Peculiar vortex structures in Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 385-388
Author(s):  
A. Buzdin ◽  
M. Houzet
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Fflo State ◽  
First Order ◽  
State Observation ◽  
Field Versus ◽  
Excellent Candidate ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
2D Superconductors

A long time ago, it was predicted by Larkin and Ovchinnikov and Fulde and Ferrell that the non-uniform superconducting state (FFLO state) must appear in the magnetic field acting on the electron spins. Up to now, there have been no unambiguous experimental proofs in the favour of this state observation. We discuss the unusual properties of such a state, which can permit its identification. It is demonstrated that in 2D (or quasi 2D) superconductors the FFLO state leads to an appearance of a very special oscillatory - like dependence of the upper critical field versus the angle with the respect to the layers. The new solutions, corresponding to the higher Landau level functions are realized, and the vortex lattice structures are quite exotic. Corresponding vortex states reveal the zeros of superconducting order parameter with high winding numbers. The predicted quasi-oscillatory angular and temperature dependence of Bc2, as well as a cascade of first order transitions must permit the unambiguous identification of mysterious FFLO state. Very recently the magnetic-field-induced superconductivity has been observed in the quasi two-dimensional (2d) organic conductor (BETS)2FeCI4 which is an excellent candidate for the observation of the discussed effects.

scholarly journals Broadband Linear Polarization in Ap Stars

1993 ◽  
Vol 138 ◽  
pp. 305-309
Author(s):  
Marco Landolfi ◽  
Egidio Landi Degl’Innocenti ◽  
Maurizio Landi Degl’Innocenti ◽  
Jean-Louis Leroy ◽  
Stefano Bagnulo
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Rotation Axis ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Rotating Star ◽  
Ap Stars ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractBroadband linear polarization in the spectra of Ap stars is believed to be due to differential saturation between σ and π Zeeman components in spectral lines. This mechanism has been known for a long time to be the main agent of a similar phenomenon observed in sunspots. Since this phenomenon has been carefully calibrated in the solar case, it can be confidently used to deduce the magnetic field of Ap stars.Given the magnetic configuration of a rotating star, it is possible to deduce the broadband polarization at any phase. Calculations performed for the oblique dipole model show that the resulting polarization diagrams are very sensitive to the values of i (the angle between the rotation axis and the line of sight) and β (the angle between the rotation and magnetic axes). The dependence on i and β is such that the four-fold ambiguity typical of the circular polarization observations ((i,β), (β,i), (π-i,π-β), (π-β,π-i)) can be removed.

Doppler-Shifted Cyclotron Resonance in Thin Metal Films

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (18) ◽  
pp. 2122-2137
Author(s):  
R. Turner ◽  
J. F. Cochran
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Metal Films ◽  
Thin Metal Film ◽  
Thin Metal ◽  
Free Electrons ◽  
Fermi Surfaces ◽  
First Order ◽  
Simple Quantum ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Good Agreement

According to Van Gelder the microwave absorption by a thin metal film in the presence of a static magnetic field normal to the film contains a series of peaks as the magnetic field is varied. In the present paper it is argued that these peaks correspond to Doppler-shifted cyclotron resonances of the carriers in the metal due to the quantization of electron momenta normal to the plane of the film. A simple quantum calculation is presented for the case of free electrons where the film is thin enough that to first order the microwave fields within are determined only by the boundary conditions and Maxwell's equations. The quantum expression is in good agreement with the absorption calculated using semiclassical arguments which can be readily extended to more complicated Fermi surfaces.

scholarly journals Reversibility of the Magnetocaloric Effect in the Bean-Rodbell Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Luis M. Moreno-Ramírez ◽  
Victorino Franco
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Thermal Hysteresis ◽  
Entropy Change ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
First Order ◽  
Magnetic Field Change ◽  
Magnetocaloric Materials ◽  
Moderate Magnetic Field ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The applicability of magnetocaloric materials is limited by irreversibility. In this work, we evaluate the reversible magnetocaloric response associated with magnetoelastic transitions in the framework of the Bean-Rodbell model. This model allows the description of both second- and first-order magnetoelastic transitions by the modification of the η parameter (η<1 for second-order and η>1 for first-order ones). The response is quantified via the Temperature-averaged Entropy Change (TEC), which has been shown to be an easy and effective figure of merit for magnetocaloric materials. A strong magnetic field dependence of TEC is found for first-order transitions, having a significant increase when the magnetic field is large enough to overcome the thermal hysteresis of the material observed at zero field. This field value, as well as the magnetic field evolution of the transition temperature, strongly depend on the atomic magnetic moment of the material. For a moderate magnetic field change of 2 T, first-order transitions with η≈1.3−1.8 have better TEC than those corresponding to stronger first-order transitions and even second-order ones.

High magnetic field NMR investigation of the spin density wave phase of TMTSF2PF6

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 389-389
Author(s):  
W. G. Clark ◽  
F. Zamborsky ◽  
B. Alavi ◽  
P. Vonlanthen ◽  
W. Moulton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Spin Density ◽  
Density Wave ◽  
Spin Density Wave ◽  
Proton Relaxation ◽  
High Magnetic Fields ◽  
Organic Conductor ◽  
First Order ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Very High

We report proton NMR measurements of the effect of very high magnetic fields up to 44.7 T (1.9 GHz) on the spin density wave (SDW) transition of the organic conductor TMTSF2PF6. Up to 1.8 GHz, no effect of critical slowing close to the transition is seen on the proton relaxation rate (1/T1), which is determined by the SDW fluctuations associated with the phase transition at the NMR frequency. Thus, the correlation time for such fluctuations is less than $1O^{-10}$s. A possible explanation for the absence of longer correlation times is that the transition is weakly first order, so that the full critical divergence is never achieved. The measurements also show a dependence of the transition temperature on the orientation of the magnetic field and a quadratic dependence on its magnitude that agrees with earlier transport measurements at lower fields. The UCLA part of this work was supported by NSF Grant DMR-0072524.

CRITICAL FIELD AND MAGNETORESISTANCE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL TmNi2B2C

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (29n31) ◽  
pp. 3715-3717 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. NAUGLE ◽  
K. D. D. RATHNAYAKA ◽  
K. CLARK ◽  
P. C. CANFIELD
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition Temperature ◽  
Magnetic Transition ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Large Anisotropy ◽  
The Magnetic Field

In-plane resistance as a function of magnitude and direction of the magnetic field and the temperature has been measured for TmNi2B2C from above the superconducting transition temperature at 10.7 K to below the magnetic transition TN=1.5 K. The superconducting upper critical field HC2(T) exhibits a large anisotropy and structure in the vicinity of TN. The magnetoresistance above TC is large and changes sign as the direction of the magnetic field is rotated from in-plane to parallel with the c-axis.

scholarly journals Expansion of the high field-boosted superconductivity in UTe2 under pressure

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Ran ◽  
Shanta R. Saha ◽  
I-Lin Liu ◽  
David Graf ◽  
Johnpierre Paglione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
High Field ◽  
Superconducting Phase ◽  
High Symmetry ◽  
First Order ◽  
Superconducting Phases ◽  
Quantum Phenomenon ◽  
Zero Resistance ◽  
Spin Triplet ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractMagnetic field-induced superconductivity is a fascinating quantum phenomenon, whose origin is yet to be fully understood. The recently discovered spin-triplet superconductor, UTe2, exhibits two such superconducting phases, with the second one reentering in the magnetic field of 45 T and persisting up to 65 T. More surprisingly, in order to induce this superconducting phase, the magnetic field has to be applied in a special angle range, not along any high symmetry crystalline direction. Here we investigated the evolution of this high-field-induced superconducting phase under pressure. Two superconducting phases merge together under pressure, and the zero resistance persists up to 45 T, the field limit of the current study. We also reveal that the high-field-induced superconducting phase is completely decoupled from the first-order field-polarized phase transition, different from the previously known example of field-induced superconductivity in URhGe, indicating superconductivity boosted by a different paring mechanism.

scholarly journals Alinement of Solid Interstellar Particles by a Magnetic Field

1965 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Lyman Spitzer ◽  
R. V. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Thermal Fluctuations ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Interstellar Space ◽  
Interstellar Grains ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Satisfactory State ◽  
The Magnetic Field

For a Long Time the Davis-Greenstein Theory (ref. 1) has been generally considered an adequate explanation of the mechanism responsible for the alinement of interstellar grains and thus for the observed interstellar polarization. The magnetic field required to orient paramagnetic grains is apparently somewhat greater than 10-5 gauss, a relatively large field, but according to reference 2 ferromagnetic grains, proposed by the authors of reference 3, can be oriented by a field of only 10-7 gauss. These results indicate that orientation of interstellar grains is easily explained, even if the magnetic field in interstellar space is relatively weak.Unfortunately, this relatively satisfactory state of affairs has been upset by two developments. Firstly, the basic mechanism of magnetic relaxation proposed by Davis and Greenstein has been questioned by Dr. C. Kittel of the University of California, who has pointed out that the disorienting effect associated with thermal fluctuations of magnetization within the solid particles is ignored in the formulation of this mechanism.

scholarly journals Low-degree mixed modes in red giant stars with moderate core magnetic fields

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyeh Tjing Loi ◽  
John C B Papaloizou
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Order Perturbation ◽  
First Order ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Mixed Modes ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
First Order Perturbation

Abstract Observations of pressure-gravity mixed modes, combined with a theoretical framework for understanding mode formation, can yield a wealth of information about deep stellar interiors. In this paper, we seek to develop a formalism for treating the effects of deeply buried core magnetic fields on mixed modes in evolved stars, where the fields are moderate, i.e. not strong enough to disrupt wave propagation, but where they may be too strong for non-degenerate first-order perturbation theory to be applied. The magnetic field is incorporated in a way that avoids having to use this. Inclusion of the Lorentz force term is shown to yield a system of differential equations that allows for the magnetically-affected eigenfunctions to be computed from scratch, rather than following the approach of first-order perturbation theory. For sufficiently weak fields, coupling between different spherical harmonics can be neglected, allowing for reduction to a second-order system of ordinary differential equations akin to the usual oscillation equations that can be solved analogously. We derive expressions for (i) the mixed-mode quantisation condition in the presence of a field and (ii) the frequency shift associated with the magnetic field. In addition, for modes of low degree we uncover an extra offset term in the quantisation condition that is sensitive to properties of the evanescent zone. These expressions may be inverted to extract information about the stellar structure and magnetic field from observational data.

Conduction electron diamagnetism in alloys and magnetic-field-dependent dielectric constant of a Fermi gas

1964 ◽  
Vol 280 (1380) ◽  
pp. 85-96 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Free Electrons ◽  
Impurity Potential ◽  
First Order ◽  
Dilute Alloys ◽  
A Value ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Self Consistency ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The diamagnetism of free electrons in the presence of charged impurity centres which are sufficiently dilute to be non-interacting is calculated to first order in the strength of the potential of the impurity centre. This is done by combining the density-matrix treatment of Landau diamagnetism with the impurity-screening theory o f March & Murray. The susceptibility involves the integrated value of the impurity potential through the crystal, and its first derivative with respect to the magnetic field, B. If the impurity potential is assumed to have a value appropriate to B — 0, then the result for the change in diamagnetic susceptibility on alloying agrees with that of Kohn & Luming (1963). It is shown, however, that the impurity potential is modified in the presence of the magnetic field, and in particular it has angular dependence. The correction to the dia­magnetic susceptibility due to this self-consistency is shown to be significant (25% ). The relevance of the theory to experimental results on dilute alloys is briefly discussed. Finally, as a by-product of the investigation, we have obtained interesting results about the form of the field-dependent dielectric constant.

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