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2012-08-11
Suppression of backward scattering of Dirac fermions in iron pnictides Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$As)$_2$
We report electronic transport of Dirac cones when Fe is replaced by Ru, which has an isoelectronic electron configuration to Fe, using single crystals of Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$As)$_2$. The electronic transport of parabolic bands is shown to be suppressed by scattering due to the crystal lattice distortion and the impurit...
1208.2328v2
2012-08-13
Specific Heat Discontinuity DeltaC vs Tc in Annealed Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2
The low temperature specific heat of annealed single crystal samples of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 with compositions spanning the entire superconducting phase diagram was measured. Effort was made to discover the best annealing schedule to maximize Tc and minimize transition width in these samples. Values of deltaC/Tc normalized...
1208.2492v1
2012-08-16
Filamentary superconductivity across the phase diagram of Ba(Fe,Co)$_2$As$_2$
We show magnetotransport results on Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ ($0.0 \leq x \leq 0.13$) single crystals. We identify the low temperature resistance step at 23 K in the parent compound with the onset of filamentary superconductivity (FLSC), which is suppressed by an applied magnetic field in a similar manner to the ...
1208.3352v1
2012-08-17
Anisotropic resistivity of Na$_{1-δ}$Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$As
Temperature-dependent resistivity is studied in single crystals of iron-arsenide superconductor Na$_{1-\delta}$Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$As for electrical current directions along, $\rho_a (T)$, and transverse, $\rho_c (T)$, to the Fe-As layers. Doping with Co increases stability of this compound to reaction with the environment...
1208.3646v1
2012-08-21
Contrast of LiFeAs with isostructural, isoelectronic, and non-superconducting MgFeGe
Stoichiometric LiFeAs at ambient pressure is an 18 K superconductor while isoelectronic MgFeGe is not, despite their extremely similar electronic structures. To investigate possible sources of this distinctively different superconducting behavior, we quantify the differences using first principles density functional th...
1208.4180v2
2012-08-22
Chandra grating spectroscopy of three hot white dwarfs
High-resolution soft X-ray spectroscopic observations of single hot white dwarfs are scarce. With the Chandra Low-Energy Transmission Grating, we have observed two white dwarfs, one is of spectral type DA (LB 1919) and the other is a non-DA of spectral type PG1159 (PG 1520+525). The spectra of both stars are analyzed, ...
1208.4478v1
2012-08-24
Superconductivity Appears in the Vicinity of an Insulating-Like Behavior in CeO$_{1-x}$F$_{x}$BiS$_{2}$
Resistive and magnetization properties have been measured in BiS$_2$-based samples CeO$_{1-x}$F$_{x}$BiS$_{2}$ with a systematic substitution of O with F (0 $<$ x $<$ 0.6). In contrast to the band structure calculations, it is found that the parent phase of CeOBiS$_2$ is a bad metal, instead of an band insulator. By do...
1208.5000v1
2012-08-25
Glassy Transition in the Vortex Lattice of Ba(Fe0.93Rh0.07)2As2 superconductor, probed by NMR and ac-susceptibility
By using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and ac-susceptibility, the characteristic correlation times for the vortex dynamics, in an iron-based superconductor, have been derived. Upon cooling, the vortex dynamics displays a crossover consistent with a vortex glass transition. The correlation times, in the fast motions regime...
1208.5142v4
2012-08-28
Alternative route to charge density wave formation in multiband systems
Charge and spin density waves, periodic modulations of the electron and magnetization densities, respectively, are among the most abundant and non-trivial low-temperature ordered phases in condensed matter. The ordering direction is widely believed to result from the Fermi surface topology. However, several recent stud...
1208.5701v2
2012-08-31
Comparison of Gamow-Teller strengths in the random phase approximation
The Gamow-Teller response is astrophysically important for a number of nuclides, particularly around iron. The random phase approximation (RPA) is an efficient way to generate strength distributions. In order to better understand both theoretical systematics and uncertainties, we compare the Gamow-Teller strength distr...
1208.6538v2
2012-09-03
Growth and characterization of n-type electron-induced ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As
We show that by introducing isoelectronic iron (Fe) magnetic impurities and Beryllium (Be) double-donor atoms into InAs, it is possible to grow a n-type ferromagnetic semiconductor (FMS) with the ability to control ferromagnetism by both Fe and independent carrier doping by low-temperature molecular-beam epitaxy. We de...
1209.0250v1
2012-09-05
A 57Fe Mössbauer Study Of Local Structure And Spin Arrangements In Antiferromagnetic NaFeAs
Detailed 57Fe M\"ossbauer spectroscopy measurements on superconducting NaFeAs powder crystals have been performed. The 57Fe spectra recorded in the paramagnetic temperature range (T > TN \approx 46 +/- 2 K) were discussed supposing Fe2+ ions are located in distorted tetrahedral (FeAs4) polyhedra. Our results reveal tha...
1209.0924v2
2012-09-05
High resolution reddening map in the direction of the stellar system Terzan 5
We have used optical images acquired with the Hubble Space Telescope to construct the first high-resolution extinction map in the direction of Terzan 5, a peculiar stellar system in the inner bulge of our Galaxy. The map has a spatial resolution of 8" X 8", over a total FoV of 200" X 200". The absorption clouds show a ...
1209.0990v1
2012-09-10
The reawakening of the sleeping X-ray pulsar XTE J1946+274
We report on a series of outbursts of the high mass X-ray binary XTE J1946+274 in 2010/2011 as observed with INTEGRAL, RXTE, and Swift. We discuss possible mechanisms resulting in the extraordinary outburst behavior of this source. The X-ray spectra can be described by standard phenomenological models, enhanced by an a...
1209.1918v1
2012-09-11
The stratified evolution of a cool star
A low mass star usually experiences stratification and abundance anomalies during its evolution. A 0.95 solar mass star with a metallicity Z = 0.004 is followed from the main-sequence to the Horizontal Branch (HB). On the main-sequence the larger effects of stratification may come from accretion as was suggested in rel...
1209.2403v1
2012-09-18
Impurity states in multiband s-wave superconductors: analysis of iron pnictides
We examine the effect of a single, non-magnetic impurity in a multiband, extended s-wave superconductor allowing for anisotropy of the gaps on the Fermi surfaces. We derive analytic expressions for the Green's functions in the continuum and analyse the conditions for the existence of sharp impurity-induced resonant sta...
1209.3835v2
2012-09-21
Engineering Study of Sector Magnet for the Daedalus Experiment
The Daedalus experiment seeks to evaluate neutrino scattering effects that go beyond the standard model. Modular accelerators are employed to produce 800 MeV proton beams at the megawatt power level directed toward a target, producing neutrinos. The Superconducting Ring Cyclotron (SRC) consists of identical sectors (cu...
1209.4886v1
2012-09-25
Study of The Abundance Patterns in The Metal-Poor Stellar Stream
The chemical abundances of the metal-poor stars in the stellar stream provide important information for setting constraints on models of neutron-capture processes. The study of these stars could give us a better understanding of r-process nucleosynthesis and chemical composition of the early Galaxy. Using the updated m...
1209.5505v1
2012-09-25
Structural phase transition below 250 K in superconducting K$_{0.75}$Fe$_{1.75}$Se$_{2}$
Vibrational properties of iron-chalcogenide superconductor K$_{0.75}$Fe$_{1.75}$Se$_{2}$ with $T_{c}\sim$ 30 K have been measured by Raman and optical spectroscopies over temperature range of 3-300 K. Sample undergoes \textit{I4/m} $\to $ \textit{I4} structural phase transition accompanied by loss of inversion symmetry...
1209.5718v1
2012-10-02
Graphene as a reversible spin manipulator of molecular magnets
One of the primary objectives in molecular nano-spintronics is to manipulate the spin states of organic molecules with a d-electron center, by suitable external means. In this letter, we demonstrate by first principles density functional calculations, as well as second order perturbation thoery, that a strain induced c...
1210.0666v1
2012-10-03
Atomically Controlled Epitaxial Growth of Single-Crystalline Germanium Films on a Metallic Silicide
We demonstrate high-quality epitaxial germanium (Ge) films on a metallic silicide, Fe3Si, grown directly on a Ge(111) substrate. Using molecular beam epitaxy techniques, we can obtain an artificially controlled arrangement of silicon (Si) or iron (Fe) atoms at the surface on Fe3Si(111). The Si-terminated Fe3Si(111) sur...
1210.1027v1
2012-10-05
Thermodynamics of Ising Spins on the Star Lattice
There is a new class of two-dimensional magnetic materials polymeric iron (III) acetate fabricated recently in which Fe ions form a star lattice. We study the thermodynamics of Ising spins on the star lattice with exact analytic method and Monte Carlo simulations. Mapping the star lattice to the honeycomb lattice, we o...
1210.1675v1
2012-10-08
Microwave absorption study of pinning regimes in $\bf Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)_2As_2$ single crystals
Magnetic field dependent modulated microwave absorption (MMWA) measurements have been carried out to investigate vortex pinning effects in single crystals of the iron-based high-Tc superconductor Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)_2As_2 with three different cobalt doping levels of x = 0.07, 0.09, and 0.11. The dependence of the MMWA hys...
1210.2309v1
2012-10-09
Spin Wave Excitations in AFe$_{1.5}$Se$_2$ (A=K, Tl): Analytical Study
We have analytically solved the spin wave excitations for the intercalated ternary iron-selenide AFe$_{1.5}$Se$_2$ (A=K, Tl) in the $4\times 2$ collinear antiferromagnetic order. It is found that there are one acoustic branch (gapless Goldstone mode) and two gapful optical branches of spin wave excitations with each in...
1210.2668v1
2012-10-11
Recent developments in the shell model Monte Carlo approach to nuclei
The shell model Monte Carlo (SMMC) approach provides a powerful method for the microscopic calculation of statistical and collective nuclear properties in model spaces that are many orders of magnitude larger than those that can be treated by conventional methods. We discuss recent applications of the method to describ...
1210.3102v1
2012-10-11
Thermopower of the Correlated Narrow Gap Semiconductor FeSi and Comparison to RuSi
Iron based narrow gap semiconductors such as FeSi, FeSb2, or FeGa3 have received a lot of attention because they exhibit a large thermopower, as well as striking similarities to heavy fermion Kondo insulators. Many proposals have been advanced, however, lacking quantitative methodologies applied to this problem, a cons...
1210.3379v1
2012-10-17
Ferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point in Heavy-Fermion Iron Oxypnictide Ce(Ru$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$)PO
We have performed ^{31}P-NMR measurements on Ce(Ru_{1-x}Fe_{x})PO in order to investigate ferromagnetic (FM) quantum criticality, since heavy-fermion (HF) ferromagnet CeRuPO with a two-dimensional structure turns to a HF paramagnet by an isovalent Fe-substitution for Ru. We found that Ce(Ru_{0.15}Fe_{0.85})PO shows cri...
1210.4604v1
2012-10-17
The spectrum of Fe II
The spectrum of singly-ionized iron (Fe II) has been recorded using high-resolution Fourier transform and grating spectroscopy over the wavelength range 900 {\AA} to 5.5 {\mu}m. The spectra were observed in high-current continuous and pulsed hollow cathode discharges using Fourier transform (FT) spectrometers at the Ki...
1210.4773v1
2012-10-19
Unique phase diagram with narrow superconducting dome in EuFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$ due to Eu$^{2+}$ local magnetic moments
The interplay between superconductivity and Eu$ ^{2+}$ magnetic moments in EuFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$ is studied by electrical resistivity measurements under hydrostatic pressure on $x=0.13$ and $x=0.18$ single crystals. We can map hydrostatic pressure to chemical pressure $x$ and show, that superconductivity is con...
1210.5440v2
2012-10-26
Bulk properties and electronic structure of PuFeAsO
Here we present bulk property measurements and electronic structure calculations for PuFeAsO, an actinide analogue of the iron-based rare-earth superconductors RFeAsO. Magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity data suggest the occurrence of an antiferromagnetic transition at TN=50 K. No further anomalies have been obse...
1210.7251v1
2012-10-28
Observation of charge accumulation and onsite Coulomb repulsion at transition metal impurities in the iron pnictides
We report a combined valence band photoemission and Auger spectroscopy study of single crystalline Ca(Fe,Co)2As2 and Ba(Fe,TM)2As2 with TM=Ni or Cu. The valence band photoemission data show directly that the TM-states move to higher binding energies with increasing atomic number, contributing less and less to the state...
1210.7483v1
2012-10-30
Physical parameters of three field RR Lyrae stars
Str\"omgren $uvby-\beta$ photometry of the stars classified as RR Lyrae stars RU Piscium, SS Piscium and TU Ursae Majoris has been used to estimate their iron abundance, temperature, gravity and absolute magnitude. The stability of the pulsating period is discussed. The nature of SS Psc as a RRc or a HADS is addressed....
1210.7886v1
2012-10-31
Theory and Simulation of the diffusion of kinks on dislocations in bcc metals
Isolated kinks on thermally fluctuating (1/2)<111> screw, <100> edge and (1/2)<111> edge dislocations in bcc iron are simulated under zero stress conditions using molecular dynamics (MD). Kinks are seen to perform stochastic motion in a potential landscape that depends on the dislocation character and geometry, and the...
1210.8327v2
2012-11-02
One-step theory of fcc-bcc martensitic transformation
Martensitic transformation in steels is responsible for their very high strength and has thus been studied for more than one century since the first works of Martens. However, there is not yet simple physical theory. A rigorous classification of the crystallographic subgroupoids (packets) of the KS variants and the con...
1211.0495v1
2012-11-02
Polarized neutron reflectometry study of Fe16N2 with Giant Saturation Magnetization prepared by N Inter-diffusion in Annealed Fe-N Thin Films
We report a synthesis route to grow iron nitride thin films with giant saturation magnetization (Ms) through an N inter-diffusion process. By post annealing Fe/Fe-N structured films grown on GaAs(001) substrates, nitrogen diffuses from the over-doped amorphous-like Fe-N layer into strained crystalline Fe layer and faci...
1211.0551v1
2012-11-06
Calculation of the transport critical current density of c-axis textured 122 iron-based superconductors
The c-axis textured Sr1-xKxFe2As2 tapes produced by cold rolling and post-annealing, could carry a high super-current over 2*104 A/cm2. However, the magnitude is far from its maximum, because of the current obstacles associated with various defects in the material. To predict the maximal transport critical current dens...
1211.1141v1
2012-11-06
Anisotropies and Homogeneities of Superconducting Properties in Iron-Platinum-Arsenide Ca10(Pt3As8)(Fe1.79Pt0.21As2)5
We report a study on the anisotropy of superconducting properties in single crystalline Ca10(Pt4-{\delta}As8)(Fe1.79Pt0.21As2)5 with Tc ~13.6 K. Under a field of 5 Oe, the sample reaches fully-diamagnetic state at ~10 K for H//c, and ~8 K for H//ab, indicating the presence of slight inhomogeneities. The magnetization m...
1211.1221v2
2012-11-08
Effects of nuclear medium and nonisoscalarity in extracting $sin^2θ_W$ using Paschos-Wolfenstein relation
We study the nuclear medium effects and nonisoscalarity correction in the extraction of weak mixing angle sin$^2\theta_W$ using Paschos-Wolfenstein (PW) relation. The calculations are performed for the iron nucleus. The results are discussed along with the experimental result inferred by NuTeV collaboration. The nuclea...
1211.1817v2
2012-11-08
Constraints of the compactness of the isolated neutron stars via X-ray phase-resolved spectroscopy
A model with a condensed iron surface and partially ionized hydrogen-thin atmosphere allows us to fit simultaneously the observed general spectral shape and the broad absorption feature (observed at 0.3 keV) in different spin phases of the isolated neutron star RBS 1223. We constrain some physical properties of the X-r...
1211.1842v2
2012-11-08
Closing the Window on Strongly Interacting Dark Matter
Constraints are placed on the spin-independent interaction cross section of dark matter with regular matter by refining two methods. First, dark matter--cosmic ray interactions are considered, wherein cosmic ray protons collide with dark matter to contribute to the gamma ray sky. This constraint is developed using the ...
1211.1951v1
2012-11-12
An orbital-selective spin liquid in a frustrated heavy fermion spinel LiV$_2$O$_4$
The pronounced enhancement of the effective mass is the primary phenomenon associated with strongly correlated electrons. In the presence of local moments, the large effective mass is thought to arise from Kondo coupling, the interaction between itinerant and localised electrons. However, in d electron systems, the ori...
1211.2844v1
2012-11-14
Are There Any Stars Lacking Neutron-Capture Elements? Evidence from Strontium and Barium
The cosmic dispersion in the abundances of the heavy elements strontium and barium in halo stars is well known. Strontium and barium are detected in most cool, metal-poor giants, but are these elements always detectable? To identify stars that could be considered probable candidates for lacking these elements, I examin...
1211.3427v1
2012-11-15
Annealing, acid, and alcoholic beverage effects on Fe1+yTe0.6Se0.4
We have systematically investigated and compared different methods to induce superconductivity in iron chalcogenide Fe1+yTe0.6Se0.4 including annealing in vacuum, N2, O2, I2 atmosphere, and immersing samples into acid and alcoholic beverages. Vacuum and N2 annealing are proved to be ineffective to induce superconductiv...
1211.3491v1
2012-11-16
Bicrystalline Grain Boundary and Hybrid SNS Junctions Based on Ba-122 Thin Films
To investigate the properties of iron-based superconductors, we examined different kinds of Josephson junctions using Co-doped Ba-122 thin films. Based on bicrystalline SrTiO3 substrates we prepared grain boundary (GB) junctions, which showed clear Josephson effects. We present electrical measurements at varying temper...
1211.3879v1
2012-11-27
Theoretical spectroscopy of realistic condensed matter systems
This thesis is devoted to ab initio calculations of ground and excited state properties of different systems within density functional theory and time dependent density functional theory. From the numerical point of view we implemented an original method in the DP code to calculate the independent particle response fun...
1211.6270v1
2012-11-28
Stability of xenon oxides at high pressures
Xenon, which is quite inert under ambient conditions, may become reactive under pressure. The possibility of formation of stable xenon oxides and silicates in the interior of the Earth could explain the atmospheric missing xenon paradox. Using the ab initio evolutionary algorithm, we predict the thermodynamical stabili...
1211.6520v2
2012-11-28
Nonlocal optical generation of spin and charge currents on the surface of magnetic insulators using total absorption and surface plasmons
We study the nonlocal spin and charge current generation in a finite metallic element on the surface of magnetic insulators such as \tcb{yttrium iron garnet} due to the absorption of the magnetic surface plasmon (MSP). Whereas a surface plasmon is completely reflected by a metal, \tcb{an} MSP \tcb{can be} absorbed \tcb...
1211.6716v1
2012-12-02
Lateral spin injection and detection through electrodeposited Fe/GaAs contacts
Efforts to achieve efficient injection of spin-polarized electrons into a semiconductor, a key prerequisite for developing electronics that exploit the electron's spin degree of freedom, have so far met with limited success. Here we report experimental studies of lateral spin injection and detection through electrodepo...
1212.0258v1
2012-12-11
Red Supergiant Stars as Cosmic Abundance Probes: II. NLTE Effects in J-band Silicon Lines
Medium resolution J-band spectroscopy of individual red supergiant stars is a promising tool to investigate the chemical composition of the young stellar population in star forming galaxies. As a continuation of recent work on iron and titanium, detailed non-LTE calculations are presented to investigate the influence o...
1212.2649v1
2012-12-14
Forward and inverse problems in fundamental and applied magnetohydrodynamics
This Minireview summarizes the recent efforts to solve forward and inverse problems as they occur in different branches of fundamental and applied magnetohydrodynamics. As for the forward problem, the main focus is on the numerical treatment of induction processes, including self-excitation of magnetic fields in non-sp...
1212.3447v1
2012-12-15
Calibration Systems of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter
TileCal is the hadronic calorimeter covering the most central region of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. This sampling calorimeter uses iron plates as absorber and plastic scintillating tiles as the active material. A multi-faceted calibration system allows to monitor and equalize the calorimeter response at each stage...
1212.3676v1
2012-12-16
Wetting dynamics on lyophilic solid surfaces patterned by lyophobic islands
A theory for wetting of structured solid surfaces is developed, based on the delta-comb periodic potential. It possesses two matching parameters: the effective line tension and the friction coefficient on the three-phase contact line at the surface. The theory is validated on the dynamics of spreading of liquid zinc dr...
1212.3791v4
2012-12-18
Time Reversal Invariant Topological Superconductivity and Majorana Kramers Pairs
We propose a feasible route to engineer one and two dimensional time reversal invariant (TRI) topological superconductors (SC) via proximity effects between nodeless extended s wave iron-based SC and semiconductors with large Rashba spin-orbit interactions. At the boundary of a TRI topological SC, there emerges a Krame...
1212.4232v2
2012-12-18
Experimental realization of dynamo action: present status and prospects
In the last decades, the experimental study of dynamo action has made great progress. However, after the dynamo experiments in Karlsruhe and Riga, the von-Karman-Sodium (VKS) dynamo is only the third facility that has been able to demonstrate fluid flow driven self-generation of magnetic fields in a laboratory experime...
1212.4331v1
2012-12-21
Structural and magnetic phase transitions in triclinic Ca10(FeAs)10(Pt3As8)
We report the structural and magnetic phase transitions of triclinic Ca10(FeAs)10(Pt3As8). High-resolution X-ray powder diffraction reveals splitting of the in-plane (a,b) lattice parameters at Ts ~ 120 K. Platinum-doping weakens the distortion and shifts the transition temperature to 80 K in Ca10(Fe1-xPt_xAs)10(Pt3As8...
1212.5531v1
2012-12-24
Fabrication and transport properties of Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 multifilamentary superconducting wires
Seven-core Ag/Fe sheathed Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 (Sr-122) superconducting wires were produced by the ex situ powder-in-tube (PIT) method. The relationship between the cold-work deformation process and the superconducting properties of wires were systematically studied. It was found that flat rolling can efficiently increase t...
1212.5873v1
2012-12-24
Spin-state transition in the Fe-pnictides
We report a Fe K\beta x-ray emission spectroscopy study of local magnetic moments in the rare-earth doped iron pnictide Ca_{1-x}RE_xFe_2As_2 (RE=La, Pr, and Nd). In all samples studied the size of the Fe local moment is found to decrease significantly with temperature and goes from ~0.9 \mu_B at T = 300 K to ~0.45 \mu_...
1212.5925v1
2013-01-02
Discovery of the first Super-Lithium rich Beat Cepheid: V371 Per
Four high-resolution spectra of the double-mode Cepheid V371 Per, obtained for the first time, showed the presence of the abnormally strong Li I 6707.76 A line. Our analysis of the light element abundances indicates that the star did not go through the evolutionary dredge-up stage. Large distance from the galactic plan...
1301.0199v1
2013-01-03
Pair Breaking Caused by Magnetic Impurities in the High-T$_\text{C}$ Superconductor Bi$_{2.1}$Sr$_{1.9}$Ca(Cu$_{1-x}$Fe$_{x}$)$_{2}$O$_{y}$
Conventional superconductivity is robust against the addition of impurities unless the impurities are magnetic in which case superconductivity is quickly suppressed. Here we present a study of the cuprate superconductor Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_1$Cu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ that is intentionally doped with the magnetic impurity, Fe. T...
1301.0521v2
2013-01-11
Perspectives of the disproportionation driven superconductivity in strongly correlated 3d compounds
Disproportionation in 3d compounds can give rise to an unconventional electron-hole Bose liquid with a very rich phase diagram from a Bose metal, charge ordering insulator to an inhomogeneous Bose superfluid. Optimal conditions for the disproportionation driven high-T_c superconductivity are shown to realize only for s...
1301.2395v1
2013-01-11
Terzan 5: a Fossil Remnant of the Galactic Bulge
Terzan 5 is a stellar system located in the Galactic Bulge, at a distance of 5.9 kpc. Recent discoveries show that it hosts two stellar populations with different iron abundance ({\Delta}[Fe/H]=0.5). Such a large difference has been measured only in {\omega} Centauri in the Galactic halo. Moreover no anticorrelation is...
1301.2436v1
2013-01-16
NGC5694: another extra-galactic globular cluster
We discuss the chemical composition of six giant stars of the outer Halo globular cluster NGC5694, through the analysis of UVES@FLAMES high-resolution spectra. The cluster has an average iron content [Fe/H]=--1.83+-0.01, solar-scaled [alpha/Fe] ratios and a very low Ba abundance ([Ba/Fe]=--0.71+-0.06). These anomalous ...
1301.3606v1
2013-01-21
Nanoscale Surface Element Identification and Dopant Homogeneity in the High-$T_c$ Superconductor Pr$_x$Ca$_{1-x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$
We use scanning tunneling microscopy to determine the surface structure and dopant distribution in Pr$_x$Ca$_{1-x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$, the highest-$T_c$ member of the 122 family of iron-based superconductors. We identify the cleaved surface termination by mapping the local tunneling barrier height, related to the work functi...
1301.4942v2
2013-01-22
Quasi-two-dimensional non-collinear magnetism in the Mott insulator Sr$_2$F$_2$Fe$_2$OS$_2$
The magnetism of Sr$_2$F$_2$Fe$_2$OS$_2$ was examined through neutron powder diffraction and thermodynamic and transport measurements. Quasi-two-dimensional magnetic order develops below $T_N$ = 106(2) K with an in-plane correlation length exceeding 310 \AA\ and an out-of-plane correlation length of just 17(3) \AA. The...
1301.5056v1
2013-01-23
Nodal superconductivity in isovalently substituted SrFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_2$ pnictide superconductor at the optimal doping, $x=$0.35
Temperature-dependent London penetration depth, $\lambda(T)$, was measured in optimally - doped, $x=$0.35, as-grown ($T_c \approx$25 K, RRR=$\rho(300K)/\rho(T_c)$=4.5) and annealed ($T_c \approx$35 K, RRR=6.4) single crystals of SrFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_2$ iron - based superconductor. Annealing increases the RRR an...
1301.5622v1
2013-01-24
Superconductivity, Antiferromagnetism, and Neutron Scattering
High-temperature superconductivity in both the copper-oxide and the iron-pnictide/chalcogenide systems occurs in close proximity to antiferromagnetically ordered states. Neutron scattering has been an essential technique for characterizing the spin correlations in the antiferromagnetic phases and for demonstrating how ...
1301.5888v1
2013-01-25
Upper critical field of isoelectron substituted SrFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
The upper critical field $H_{c2}$ of optimally doped iron-based superconductor SrFe$_{2}$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_{2}$ ($x$ = 0.35, $T_c$ = 25 K) was measured as a function of temperature down to 1.6 K for two principal directions of magnetic field $H \parallel c$ and $H \parallel a$. Measurements were performed in pulsed ...
1301.6142v1
2013-01-27
Angular-dependent upper critical field of overdoped Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$)$_2$As$_2$
In-plane resistivity measurements as a function of temperature, magnetic field and its orientation with respect to the crystallographic $ab-$plane were used to study the upper critical field, $H_{c2}$, of two overdoped compositions of the iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$)$_2$As$_2$, $x=$0.054 and $x$=0.072...
1301.6396v1
2013-02-02
Rethinking Globular Cluster Formation
This paper is aimed at emphasizing some of the main hints, constraints and difficulties we currently have in trying to understand how globular clusters formed, along with their multiple stellar generations, an issue that must be regarded as intimately connected to the formation process itself. Thus, the topics that are...
1302.0329v1
2013-02-04
Ferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point Induced by Tuning the Magnetic Dimensionality of the Heavy-Fermion Iron Oxypnictide Ce(Ru$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$)PO
We have performed 31P-NMR measurements of the c-axis-aligned poly-crystal Ce(Ru1-xFex)PO with a two-dimensional layered structure in order to understand the origin of TCurie suppression by Fe substitution. The variation in the magnetic-fluctuation character with respect to x is investigated from the in-plane and out-of...
1302.0578v2
2013-02-05
Type II superconductivity in SrPd2Ge2
Previous investigations have shown that SrPd2Ge2, a compound isostructural with "122" iron pnictides but iron- and pnictogen-free, is a conventional superconductor with a single s-wave energy gap and a strongly three-dimensional electronic structure. In this work we reveal the Abrikosov vortex lattice formed in SrPd2Ge...
1302.1022v1
2013-02-06
Gap Symmetry and Stability Analysis in the Multi-Orbital Fe-Based Superconductors
The iron-based superconductors allow for a zoo of possible order parameters due to their orbital degrees of freedom. These order parameters are often written in an orbital basis, as this allows to distinguish their different symmetry. Unlike in standard single-band superconductors, where electrons of the same band - an...
1302.1468v2
2013-02-07
Evidence of Strong Correlations and Coherence-Incoherence Crossover in the Iron Pnictide Superconductor KFe2As2
Using resistivity, heat-capacity, thermal-expansion, and susceptibility measurements we study the normal-state behavior of KFe2As2. We find that both the Sommerfeld coefficient gamma = 103 mJ mol-1 K-2 and the Pauli susceptibility chi = 4x10-4 are strongly enhanced, which confirm the existence of heavy quasiparticles i...
1302.1696v1
2013-02-13
Ligand field parameters and the ground state of Fe(II) phthalocyanine
A judicious analysis of previously published experimental data leads one to conclude that the ground state of iron(II) phthalocyanine is an orbitally degenerate spin triplet $a_{1g}^2 e_g^{\uparrow\downarrow\uparrow} b_{2g}^{\uparrow}$ ($^3E_g$). The ligand field parameters, in relation to Racah's $C$, are approximatel...
1302.3023v2
2013-02-13
Nucleosynthesis in the gamma-ray burst accretion disks and associated outflows
We investigate nucleosynthesis inside the gamma-ray burst (GRB) accretion disks formed by the Type II collapsars and outflows launched from these disks. We deal with accretion disks having relatively low accretion rates: 0.001 M_sun s^{-1} <~ Mdot <~ 0.01 M_sun s^{-1} and hence they are predominantly advection dominate...
1302.3067v1
2013-02-13
Unconventional Superconductivity
A brief review of unconventional superconductivity is given, stretching from the halcyon days of helium-3 to the modern world of Majorana fermions. Along the way, we will encounter such strange beasts as heavy fermion superconductors, cuprates, and their iron-based cousins. Emphasis will be put on the fact that in almo...
1302.3176v2
2013-02-15
PARSEC: A Parametrized Simulation Engine for Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Protons
We present a new simulation engine for fast generation of ultra-high energy cosmic ray data based on parametrizations of common assumptions of UHECR origin and propagation. Implemented are deflections in unstructured turbulent extragalactic fields, energy losses for protons due to photo-pion production and electron-pai...
1302.3761v2
2013-02-19
Effect of magnetism on kinetics of "gamma"-"alpha" transformation and pattern formation in iron
Kinetics of polymorphous "gamma"-"alfa" transformation in Fe is studied numerically within a model taking into account both lattice and magnetic degrees of freedom, based on first-principle calculations of the total energy for different magnetic states. It is shown that magnetoelastic phenomena, namely, a strong sensit...
1302.4643v2
2013-02-20
Non-metallic, non-Fermi-liquid resistivity of FeCrAs from 0 to 17 GPa
An unusual, non-metallic resistivity of the 111 iron-pnictide compound FeCrAs is shown to be relatively unchanged under pressures of up to 17 GPa. Combined with our previous finding that this non-metallic behaviour persists from at least 80 mK to 800 K, this shows that the non-metallic phase is exceptionally robust. An...
1302.4791v1
2013-02-20
Transport signatures of spatially modulated electronic nematic phases
Electronic nematic phases are broadly characterized by spontaneously broken rotational symmetry. Although they have been widely recognized in the context of high temperature cuprates, bilayer ruthenates, and iron-based superconductors, the focus so far has been exclusively on the uniform nematic phase. Recently, howeve...
1302.5117v1
2013-02-21
Superconductivity induced by U-doping in the SmFeAsO system
Through partial substitution of Sm by U in SmFeAsO, a different member of the family of iron-based superconductors was successfully synthesized. X-ray diffraction measurements show that the lattice constants along the a and c axes are both squeezed through U doping, indicating a successful substitution of U at the Sm s...
1302.5155v1
2013-02-28
Synthesis of New Layered Oxypnictides Sr2CrO2(FeAs)2
We successfully synthesized new layered iron oxypnictide Sr2CrO2(FeAs)2 by solid-state-reaction techniques. This is the first report on the Fe-substituted Sr2Mn3As2O2-type oxypnictides to our knowledge. A pellet of stoichiometric mixtures of SrO, Cr and FeAs wrapped with tantalum foil was sintered at 900{\deg}C for 96 ...
1302.7196v1
2013-03-01
Expanded Iron UTA spectra -- probing the thermal stability limits in AGN clouds
The Fe unresolved transition array (UTAs) produce prominent features in the 15-17?A wavelength range in the spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). Here we present new calculations of the energies and oscillator strengths of inner- shell lines from Fe XIV, Fe XV, and Fe XVI. These are crucial ions since they are domin...
1303.0316v1
2013-03-07
Longitudinal magnetoresistance in Co-doped BaFe2As2 and LiFeAs single crystals: Interplay between spin fluctuations and charge transport in iron-pnictides
The longitudinal in-plane magnetoresistance (LMR) has been measured in different Ba(Fe_(1-x)Co_x)2As2 single crystals and in LiFeAs. For all these compounds, we find a negative LMR in the paramagnetic phase whose magnitude increases as H^2. We show that this negative LMR can be readily explained in terms of suppression...
1303.1677v2
2013-03-07
Studies of homogeneous precipitation in very dilute iron-coper alloys using kinetic Monte Carlo simulations and statistical theory of nucleation
Kinetics of homogeneous nucleation and growth of copper precipitates under electron irradiation of Fe_{1-x}Cu_x alloys at concentrations x from 0.06 at.% to 0.4 at.% and temperatures T from 290 to 450C is studied using the kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations and the statistical theory of nucleation (STN). The convent...
1303.1753v1
2013-03-08
Heat capacity jump at Tc and pressure derivatives of superconducting transition temperature in the Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (0.2 < x < 1.0) series
We present the evolution of the initial (up to ~ 10 kbar) hydrostatic, pressure dependencies of Tc and of the ambient pressure jump in the heat capacity associated with the superconducting transition as a function of K - doping in the Ba1-xKxFe2As2 family of iron-based superconductors. The pressure derivatives show wea...
1303.2010v1
2013-03-11
The Reach of INO for Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillation Parameters
The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) will host a 50 kt magnetized iron calorimeter (ICAL@INO) for the study of atmospheric neutrinos. Using the detector resolutions and efficiencies obtained by the INO collaboration from a full-detector GEANT4-based simulation, we determine the reach of this experiment for the me...
1303.2534v2
2013-03-11
Individual Alpha Elements, C, N, and Ba in Early Type Galaxies
Spectral data on early type galaxies is analyzed for chemical abundance with an emphasis on obtaining detailed abundances for the elements O and Si in addition to C, N, Na, Mg, Ca, Fe, and Ba. The abundance trends with velocity dispersion fit preconceptions based upon previous Mg conclusions, namely that larger galaxie...
1303.2603v1
2013-03-13
A Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide-Carbon Nanotube Complex for Water Oxidation
Highly active, durable and cost-effective electrocatalysts for water oxidation to evolve oxygen gas hold a key to a range of renewable energy solutions including water splitting and rechargeable metal-air batteries. Here, we report the synthesis of ultrathin nickel iron layered double hydroxide nanoplates on mildly oxi...
1303.3308v2
2013-03-14
Quasiparticle mass enhancement close to the quantum critical point in BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
We report a combined study of the specific heat and de Haas-van Alphen effect in the iron-pnictide superconductor BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$. Our data when combined with results for the magnetic penetration depth give compelling evidence for the existence of a quantum critical point (QCP) close to $x=0.30$ which aff...
1303.3396v2
2013-03-14
Investigation of charge states and multiferroicity in Fe-doped h-YMnO3
Polycrystalline YMn1-xFexO3 (YMFO_x) (0 <= x <= 0.1) compounds have been prepared in single phase and characterized by synchrotron X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy, magnetization, and dielectric measurements. Iron-substitution in hexagonal YMnO3 causes intra-lattice changes exceeding those of ...
1303.3398v2
2013-03-15
Phase diagram and superconductivity at 58.1 K in α-FeAs free SmFeAsO1-xFx
The Phase diagram of SmFeAsO1-xFx in terms of x is exhibited in this study. SmFeAsO1-xFx from x = 0 to x = 0.3 were prepared by low temperature sintering with slow cooling. The low temperature sintering suppresses the formation of the amorphous FeAs, which is inevitably produced as an impurity by using high temperature...
1303.3725v2
2013-03-17
Two-dimensional magnetic interactions in LaFeAsO
Inelastic neutron scattering measurements demonstrate that the magnetic interactions in antiferromagnetic LaFeAsO are two-dimensional. Spin wave velocities within the Fe layer and the magnitude of the spin gap are similar to the \textit{A}Fe$_2$As$_2$ based materials. However, the ratio of interlayer and intralayer exc...
1303.4033v1
2013-03-19
<3D> NLTE line formation in the atmospheres of red supergiants
Red supergiants with their enormous brightness at J-band are ideal probes of cosmic chemical composition. It is therefore crucial to have realistic models of radiative transfer in their atmospheres, which will permit determination of abundances accurate to 0.15 dex, the precision attainable with future telescope facili...
1303.4768v1
2013-03-24
Determination of $sin^{2}θ_W$ using $ν(\barν)$-Nucleus scattering
We have studied nonisoscalarity and medium effects in the extraction of weak mixing angle using Paschos and Wolfenstein relation in the iron nucleus. Paschos and Wolfenstein(PW) relation is valid for an isoscalar target. We have modified the PW relation for nonisoscalar target as well as incorporated the medium effects...
1303.5928v1
2013-03-29
An analytically tractable model of bad metals
We discuss a model Kondo-type Hamiltonian representing an analytically tractable version of the model used by Yin {\it et.al.}, Phys. Rev. B{\bf 86}, 2399 (2012) to explain the non-Fermi liquid behavior of iron chalcogenides and ruthenates in an intermediate energy range. We consider a regime where a complete screening...
1303.7448v2
2013-04-04
On Euler's "Misleading Induction", Andrews' "Fix", and How to Fully Automate them
One of the greatest experimental mathematicians of all time was also one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, the great Leonhard Euler. Usually he had an uncanny intuition on how many "special cases" one needs before one can formulate a plausible conjecture, but one time he was "almost fooled", only to find out ...
1304.1226v1
2013-04-04
Ab-initio prediction of magnetoelectricity in infinite-layer CaFeO2 and MgFeO2
Density functional based simulations are employed to explore magnetoelectric effects in iron-based oxides, showing a unique layered structure. We theoretically predict CaFeO2 to be a promising magnetoelectric, showing magnetically-controlled large electric polarization, possibly even above room temperature. The cross c...
1304.1228v2
2013-04-04
Revisiting the hardening of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum at TeV energies
Measurements of cosmic rays by experiments such as ATIC, CREAM, and PAMELA indicate a hardening of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum at TeV energies. In our recent work (Thoudam & H\"orandel 2012a), we showed that the hardening can be due to the effect of nearby supernova remnants. We showed it for the case of proton and ...
1304.1400v2
2013-04-09
Upper critical field of high quality single crystals of KFe$_2$As$_2$
Measurements of temperature-dependent in-plane resistivity, $\rho(T)$, were used to determine the upper critical field and its anisotropy in high quality single crystals of stoichiometric iron arsenide superconductor KFe$_2$As$_2$. The crystals were characterized by residual resistivity ratio, $\rho(300K)/\rho(0)$ up t...
1304.2689v1