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β-decay measurements ofA≃ 70 − 110 r-process nuclei at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

2011

The present paper reports on several r-process motivated β-decay experiments undertaken at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. β-decay half-lives and β-delayed neutron-emission probabilities were measured for nuclei around the r-process A = 70–80 and A = 90 – 110 mass regions. The data are discussed on the basis of quasi-random phase approximation calculations. The emphasis is made on the impact of these data upon calculations of r-process abundances.

PhysicsHistoryNeutron emissionHadronCyclotronComputer Science ApplicationsEducationlaw.inventionNuclear physicslawr-processNeutronAtomic physicsNucleonRandom phase approximationRadioactive decayJournal of Physics: Conference Series
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Double beta decay: an interface between nuclear, particle and atomic physics

2013

General properties of the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) related to the various modes of neutrinoless double β decays are examined and analyzed. The decays include the electron-emitting double beta-minus decays β−β− and the various positron-emitting/electron capture decays. Special interest is devoted to the neutrinoless double electron capture decay with a resonance condition.

PhysicsHistoryParticle physicsElectron captureResonance (particle physics)Beta decayComputer Science ApplicationsEducationNuclear physicsDouble beta decayParticleHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentRandom phase approximationJournal of Physics: Conference Series
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Generalization of the atomic random-phase-approximation method for diatomic molecules:N2photoionization cross-section calculations

2000

Partial and total photoionization cross sections of ${\mathrm{N}}_{2}$ molecule are calculated using the generalization of the random-phase approximation (RPA) which earlier has been successfully applied to the description of the atomic photoionization processes. According to this method, at first the Hartree-Fock (HF) ground-state wave functions are calculated in prolate spheroidal coordinates using the fixed-nuclei approximation. With their help the zero order basis set of single particle Hartree-Fock wave functions containing both discrete excited states and continuous spectrum is calculated in the field of a frozen core of a singly charged ion. The calculations are performed for all fou…

PhysicsIonizationExcited stateContinuous spectrumPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersPhysics::Atomic PhysicsPhotoionizationAtomic physicsRandom phase approximationWave functionDiatomic moleculeAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsBasis setPhysical Review A
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Neutral-current supernova-neutrino cross sections for Pb204,206,208 calculated by Skyrme quasiparticle random-phase approximation

2019

The present work constitutes a detailed study of neutral-current (NC) supernova-neutrino scattering off the stable even-even lead isotopes Pb204,206,208. This is a continuation of our previous work [Almosly et al., Phys. Rev. C. 94, 044614 (2016)10.1103/PhysRevC.94.044614] where we investigated charged-current processes on the same nuclei. As in the previous work, we have adopted the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) as the theory framework and use three different Skyrme interactions to build the involved nuclear wave functions. We test the Skyrme forces by computing the location of the lowest-order isovector spin-multipole giant resonances and comparing with earlier calculati…

PhysicsIsovectorNeutral current010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringNuclear Theory01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsSupernova0103 physical sciencesQuasiparticleNeutrino010306 general physicsRandom phase approximationWave functionPhysical Review C
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Non-Gaussian noise effects in the dynamics of a short overdamped Josephson junction

2010

The role of thermal and non-Gaussian noise on the dynamics of driven short overdamped Josephson junctions is studied. The mean escape time of the junction is investigated considering Gaussian, Cauchy-Lorentz and Levy-Smirnov probability distributions of the noise signals. In these conditions we find resonant activation and the first evidence of noise enhanced stability in a metastable system in the presence of Levy noise. For Cauchy-Lorentz noise source, trapping phenomena and power law dependence on the noise intensity are observed.

PhysicsJosephson effectCondensed matter physicsnoise-induced effectGaussianQuantum noiseShot noiseRandom walk; noise-induced effects; Lévy noise; Josephson junctionRandom walkCondensed Matter PhysicsStability (probability)Power lawSettore FIS/03 - Fisica Della MateriaElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsLévy noisesymbols.namesakeGaussian noiseJosephson junctionsymbolsNoise (radio)
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Suppression of timing errors in short overdamped Josephson junctions

2004

The influence of fluctuations and periodical driving on temporal characteristics of short overdamped Josephson junction is analyzed. We obtain the standard deviation of the switching time in the presence of a dichotomous driving force for arbitrary noise intensity and in the frequency range of practical interest. For sinusoidal driving the resonant activation effect has been observed. The mean switching time and its standard deviation have a minimum as a function of driving frequency. As a consequence the optimization of the system for fast operation will simultaneously lead to minimization of timing errors.

PhysicsJosephson effectSuperconductivityFluctuation phenomena random processes noise and Brownian motionStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Numerical analysisCondensed Matter - SuperconductivityGeneral Physics and AstronomyFOS: Physical sciencesStatistical mechanicsFunction (mathematics)Standard deviationSwitching timeSuperconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)Range (statistics)Statistical physicsStochastic analysis methods Fokker-Planck equation Langevin equationCondensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsSuperconducting device
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The effective diffusion coefficient in a one-dimensional discrete lattice with the inclusions

2015

Abstract The expression for the effective diffusion coefficient in one-dimensional discrete lattice model of random walks in matrix with inclusions and unequal hopping lengths is derived. This allowed us to suggest a physical interpretation to the concentration jump – ad hoc parameter commonly used in extended effective medium theory for accounting particle partial reflection on the boundary matrix–inclusion. The analytical results obtained are in excellent agreement with computer simulations.

PhysicsLattice (order)Effective diffusion coefficientPartial reflectionStatistical physicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsRandom walkElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsPhysica B: Condensed Matter
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Universality of level spacing distributions in classical chaos

2007

Abstract We suggest that random matrix theory applied to a matrix of lengths of classical trajectories can be used in classical billiards to distinguish chaotic from non-chaotic behavior. We consider in 2D the integrable circular and rectangular billiard, the chaotic cardioid, Sinai and stadium billiard as well as mixed billiards from the Limacon/Robnik family. From the spectrum of the length matrix we compute the level spacing distribution, the spectral auto-correlation and spectral rigidity. We observe non-generic (Dirac comb) behavior in the integrable case and Wignerian behavior in the chaotic case. For the Robnik billiard close to the circle the distribution approaches a Poissonian dis…

PhysicsMathematics::Dynamical SystemsChaoticFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyLevel-spacing distributionNonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics01 natural sciencesClassical physicsDirac comb010305 fluids & plasmasUniversality (dynamical systems)Nonlinear Sciences::Chaotic Dynamicssymbols.namesakeCardioidQuantum mechanics0103 physical sciencessymbolsStatistical physicsChaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)Dynamical billiards010306 general physicsRandom matrixPhysics Letters A
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Digital simulation of wind field velocity

1998

Abstract In this paper some computational aspects on the generation procedure of n -variate wind velocity vectors are discussed in detail. Decompositions of the power spectral density matrix are also discussed showing the physical significance of eigenquantities of this matrix.

PhysicsMatrix (mathematics)Random variateClassical mechanicsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringMathematical analysisWind fieldSpectral densityWind speedCivil and Structural EngineeringJournal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
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Many-body quantum dynamics by adiabatic path-integral molecular dynamics: Disordered Frenkel Kontorova models

2005

The spectral density of quantum mechanical Frenkel Kontorova chains moving in disordered, external potentials is investigated by means of path-integral molecular dynamics. If the second moment of the embedding potential is well defined (roughness exponent ), there is one regime in which the chain is pinned (large masses of chain particles) and one in which it is unpinned (small ). If the embedding potential can be classified as a random walk on large length scales ( ), then the chain is always pinned irrespective of the value of . For , two phonon-like branches appear in the spectra.

PhysicsMolecular dynamicsCondensed matter physicsHardware and ArchitectureLuttinger liquidQuantum dynamicsQuantum mechanicsPath integral molecular dynamicsGeneral Physics and AstronomySecond moment of areaAdiabatic processRandom walkQuantumComputer Physics Communications
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