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Quantum Griffiths Phase In The Weak Itinerant Ferromagnetic Alloy Ni₁₋ₓvₓ, Sara Ubaid-Kassis, Thomas Vojta, Almut Schroeder Feb 2010

Quantum Griffiths Phase In The Weak Itinerant Ferromagnetic Alloy Ni₁₋ₓvₓ, Sara Ubaid-Kassis, Thomas Vojta, Almut Schroeder

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We present magnetization (M) data of the d-metal alloy Ni1-xVx at vanadium concentrations close to xx ~ 11.4% where the onset of long-range ferromagnetic (FM) order is suppressed to zero temperature. Above xc, the temperature (T) and magnetic field (H) dependencies of the magnetization are best described by simple nonuniversal power laws. the exponents of M/H ~ T γ and M ~ Hα are related by 1-γ=α for wide temperature (10c to γ<0.1 for x=15%. This behavior is not compatible with either classical or quantum critical behavior in a clean 3D FM. Instead it closely follows the predictions for a quantum Griffiths phase associated with a quantum phase transition in a disordered metal. Deviations at the lowest temperatures hint at a freezing of large clusters and the onset of a cluster glass phase.


Total Solar Eclipse Observations Of Hot Prominence Shrouds, Shadia Rifai Habbal, Miloslav Druckmüller, Huw Morgan, I. Scholl, V. Rusin, Adrian Daw, Judd Johnson, Martina B. Arndt Jan 2010

Total Solar Eclipse Observations Of Hot Prominence Shrouds, Shadia Rifai Habbal, Miloslav Druckmüller, Huw Morgan, I. Scholl, V. Rusin, Adrian Daw, Judd Johnson, Martina B. Arndt

Physics Faculty Publications

Using observations of the corona taken during the total solar eclipses of 2006 March 29 and 2008 August 1 in broadband white light and in narrow bandpass filters centered at Fe x 637.4 nm, Fe xi 789.2 nm, Fe xiii 1074.7 nm, and Fe xiv 530.3 nm, we show that prominences observed off the solar limb are enshrouded in hot plasmas within twisted magnetic structures. These shrouds, which are commonly referred to as cavities in the literature, are clearly distinct from the overlying arch-like structures that form the base of streamers. The existence of these hot shrouds had been predicted …


Applications Of Spoke Cavities, Jean R. Delayen Jan 2010

Applications Of Spoke Cavities, Jean R. Delayen

Physics Faculty Publications

The superconducting spoke cavity was introduced in the late 1980s in response to the need for superconducting structures in the mid-velocity range. Since then it has found application in many projects. Prototypes have been developed for a wide range of beam velocities. The characteristics and features of the spoke cavity are reviewed and some of their applications are presented.