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2013-08-26
Constraints on the source of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using anisotropy vs chemical composition
The joint analysis of anisotropy signals and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays offers strong potential for shedding light on the sources of these particles. Following up on an earlier idea, this paper studies the anisotropies produced by protons of energy >E/Z, assuming that anisotropies at energy >...
1308.5699v2
2013-09-06
Probing the origin of the iron K_alpha line around stellar and supermassive black holes using X-ray polarimetry
Asymmetric, broad iron lines are a common feature in the X-ray spectra of both X-ray binaries (XRBs) and type-1 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). It was suggested that the distortion of the Fe K_alpha emission results from Doppler and relativistic effects affecting the radiative transfer close to the strong gravitational w...
1309.1684v1
2013-09-08
On Iron Monoxide Nanoparticles as a Carrier of the Mysterious 21 Micrometer Emission Feature in Post-Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
A prominent, mysterious emission feature peaking at ~20.1 micrometer --- historically known as the ``21 micrometer' feature --- is seen in over two dozen Galactic and Magellanic Cloud carbon-rich post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) stars. The nature of its carrier remains unknown since the first detection of the 21...
1309.1995v1
2013-09-09
Xenon Reacts with Iron at the Conditions of the Earth's Core
Studies of the Earth's atmosphere have shown that more than 90% of xenon (Xe) is depleted compared with its abundance in chondritic meteorites. This long-standing missing Xe paradox has become the subject of considerable interest and several models for a Xe reservoir have been proposed. Whether the missing Xe is hiding...
1309.2169v4
2013-09-24
Mineralogy, reflectance spectra, and physical properties of the Chelyabinsk LL5 chondrite, insight into shock induced changes in asteroid regoliths
The mineralogy and physical properties of Chelyabinsk meteorites (fall, February 15, 2013) are presented. Three types of meteorite material are present, described as the light-colored, dark-colored, and impact-melt lithologies. All are of LL5 composition with the impact-melt lithology being close to whole-rock melt and...
1309.6081v6
2013-10-14
Field-induced nematic-like magnetic transition in an iron pnictide superconductor, Ca$_{10}$(Pt$_{3}$As$_{8}$)((Fe$_{1-x}$Pt$_{x}$)$_{2}$As$_{2}$)$_{5}$
We report a high magnetic field study up to 55 T of the nearly optimally doped iron-pnictide superconductor Ca$_{10}$(Pt$_{3}$As$_{8}$) ((Fe$_{1-x}$Pt$_{x}$)$_{2}$As$_{2}$)$_{5}$ (x=0.078(6)) with a Tc 10 K using magnetic torque, tunnel diode oscillator technique and transport measurements. We determine the superconduc...
1310.3728v1
2013-10-14
High Pressure Effects on the Superconductivity in Rare-Earth Doped CaFe2As2
High-pressure superconductivity in a rare-earth doped Ca0.86Pr0.14Fe2As2 single crystalline sample has been studied up to 12 GPa and temperatures down to 11 K using designer diamond anvil cell under a quasi-hydrostatic pressure medium. The electrical resistance measurements were complemented by high pressure and low te...
1310.3842v2
2013-10-17
Coexistence of orbital degeneracy lifting and superconductivity in iron-based superconductors
In contrast to conventional superconducting (SC) materials, superconductivity in high-temperature superconductors (HTCs) usually emerges in the presence of other fluctuating orders with similar or higher energy scales, thus instigating debates over their relevance for the SC pairing mechanism. In iron-based superconduc...
1310.4601v3
2013-10-28
Metal-insulator transition and superconductivity in the two-orbital Hubbard-Holstein model for iron-based superconductors
We investigate a two-orbital model for iron-based superconductors to elucidate the effect of interplay between electron correlation and Jahn-Teller electron-phonon coupling by using the dynamical mean-field theory combined with the exact diagonalization method. When the intra- and inter-orbital Coulomb interactions, $U...
1310.7327v3
2013-10-29
A uniform metal distribution in the intergalactic medium of the Perseus cluster of galaxies
Most of the metals (elements heavier than helium) ever produced by stars in the member galaxies of galaxy clusters currently reside within the hot, X-ray emitting intra-cluster gas. Observations of X-ray line emission from this intergalactic medium have suggested a relatively small cluster-to-cluster scatter outside of...
1310.7948v1
2013-10-30
Close relationship between superconductivity and the bosonic mode in Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 and Na(Fe0.975Co0.025)As
Since the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in the iron pnictides and chalcogenides in early 2008, a central issue has been the microscopic origin of the superconducting pairing. Although previous experiments suggest that the pairing may be induced by exchanging the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations and...
1310.8160v1
2013-11-04
Variability of the High Velocity Outflow in the Quasar PDS 456
We present a comparison of two Suzaku X-ray observations of the nearby (z=0.184), luminous ($L_{bol} \sim 10^{47}$ erg s$^{-1}$) type I quasar, PDS456. A new 125ks Suzaku observation in 2011 caught the quasar during a period of low X-ray flux and with a hard X-ray spectrum, in contrast to a previous 190ks Suzaku observ...
1311.0734v1
2013-11-19
Suzaku View of the Neutron Star in the Dipping Source 4U 1822$-$37
The dipping X-ray source 4U 1822$-$37 was observed by Suzaku on 2006 Octrober 20 for a net exposure of 37 ks. The source was detected with the XIS at a 1-10 keV flux of 5.5$\times10^{-10}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$, and with the HXD (HXD-PIN) at a 10-50 keV flux of 8.9$\times10^{-10}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. With HXD-PIN,...
1311.4618v1
2013-11-19
Metal distributions out to 0.5 r180 in the intracluster medium of four galaxy groups observed with Suzaku
We studied the distributions of metal abundances and metal-mass-to-light ratios in the intracluster medium (ICM) of four galaxy groups, MKW 4, HCG 62, the NGC 1550 group, and the NGC 5044 group, out to 0.5 r180 observed with Suzaku. The Fe abundance decreases with radius, and about 0.2-0.4 solar beyond 0.1 r180. At a g...
1311.4636v1
2013-11-23
Fermi Surface and Band Structure of (Ca,La)FeAs2 Superconductor from Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
The (Ca,R)FeAs2 (R=La,Pr and etc.) superconductors with a signature of superconductivity transition above 40 K possess a new kind of block layers that consist of zig-zag As chains. In this paper, we report the electronic structure of the new (Ca,La)FeAs2 superconductor investigated by both band structure calculations a...
1311.6042v1
2013-12-10
Interfacial mode coupling as the origin of the enhancement of Tc in FeSe films on SrTiO3
Single unit cell films of iron selenide (1UC FeSe) grown on SrTiO3 (STO) substrates have recently shown superconducting energy gaps opening at temperatures close to the boiling point of liquid nitrogen (77 K), a record for iron-based superconductors. Towards understanding why Cooper pairs form at such high temperatures...
1312.2633v6
2013-12-17
Defect ordering and defect-domain wall interactions in PbTiO$_3$: A first-principles study
The properties of ferroelectric materials, such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), are heavily influenced by the interaction of defects with domain walls. These defects are either intrinsic, or are induced by the addition of dopants. We study here PbTiO$_3$ (the end member of a key family of solid solutions) in the pres...
1312.4701v1
2014-02-17
Near-substrate composition depth profile of direct current-plated and pulse-plated Fe-Ni alloys
Composition depth profiles of d.c.-plated and pulseplated Fe-Ni alloys have been investigated with the reverse depth profile analysis method. When d.c. plating is applied, the mole fraction of iron near the substrate is higher than during steadystate deposition since iron is preferentially deposited beside nickel and t...
1402.3943v1
2014-02-20
Ultrafast observation of critical nematic fluctuations and giant magnetoelastic coupling in iron pnictides
Many of the iron pnictides have strongly anisotropic normal-state characteristics, important for the exotic magnetic and superconducting behavior these materials exhibit. Yet, the origin of the observed anisotropy is unclear. Electronically driven nematicity has been suggested, but distinguishing this as an independent...
1402.4890v1
2014-02-21
The form and the origin of the orbital ordering in the electronic nematic phase of the Iron-based superconductors
We investigated the form of the orbital ordering in the electronic nematic phase of the Iron-based superconductors by applying a group theoretical analysis on a realistic five-band model. We find the orbital order can be either of the inter-orbital s-wave form or the intra-orbital d-wave form. From the comparison with ...
1402.5209v1
2014-02-24
Towards a novel laser-driven method of exotic nuclei extraction-acceleration for fundamental physics and technology
The measurement of properties of exotic nuclei, essential for fundamental nuclear physics, now confronts a formidable challenge for contemporary radiofrequency accelerator technology. A promising option can be found in the combination of state-of-the-art high-intensity short pulse laser system and nuclear measurement t...
1402.5729v1
2014-03-01
Sudden reversal in the pressure dependence of Tc in the iron-based superconductor CsFe2As2: A possible link between inelastic scattering and pairing symmetry
We report a sudden reversal in the pressure dependence of Tc in the iron-based superconductor CsFe2As2, similar to that discovered recently in KFe2As2 [Tafti et al., Nat. Phys. 9, 349 (2013)]. As in KFe2As2, we observe no change in the Hall coefficient at the zero temperature limit, again ruling out a Lifshitz transiti...
1403.0110v3
2014-03-05
Observation of a Robust Zero-energy Bound State in Iron-based Superconductor Fe(Te,Se)
A robust zero-energy bound state (ZBS) in a superconductor, such as a Majorana or Andreev bound state, is often a consequence of non-trivial topological or symmetry related properties, and can provide indispensable information about the superconducting state. Here we use scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy to de...
1403.1027v1
2014-03-10
A lithium-ion battery based on a graphene nanoflakes ink anode and a lithium iron phosphate cathode
Li-ion rechargeable batteries have enabled the wireless revolution transforming global communication. Future challenges, however, demands distributed energy supply at a level that is not feasible with the current energy-storage technology. New materials, capable of providing higher energy density are needed. Here we re...
1403.2161v1
2014-03-26
Realization of practical level current densities in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 tape conductors for high-field applications
122 type pnictide superconductors are of particular interest for high-field applications because of their large upper critical fields Hc2 (> 100 T), low Hc2 anisotropy r (< 2), and high thin-film critical current densities Jc (> 1 MA/cm2 at 4.2 K). Successful magnet applications require fabrication of polycrystalline s...
1403.6704v2
2014-04-15
Orbital phase resolved spectroscopy of GX 301-2 with MAXI
GX 301-2, a bright HMXB with an orbital period of 41.5 days, exhibits stable periodic orbital intensity modulations with a strong pre-periastron X-ray flare. Several models have been proposed to explain the accretion at different orbital phases, invoking accretion via stellar wind, equatorial disk, and accretion stream...
1404.3902v1
2014-05-01
The elemental composition of the Sun II. The iron group elements Sc to Ni
We redetermine the abundances of all iron group nuclei in the Sun, based on neutral and singly-ionised lines of Sc, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni in the solar spectrum. We employ a realistic 3D hydrodynamic model solar atmosphere, corrections for departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE), stringent line selecti...
1405.0287v2
2014-05-13
Intra-unit-cell nematic charge order in the titanium-oxypnictide family of superconductors
Understanding the role played by broken symmetry states such as charge, spin, and orbital orders in the mechanism of emergent properties such as high-temperature superconductivity (HTSC) is a major current topic in materials research. That the order may be within one unit cell, such as nematic, was only recently consid...
1405.3236v2
2014-05-30
Evolution of quasiparticle states with and without a Zn-impurity in doped 122 iron pnictides
Based on a minimal two-orbital model [Tai {\it et al.}, Europhys. Lett. \textbf{103}, 67001 (2013)], which captures the canonical electron-hole-doping phase diagram of the iron-pnictide BaFe$_{2}$As$_{2}$, we study the evolution of quasiparticle states as a function of doping using the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations wi...
1406.0027v1
2014-06-02
Superconductivity in titanium-based pnictide oxide compounds
Superconductivity in a novel class of layered materials, Ti-based pnictide oxides, was recently discovered. These compounds have attracted interest since they combine features of copper oxide and iron pnictide superconductors. Here the transition metal (titanium) forms two-dimensional Ti$_2$O layers (anti structure to ...
1406.0442v1
2014-06-02
The Distribution of Alpha Elements in Andromeda Dwarf Galaxies
We present alpha to iron abundance ratios for 226 individual red giant branch stars in nine dwarf galaxies of the Andromeda (M 31) satellite system. The abundances are measured from the combined signal of Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti lines in Keck/DEIMOS medium-resolution spectra. This constitutes the first large sample of alpha...
1406.0510v1
2014-07-11
Band-edge BCS-BEC crossover in a two-band superconductor: physical properties and detection parameters
Superconductivity in iron-based, magnesium diborides, and other novel superconducting materials has a strong multi-band and multi-gap character. Recent experiments support the possibillity for a BCS-BEC crossover induced by strong-coupling and proximity of the chemical potential to the band edge of one of the bands. He...
1407.3109v1
2014-07-25
Spectroscopic parameters for solar-type stars with moderate/high rotation. New parameters for 10 planet-hosts
Planetary studies demand precise and accurate stellar parameters as input to infer the planetary properties. Different methods often provide different results that could lead to biases in the planetary parameters. In this work, we present a refinement of the spectral synthesis technique designed to treat better more ra...
1407.6765v1
2014-08-14
Iron based superconductors: A brief overview
Fe-based superconductors were discovered in 2008. This discovery with T$_c$ values up to 56 K, generated a new belief in the field of superconductivity. Till its discovery, high temperature superconductivity in cuprates, created a prejudice that Cu-oxides are essential building blocks for a high temperature superconduc...
1408.3244v1
2014-08-21
The changing X-ray time lag in MCG-6-30-15
MCG-6-30-15 is one of the most observed Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxies in the X-ray band. In this paper we examine the X-ray time lags in this source using a total of 600 ks in observations (440 ks exposure) taken with the XMM-Newton telescope (300 ks in 2001 and 300 ks in 2013). Both the old and new observations show ...
1408.5051v1
2014-09-01
Chemical Evolution on the Scale of Clusters of Galaxies: A Conundrum?
The metal content of clusters of galaxies and its relation to their stellar content is revisited making use of a cluster sample for which all four basic parameters are homogeneously measured within consistent radii, namely core-excised mass-weighted metallicity plus total, stellar and ICM masses. For clusters of total ...
1409.0307v1
2014-09-05
Ceci n'est pas a globular cluster: the metallicity distribution of the stellar system Terzan 5
We present new determinations of the iron abundance for 220 stars belonging to the stellar system Terzan 5 in the Galactic bulge. The spectra have been acquired with FLAMES at the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory and DEIMOS at the Keck II Telescope. This is by far the largest spectroscopic samp...
1409.1682v1
2014-09-15
Do cluster properties affect the quenching rate?
The quenching rate is known to depend on galaxy stellar mass and environment, however, possible dependences on the hosting halo properties, such as mass, richness, and dynamical status, are still debated. The determination of these dependences is hampered by systematics, induced by noisy estimates of cluster mass or by...
1409.4416v1
2014-09-23
Structural and Magnetic Phase Diagram of CrAs and its Relationship with Pressure-induced Superconductivity
Most unconventional superconductors, including cuprates and iron-based superconductors, are derived from chemical doping or application of pressure on their collinearly magnetic-ordered parent compounds[1-5]. The recently discovered pressure-induced superconductor CrAs, as a rare example of a non-collinear helimagnetic...
1409.6615v3
2014-09-29
Disk emission and absorption lines in LMXB. Note on the physical conditions of an absorbing material
We show that the continuum X-ray spectrum of 4U 1630-472 with iron absorption lines can be satisfactorily modeled by the spectrum from an accretion disk atmosphere. We performed full radiative transfer calculations using our code ATM21 to model the emission from an accretion disk surface that is seen at different viewi...
1409.8052v1
2014-11-03
Discovery of a ~2 hr high frequency X-ray QPO and iron K alpha reverberation in the active galaxy MS 2254.9-3712
We report the discovery of a $\sim 1.5 \times 10^{-4}$ Hz ($\sim 2$ hr) X-ray quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in the active galaxy MS 2254.9-3712, using a $\sim 70$ ks XMM-Newton observation. The QPO is significantly detected ($\sim 3.3 \sigma$) in the $1.2 - 5.0$ keV band only, connecting its origin with the primary ...
1411.0684v2
2014-11-06
Ising-nematic order in the bilinear-biquadratic model for the iron pnictides
Motivated by the recent inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measurements in the iron pnictides which show a strong anisotropy of spin excitations in directions perpendicular and parallel to the ordering wave-vector even above the magnetic transition temperature $T_N$, we study the frustrated Heisenberg model with a biqu...
1411.1462v2
2014-11-07
Phase-resolved spectroscopy of low frequency quasi-periodic oscillations in GRS 1915+105
X-ray radiation from black hole binary (BHB) systems regularly displays quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs). In principle, a number of suggested physical mechanisms can reproduce their power spectral properties, thus more powerful diagnostics which preserve phase are required to discern between different models. In this...
1411.1967v1
2014-11-19
The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110: hard X-ray emission observed by NuSTAR and variability of the iron K$α$ line
We present NuSTAR observations of the bright Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110 obtained in 2012, when the source was at the highest flux level ever observed, and in 2013, when the source was at a more typical flux level. We include archival observations from other X-ray satellites, namely XMM-Newton, Suzaku, BeppoSAX, Chandra ...
1411.5151v1
2014-11-20
The Role of the Magnetorotational Instability in Massive Stars
The magnetorotational instability (MRI) is key physics in accretion disks and is widely considered to play some role in massive-star core collapse. Models of rotating massive stars naturally develop very strong shear at composition boundaries, a necessary condition for MRI instability, and the MRI is subject to triply-...
1411.5714v1
2014-12-05
A NuSTAR observation of the fast symbiotic nova V745 Sco in outburst
The fast recurrent nova V745 Sco was observed in the 3-79 keV X-rays band with NuSTAR 10 days after the optical discovery. The measured X-ray emission is consistent with a collisionally ionized optically thin plasma at temperature of about 2.7 keV. A prominent iron line observed at 6.7 keV does not require enhanced iro...
1412.2088v2
2014-12-09
The final fate of stars that ignite neon and oxygen off-center: electron capture or iron core-collapse supernova?
In the ONeMg cores of $8.8-9.5~{\rm M}_\odot$ stars, neon and oxygen burning is ignited off-center. Whether the neon-oxygen flame propagates to the center is critical to determine whether these stars undergo Fe core collapse or electron capture induced ONeMg core collapse. We present more details of stars that ignite n...
1412.2878v2
2014-12-15
Synthesis, Structural, and Transport Properties of Cr-doped BaTi_2As_2O
The interplay between unconventional superconductivity and the ordering of charge/spin density wave is one of the most vital issues in both condensed matter physics and material science. The Ti-based compound BaTi_2As_2O, which can be seen as the parent phase of superconducting BaTi_2Sb_2O, has a layered structure with...
1412.4469v1
2014-12-16
Characterization of 3 mm Glass Electrodes and Development of RPC Detectors for $INO-ICAL$ Experiment
India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a multi-institutional facility, planned to be built up in South India. The INO facility will host a 51 kton magnetized Iron CALorimeter (ICAL) detector to study atmospheric muon neutrinos. Iron plates have been chosen as the target material whereas Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC...
1412.4998v1
2014-12-16
Thermally Induced Chemistry of Meteoritic Complex Organic Molecules: A New Heat-Diffusion Model for the Atmospheric Entry of Meteorites
Research over the past four decades has shown a rich variety of complex organic molecular content in some meteorites. This current study is an attempt to gain a better insight into the thermal conditions experienced by these molecules inside meteorites during atmospheric entry. In particular, we wish to understand poss...
1412.5134v3
2014-12-19
Universal V-shaped temperature-pressure phase diagram in the iron-based superconductors KFe2As2, RbFe2As2, and CsFe2As2
We report a sudden reversal in the pressure dependence of Tc in the iron-based superconductor RbFe2As2, at a critical pressure Pc = 11 kbar. Combined with our prior results on KFe2As2 and CsFe2As2, we find a universal V-shaped phase diagram for Tc vs P in these fully hole-doped 122 materials, when measured relative to ...
1412.6196v2
2014-12-19
Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of electronic excitations in insulating K$_{0.83}$Fe$_{1.53}$Se$_2$
We report an Fe $K$-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) study of K$_{0.83}$Fe$_{1.53}$Se$_2$. This material is an insulator, unlike many parent compounds of iron-based superconductors. We found a sharp excitation around 1 eV, which is resonantly enhanced when the incident photon energy is tuned near the pre...
1412.6429v2
2014-12-22
Inverse magneto-refraction as a mechanism for laser modification of spin-spin exchange parameters and subsequent terahertz emission from iron oxides
Ultrafast non-thermal manipulation of magnetization by light relies on either indirect coupling of the electric field component of the light with spins via spin-orbit interaction or direct coupling between the magnetic field component and spins. Here we propose a novel scenario for coupling between the electric field o...
1412.7094v1
2014-12-24
Tests of the nuclear equation of state and superfluid and superconducting gaps using the Cassiopeia A neutron star
The observed rapid cooling of the Cassiopeia A neutron star can be interpreted as being caused by neutron and proton transitions from normal to superfluid and superconducting states in the stellar core. Here we present two new Chandra ACIS-S Graded observations of this neutron star and measurements of the neutron star ...
1412.7759v2
2015-01-07
Detoxification of superoxide without production of H2O2: antioxidant activity of superoxide reductase complexed with ferrocyanide
The superoxide radical O(2)(-.) is a toxic by-product of oxygen metabolism. Two O(2)(-.) detoxifying enzymes have been described so far, superoxide dismutase and superoxide reductase (SOR), both forming H2O2 as a reaction product. Recently, the SOR active site, a ferrous iron in a [Fe(2+) (N-His)(4) (S-Cys)] pentacoord...
1501.01439v1
2015-01-12
X-ray Probes of Black Hole Accretion Disks for Testing the No-Hair Theorem
The spins of a number of supermassive and stellar-mass black holes have been measured based on detections of thermal continuum emission and relativistically broadened iron lines in their x-ray spectra. Likewise, quasiperiodic variability has been observed in several sources. Such measurements commonly make the assumpti...
1501.02815v1
2015-01-22
Mathematical analysis of the $PO_4$-$DOP$-$Fe$ marine ecosystem model driven by 3-D ocean transport
Marine ecosystem models are developed to understand and simulate the biogeochemical processes involved in marine ecosystems. Parekh, Follows and Boyle introduced the $PO_4$-$DOP$-$Fe$ model of the coupled phosphorus and iron cycles in 2005. Especially the part describing the phosphorus cycle ($PO_4$-$DOP$ model) is oft...
1501.05428v1
2015-01-26
Origin of the non-monotonic variance of Tc in the 1111 iron based superconductors with isovalent doping
Motivated by recent experimental investigations of the isovalent doping iron-based superconductors LaFe(AsxP1-x)O1-yFy and NdFe(AsxP1-x)O1-yFy we theoretically study the correlation between the local lattice structure, the Fermi surface, the spin fluctuation-mediated superconductivity, and the composition ratio. In the...
1501.06303v1
2015-03-03
Tunable room-temperature ferromagnet using an iron-oxide and graphene oxide nanocomposite
Magnetic materials have found wide application ranging from electronics and memories to medicine. Essential to these advances is the control of the magnetic order. To date, most room-temperature applications have a fixed magnetic moment whose orientation is manipulated for functionality. Here we demonstrate an iron-oxi...
1503.00960v1
2015-03-03
Dark Matter Balls Help Supernovae to Explode
As a solution to the well-known problem that the shock wave potentially responsible for the explosion of a supernova actually tends to stall, we propose a new energy source arising from our model for dark matter. Our earlier model proposed that dark matter should consist of cm-large white dwarf-like objects kept togeth...
1503.01089v2
2015-03-05
Distinctive momentum dependence of the band reconstruction in the nematic state of FeSe thin film
Nematic state, where the system is translationally invariant but breaks the rotational symmetry, has drawn great attentions recently due to experimental observations of such a state in both cuprates and iron-based superconductors. The mechanism of nematicity that is likely tied to the pairing mechanism of high-Tc, howe...
1503.01556v1
2015-03-09
Determination of the spectroscopic stellar parameters for 257 field giant stars
The study of stellar parameters of planet-hosting stars, such as metallicity and chemical abundances, help us to understand the theory of planet formation and stellar evolution. Here, we present a catalogue of accurate stellar atmospheric parameters and iron abundances for a sample of 257 K and G field evolved stars th...
1503.02556v1
2015-03-10
Detailed Abundances of 15 Stars in the Metal-Poor Globular Cluster NGC 4833
We have observed 15 red giant stars in the relatively massive, metal-poor globular cluster NGC 4833 using the Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle spectrograph at Magellan. We calculate stellar parameters for each star and perform a standard abundance analysis to derive abundances of 43 species of 39 elements, including 20...
1503.03079v2
2015-03-11
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth of Superconducting LiFeAs Film on SrTiO3(001) Substrate
The stoichiometric "111" iron-based superconductor, LiFeAs, has attacted great research interest in recent years. For the first time, we have successfully grown LiFeAs thin film by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on SrTiO3(001) substrate, and studied the interfacial growth behavior by reflection high energy electron diffr...
1503.03216v1
2015-03-11
Simulations Study of Muon Response in the Peripheral Regions of the Iron Calorimeter Detector at the India-based Neutrino Observatory
The magnetized Iron CALorimeter detector (ICAL) which is proposed to be built in the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) laboratory, aims to study atmospheric neutrino oscillations primarily through charged current interactions of muon neutrinos and anti-neutrinos with the detector. The response of muons and charge ...
1503.03369v1
2015-03-16
Spectral properties of the soft excess pulsar RX J0059.2-7138 during its 2013 outburst
We report on an X-ray observation of the Be X-ray Binary Pulsar RX J0059.2-7138, performed by XMM-Newton in March 2014. The 19 ks long observation was carried out about three months after the discovery of the latest outburst from this Small Magellanic Cloud transient, when the source luminosity was Lx ~ 10$^{38}$ erg/s...
1503.04574v1
2015-03-20
Relative Abundance Measurements in Plumes and Interplumes
We present measurements of relative elemental abundances in plumes and interplumes. Plumes are bright, narrow structures in coronal holes that extend along open magnetic field lines far out into the corona. Previous work has found that in some coronal structures the abundances of elements with a low first ionization po...
1503.06044v1
2015-04-01
The Case for a Hot Archean Climate and its Implications to the History of the Biosphere
The case for a much warmer climate on the early Earth than now is presented. The oxygen isotope record in sedimentary chert and the compelling case for a near constant isotopic oxygen composition of seawater over geologic time support thermophilic surface temperatures prevailing in the Archean, with some support for ho...
1504.00401v1
2015-05-05
Direct evidence for the emergence of a pressure induced nodal superconducting gap in the iron-based superconductor Ba_0.65Rb_0.35Fe_2As_2
Identifying the superconducting (SC) gap structure of the iron-based high-temperature superconductors (Fe-HTS's) remains a key issue for the understanding of superconductivity in these materials. In contrast to other unconventional superconductors, in the Fe-HTS's both $d$-wave and extended s-wave pairing symmetries ar...
1505.01223v1
2015-05-08
Magnetic spin moment reduction in photoexcited ferromagnets through exchange interaction quenching: Beyond the rigid band approximation
The exchange interaction among electrons is one of the most fundamental quantum mechanical interactions in nature and underlies any magnetic phenomena from ferromagnetic ordering to magnetic storage. The current technology is built upon a thermal or magnetic field, but a frontier is emerging to directly control magneti...
1505.01904v1
2015-05-23
Common Electronic Origin of Superconductivity in (Li,Fe)OHFeSe Bulk Superconductor and Single-Layer FeSe/SrTiO3 Films
The mechanism of high temperature superconductivity in the iron-based superconductors remains an outstanding issue in condensed matter physics. The electronic structure, in particular the Fermi surface topology, is considered to play an essential role in dictating the superconductivity. Recent revelation of distinct el...
1505.06361v1
2015-05-29
Impact of oxygen doping and oxidation state of iron on the electronic and magnetic properties of BaFeO$_{3-δ}
We studied structural, electronic and magnetic properties of a cubic perovskite BaFeO$_{3-\delta}$ ($0 \le \delta \le 0.5$) within the density functional theory using a generalized gradient approximation and a GGA+U method. According to our calculations, BaFeO$_3$ in its stoichiometric cubic structure should be half-me...
1505.07942v1
2015-06-04
Weak and strong electronic correlations in Fe superconductors
In this chapter the strength of electronic correlations in the normal phase of Fe-superconductors is discussed. It will be shown that the agreement between a wealth of experiments and DFT+DMFT or similar approaches supports a scenario in which strongly-correlated and weakly-correlated electrons coexist in the conductio...
1506.01678v1
2015-06-15
Simultaneous spectral and reverberation modelling of relativistic reflection in Mrk 335
We present an X-ray spectral and timing model to investigate the broad and variable iron line seen in the high flux state of Mrk 335. The model consists of a variable X-ray source positioned along the rotation axis of the black hole that illuminates the accretion disc producing a back-scattered, ionized reflection spec...
1506.04524v1
2015-07-07
The NuSTAR X-ray spectrum of the low-luminosity AGN in NGC 7213
We present an analysis of the 3-79 keV NuSTAR spectrum of the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus NGC 7213. In agreement with past observations, we find a lower limit to the high-energy cut-off of Ec > 140 keV, no evidence for a Compton-reflected continuum, and the presence of an iron Kalpha complex, possibly produc...
1507.01775v1
2015-07-09
The phase diagrams of iron-based superconductors: theory and experiments
Phase diagrams play a primary role in the understanding of materials properties. For iron-based superconductors (Fe-SC), the correct definition of their phase diagrams is crucial because of the close interplay between their crystallo-chemical and magnetic properties, on one side, and the possible coexistence of magneti...
1507.02406v1
2015-07-09
Stability of Two-Dimensional Iron-Carbides Suspended across Graphene Pores: First-principles Particle Swarm Optimization
Inspired by recent experimental realizations of two-dimensional (2D) metals and alloys, we theoretically investigate the stability and electronic properties of monolayer (ML) Fe-C compounds and pure Fe. According to our and others theoretical results, the experiment [Science 343, 1228 (2014)] proposed ML pure Fe square...
1507.02418v2
2015-07-09
Chemical Abundances in the PN Wray16-423 in the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: Constraining the Dust Composition
We performed a detailed analysis of elemental abundances, dust features, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the C-rich planetary nebula (PN) Wray16-423 in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy, based on a unique dataset taken from the Subaru/HDS, MPG/ESO FEROS, HST/WFPC2, and Spitzer/IRS. We performed the...
1507.02667v1
2015-08-07
Correlation-enhanced odd-parity inter-orbital singlet pairing in the iron-pnictide superconductor LiFeAs
The rich variety of iron-based superconductors and their complex electronic structure lead to a wide range of possibilities for gap symmetry and pairing components. Here we solve in the 2-Fe Brillouin zone the full frequency-dependent linearized Eliashberg equations for LiFeAs with spin-fluctuation mediated pairing int...
1508.01789v4
2015-08-21
Computational searches for iron oxides at high pressures
We have used density-functional-theory methods and the ab initio random structure searching (AIRSS) approach to predict stable structures and stoichiometries of mixtures of iron and oxygen at high pressures. Searching was performed for 12 different stoichiometries at pressures of 100, 350 and 500 GPa, which involved re...
1508.05247v1
2015-09-03
The Gaia-ESO Survey: chemical signatures of rocky accretion in a young solar-type star
It is well known that newly formed planetary systems undergo processes of orbital reconfiguration and planetary migration. As a result, planets or protoplanetary objects may accrete onto the central star, being fused and mixed into its external layers. If the accreted mass is sufficiently high and the star has a suffic...
1509.00933v2
2015-09-05
Two-Dimensional Oxide Topological Insulator With Iron-Pnictide Superconductor LiFeAs Structure
By using first-principles calculations, we propose that ZrSiO can be looked as a three-dimensional (3D) oxide weak topological insulator (TI) and its single layer is a long-sought-after 2D oxide TI with a band gap up to 30 meV. Calculated phonon spectrum of the single layer ZrSiO indicates it is dynamically stable and ...
1509.01686v2
2015-09-11
New opacity measurement principle for LMJ-PETAL laser facility
Stellar seismology reveals some interior properties of thousands of solar-type stars but the solar seismic sound speed stays puzzling since a decade as it disagrees with the Standard Solar Model (SSM) prediction. One of the explanations of this disagreement may be found in the treatment of the transport of radiation fr...
1509.03563v1
2015-09-17
Local Radiation Hydrodynamic Simulations of Massive Star Envelopes at the Iron Opacity Peak
We perform three dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations of the structure and dynamics of radiation dominated envelopes of massive stars at the location of the iron opacity peak. One dimensional hydrostatic calculations predict an unstable density inversion at this location, whereas our simulations reveal a comp...
1509.05417v1
2015-09-18
Origin of the spectral upturn in the cosmic-ray C/Fe and O/Fe ratios
The observed spectrum of Galactic cosmic rays has several exciting features such as the rise in the positron fraction above ~10 GeV of energy and the spectral hardening of protons and helium at ~300 GeV/nucleon of energy. The ATIC-2 experiment has recently reported an unexpected spectral upturn in the elemental ratios ...
1509.05774v1
2015-09-23
Anisotropic hyperfine interactions in FeP studied by 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy and 31P NMR
We report results of 57Fe Mossbauer and 31P NMR studies of a phosphide FeP powder sample performed in a wide temperature range including the point (TN ~ 120 K) of magnetic phase transitions. The 57Fe Mossbauer spectra at low temperatures T < TN consist of very diffuse Zeeman pattern with line broadenings and sizeable s...
1509.06953v2
2015-09-23
The 1999aa-like Type Ia Supernova iPTF14bdn in the Ultraviolet and Optical
We present ultraviolet (UV) and optical photometry and spectra of the 1999aa-like supernova (SN) iPTF14bdn. The UV data were observed using the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) and constitute the first UV spectral series of a 1999aa-like SN. From the photometry we measure $\Delta m_{15}({\it B})\,=\,0.84 \pm0...
1509.07129v1
2015-11-11
Discovery of Extremely Broad Balmer Absorption Lines in SDSS J152350.42+391405.2
We present the discovery of Balmer line absorption from H$\alpha$ to H$\gamma$ in an iron low-ionization broad absorption line (FeLoBAL) quasar SDSS J152350.42+391405.2 (hereafter J1523), by the quasi-simultaneous optical and near-infrared spectroscopy. The Balmer line absorption is at $z_{absor}$ = 0.6039 +/-0.0021 an...
1511.03422v1
2015-12-17
The Fe/Ni ratio in ionized nebulae: clues on dust depletion patterns
We perform a homogeneous analysis of the Fe/Ni abundance ratio in eight Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) and three Galactic H II regions that include the Orion nebula, where we study four nebular zones and one shocked region. We use [Fe ii], [Fe iii], and [Ni iii] lines, and ionization correction factors (ICFs) that ac...
1512.05664v1
2015-12-18
Expansion of the tetragonal magnetic phase with pressure in the iron-arsenide superconductor Ba{1-x}KxFe2As2
In the temperature-concentration phase diagram of most iron-based superconductors, antiferromagnetic order is gradually suppressed to zero at a critical point, and a dome of superconductivity forms around that point. The nature of the magnetic phase and its fluctuations is of fundamental importance for elucidating the ...
1512.05912v1
2015-12-22
Dome-shaped magnetic order competing with high-temperature superconductivity at high pressures in FeSe
The coexistence and competition between superconductivity and electronic orders, such as spin or charge density waves, have been a central issue in high transition-temperature (${T_{\rm c}}$) superconductors. Unlike other iron-based superconductors, FeSe exhibits nematic ordering without magnetism whose relationship wi...
1512.06951v1
2015-12-27
Two types of superconducting domes in unconventional superconductors
Uncovering the origin of unconventional superconductivity is often plagued by the overwhelming material diversity with varying normal and superconducting (SC) properties. In this article, we deliver a comprehensive study of the SC properties and phase diagrams using multiple tunings (such as disorder, pressure or magne...
1512.08186v2
2016-01-04
An Intermediate Type Ia Supernova Between Normal And Super-Chandrasekhar
In this paper, we report observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova iPTF13asv (a.k.a., SN2013cv) from the onset of the explosion to months after its peak. The early-phase spectra of iPTF13asv show absence of iron absorption, indicating that synthesized iron elements are confined to low-velocity regions of the ejecta,...
1601.00686v2
2016-01-21
The temperature and chronology of heavy-element synthesis in low-mass stars
Roughly half of the heavy elements (atomic mass greater than that of iron) are believed to be synthesized in the late evolutionary stages of stars with masses between 0.8 and 8 solar masses. Deep inside the star, nuclei (mainly iron) capture neutrons and progressively build up (through the slow-neutron-capture process,...
1601.05640v1
2016-01-21
Detailed magnetic and structural analysis mapping a robust magnetic C4 dome in Sr1-xNaxFe2As2
The recently discovered $C_4$ tetragonal magnetic phase in hole-doped members of the iron-based superconductors provides new insights into the origin of unconventional superconductivity. Previously observed in Ba$_{1-x}A_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$ (with $A =$ K, Na), the $C_4$ magnetic phase exists within the well studied $C_2$ sp...
1601.05693v1
2016-02-11
Doping evolution of the superconducting gap structure in the underdoped iron arsenide Ba1-xKxFe2As2 revealed by thermal conductivity
The thermal conductivity kappa of the iron-arsenide superconductor Ba1-xKxFe2As2 was measured for heat currents parallel and perpendicular to the tetragonal c axis at temperatures down to 50 mK and in magnetic fields up to 15 T. Measurements were performed on samples with compositions ranging from optimal doping (x = 0...
1602.03914v1
2016-03-03
Fe dopant in ZnO: 2+ vs 3+ valency and ion-carrier s,p-d exchange interaction
Dopants of transition metal ions in II-VI semiconductors exhibit native 2+ valency. Despite this, 3+ or mixed 3+/2+ valency of iron ions in ZnO was reported previously. Several contradictory mechanisms have been put forward for explanation of this fact so far. Here, we analyze Fe valency in ZnO by complementary theoret...
1603.01123v2
2016-03-05
Development and characterization of single gap glass RPC
India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) facility is going to have a 50 kton magnetized Iron CALorimeter (ICAL) detector for precision measurements of neutrino oscillations using atmospheric neutrinos. The proposed ICAL detector will be a stack of magnetized iron plates (acting as target material) interleaved with glass ...
1603.01719v5
2016-03-09
Suppression of spin-exciton state in hole overdoped iron-based superconductors
The mechanism of Cooper pair formation in iron-based superconductors remains a controversial topic. The main question is whether spin or orbital fluctuations are responsible for the pairing mechanism. To solve this problem, a crucial clue can be obtained by examining the remarkable enhancement of magnetic neutron scatt...
1603.02762v1
2016-03-17
The origin of the $α$-enhancement of massive galaxies
We study the origin of the stellar $\alpha$-element-to-iron abundance ratio, $[\alpha/\mathrm{Fe}]_{\ast}$, of present-day central galaxies, using cosmological, hydrodynamical simulations from the Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments (EAGLE) project. For galaxies with stellar masses of $M_{\ast} > ...
1603.05653v3