PRL Editors' Suggestions http://prl.aps.org/ Physical Review Letters Editors' Suggestions (by suggesting a few manuscripts each week, we hope to promote reading across fields of physics) hourly 1 2013-05-20T21:07:10-04:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2013-05-20T21:07:10-04:00 en Copyright © 2013 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2013 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org Hydrogen Atoms under Magnification: Direct Observation of the Nodal Structure of Stark States http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213001 Author(s): A. S. Stodolna, A. Rouzée, F. Lépine, S. Cohen, F. Robicheaux, A. Gijsbertsen, J. H. Jungmann, C. Bordas, and M. J. J. Vrakking<br/><p>To describe the microscopic properties of matter, quantum mechanics uses wave functions, whose structure and time dependence is governed by the Schrödinger equation. In atoms the charge distributions described by the wave function are rarely observed. The hydrogen atom is unique, since it only has o...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 213001] Published Mon May 20, 2013 Author(s): A. S. Stodolna, A. Rouzée, F. Lépine, S. Cohen, F. Robicheaux, A. Gijsbertsen, J. H. Jungmann, C. Bordas, and M. J. J. Vrakking

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics To describe the microscopic properties of matter, quantum mechanics uses wave functions, whose structure and time dependence is governed by the Schrödinger equation. In atoms the charge distributions described by the wave function are rarely observed. The hydrogen atom is unique, since it only has o...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 213001] Published Mon May 20, 2013

]]> Hydrogen Atoms under Magnification: Direct Observation of the Nodal Structure of Stark States A. S. Stodolna, A. Rouzée, F. Lépine, S. Cohen, F. Robicheaux, A. Gijsbertsen, J. H. Jungmann, C. Bordas, and M. J. J. Vrakking 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213001 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 213001 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 21 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213001 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213001 213001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Midfield Wireless Powering of Subwavelength Autonomous Devices http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203905 Author(s): Sanghoek Kim, John S. Ho, and Ada S. Y. Poon<br/><p>We obtain an analytical bound on the efficiency of wireless power transfer to a weakly coupled device. The optimal source is solved for a multilayer geometry in terms of a representation based on the field equivalence principle. The theory reveals that optimal power transfer exploits the properties ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Focus in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203905] Published Fri May 17, 2013 Author(s): Sanghoek Kim, John S. Ho, and Ada S. Y. Poon

Selected for a Focus in Physics We obtain an analytical bound on the efficiency of wireless power transfer to a weakly coupled device. The optimal source is solved for a multilayer geometry in terms of a representation based on the field equivalence principle. The theory reveals that optimal power transfer exploits the properties ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203905] Published Fri May 17, 2013

]]> Midfield Wireless Powering of Subwavelength Autonomous Devices Sanghoek Kim, John S. Ho, and Ada S. Y. Poon 2013-05-17T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203905 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203905 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-17T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203905 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203905 203905 Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Generating Far-Field Orbital Angular Momenta from Near-Field Optical Chirality http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906 Author(s): Yuri Gorodetski, Aurélien Drezet, Cyriaque Genet, and Thomas W. Ebbesen<br/><p>We demonstrate orbital angular momentum (OAM) transfer by chiral plasmonic nanostructures designed on both sides of a thin suspended metallic membrane. We show how far-field vortex beams with tunable OAM indices can be tailored through nanostructure designs. We reveal the crucial role played by the ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203906] Published Thu May 16, 2013 Author(s): Yuri Gorodetski, Aurélien Drezet, Cyriaque Genet, and Thomas W. Ebbesen

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics We demonstrate orbital angular momentum (OAM) transfer by chiral plasmonic nanostructures designed on both sides of a thin suspended metallic membrane. We show how far-field vortex beams with tunable OAM indices can be tailored through nanostructure designs. We reveal the crucial role played by the ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203906] Published Thu May 16, 2013

]]> Generating Far-Field Orbital Angular Momenta from Near-Field Optical Chirality Yuri Gorodetski, Aurélien Drezet, Cyriaque Genet, and Thomas W. Ebbesen 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203906 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906 203906 Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atoms in a Uniform Potential http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406 Author(s): Alexander L. Gaunt, Tobias F. Schmidutz, Igor Gotlibovych, Robert P. Smith, and Zoran Hadzibabic<br/><p>We have observed the Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas in the (quasi)uniform three-dimensional potential of an optical box trap. Condensation is seen in the bimodal momentum distribution and the anisotropic time-of-flight expansion of the condensate. The critical temperature agrees with th...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200406] Published Thu May 16, 2013 Author(s): Alexander L. Gaunt, Tobias F. Schmidutz, Igor Gotlibovych, Robert P. Smith, and Zoran Hadzibabic

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics We have observed the Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas in the (quasi)uniform three-dimensional potential of an optical box trap. Condensation is seen in the bimodal momentum distribution and the anisotropic time-of-flight expansion of the condensate. The critical temperature agrees with th...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200406] Published Thu May 16, 2013

]]> Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atoms in a Uniform Potential Alexander L. Gaunt, Tobias F. Schmidutz, Igor Gotlibovych, Robert P. Smith, and Zoran Hadzibabic 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200406 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406 200406 General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. Full Control of Nanoscale Optical Transmission with a Composite Metascreen http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203903 Author(s): Francesco Monticone, Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, and Andrea Alù<br/><p>By applying the optical nanocircuit concepts to metasurfaces, we propose an effective route to locally control light transmission over a deeply subwavelength scale. This concept realizes the optical equivalent of a transmit-array, whose use is demonstrated for light bending and focusing with unprece...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203903] Published Tue May 14, 2013 Author(s): Francesco Monticone, Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, and Andrea Alù

By applying the optical nanocircuit concepts to metasurfaces, we propose an effective route to locally control light transmission over a deeply subwavelength scale. This concept realizes the optical equivalent of a transmit-array, whose use is demonstrated for light bending and focusing with unprece...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203903] Published Tue May 14, 2013

]]> Full Control of Nanoscale Optical Transmission with a Composite Metascreen Francesco Monticone, Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, and Andrea Alù 2013-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203903 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203903 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203903 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203903 203903 Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Calculation of High-Order Virial Coefficients with Applications to Hard and Soft Spheres http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200601 Author(s): Richard J. Wheatley<br/><p>A virial expansion of fluid pressure in powers of the density can be used to calculate a wealth of thermodynamic information, but the <span style="font-style: italic;">N</span>th virial coefficient, which multiplies the <span style="font-style: italic;">N</span>th power of the density in the expansion, becomes rapidly more complicated with increasing <span style="font-style: italic;">N</span>. This Letter shows that the...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200601] Published Tue May 14, 2013 Author(s): Richard J. Wheatley

A virial expansion of fluid pressure in powers of the density can be used to calculate a wealth of thermodynamic information, but the Nth virial coefficient, which multiplies the Nth power of the density in the expansion, becomes rapidly more complicated with increasing N. This Letter shows that the...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200601] Published Tue May 14, 2013

]]> Calculation of High-Order Virial Coefficients with Applications to Hard and Soft Spheres Richard J. Wheatley 2013-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200601 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 200601 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200601 200601 General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. Onset of a Propagating Self-Sustained Spin Reversal Front in a Magnetic System http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207203 Author(s): P. Subedi, S. Vélez, F. Macià, S. Li, M. P. Sarachik, J. Tejada, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou, and A. D. Kent<br/><p>The energy released in a magnetic material by reversing spins as they relax toward equilibrium can lead to a dynamical instability that ignites self-sustained rapid relaxation along a deflagration front that propagates at a constant subsonic speed. Using a trigger heat pulse and transverse and longi...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 207203] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): P. Subedi, S. Vélez, F. Macià, S. Li, M. P. Sarachik, J. Tejada, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou, and A. D. Kent

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics The energy released in a magnetic material by reversing spins as they relax toward equilibrium can lead to a dynamical instability that ignites self-sustained rapid relaxation along a deflagration front that propagates at a constant subsonic speed. Using a trigger heat pulse and transverse and longi...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 207203] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Onset of a Propagating Self-Sustained Spin Reversal Front in a Magnetic System P. Subedi, S. Vélez, F. Macià, S. Li, M. P. Sarachik, J. Tejada, S. Mukherjee, G. Christou, and A. D. Kent 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207203 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 207203 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207203 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207203 207203 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Surface Plasmon Lasing Observed in Metal Hole Arrays http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206802 Author(s): Frerik van Beijnum, Peter J. van Veldhoven, Erik Jan Geluk, Michiel J. A. de Dood, Gert W. ’t Hooft, and Martin P. van Exter<br/><p>Surface plasmons in metal hole arrays have been studied extensively in the context of extraordinary optical transmission, but so far these arrays have not been studied as resonators for surface plasmon lasing at optical frequencies. We experimentally study a metal hole array with a semiconductor (In...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206802] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): Frerik van Beijnum, Peter J. van Veldhoven, Erik Jan Geluk, Michiel J. A. de Dood, Gert W. ’t Hooft, and Martin P. van Exter

Surface plasmons in metal hole arrays have been studied extensively in the context of extraordinary optical transmission, but so far these arrays have not been studied as resonators for surface plasmon lasing at optical frequencies. We experimentally study a metal hole array with a semiconductor (In...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206802] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Surface Plasmon Lasing Observed in Metal Hole Arrays Frerik van Beijnum, Peter J. van Veldhoven, Erik Jan Geluk, Michiel J. A. de Dood, Gert W. ’t Hooft, and Martin P. van Exter 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206802 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206802 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206802 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206802 206802 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Composite Fermions with Tunable Fermi Contour Anisotropy http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206801 Author(s): D. Kamburov, Yang Liu, M. Shayegan, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, and K. W. Baldwin<br/><p>The composite fermion formalism elegantly describes some of the most fascinating behaviors of interacting two-dimensional carriers at low temperatures and in strong perpendicular magnetic fields. In this framework, carriers minimize their energy by attaching two flux quanta and forming new quasipart...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206801] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): D. Kamburov, Yang Liu, M. Shayegan, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, and K. W. Baldwin

The composite fermion formalism elegantly describes some of the most fascinating behaviors of interacting two-dimensional carriers at low temperatures and in strong perpendicular magnetic fields. In this framework, carriers minimize their energy by attaching two flux quanta and forming new quasipart...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206801] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Composite Fermions with Tunable Fermi Contour Anisotropy D. Kamburov, Yang Liu, M. Shayegan, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, and K. W. Baldwin 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206801 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206801 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206801 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206801 206801 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Spin Hall Magnetoresistance Induced by a Nonequilibrium Proximity Effect http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206601 Author(s): H. Nakayama, M. Althammer, Y.-T. Chen, K. Uchida, Y. Kajiwara, D. Kikuchi, T. Ohtani, S. Geprägs, M. Opel, S. Takahashi, R. Gross, G. E. W. Bauer, S. T. B. Goennenwein, and E. Saitoh<br/><p>We report anisotropic magnetoresistance in Pt|Y<sub>3</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> bilayers. In spite of Y<sub>3</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> being a very good electrical insulator, the resistance of the Pt layer reflects its magnetization direction. The effect persists even when a Cu layer is inserted between Pt and Y<sub>3</sub>Fe<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>, excluding the contribution ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206601] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): H. Nakayama, M. Althammer, Y.-T. Chen, K. Uchida, Y. Kajiwara, D. Kikuchi, T. Ohtani, S. Geprägs, M. Opel, S. Takahashi, R. Gross, G. E. W. Bauer, S. T. B. Goennenwein, and E. Saitoh

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics We report anisotropic magnetoresistance in Pt|Y3Fe5O12 bilayers. In spite of Y3Fe5O12 being a very good electrical insulator, the resistance of the Pt layer reflects its magnetization direction. The effect persists even when a Cu layer is inserted between Pt and Y3Fe5O12, excluding the contribution ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206601] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Spin Hall Magnetoresistance Induced by a Nonequilibrium Proximity Effect H. Nakayama, M. Althammer, Y.-T. Chen, K. Uchida, Y. Kajiwara, D. Kikuchi, T. Ohtani, S. Geprägs, M. Opel, S. Takahashi, R. Gross, G. E. W. Bauer, S. T. B. Goennenwein, and E. Saitoh 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206601 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 206601 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206601 206601 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Expansion Dynamics of Interacting Bosons in Homogeneous Lattices in One and Two Dimensions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.205301 Author(s): J. P. Ronzheimer, M. Schreiber, S. Braun, S. S. Hodgman, S. Langer, I. P. McCulloch, F. Heidrich-Meisner, I. Bloch, and U. Schneider<br/><p>We experimentally and numerically investigate the expansion of initially localized ultracold bosons in homogeneous one- and two-dimensional optical lattices. We find that both dimensionality and interaction strength crucially influence these nonequilibrium dynamics. While the atoms expand ballistica...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 205301] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): J. P. Ronzheimer, M. Schreiber, S. Braun, S. S. Hodgman, S. Langer, I. P. McCulloch, F. Heidrich-Meisner, I. Bloch, and U. Schneider

We experimentally and numerically investigate the expansion of initially localized ultracold bosons in homogeneous one- and two-dimensional optical lattices. We find that both dimensionality and interaction strength crucially influence these nonequilibrium dynamics. While the atoms expand ballistica...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 205301] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Expansion Dynamics of Interacting Bosons in Homogeneous Lattices in One and Two Dimensions J. P. Ronzheimer, M. Schreiber, S. Braun, S. S. Hodgman, S. Langer, I. P. McCulloch, F. Heidrich-Meisner, I. Bloch, and U. Schneider 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.205301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 205301 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.205301 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.205301 205301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Observing Rydberg Atoms to Survive Intense Laser Fields http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203002 Author(s): U. Eichmann, A. Saenz, S. Eilzer, T. Nubbemeyer, and W. Sandner<br/><p>The idea of atoms defying ionization in ultrastrong laser fields has fascinated physicists for the last three decades. In contrast to extensive theoretical work on atoms stabilized in strong fields only few experiments limited to intermediate intensities have been performed. In this work we show exc...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203002] Published Mon May 13, 2013 Author(s): U. Eichmann, A. Saenz, S. Eilzer, T. Nubbemeyer, and W. Sandner

The idea of atoms defying ionization in ultrastrong laser fields has fascinated physicists for the last three decades. In contrast to extensive theoretical work on atoms stabilized in strong fields only few experiments limited to intermediate intensities have been performed. In this work we show exc...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203002] Published Mon May 13, 2013

]]> Observing Rydberg Atoms to Survive Intense Laser Fields U. Eichmann, A. Saenz, S. Eilzer, T. Nubbemeyer, and W. Sandner 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203002 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 203002 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 20 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203002 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203002 203002 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Direct Observation of Nonaffine Tube Deformation in Strained Polymer Networks http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196002 Author(s): W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, S. Westermann, A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, D. Richter, E. Straube, B. Farago, and P. Lindner<br/><p>We present a one-to-one comparison of polymer segmental fluctuations as measured by small angle neutron scattering in a network under deformation with those obtained by neutron spin echo spectroscopy. This allows an independent proof of the strain dependence of the chain entanglement length. The exp...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196002] Published Fri May 10, 2013 Author(s): W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, S. Westermann, A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, D. Richter, E. Straube, B. Farago, and P. Lindner

We present a one-to-one comparison of polymer segmental fluctuations as measured by small angle neutron scattering in a network under deformation with those obtained by neutron spin echo spectroscopy. This allows an independent proof of the strain dependence of the chain entanglement length. The exp...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196002] Published Fri May 10, 2013

]]> Direct Observation of Nonaffine Tube Deformation in Strained Polymer Networks W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, S. Westermann, A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, D. Richter, E. Straube, B. Farago, and P. Lindner 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196002 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196002 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196002 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196002 196002 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Experiments on Transformation Thermodynamics: Molding the Flow of Heat http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.195901 Author(s): Robert Schittny, Muamer Kadic, Sebastien Guenneau, and Martin Wegener<br/><p>It was recently shown theoretically that the time-dependent heat conduction equation is form invariant under curvilinear coordinate transformations. Thus, in analogy to transformation optics, fictitious transformed space can be mapped onto (meta)materials with spatially inhomogeneous and anisotropic...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Focus in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 195901] Published Fri May 10, 2013 Author(s): Robert Schittny, Muamer Kadic, Sebastien Guenneau, and Martin Wegener

Selected for a Focus in Physics It was recently shown theoretically that the time-dependent heat conduction equation is form invariant under curvilinear coordinate transformations. Thus, in analogy to transformation optics, fictitious transformed space can be mapped onto (meta)materials with spatially inhomogeneous and anisotropic...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 195901] Published Fri May 10, 2013

]]> Experiments on Transformation Thermodynamics: Molding the Flow of Heat Robert Schittny, Muamer Kadic, Sebastien Guenneau, and Martin Wegener 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.195901 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 195901 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.195901 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.195901 195901 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Systematic All-Orders Method to Eliminate Renormalization-Scale and Scheme Ambiguities in Perturbative QCD http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192001 Author(s): Matin Mojaza, Stanley J. Brodsky, and Xing-Gang Wu<br/><p>We introduce a generalization of the conventional renormalization schemes used in dimensional regularization, which illuminates the renormalization scheme and scale ambiguities of perturbative QCD predictions, exposes the general pattern of nonconformal {<span style="font-style: italic;">β</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">i</span></sub>} terms, and reveals a special degeneracy o...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192001] Published Fri May 10, 2013 Author(s): Matin Mojaza, Stanley J. Brodsky, and Xing-Gang Wu

We introduce a generalization of the conventional renormalization schemes used in dimensional regularization, which illuminates the renormalization scheme and scale ambiguities of perturbative QCD predictions, exposes the general pattern of nonconformal {βi} terms, and reveals a special degeneracy o...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192001] Published Fri May 10, 2013

]]> Systematic All-Orders Method to Eliminate Renormalization-Scale and Scheme Ambiguities in Perturbative QCD Matin Mojaza, Stanley J. Brodsky, and Xing-Gang Wu 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192001 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192001 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192001 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192001 192001 Elementary Particles and Fields Elementary Particles and Fields Circular Motion of Asymmetric Self-Propelling Particles http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302 Author(s): Felix Kümmel, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, Ivo Buttinoni, Ralf Eichhorn, Giovanni Volpe, Hartmut Löwen, and Clemens Bechinger<br/><p>Micron-sized self-propelled (active) particles can be considered as model systems for characterizing more complex biological organisms like swimming bacteria or motile cells. We produce asymmetric microswimmers by soft lithography and study their circular motion on a substrate and near channel bound...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 198302] Published Thu May 09, 2013 Author(s): Felix Kümmel, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, Ivo Buttinoni, Ralf Eichhorn, Giovanni Volpe, Hartmut Löwen, and Clemens Bechinger

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics Micron-sized self-propelled (active) particles can be considered as model systems for characterizing more complex biological organisms like swimming bacteria or motile cells. We produce asymmetric microswimmers by soft lithography and study their circular motion on a substrate and near channel bound...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 198302] Published Thu May 09, 2013

]]> Circular Motion of Asymmetric Self-Propelling Particles Felix Kümmel, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, Ivo Buttinoni, Ralf Eichhorn, Giovanni Volpe, Hartmut Löwen, and Clemens Bechinger 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 198302 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302 198302 Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Effect of Growth Induced (Non)Stoichiometry on Interfacial Conductance in LaAlO_{3}/SrTiO_{3} http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804 Author(s): E. Breckenfeld, N. Bronn, J. Karthik, A. R. Damodaran, S. Lee, N. Mason, and L. W. Martin<br/><p>We demonstrate a link between the growth process, the stoichiometry of LaAlO<sub>3</sub>, and the interfacial electrical properties of LaAlO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> heterointerfaces. Varying the relative La:Al cation stoichiometry by a few atomic percent in films grown at 1×10<sup>-3</sup>  Torr results in a 2 and 7 order-of-magnitude c...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196804] Published Thu May 09, 2013 Author(s): E. Breckenfeld, N. Bronn, J. Karthik, A. R. Damodaran, S. Lee, N. Mason, and L. W. Martin

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics We demonstrate a link between the growth process, the stoichiometry of LaAlO3, and the interfacial electrical properties of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces. Varying the relative La:Al cation stoichiometry by a few atomic percent in films grown at 1×10-3  Torr results in a 2 and 7 order-of-magnitude c...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196804] Published Thu May 09, 2013

]]> Effect of Growth Induced (Non)Stoichiometry on Interfacial Conductance in LaAlO_{3}/SrTiO_{3} E. Breckenfeld, N. Bronn, J. Karthik, A. R. Damodaran, S. Lee, N. Mason, and L. W. Martin 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196804 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804 196804 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Nonlinear Quantum Optomechanics via Individual Intrinsic Two-Level Defects http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602 Author(s): Tomás Ramos, Vivishek Sudhir, Kai Stannigel, Peter Zoller, and Tobias J. Kippenberg<br/><p>We propose to use the intrinsic two-level system (TLS) defect states found naturally in integrated optomechanical devices for exploring cavity QED-like phenomena with localized phonons. The Jaynes-Cummings-type interaction between TLS and mechanics can reach the strong coupling regime for existing n...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193602] Published Thu May 09, 2013 Author(s): Tomás Ramos, Vivishek Sudhir, Kai Stannigel, Peter Zoller, and Tobias J. Kippenberg

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics We propose to use the intrinsic two-level system (TLS) defect states found naturally in integrated optomechanical devices for exploring cavity QED-like phenomena with localized phonons. The Jaynes-Cummings-type interaction between TLS and mechanics can reach the strong coupling regime for existing n...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193602] Published Thu May 09, 2013

]]> Nonlinear Quantum Optomechanics via Individual Intrinsic Two-Level Defects Tomás Ramos, Vivishek Sudhir, Kai Stannigel, Peter Zoller, and Tobias J. Kippenberg 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193602 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602 193602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Fundamental Vibration of Molecular Hydrogen http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193601 Author(s): G. D. Dickenson, M. L. Niu, E. J. Salumbides, J. Komasa, K. S. E. Eikema, K. Pachucki, and W. Ubachs<br/><p>The fundamental ground tone vibration of H<sub>2</sub>, HD, and D<sub>2</sub> is determined to an accuracy of 2×10<sup>-4</sup>  cm<sup>-1</sup> from Doppler-free laser spectroscopy in the collisionless environment of a molecular beam. This rotationless vibrational splitting is derived from the combination difference between electronic excita...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193601] Published Wed May 08, 2013 Author(s): G. D. Dickenson, M. L. Niu, E. J. Salumbides, J. Komasa, K. S. E. Eikema, K. Pachucki, and W. Ubachs

The fundamental ground tone vibration of H2, HD, and D2 is determined to an accuracy of 2×10-4  cm-1 from Doppler-free laser spectroscopy in the collisionless environment of a molecular beam. This rotationless vibrational splitting is derived from the combination difference between electronic excita...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193601] Published Wed May 08, 2013

]]> Fundamental Vibration of Molecular Hydrogen G. D. Dickenson, M. L. Niu, E. J. Salumbides, J. Komasa, K. S. E. Eikema, K. Pachucki, and W. Ubachs 2013-05-08T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193601 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193601 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-08T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193601 193601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Tunable Polaronic Conduction in Anatase TiO_{2} http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196403 Author(s): S. Moser, L. Moreschini, J. Jaćimović, O. S. Barišić, H. Berger, A. Magrez, Y. J. Chang, K. S. Kim, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, L. Forró, and M. Grioni<br/><p>Oxygen vacancies created in anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> by UV photons (80–130 eV) provide an effective electron-doping mechanism and induce a hitherto unobserved dispersive metallic state. Angle resolved photoemission reveals that the quasiparticles are large polarons. These results indicate that anatase can be tu...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196403] Published Tue May 07, 2013 Author(s): S. Moser, L. Moreschini, J. Jaćimović, O. S. Barišić, H. Berger, A. Magrez, Y. J. Chang, K. S. Kim, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, L. Forró, and M. Grioni

Oxygen vacancies created in anatase TiO2 by UV photons (80–130 eV) provide an effective electron-doping mechanism and induce a hitherto unobserved dispersive metallic state. Angle resolved photoemission reveals that the quasiparticles are large polarons. These results indicate that anatase can be tu...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196403] Published Tue May 07, 2013

]]> Tunable Polaronic Conduction in Anatase TiO_{2} S. Moser, L. Moreschini, J. Jaćimović, O. S. Barišić, H. Berger, A. Magrez, Y. J. Chang, K. S. Kim, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, L. Forró, and M. Grioni 2013-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196403 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196403 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196403 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196403 196403 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Metamaterial Huygens’ Surfaces: Tailoring Wave Fronts with Reflectionless Sheets http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.197401 Author(s): Carl Pfeiffer and Anthony Grbic<br/><p>Huygens’ principle is a well-known concept in electromagnetics that dates back to 1690. Here, it is applied to develop designer surfaces that provide extreme control of electromagnetic wave fronts across electrically thin layers. These reflectionless surfaces, referred to as metamaterial Huygens’ su...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 197401] Published Mon May 06, 2013 Author(s): Carl Pfeiffer and Anthony Grbic

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics Huygens’ principle is a well-known concept in electromagnetics that dates back to 1690. Here, it is applied to develop designer surfaces that provide extreme control of electromagnetic wave fronts across electrically thin layers. These reflectionless surfaces, referred to as metamaterial Huygens’ su...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 197401] Published Mon May 06, 2013

]]> Metamaterial Huygens’ Surfaces: Tailoring Wave Fronts with Reflectionless Sheets Carl Pfeiffer and Anthony Grbic 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.197401 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 197401 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.197401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.197401 197401 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Spins, Electromagnetic Moments, and Isomers of ^{107-129}Cd http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192501 Author(s): D. T. Yordanov, D. L. Balabanski, J. Bieroń, M. L. Bissell, K. Blaum, I. Budinčević, S. Fritzsche, N. Frömmgen, G. Georgiev, Ch. Geppert, M. Hammen, M. Kowalska, K. Kreim, A. Krieger, R. Neugart, W. Nörtershäuser, J. Papuga, and S. Schmidt<br/><p>The neutron-rich isotopes of cadmium up to the <span style="font-style: italic;">N</span>=82 shell closure have been investigated by high-resolution laser spectroscopy. Deep-uv excitation at 214.5 nm and radioactive-beam bunching provided the required experimental sensitivity. Long-lived isomers are observed in <sup>127</sup>Cd and <sup>129</sup>Cd for the firs...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192501] Published Mon May 06, 2013 Author(s): D. T. Yordanov, D. L. Balabanski, J. Bieroń, M. L. Bissell, K. Blaum, I. Budinčević, S. Fritzsche, N. Frömmgen, G. Georgiev, Ch. Geppert, M. Hammen, M. Kowalska, K. Kreim, A. Krieger, R. Neugart, W. Nörtershäuser, J. Papuga, and S. Schmidt

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics The neutron-rich isotopes of cadmium up to the N=82 shell closure have been investigated by high-resolution laser spectroscopy. Deep-uv excitation at 214.5 nm and radioactive-beam bunching provided the required experimental sensitivity. Long-lived isomers are observed in 127Cd and 129Cd for the firs...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192501] Published Mon May 06, 2013

]]> Spins, Electromagnetic Moments, and Isomers of ^{107-129}Cd D. T. Yordanov, D. L. Balabanski, J. Bieroń, M. L. Bissell, K. Blaum, I. Budinčević, S. Fritzsche, N. Frömmgen, G. Georgiev, Ch. Geppert, M. Hammen, M. Kowalska, K. Kreim, A. Krieger, R. Neugart, W. Nörtershäuser, J. Papuga, and S. Schmidt 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 192501 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 19 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192501 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.192501 192501 Nuclear Physics Nuclear Physics Modulational Instability, Wave Breaking, and Formation of Large-Scale Dipoles in the Atmosphere http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184504 Author(s): A. Iafrati, A. Babanin, and M. Onorato<br/><p>We use direct numerical simulation of the Navier-Stokes equations for a two-phase flow (water and air) to study the dynamics of the modulational instability of free surface waves and its contribution to the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere. If the steepness of the initial wave exceeds a ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Focus in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184504] Published Fri May 03, 2013 Author(s): A. Iafrati, A. Babanin, and M. Onorato

Selected for a Focus in Physics We use direct numerical simulation of the Navier-Stokes equations for a two-phase flow (water and air) to study the dynamics of the modulational instability of free surface waves and its contribution to the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere. If the steepness of the initial wave exceeds a ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184504] Published Fri May 03, 2013

]]> Modulational Instability, Wave Breaking, and Formation of Large-Scale Dipoles in the Atmosphere A. Iafrati, A. Babanin, and M. Onorato 2013-05-03T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184504 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184504 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-05-03T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184504 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184504 184504 Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Observing Geometric Frustration with Thousands of Coupled Lasers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102 Author(s): Micha Nixon, Eitan Ronen, Asher A. Friesem, and Nir Davidson<br/><p>Geometric frustration, the inability of an ordered system to find a unique ground state plays a key role in a wide range of systems. We present a new experimental approach to observe large-scale geometric frustration with 1500 negatively coupled lasers arranged in a kagome lattice. We show how dissi...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184102] Published Thu May 02, 2013 Author(s): Micha Nixon, Eitan Ronen, Asher A. Friesem, and Nir Davidson

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics Geometric frustration, the inability of an ordered system to find a unique ground state plays a key role in a wide range of systems. We present a new experimental approach to observe large-scale geometric frustration with 1500 negatively coupled lasers arranged in a kagome lattice. We show how dissi...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184102] Published Thu May 02, 2013

]]> Observing Geometric Frustration with Thousands of Coupled Lasers Micha Nixon, Eitan Ronen, Asher A. Friesem, and Nir Davidson 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 184102 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102 184102 Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc. Optical Superfluid Phase Transitions and Trapping of Polariton Condensates http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186403 Author(s): P. Cristofolini, A. Dreismann, G. Christmann, G. Franchetti, N. G. Berloff, P. Tsotsis, Z. Hatzopoulos, P. G. Savvidis, and J. J. Baumberg<br/><p>Semiconductor microcavities are used to support freely flowing polariton quantum liquids allowing the direct observation and optical manipulation of macroscopic quantum states. Incoherent optical excitation at a point produces radially expanding condensate clouds within the planar geometry. By using...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 186403] Published Wed May 01, 2013 Author(s): P. Cristofolini, A. Dreismann, G. Christmann, G. Franchetti, N. G. Berloff, P. Tsotsis, Z. Hatzopoulos, P. G. Savvidis, and J. J. Baumberg

Semiconductor microcavities are used to support freely flowing polariton quantum liquids allowing the direct observation and optical manipulation of macroscopic quantum states. Incoherent optical excitation at a point produces radially expanding condensate clouds within the planar geometry. By using...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 186403] Published Wed May 01, 2013

]]> Optical Superfluid Phase Transitions and Trapping of Polariton Condensates P. Cristofolini, A. Dreismann, G. Christmann, G. Franchetti, N. G. Berloff, P. Tsotsis, Z. Hatzopoulos, P. G. Savvidis, and J. J. Baumberg 2013-05-01T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186403 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 186403 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-05-01T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186403 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186403 186403 Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc. Electrical Conductivity of Hot QCD Matter http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.182301 Author(s): W. Cassing, O. Linnyk, T. Steinert, and V. Ozvenchuk<br/><p>We study the electric conductivity of hot QCD matter at various temperatures <span style="font-style: italic;">T</span> within the off-shell parton-hadron-string dynamics transport approach for interacting partonic, hadronic or mixed systems in a finite box with periodic boundary conditions. The response of the strongly interacting system ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 182301] Published Wed May 01, 2013 Author(s): W. Cassing, O. Linnyk, T. Steinert, and V. Ozvenchuk

We study the electric conductivity of hot QCD matter at various temperatures T within the off-shell parton-hadron-string dynamics transport approach for interacting partonic, hadronic or mixed systems in a finite box with periodic boundary conditions. The response of the strongly interacting system ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 182301] Published Wed May 01, 2013

]]> Electrical Conductivity of Hot QCD Matter W. Cassing, O. Linnyk, T. Steinert, and V. Ozvenchuk 2013-05-01T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.182301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 182301 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-05-01T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.182301 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.182301 182301 Nuclear Physics Nuclear Physics Hydrodynamically Driven Colloidal Assembly in Dip Coating http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.188302 Author(s): Carlos E. Colosqui, Jeffrey F. Morris, and Howard A. Stone<br/><p>We study the hydrodynamics of dip coating from a suspension and report a mechanism for colloidal assembly and pattern formation on smooth substrates. Below a critical withdrawal speed where the coating film is thinner than the particle diameter, capillary forces induced by deformation of the free su...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 188302] Published Tue Apr 30, 2013 Author(s): Carlos E. Colosqui, Jeffrey F. Morris, and Howard A. Stone

We study the hydrodynamics of dip coating from a suspension and report a mechanism for colloidal assembly and pattern formation on smooth substrates. Below a critical withdrawal speed where the coating film is thinner than the particle diameter, capillary forces induced by deformation of the free su...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 188302] Published Tue Apr 30, 2013

]]> Hydrodynamically Driven Colloidal Assembly in Dip Coating Carlos E. Colosqui, Jeffrey F. Morris, and Howard A. Stone 2013-04-30T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.188302 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 188302 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-04-30T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.188302 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.188302 188302 Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Active Shape-Morphing Elastomeric Colloids in Short-Pitch Cholesteric Liquid Crystals http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.187802 Author(s): Julian S. Evans, Yaoran Sun, Bohdan Senyuk, Patrick Keller, Victor M. Pergamenshchik, Taewoo Lee, and Ivan I. Smalyukh<br/><p>Active elastomeric liquid crystal particles with initial cylindrical shapes are obtained by means of soft lithography and polymerization in a strong magnetic field. Gold nanocrystals infiltrated into these particles mediate energy transfer from laser light to heat, so that the inherent coupling betw...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 187802] Published Tue Apr 30, 2013 Author(s): Julian S. Evans, Yaoran Sun, Bohdan Senyuk, Patrick Keller, Victor M. Pergamenshchik, Taewoo Lee, and Ivan I. Smalyukh

Active elastomeric liquid crystal particles with initial cylindrical shapes are obtained by means of soft lithography and polymerization in a strong magnetic field. Gold nanocrystals infiltrated into these particles mediate energy transfer from laser light to heat, so that the inherent coupling betw...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 187802] Published Tue Apr 30, 2013

]]> Active Shape-Morphing Elastomeric Colloids in Short-Pitch Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Julian S. Evans, Yaoran Sun, Bohdan Senyuk, Patrick Keller, Victor M. Pergamenshchik, Taewoo Lee, and Ivan I. Smalyukh 2013-04-30T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.187802 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 187802 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-04-30T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.187802 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.187802 187802 Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics Surface Atom Motion to Move Iron Nanocrystals through Constrictions in Carbon Nanotubes under the Action of an Electric Current http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901 Author(s): Sinisa Coh, Will Gannett, A. Zettl, Marvin L. Cohen, and Steven G. Louie<br/><p>Under the application of electrical currents, metal nanocrystals inside carbon nanotubes can be bodily transported. We examine experimentally and theoretically how an iron nanocrystal can pass through a constriction in the carbon nanotube with a smaller cross-sectional area than the nanocrystal itse...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Synopsis in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185901] Published Mon Apr 29, 2013 Author(s): Sinisa Coh, Will Gannett, A. Zettl, Marvin L. Cohen, and Steven G. Louie

Selected for a Synopsis in Physics Under the application of electrical currents, metal nanocrystals inside carbon nanotubes can be bodily transported. We examine experimentally and theoretically how an iron nanocrystal can pass through a constriction in the carbon nanotube with a smaller cross-sectional area than the nanocrystal itse...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185901] Published Mon Apr 29, 2013

]]> Surface Atom Motion to Move Iron Nanocrystals through Constrictions in Carbon Nanotubes under the Action of an Electric Current Sinisa Coh, Will Gannett, A. Zettl, Marvin L. Cohen, and Steven G. Louie 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185901 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901 185901 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. From Damage Percolation to Crack Nucleation Through Finite Size Criticality http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185505 Author(s): Ashivni Shekhawat, Stefano Zapperi, and James P. Sethna<br/><p>We present a unified theory of fracture in disordered brittle media that reconciles apparently conflicting results reported in the literature. Our renormalization group based approach yields a phase diagram in which the percolation fixed point, expected for infinite disorder, is unstable for finite ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/physics_viewpoint.gif" alt="Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185505] Published Mon Apr 29, 2013 Author(s): Ashivni Shekhawat, Stefano Zapperi, and James P. Sethna

Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics We present a unified theory of fracture in disordered brittle media that reconciles apparently conflicting results reported in the literature. Our renormalization group based approach yields a phase diagram in which the percolation fixed point, expected for infinite disorder, is unstable for finite ...

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185505] Published Mon Apr 29, 2013

]]> From Damage Percolation to Crack Nucleation Through Finite Size Criticality Ashivni Shekhawat, Stefano Zapperi, and James P. Sethna 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185505 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 185505 (2013) article Physical Review Letters 110 18 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185505 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185505 185505 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.