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Decay Of Multiple Spin Echoes In Dipolar Solids, C. H. Wang, John D. Ramshaw Nov 1972

Decay Of Multiple Spin Echoes In Dipolar Solids, C. H. Wang, John D. Ramshaw

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this paper we derive a general expression describing the evolution of the transverse nuclear-spin magnetization for the Ostroff-Waugh multiple-spin-echo experiment in dipolar solids. Our approach consists of expressing the formula for the magnetization at even echoes in a form resembling an ordinary time-correlation function, and then evaluating this quantity by means of Zwanzig's projection-operator technique. For long times, we show that under certain conditions the echo envelope decays exponentially, in agreement with experiment. A general expression is obtained for the time constant T* associated with the decay. This result may be used to generate an expansion of 1T …


Existence Of The Dielectric Constant In Rigid-Dipole Fluids: The Direct Correlation Function, John D. Ramshaw Oct 1972

Existence Of The Dielectric Constant In Rigid-Dipole Fluids: The Direct Correlation Function, John D. Ramshaw

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The question of whether the dielectric constant ε exists (is well defined) for a finite fluid system of rigid dipolar molecules is reconsidered and reformulated. It is found that this question can most simply be expressed in terms of the behavior of the position‐ and orientation‐dependent direct correlation function c(r11; r2, ω2). It is shown that ε exists if c satisfies the following two conditions: (a) c~–φ/kT for |r1–r2|>σ, where φ is the dipole‐dipole potential and σ is a length which is large microscopically but small macroscopically. …


New Method For Generating Density Expansions, John D. Ramshaw Sep 1972

New Method For Generating Density Expansions, John D. Ramshaw

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The calculus of finite differences is used to develop a new method for expressing the thermodynamic limit of a reasonably arbitrary statistical?mechanical average as a power series in the number density ?. The method is simple, straightforward, and purely analytic: it involves no intermediate expansion in powers of the activity and it avoids the use of graph theory. Moreover, the method is developed independently of the prescription for computing the statistical average, a fact which lends to the results an especially wide range of applicability. In particular, these results may be used in classical or quantum statistical mechanics, for intermolecular …


New Thin-Film Tunnel Triode Using Amorphous Semiconductors, Pavel Smejtek, R. F. Shaw, H. Fritzsche, M. Silver, S. Holmberg, S. R. Ovshinsky Apr 1972

New Thin-Film Tunnel Triode Using Amorphous Semiconductors, Pavel Smejtek, R. F. Shaw, H. Fritzsche, M. Silver, S. Holmberg, S. R. Ovshinsky

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

A new thin‐film tunnel triode is discussed which uses a p‐type amorphous film to achieve amplification of injected current from a tunnel cathode. It is not only the basis for a new semiconductor device but also suggests a novel method for measuring electrical properties of semiconductors.