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DOE OSTI2013

High-statistics study of $K^0_S$ pair production in two-photon collisions

We report a high-statistics measurement of the differential cross section of the process $γγ → K^0_S K^0_S$ in the range 1.05 GeV $≤ W ≤$ 4.00 GeV, where $W$ is the center-of-mass energy of the colliding photons, using 972 fb -1 of data collected with the Belle detector at the $KEKB$ asymmetric-energy $e^+ e^-$ collider operated at and near the $Υ$-resonance region. The differential cross section is fitted by parameterized S-, D 0 - , D 2 - , G 0 - and G 2 -wave amplitudes. In the D 2 wave, the $f_2$(1270), $a_2$(1320) and $f^\prime_2$(1525) are dominant and a resonance, the $f_2$(2200), is also present. The $f_0$(1710) and possibly the $f_0$(2500) are seen in the $S$ wave. The mass, total width and product of the two-photon partial decay width and decay branching fraction to the $K\overline{K}$ state $Γ_{γγ}(ΒK\overline{K})$ are extracted for the $f^\prime_2$(1525), $f_0$(1710), $f_2$(2200) and $f_0$(2500). The destructive interference between the $f_2$(1270) and $a_2$(1320) is confirmed by measuring their relative phase. The parameters of the charmonium states $Χ_{c0}$ and $Χ_{c2}$ are updated. Possible contributions from the $Χ_{c0}(2P)$ and $Χ_{c2}(2P)$ states are discussed. A new upper limit for the branching fraction of the $P-$ and $CP-$violating decay channel $η_c → K^0_S K^0_S$ is reported. The detailed behavior of the cross section is updated and compared with $QCD$-based calculations.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2012

Structural and dynamical properties of liquid Cu[subscript 80]Si[subscript 20] alloy studied experimentally and by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations

The local structures and dynamical properties of the liquid Cu{sub 80}Si{sub 20} alloy have been studied by x-ray diffraction and ab initio molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The pair-correlation functions and the structure factors derived from the three-dimensional coordinates of the MD configurations agree well with the experimental results. The local structure of the liquids is analyzed using Honeycutt-Andersen (HA) indices, Voronoi tessellation (VT), and an atomic cluster-alignment method. The HA indices analysis shows that the pentagonal bipyramid, a fragment of an icosahedron (ICO), plays a dominant role in the short-range order (SRO) of the Cu{sub 80}Si{sub 20} liquid. The HA indices corresponding to the pentagonal bipyramid increase dramatically with decreasing temperature. VT analysis indicates that, while the liquid does exhibit a strong icosahedral SRO, fcc-like SRO is also measurable. The results from VT analysis are further confirmed using the recently developed atomic cluster-alignment method. Finally, self-diffusion constants, as a function of temperature for both Cu and Si species, are calculated.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2016

Raman scattering study of spin-density-wave-induced anisotropic electronic properties in A Fe 2 As 2 ( A = Ca , Eu)

We present a polarization-resolved and temperature-dependent Raman scattering study of AFe 2 As 2 (A = Ca, Eu). In the spin-density-wave phase, spectral weight redistribution is observed in the fully symmetric and nonsymmetric scattering channels at different energies. An anisotropic Raman response is observed in the fully symmetric channel in spontaneously detwinned CaFe 2 As 2 samples. We calculate the orbital-resolved electronic structures using a combination of density functional theory and dynamical mean field theory. We identify the electronic transitions corresponding to these two spectral features and find that the anisotropic Raman response originates from the lifted degeneracy of the d xz/yz orbitals in the broken-symmetry phase.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2016

Electronic structures of C u 2 O , C u 4 O 3 , and CuO: A joint experimental and theoretical study

We present a joint experimental and theoretical study for the electronic structures of copper oxides including Cu 2 O, CuO, and the metastable mixed-valence oxide Cu 4 O 3 . The optical band gap is determined by experimental optical absorption coefficient, and the electronic structure in valence and conduction bands is probed by photoemission and electron energy loss spectroscopies, respectively. Furthermore, we compare our experimental results with many-body GW calculations utilizing an additional on-site potential for d-orbital energies that facilitates tractable and predictive computations. The side-by-side comparison between the three oxides, including a band insulator (Cu2O) and two Mott/charge-transfer insulators (CuO, Cu 4 O 3 ) leads to a consistent picture for the optical and band-structure properties of the Cu oxides, strongly supporting indirect band gaps of about 1.2 and 0.8 eV in CuO and Cu 4 O 3 , respectively. This comparison also points towards surface oxidation and reduction effects that can complicate the interpretation of the photoemission spectra.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2017

X-ray diffraction study of laser-driven solid-state diffusional mixing and new phase formation in Ni-Pt multilayers [X-ray diffraction study of laser-driven solid-state diffusional mixing and new phase formation]

An in situ optical pump and x-ray probe technique has been utilized to study photoinitiated solid-state diffusion in a Ni-Pt multilayer system. Hard x-ray diffraction has been used to follow the systematic growth of the NiPt alloy as a function of laser intensity and total energy deposited. It is observed that new phase growth can be driven in as little as one laser pulse, and that repeated photoexcitation can completely convert the entire multilayer structure into a single metallic alloy. In conclusion, the data suggest that lattice strain relaxation takes place prior to atomic diffusion and the formation of a NiPt alloy.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2018

Polarized neutron scattering study of the multiple order parameter system NdB 4 [Polarized neutron scattering study on multiple order parameter system NdB 4 ]

Neutron polarization analysis has been carried out in order to clarify the magnetic structures of multiple order parameter f-electron system NdB 4 . We confirmed the noncollinear “all-in all-out” structure (Γ 4 ) of the in-plane moment, which is in good agreement with our previous neutron powder diffraction study. We found that the magnetic moment along the c-axis m c showed diagonally antiferromagnetic structure (Γ 10 ), inconsistent with previously reported “vortex” structure (Γ 2 ). The microscopic mixture of these two structures with → q 0 =(0,0,0) appears in phase II and remains stable in phases III and IV, where an incommensurate modulation coexists. The unusual magnetic ordering is phenomenologically understood via Landau theory with the primary order parameter Γ 4 coupled with higher-order secondary order parameter Γ 10 . The magnetic moments were estimated to be 1.8 ± 0.2 and 0.2 ± 0.05μ B at T = 7.5K for Γ 4 and Γ 10 , respectively. We also found a long-period incommensurate modulation of the → q 1 =(0,0,1/2) antiferromagnetic structure of mc with the propagation → q s1 =(0.14,0.14,0.1) and → q s2 =(0.2,0,0.1) in phase III and IV, respectively. The amplitude of sinusoidal modulation was about m c =1.0 ± 0.2μ B at T=1.5 K. The local (0,0,1/2) structure consists of in-plane ferromagnetic and out-of-plane antiferromagnetic coupling of m c , opposite to the coexisting Γ 10 . The mc of Γ 10 is significantly enhanced up to 0.6μ B at T=1.5 K, which is accompanied by the incommensurate modulations. As a result, the Landau phenomenological approach indicates that the higher-order magnetic and/or multipole interactions based on the pseudoquartet f-electron state play important roles.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗