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DOE OSTI2014

Experimental limits on primordial black hole dark matter from the first 2 yr of Kepler data

We present our analysis on new limits of the dark matter (DM) halo consisting of primordial black holes (PBHs) or massive compact halo objects. We present a search of the first two yr of publicly available Kepler mission data for potential signatures of gravitational microlensing caused by these objects as well as an extensive analysis of the astrophysical sources of background error. These include variable stars, flare events, and comets or asteroids that are moving through the Kepler field. We discuss the potential of detecting comets using the Kepler light curves, presenting measurements of two known comets and one unidentified object, most likely an asteroid or comet. After removing the background events with statistical cuts, we find no microlensing candidates. We therefore present our Monte Carlo efficiency calculation in order to constrain the PBH DM with masses in the range of 2 × 10{sup –9} M {sub ☉} to 10{sup –7} M {sub ☉}. We find that PBHs in this mass range cannot make up the entirety of the DM, thus closing a full order of magnitude in the allowed mass range for PBH DM.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2015

Experimental search for hidden photon CDM in the eV mass range with a dish antenna

A search for hidden photon cold dark matter (HP CDM) using a new technique with a dish antenna is reported. From the result of the measurement, we found no evidence for the existence of HP CDM and set an upper limit on the photon-HP mixing parameter χ of ∼6×10{sup −12} for the hidden photon mass m{sub γ}=3.1±1.2 eV.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2021

Theoretical and experimental studies of compression and shear deformation behavior of Osmium to 280 GPa

Abstract The compression behavior of osmium metal was investigated up to 280 GPa (volume compression V/V o = 0.725) under nonhydrostatic conditions at ambient temperature using angle dispersive axial x-ray diffraction (A-XRD) with a diamond anvil cell (DAC). In addition, shear strength of osmium was measured to 170 GPa using radial x-ray diffraction (R-XRD) technique in DAC. Both diffraction techniques in DAC employed platinum as an internal pressure standard. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were also performed, and the computed lattice parameters and volumes under compression are in good agreement with the experiments. DFT predicts a monotonous increase in axial ratio ( c/a ) with pressure and the structural anomalies of less than 1% in ( c/a ) ratio reported below 150 GPa were not reproduced in theoretical calculations and hydrostatic measurements. The measured value of shear strength of osmium ( τ ) approaches a limiting value of 6 GPa above a pressure of 50 GPa in contrast to theoretical predictions of 24 GPa and is likely due to imperfections in polycrystalline samples. DFT calculations also enable the studies of shear and tensile deformations. The theoretical ideal shear stress is found along the (001)[1–10] shear direction with the maximal shear stress ∼24 GPa at critical strain ∼0.13.

Lin, Chia-Min↗
DOE OSTI2015

Experimental observation of incoherent-coherent crossover and orbital-dependent band renormalization in iron chalcogenide superconductors

The level of electronic correlation has been one of the key questions in understanding the nature of superconductivity. Among the iron-based superconductors, the iron chalcogenide family exhibits the strongest electron correlations. To gauge the correlation strength, we performed a systematic angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study on the iron chalcogenide series Fe 1+y Se x Te 1-x (0 < x < 0.59), a model system with the simplest structure. Our measurement reveals an incoherent-to-coherent crossover in the electronic structure as the selenium ratio increases and the system evolves from a weakly localized to a more itinerant state. Furthermore, we found that the effective mass of bands dominated by the d xy orbital character significantly decreases with increasing selenium ratio, as compared to the d xz /d yz orbital-dominated bands. The orbital-dependent change in the correlation level agrees with theoretical calculations on the band structure renormalization, and may help to understand the onset of superconductivity in Fe 1+y Se x Te 1-x .

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2018

Experimental assignment of many-electron excitations in the photoionization of NiO

The absorption of a photon and the emission of an electron is not a simple, two-particle process. The complicated many-electron features observed during core photoionization can therefore reveal many of the hidden secrets about the ground and excited-state electronic structures of a material. Careful analysis of the photon-energy dependence of the Ni KLL Auger deexcitation spectra at and above the Ni 1s photoionization threshold has identified the satellite structure that appears in both the photoelectron emission and the x-ray absorption spectra of NiO as Ni metal 3d e g → Ni metal 3d e g and O ligand 2p e g → Ni metal 3d e g charge-transfer excitations, respectively. These assignments clarify the conflicting theoretical predictions of the last five decades in addition to other anomalous effects in the spectroscopy of this unique material.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2012

Experimental study of the P₁₁(1440) and D₁₃(1520) resonances from the CLAS data on ep→e ' π⁺π⁻p '

The transition helicity amplitudes from the proton ground state to the P₁₁(1440) and D₁₃(1520) excited states (γ v pN* electrocouplings) were determined from the analysis of nine independent one-fold differential π⁺π⁻p electroproduction cross sections off a proton target, taken with CLAS at photon virtualities of 0.25 v pN* electrocouplings offers clear evidence for the reliable extraction of these fundamental quantities from meson-electroproduction data. This analysis also led to the determination of the long-awaited hadronic branching ratios for the D₁₃(1520) decay into Δπ (24%–32%) and Nρ (8%–17%).

Mokeev, V. I.↗