and transferable ab-initio-based modelling approach
An accurate prediction of atomic diffusion in Fe alloys is challenging due to thermal magnetic excitations and magnetic transitions. We propose an effcient approach to address these properties via Monte Carlo simulation, using ab-initio based effective interaction models. The temperature evolution of self- and Cu diffu...
2002.03126v2
2020-03-23
Inverse heat source problem and experimental design for determining iron loss distribution
Iron loss determination in the magnetic core of an electrical machine, such as a motor or a transformer, is formulated as an inverse heat source problem. The sensor positions inside the object are optimized in order to minimize the uncertainty in the reconstruction in the sense of the A-optimality of Bayesian experimen...
2003.10395v2
2020-04-10
Baby MIND detector first physics run
Baby MIND is a Magnetized Iron Neutrino Detector, serving as a downstream magnetized muon range detector for WAGASCI on the T2K beam line in Japan. The first physics run of Baby MIND together with other WAGASCI sub-detectors took place in the period from November 2019 to February 2020 (T2K run10), where a total of $4.8...
2004.05245v1
2020-09-03
Measurements of sub-nT dynamic magnetic field shielding with soft iron and mu-metal for use in linear colliders
There is an increasing need to shield beams and accelerator elements from stray magnetic fields. The application of magnetic shielding in linear colliders is discussed. The shielding performance of soft iron and mu-metal is measured for magnetic fields of varying amplitude and frequency. Special attention is given to c...
2009.01519v2
2020-10-18
Some comments on events associated with falling terrestrial rocks and iron from the sky
Some examples of the events associated with falls of rocks and iron terrestrial origin from the sky are considered (in scientific publications they are often called as meteor-wrongs or pseudo-meteorites). Their possible connections with other natural phenomena (like a whirlwind and a ball-lightning) are considered. Som...
2012.00686v1
2021-04-15
Surface orbital order and chemical potential inhomogeneity of the iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 investigated with special STM tips
The atomically clean surface of the iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 is investigated by low-temperature STM with different tip apex states. By manipulating a single Fe atom onto the tip apex, signatures of the orbital nature of the subsurface Fe layer of FeTe0.55Se0.45 can be identified. By preparing a charged ...
2104.07418v1
2021-05-23
Ab initio investigation of impurity ferromagnetism in the Pd1-xFex alloys: concentration and position dependence
We present the ab initio results of the structural and magnetic properties of the Pd host matrix implanted with Fe solute atoms at various concentrations. By means of density functional theory we confirm that iron impurities are able to initialize significant magnetization of the Pd atoms, when the impurity consentatio...
2105.10918v1
2021-09-20
Quantile Regression for positive data using a general class of distributions
This paper presents a general class of quantile regression models for positive continuous data. In this class of models we consider that the response variable has a IRON distribution. We provide inference and diagnostic tools for this class of models. An R package, called IRON, was implemented. This package provides es...
2109.09281v1
2021-09-26
Monte Carlo simulation of ultrafast nonequilibrium spin and charge transport in iron
Spin transport and spin dynamics after femtosecond laser pulse irradiation of iron (Fe) are studied using a kinetic Monte Carlo model. This model simulates spin dependent dynamics by taking into account two interaction processes during nonequilibrium: Elastic electron - lattice scattering, where only the direction of t...
2109.12578v1
2021-11-22
Electron and Superconducting Properties of the AFeAs (A= Li, Na) Family Alkali-Metal Pnictides: Current Stage of the Research (mini-review)
The review is focused on one of the most exotic families of iron-based superconductors belonging to the AFeAs structural type, where A is alkali metal. We briefly concern physical and electron properties of the typical members of this family, LiFeAs and NaFeAs, discuss the theoretical models describing the multiple-gap...
2111.11122v1
2022-03-11
Electrical Conductivity of Iron in Earth's Core from Microscopic Ohm's Law
Understanding the electronic transport properties of iron under high temperatures and pressures is essential for constraining geophysical processes. The difficulty of reliably measuring these properties under Earth-core conditions calls for sophisticated theoretical methods that can support diagnostics. We present resu...
2203.06025v1
2022-07-18
Direct observation of the spin exciton in Andreev spectroscopy of iron-based superconductors
Quasiparticle excitations provide viable information on the physics of unconventional superconductors. Higgs and Leggett modes are some of the classic examples. Another important bosonic excitation is the spin exciton originating from the sign-changing superconducting gap structure. Here we report a direct observation ...
2207.08493v2
2023-01-11
Mathematical and Physical Properties of Three-Band s+- Eliashberg Theory for Iron Pnictides
The phenomenology of the iron pnictide superconductor can be described by the threeband s+- Eliashberg theory in which the mechanism of superconducting coupling is mediated by antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations and whose characteristic energy W0 scales with Tc according to the empirical law W0 = 4.65kBTc. This model p...
2301.04557v1
2023-05-04
Iron-based superconductors: teenage, complex, challenging
The advent of iron-based superconductors in 2008 came as a complete surprise to the condensed matter community. Now 15 years later, they are beginning to impart some of their new-found wisdom on a slew of emerging superconductors that boast similar traits.
2305.03035v1
2023-08-26
Multivariate Majorization in Principal-Agents Models
We introduce a definition of multivariate majorization that is new to the economics literature. Our majorization technique allows us to generalize Mussa and Rosen's (1978) "ironing" to a broad class of multivariate principal-agents problems. Specifically, we consider adverse selection problems in which agents' types ar...
2308.13804v1
2023-10-10
Ab initio description of bcc iron with correlation matrix renormalization theory
We applied the ab initio spin-polarized Correlation Matrix Renormalization Theory (CMRT) to the ferromagnetic state of the bulk BCC iron. We showed that it was capable of reproducing the equilibrium physical properties and the pressure-volume curve in good comparison with experiments. We then focused on the analysis of...
2310.06942v1
1994-06-07
Abundances of four very metal-poor stars of the BPS survey
High resolution CASPEC and EMMI spectra (R$\approx$10$^4$) of the faint metal- deficient candidates CS 22891--209, CS 22897--8, CS 22948--66 and CS 22968--14 taken from the survey of Beers, Preston and Shectman (1985, BPS) are analyzed for abundances. The fine analysis with LTE model atmospheres gives an iron metallici...
9406018v1
1995-03-14
CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES IN CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES
We study the origin of iron and alpha-elements (O, Mg, Si) in clusters of galaxies. In particular, we discuss the [O/Fe] ratio and the iron mass-to-luminosity ratio in the intracluster medium (ICM) and their link to the chemical and dynamical evolution of elliptical and lenticular galaxies. We adopt a detailed model of...
9503057v1
1995-07-24
Good Abundances from Bad Spectra: I. Techniques
We have developed techniques to extract true iron abundances and surface gravities from spectra of the type provided by the multiple-object fibre-fed spectroscopic radial-velocity surveys underway with 2dF, HYDRA, NESSIE, and the forthcoming Sloan survey. Our method is optimised for low S/N, intermediate resolution blu...
9507091v1
1997-06-09
Iron as a tracer in galaxy clusters and groups
Available X-ray data are collected and organized concerning the iron and gas content of galaxy clusters and groups, together with the optical luminosity, mass and iron abundance of cluster galaxies. Several astrophysical inferences are then drawn, including the evidence for rich clusters having evolved without much bar...
9706083v1
1997-10-07
Ionization Structure and Spectra of Iron in Gaseous Nebulae}
The emission spectra and the ionization structure of the low ionization stages of iron, Fe I--IV, in gaseous nebulae are studied. This work includes: (i) new atomic data: photoionization cross sections, total e-ion recombination rates, excitation collision strengths, and transition probabilities; (ii) detailed study of...
9710073v1
1999-06-24
X-ray iron line variability for the model of an orbiting flare above a black hole accretion disc
The broad X-ray iron line, detected in many active galactic nuclei, is likely to be produced by fluorescence from the X-ray illuminated central parts of an accretion disc close to a supermassive black hole. The time-averaged shape of the line can be explained most naturally by a combination of special and general relat...
9906397v1
1999-07-26
Model Photospheres for Late-Type Stars from the Inversion of High-Resolution Spectroscopic Observations. Groombridge 1830 and Epsilon Eridani
An inversion technique to recover LTE one-dimensional model photospheres for late-type stars, which was previously applied to the Sun (Allende Prieto et al. 1998), is now employed to reconstruct, semi-empirically, the photospheres of cooler dwarfs: the metal-poor Gmb1830 and the active star of solar-metallicity Eps Eri...
9907368v1
1999-12-17
Discovery of a red and blue shifted iron disk line in the galactic jet source GRO J1655-40
We report the discovery of emission features in the X-ray spectrum of GRO J1655-40 obtained with RXTE during the observation of 1997, Feb 26. We have fitted the features firstly by two Gaussian lines which in four spectra analysed have average energies of 5.85 +/- 0.08 keV and 7.32 +/- 0.13 keV, strongly suggestive tha...
9912389v2
2000-03-07
The Chandra Iron-L X-Ray Line Spectrum of Capella
An analysis of the iron L-shell emission in the publicly available spectrum of the Capella binary system, as obtained by the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory, is presented. The atomic-state model, based on the HULLAC code, is shown to be especially adequate for analyz...
0003099v3
2000-03-27
Atomic data from the Iron Project.XLIV. Transition probabilities and line ratios for Fe VI with fluorescent excitation in planetary nebulae
Relativistic atomic structure calculations for electric dipole E1, electric quadrupole E2 and magnetic dipole M1 transition probabilities among the first 80 fine-structure levels of Fe VI, dominated by configurations 3d^3, 3d^24s, and 3d^24p, are carried out using the Breit-Pauli version of the code Superstructure. Exp...
0003410v1
2000-06-13
Hot HB stars in globular clusters - Physical parameters and consequences for theory. V. Radiative levitation versus helium mixing
Atmospheric parameters (effective temperature Teff, surface gravity log g), masses and helium abundances are derived for 42 hot horizontal branch (HB) stars in the globular cluster NGC 6752. For 19 stars we derive magnesium and iron abundances as well and find that iron is enriched by a factor of 50 on average with res...
0006182v2
2000-12-13
XMM-Newton observation of the Tycho Supernova Remnant
We present the observation of the Tycho supernova remnant obtained with the EPIC and RGS instruments onboard the XMM-Newton satellite. We compare images and azimuthally averaged radial profiles in emission lines from different elements (silicon and iron) and different transition lines of iron (Fe L and Fe K). While the...
0012288v1
2001-01-25
Evolution of Iron K$_α$ Line Emission in the Black Hole Candidate GX 339-4
GX 339-4 was regularly monitored with RXTE during a period (in 1999) when its X-ray flux decreased significantly (from 4.2$\times 10^{-10}$ erg cm$^{-2} s^{-1}$ to 7.6$\times 10^{-12}$ erg cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ in the 3--20 keV band), as the source settled into the ``off state''. Our spectral analysis revealed the presence...
0101459v1
2001-04-03
On the absorption feature in the prompt X-ray spectrum of GRB 990705
The absorption feature detected in the prompt X-ray emission of GRB 990705 bears important consequences. We investigate different production mechanisms and we conclude that the absorbing material cannot be very close to the burster and is likely to be moderately clumped. These properties challenge any model in which th...
0104062v1
2001-06-17
Are Stars with Planets Polluted?
We compare the metallicities of stars with radial velocity planets to the metallicity of a sample of field dwarfs. We confirm recent work indicating that the stars-with-planet sample as a whole is iron rich. However, the lowest mass stars tend to be iron poor, with several having [Fe/H]<-0.2, demonstrating that high me...
0106294v1
2002-01-16
An X-ray view of the active nucleus in NGC 4258
XMM-Newton observed the Seyfert 1.9 galaxy NGC 4258 in December 2000. At energies above 2 keV a hard nuclear point source is resolved that can be fitted by a highly absorbed power-law spectrum (NH = (8.0+-0.4)x10^22 cm^-2, photon index 1.64+-0.08) with an unabsorbed luminosity of 7.5x10^40erg/s in the 2-10 keV band. No...
0201267v1
2003-01-13
Spectral variations of the X-ray binary pulsar LMC X-4 during its long period intensity variation and a comparison with Her X-1
We present spectral variations of the binary X-ray pulsar LMC X-4 using the RXTE/PCA observations at different phases of its 30.5 day long super-orbital period. Only out of eclipse data were used for this study. During the high state of the super-orbital period of LMC X-4, the spectrum is well described by a high energ...
0301208v1
2003-02-13
The variability of accretion onto Schwarzschild black holes from turbulent magnetized discs
We use global magnetohydrodynamic simulations, in a pseudo-Newtonian potential, to investigate the temporal variability of accretion discs around Schwarzschild black holes. We use the vertically-averaged magnetic stress in the simulated disc as a proxy for the rest-frame dissipation, and compute the observed emission b...
0302271v1
2003-03-06
Iron K alpha line profiles and the inner boundary condition of accretion flows
Recent X-ray observations have shown evidence for exceptionally broad and skewed iron K alpha emission lines from several accreting black hole systems. The lines are assumed to be due to fluorescence of the accretion disk illuminated by a surrounding corona and require a steep emissivity profile increasing in to the in...
0303143v1
2003-05-13
Iron abundance in the ICM at high redshift
We present the analysis of the X-ray spectra of 18 distant clusters of galaxies with redshift 0.3 < z < 1.3. Most of them were observed with the Chandra satellite in long exposures ranging from 36 ks to 180 ks. For two of the z>1 clusters we also use deep XMM-Newton observations. Overall, these clusters probe the tempe...
0305223v1
2003-08-15
The impact of pollution on stellar evolution models
An approach is introduced for incorporating the concept of stellar pollution into stellar evolution models. The approach involves enhancing the metal content of the surface layers of stellar models. In addition, the surface layers of stars in the mass range of 0.5-2.0 Solar masses are mixed to an artificial depth motiv...
0308267v1
2003-09-23
Does the Iron K$_α$ Line of Active Galactic Nuclei Arise from the Cerenkov Line-like Radiation?
When thermal relativistic electrons with isotropic distribution of velocities move in a gas region, or impinge upon the surface of a cloud that consists of a dense gas or doped dusts, the Cerenkov effect produces peculiar atomic or ionic emission lines -- the Cerenkov line-like radiation. This newly recognized emission...
0309604v1
2003-09-29
The Type-Ia Supernova Rate in z < 1 Galaxy Clusters: Implications for Progenitors and the Source of Cluster Iron
The iron mass in galaxy clusters is about 6 times larger than could have been produced by core-collapse supernovae (SNe), assuming the stars in the cluster formed with a standard initial mass function (IMF). SNe Ia have been proposed as the alternative dominant iron source. Different SN Ia progenitor models predict dif...
0309797v1
2004-02-25
Oxygen Overabundance in the Extremely Iron-Poor Star CS29498-043
An abundance analysis for the carbon-enhanced, extremely iron-poor ([Fe/H] -3.5) star CS29498-043 has been obtained using new high-resolution, high signal-to-noise spectra from the Subaru Telescope. The [O I] forbidden line at 6300A and the O I triplet feature at 7771-7776A are both clearly detected. The overabundance ...
0402585v1
2004-05-11
Photoionization Modeling and the K Lines of Iron
We calculate the efficiency of iron K line emission and iron K absorption in photoionized models using a new set of atomic data. These data are more comprehensive than those previously applied to the modeling of iron K lines from photoionized gases, and allow us to systematically examine the behavior of the properties ...
0405210v1
2004-07-17
Time-dependent Circulation Flows: Iron Enrichment in Cooling Flows with Heated Return Flows
We describe a new type of dynamical model for hot gas in galaxy groups and clusters in which gas moves simultaneously in both radial directions. Circulation flows are consistent with (1) the failure to observe cooling gas in X-ray spectra, (2) multiphase gas observed near the centers of these flows and (3) the accumula...
0407367v1
2004-10-28
Hydrodynamic model atmospheres for WR stars: Self-consistent modeling of a WC star wind
We present the first non-LTE atmosphere models for WR stars that incorporate a self-consistent solution of the hydrodynamic equations. The models account for iron-group line-blanketing and clumping, and compute the hydrodynamic structure of a radiatively driven wind consistently with the non-LTE radiation transport in ...
0410697v1
2005-06-13
Brief history of the metal accumulation in the intracluster medium
We use models of the rates of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and core-collapse supernovae, built in such a way that both are consistent with recent observational constraints at z<1.6 and can reproduce the measured cosmic star formation rate, to recover the history of the metals accumulation in the intra-cluster medium. We...
0506272v2
2006-10-03
The iron K feature in Narrow Line Seyfert 1's: evidence for a P Cygni profile?
Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxies are generally accreting at high fractions of the Eddington limit. They can show complex X-ray spectra, with a strong `soft excess' below 2 keV and a sharp drop at ~7 keV. There is strong evidence linking the soft excess to either reflection or absorption from relativistic, partially ioniz...
0610078v1
2006-11-21
The origin of the strong soft excess and puzzling iron line complex in Mkn 841
Mkn 841 has been observed during 3 different periods (January 2001, January 2005 and July 2005) by XMM-Newton for a total cumulated exposure time of ~108 ks. We present in this paper a broad band spectral analysis of the complete EPIC-pn data sets. These observations confirm the presence of the strong soft excess and c...
0611665v1
2007-03-16
On the Iwasawa-Taniguchi effect of radio-quiet AGN
The existence of an anti-correlation between the Equivalent Width (EW) of the neutral narrow core of the iron Kalpha emission line and the 2-10 keV luminosity (the so-called `X-ray Baldwin' or `Iwasawa-Taniguchi' effect) has been debated in the last years. We aim at testing this claim on the largest catalogue of radio ...
0703433v1
2005-12-26
Anisotropic Correlations in Epitaxial Iron Silicide: Contribution of Surface and Bulk States
Scanning tunneling microscopy
0512643v2
1999-03-22
Effect on a Hadron Shower Leakage on the Energy Response and Resolution of Hadron TILE Calorimeter
The hadronic shower longitudinal and lateral leakages and its effect on the pion response and energy resolution of iron-scintillator barrel hadron prototype calorimeter with longitudinal tile configuration with a thickness of 9.4 nuclear interaction lengths have been investigated. The results are based on 100 GeV pion ...
9903051v1
2007-10-15
Transition from galactic to extragalactic cosmic rays
The transition from galactic to extragalactic cosmic rays is discussed. One of critical indications for transition is given by the Standard Model of Galactic cosmic rays, according to which the maximum energy of acceleration for iron nuclei is of order of $E_{\rm Fe}^{\rm max} \approx 1\times 10^{17}$ eV. At $E > E_{\r...
0710.2750v2
2008-01-10
On why the Iron K-shell absorption in AGN is not a signature of the local Warm/Hot Intergalactic Medium
We present a comparison between the 2001 XMM-Newton and 2005 Suzaku observations of the quasar, PG1211+143 at z=0.0809. Variability is observed in the 7 keV iron K-shell absorption line (at 7.6 keV in the quasar frame), which is significantly weaker in 2005 than during the 2001 XMM-Newton observation. From a recombinat...
0801.1587v1
2008-02-01
The iron abundance of the Magellanic Bridge
High-resolution HST ultra-violet spectra for five B-type stars in the Magellanic Bridge and in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds have been analysed to estimate their iron abundances. Those for the Clouds are lower than estimates obtained from late-type stars or the optical lines in B-type stars by approximately 0.5...
0802.0132v1
2008-07-28
Nature of Magnetic Interactions and Inelastic Neutron Scattering as a Probe of Magnetic Excitations in Iron-Pnictide Superconductors
This submission has been withdrawn by the arXiv admins because it is an abstract only, which is against arXiv policy.
0807.4351v2
2008-08-29
What will be the maximum Tc in the iron-based superconductors?
Using the newly developed real space vortex-lattice based theory of superconductivity, we study the maximum superconducting transition temperature (T_{c}^{\max}) in the iron-based superconductors. We find that all the reported FeAs superconductors can be divided into two basic classes (c/a=3 and c/a=5/2) depending on t...
0808.4093v3
2008-09-01
Spin Fluctuation Dynamics and Multiband Superconductivity in Iron Pnictides
Multiband superconductivity, involving resonant pair scattering between different bands, has emerged as a possible explanation of some of the main characteristics of the recently discovered iron pnictides. A key feature of such interband pairing mechanism is that it can generate or enhance superconducting pairing irres...
0809.0014v1
2008-10-15
A Large Iron Isotope Effect in SmFeAsO1-xFx and Ba1-xKxFe2As2
The recent discovery of superconductivity in oxypnictides with the critical temperature (TC) higher than McMillan limit of 39 K (the theoretical maximum predicted by Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory) has generated great excitement. Theoretical calculations indicate that the electron-phonon interaction is not stro...
0810.2694v2
2009-01-12
Electrodynamics in Iron and Steel
In order to calculate the reflected EM fields at low amplitudes in iron and steel, more must be understood about the nature of long wavelength excitations in these metals. A bulk piece of iron is a very complex material with microstructure, a split band structure, magnetic domains and crystallographic textures that aff...
0901.1631v2
2009-03-16
Spin Waves and Magnetic Exchange Interactions in CaFe2As2
Antiferromagnetism is relevant to high temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity because copper oxide and iron arsenide high-Tc superconductors arise from electron- or hole-doping of their antiferromagnetic (AF) ordered parent compounds. There are two broad classes of explanation for the phenomenon of antiferromagnetism:...
0903.2686v1
2009-04-02
The layered iron arsenides Sr2CrO3FeAs and Ba2ScO3FeAs
Polycrystalline samples of the layered iron arsenides Sr2CrO3FeAs and Ba2ScO3FeAs were synthesized by high temperature solid state reactions and their crystal structures determined by the X-ray powder diffraction. Their structures are tetragonal (P4/nmm; Sr2CrO3FeAs: a = 391.12(1) pm, c = 1579.05(3) pm; Ba2ScO3FeAs: a ...
0904.0479v2
2009-05-21
Integer and half-integer flux-quantum transitions in a niobium/iron-pnictide loop
The recent discovery of iron-based superconductors challenges the existing paradigm of high-temperature superconductivity. Owing to their unusual multi-orbital band structure, magnetism, and electron correlation, theories propose a unique sign reversed s-wave pairing state, with the order parameter changing sign betwee...
0905.3571v2
2009-05-25
A double stellar generation in the Globular Cluster NGC6656 (M 22). Two stellar groups with different iron and s-process element abundance
AIMS. In this paper we present the chemical abundance analysis from high resolution UVES spectra of seventeen bright giant stars of the Globular Cluster M~22. RESULTS. We obtained an average iron abundance of [Fe/H]=-1.76\pm0.02 (internal errors only) and an \alpha enhancement of 0.36\pm0.04 (internal errors only). Na ...
0905.4058v1
2009-06-29
A novel wear-resistant magnetic thin film material based on a $Ti_{1-x}Fe_xC_{1-y}$ nanocomposite alloy
In this study we report on the film growth and characterization of thin (approximately 50 nm thick) Ti-Fe-C films deposited on amorphous quartz. The experimental studies have been complemented by first principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Upon annealing of as-prepared films, the composition of the m...
0906.5386v1
2009-09-02
A homogeneous spectroscopic analysis of host stars of transiting planets
The analysis of transiting extra-solar planets provides an enormous amount of information about the formation and evolution of planetary systems. A precise knowledge of the host stars is necessary to derive the planetary properties accurately. The properties of the host stars, especially their chemical composition, are...
0909.0285v1
2009-10-20
The Distribution and Cosmic Density of Relativistic Iron Lines in Active Galactic Nuclei
X-ray observations of several active galactic nuclei show prominent iron K-shell fluorescence lines that are sculpted due to special and general relativistic effects. These observations are important because they probe the space-time geometry close to distant black holes. However, the intrinsic distribution of Fe line ...
0910.3947v1
2010-03-09
A comparison of hard X-ray photon indices and iron \ka emission lines in X-ray luminous narrow- and broad-line Seyfert 1 galaxies
We use publicly available XMM-Newton data to systematically compare the hard X-ray photon indices, $\Gamma_{\rm 2-10\ keV}$ and the iron K$\alpha$ emission lines of narrow-line (NL) and broad-line Seyfert 1 (BLS1) galaxies. We compile a flux-limited ($f_{\rm 2-10\ keV} \geq 1 \times 10^{-12}$ erg s$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$) sa...
1003.1772v2
2010-04-08
The final verdict by XMM-Newton: the X-ray obscured Seyfert galaxy NGC5506 has a broad Fe K-alpha line
We present the first unambiguous evidence of a broad (Gaussian width ~330 eV) component of the iron K-alpha fluorescent emission line in the X-ray obscured Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC5506. This is the main results of a spectroscopic monitoring campaign on this source performed with the XMM-Newton observatory betwe...
1004.1442v1
2010-06-11
Mott Transition in Multi-Orbital Models for Iron Pnictides
The bad-metal behavior of the iron pnictides has motivated a theoretical description in terms of a proximity to Mott localization. Since the parent compounds of the iron pnictides contain an even number of 3d-electrons per Fe, it is important to determine whether a Mott transition robustly exists and the nature of the ...
1006.2337v3
2010-07-29
Looking into the inner black hole accretion disc with relativistic models of iron line
We discuss black hole spin measurements employing the relativistic iron line profiles in the X-ray domain. We investigate the iron line band for two representative sources -- MCG -6-30-15 (active galaxy) and GX 339-4 (X-ray binary). We compare two models of the broad iron line, LAOR and KYRLINE. We realise that the spi...
1007.5196v2
2010-08-16
Pulse-phase resolved spectroscopy of continuum and reflection in SAX J1808.4-3658
We perform phase-resolved spectroscopy of the accreting millisecond pulsar, SAX J1808.4-3658, during the slow-decay phase of the 2002 outburst. Simple phenomenological fits to RXTE PCA data reveal a pulsation in the iron line at the spin frequency of the neutron star. However, fitting more complex spectral models revea...
1008.2708v2
2011-04-04
Interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in iron-chalcogenide superconductors: crystal growth and characterizations
In this review, we present a summary of the results on single crystal growth of two types of iron-chalcogenide superconductors, Fe(1+y)Te(1-x)Se(x) (11), and A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) (A= K, Rb, Cs, Tl, Tl/K, Tl/Rb), using Bridgman, zone-melting, vapor self-transport, and flux techniques. The superconducting and magnetic proper...
1104.0695v2
2011-04-18
Kinetic frustration and the nature of the magnetic and paramagnetic states in iron pnictides and iron chalcogenides
The iron pnictide and chalcogenide compounds are a subject of intensive investigations due to their high temperature superconductivity.\cite{a-LaFeAsO} They all share the same structure, but there is significant variation in their physical properties, such as magnetic ordered moments, effective masses, superconducting ...
1104.3454v1
2011-04-26
Electronic and magnetic phase diagram in K$_x$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ superconductors
The correlation and competition between antiferromagnetism and superconductivity are one of the most fundamental issues in all of high temperature superconductors. The superconductivity in high temperature cuprate superconductors arises from suppressing an antiferromagnetic (AFM) Mott insulator phase by doping1 while t...
1104.4941v1
2011-05-13
First Principles Calculations of Defects in Unstable Crystals: Austenitic Iron
First principles calculations have given a new insight into the energies of point defects in many different materials, information which cannot be readily obtained from experiment. Most such calculation are done at zero Kelvin, with the assumption that finite temperature effects on defect energies and barriers are smal...
1105.2663v1
2011-05-16
On the apparent absence of broad iron lines in Seyfert galaxies
We present an analysis of XMM-Newton observations of eleven Seyfert galaxies that appear to be missing a broad iron K alpha line. These objects represent a challenge to the established paradigm for active galactic nuclei, where a relatively cold accretion disc feeds the central black hole. In that paradigm, X-ray illum...
1105.3065v1
2011-07-26
Interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in EuFe(2-x)Co(x)As2 studied by 57Fe and 151Eu Mössbauer spectroscopy
The compound EuFe(2-x)Co(x)As2 was investigated by means of the 57Fe and 151Eu Moessbauer spectroscopy versus temperature (4.2 - 300 K) for x=0 (parent), x=0.34 - 0.39 (superconductor) and x=0.58 (overdoped). It was found that spin density wave (SDW) is suppressed by Co-substitution, however it survives in the region o...
1107.5271v2
2011-07-26
Superconductivity up to 35 K in the iron-platinum arsenides (CaFe1-xPtxAs)10Pt4-yAs8 with layered structures
We report the synthesis and crystal structures of three new superconducting iron-platinum arsenides (CaFe1-xPtxAs)10Pt4-yAs8 (x = 0-0.15, y = 0-0.4). The structures are stacking variants of FeAs- and slightly puckered Pt4-yAs8-layers with square coordinated platinum separated by calcium-layers, respectively. Arsenic at...
1107.5320v1
2011-08-02
Weak-interaction mediated rates on iron isotopes for presupernova evolution of massive stars
During the presupernova evolution of massive stars, the isotopes of iron, $^{54,55,56}$Fe, are advocated to play a key role inside the cores primarily decreasing the electron-to-baryon ratio ($Y_{e}$) mainly via electron capture processes thereby reducing the pressure support. Electron decay and positron capture on $^{...
1108.0507v1
2011-08-24
Energy spectra of primary and secondary cosmic-ray nuclei measured with TRACER
The TRACER cosmic-ray detector, first flown on long-duration balloon (LDB) in 2003 for observations of the major primary cosmic-ray nuclei from oxygen (Z=8) to iron (Z=26), has been upgraded to also measure the energies of the lighter nuclei, including the secondary species boron (Z=5). The instrument was used in anoth...
1108.4838v1
2011-10-10
X-ray Diagnostics of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Center Region and Past Activity of Sgr A*
Strong iron fluorescence at 6.4 keV and hard-X-ray emissions from giant molecular clouds in the Galactic center region have been interpreted as reflections of a past outburst of the Sgr A* supermassive black hole. Careful treatment of multiple interactions of photons in a complicated geometry is essential to modeling t...
1110.1936v1
2011-10-12
Reemerging superconductivity at 48 K across quantum criticality in iron chalcogenides
Pressure plays an essential role in the induction1 and control2,3 of superconductivity in iron-based superconductors. Substitution of a smaller rare-earth ion for the bigger one to simulate the pressure effects has surprisingly raised the superconducting transition temperature Tc to the record high 55 K in these materi...
1110.2600v3
2011-11-02
Structural quantum criticality and superconductivity in iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2
We investigated the elastic properties of the iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 with eight Co concentrations. The elastic constant C66 shows large elastic softening associated with the structural phase transition. The C66 was analyzed base on localized and itinerant pictures of Fe-3d electrons, which shows the...
1111.0366v1
2011-12-05
Pairing symmetries of several families of iron-based superconductors and some similarities with cuprates and heavy-fermions
We show that, by using unit-cell transformation between 1 Fe per unit cell to 2 Fe per unit cell, one can qualitatively understand the pairing symmetry of several families of iron-based superconductors. In iron-pnictides and iron-chalcogenides, the nodeless s+- pairing and the resulting magnetic resonance mode transfor...
1112.1004v1
2012-02-29
Muon Background Reduction in CLIC
We report on a study concerning the reduction of muon backgrounds in CLIC using magnetised iron.
1202.6628v1
2012-03-30
The role of different negatively charged layers in Ca10(Fe1-xPtxAs)10(Pt3+yAs8) and superconductivity at 30 K in electron-doped (Ca0.8La0.2)10(FeAs)10(Pt3As8)
The recently discovered compounds Ca10(Fe1-xPtxAs)10(Pt3+yAs8) exhibit superconductivity up to 38 K, and contain iron arsenide (FeAs) and platinum arsenide (Pt3+yAs8) layers separated by layers of Ca atoms. We show that high Tc's above 15 K only emerge if the iron-arsenide layers are at most free of platinum-substituti...
1203.6767v1
2012-04-11
Strong pairing at iron $3d_{xz,yz}$ orbitals in hole-doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$
Among numerous hypotheses, recently proposed to explain superconductivity in iron-based superconductors [1-9], many consider Fermi surface (FS) nesting [2, 4, 8, 10] and dimensionality [4, 9] as important contributors. Precise determination of the electronic spectrum and its modification by superconductivity, crucial f...
1204.2432v1
2012-06-01
Error estimates for binomial approximations of game put options
We construct algorithms via binomial approximations for computation of prices of game put options and obtain estimates of approximation errors.
1206.0153v2
2012-07-03
Suzaku Observation of Strong Fluorescent Iron Line Emission from the Young Stellar Object V1647 Ori during Its New X-ray Outburst
The Suzaku X-ray satellite observed the young stellar object V1647 Ori on 2008 October 8 during the new mass accretion outburst reported in August 2008. During the 87 ksec observation with a net exposure of 40 ks, V1647 Ori showed a high level of X-ray emission with a gradual decrease in flux by a factor of 5 and then ...
1207.0774v1
2012-07-18
MARS Star Density Results for Shielding Applications
Comparison of MARS 15.09 star density results in thick shielding to the star density distribution in iron and concrete rule-of-thumb expectations.
1207.4457v1
2012-07-24
From d-wave to s-wave pairing in the iron-pnictide superconductor (Ba,K)Fe2As2
The nature of the pairing state in iron-based superconductors is the subject of much debate. Here we argue that in one material, the stoichiometric iron pnictide KFe2As2, there is overwhelming evidence for a d-wave pairing state, characterized by symmetry-imposed vertical line nodes in the superconducting gap. This evi...
1207.5719v1
2012-07-27
The Gutzwiller Density Functional Theory
In this tutorial presentation, we give a comprehensive introduction into the Gutzwiller variational approach and its merger with the density functional theory. The merits of this method are illustrated by a discussion of results for two-band Hubbard models and realistic multi-band Hamiltonians for iron-pnictide systems...
1207.6456v1
2012-08-24
Conformity of spin fluctuations in alkali-metal iron selenide superconductors inferred from the observation of a magnetic resonant mode in K(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2)
Spin excitations stemming from the metallic phase of the ferrochalcogenide superconductor K(0.77)Fe(1.85)Se(2) (T_c=32 K) were mapped out in the ab plane by means of the time-of-flight neutron spectroscopy. We observed a magnetic resonant mode at Q_res=(1/2 1/4), whose energy and in-plane shape are almost identical to ...
1208.5033v1
2012-09-26
Overview on the physics and materials of the new superconductor KxFe2-ySe2
Since the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in iron pnictides in early 2008, many iron-based superconductors with different structures have been discovered, with the highest transition temperature to date being 57 K. By the end of 2010, another kind of new superconductor, the Fe-based chalcogenide K1-xFe2...
1209.5945v1
2012-10-05
Rapid Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Dextran-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Currently, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are the only nano-sized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents approved for clinical use, yet commercial manufacturing of these agents has been limited or discontinued. Though there is still widespread demand for these particles both for clinical use and research, ...
1210.1827v1
2013-02-19
Improper s-wave symmetry for the electronic pairing in iron-based superconductors by first-principles calculation
By means of space-group symmetry arguments, we argue that the electronic pairing in iron-based high temperature superconductors shows a structure which is a linear combination of planar s-wave and d-wave symmetry channels, both preserving the 3-dimensional A_1g irreducible representation of the corresponding crystal po...
1302.4748v2
2013-02-25
Highly Correlated Electron State and High-Temperature Superconductivity in Iron Pnictides
It is shown that the qualitative model of the high-temperature superconductivity suggested earlier for cuprates and doped picene and based on the idea that the valence electron state depends on the character of the chemical bonds they form and on the Coulomb interaction between the electrons is not only confirmed by th...
1302.6002v4
2013-03-27
Solubility of Iron in Metallic Hydrogen and Stability of Dense Cores in Giant Planets
The formation of the giant planets in our solar system, and likely a majority of giant exoplanets, is commonly explained by the accretion of nebular hydrogen and helium onto a large core of terrestrial-like composition. The fate of this core has important consequences for the evolution of the interior structure of the ...
1303.6743v1
2013-05-16
Pseudogap formation above the superconducting dome in iron-pnictides
The nature of the pseudogap in high transition temperature (high-Tc) superconducting cuprates has been a major issue in condensed matter physics. It is still unclear whether the high-Tc superconductivity can be universally associated with the pseudogap formation. Here we provide direct evidence of the existence of the ...
1305.3875v2
2013-09-13
Separation of antiferromagnetism and high-temperature superconductivity in Ca$_{1-x}$La$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ under pressure
We report the effect of applied pressures on magnetic and superconducting order in single crystals of the aliovalent La-doped iron pnictide material Ca$_{1-x}$La$_{x}$Fe$_{2}$As$_{2}$. Using electrical transport, elastic neutron scattering and resonant tunnel diode oscillator measurements on samples under both quasi-hy...
1309.3576v1
2013-12-27
Fe-vacancy order and superconductivity in PbO-type tetragonal β-Fe1-xSe
Several superconducting transition temperatures in the range of 30-40 K were reported in the recently discovered intercalated FeSe sytem (A1-xFe2-ySe2, A = K, Rb, Cs, Tl). Although the superconducting phases were not yet conclusively decided, more than one magnetic phase with particular orders of iron vacancy and/or po...
1312.7255v1