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- ItemHow people interact in evolving online affiliation networks(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2012) Gallos, L.K.; Rybski, D.; Liljeros, F.; Havlin, S.; Makse, H.A.The study of human interactions is of central importance for understanding the behavior of individuals, groups, and societies. Here, we observe the formation and evolution of networks by monitoring the addition of all new links, and we analyze quantitatively the tendencies used to create ties in these evolving online affiliation networks. We show that an accurate estimation of these probabilistic tendencies can be achieved only by following the time evolution of the network. Inferences about the reason for the existence of links using statistical analysis of network snapshots must therefore be made with great caution. Here, we start by characterizing every single link when the tie was established in the network. This information allows us to describe the probabilistic tendencies of tie formation and extract meaningful sociological conclusions. We also find significant differences in behavioral traits in the social tendencies among individuals according to their degree of activity, gender, age, popularity, and other attributes. For instance, in the particular data sets analyzed here, we find that women reciprocate connections 3 times as much as men and that this difference increases with age. Men tend to connect with the most popular people more often than women do, across all ages. On the other hand, triangular tie tendencies are similar, independent of gender, and show an increase with age. These results require further validation in other social settings. Our findings can be useful to build models of realistic social network structures and to discover the underlying laws that govern establishment of ties in evolving social networks.
- ItemExperimental Observation of Dirac Nodal Links in Centrosymmetric Semimetal TiB2(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2018) Liu, Z.; Lou, R.; Guo, P.; Wang, Q.; Sun, S.; Li, C.; Thirupathaiah, S.; Fedorov, A.; Shen, D.; Liu, K.; Lei, H.; Wang, S.The topological nodal-line semimetal state, serving as a fertile ground for various topological quantum phases, where a topological insulator, Dirac semimetal, or Weyl semimetal can be realized when the certain protecting symmetry is broken, has only been experimentally studied in very few materials. In contrast to discrete nodes, nodal lines with rich topological configurations can lead to more unusual transport phenomena. Utilizing angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations, here, we provide compelling evidence of nodal-line fermions in centrosymmetric semimetal TiB2 with a negligible spin-orbit coupling effect. With the band crossings just below the Fermi energy, two groups of Dirac nodal rings are clearly observed without any interference from other bands, one surrounding the Brillouin zone (BZ) corner in the horizontal mirror plane σh and the other surrounding the BZ center in the vertical mirror plane σv. The linear dispersions forming Dirac nodal rings are as wide as 2 eV. We further observe that the two groups of nodal rings link together along the Γ-K direction, composing a nodal-link configuration. The simple electronic structure with Dirac nodal links mainly constituting the Fermi surfaces suggests TiB2 as a remarkable platform for studying and applying the novel physical properties related to nodal-line fermions.
- ItemFrom Colossal to Zero: Controlling the Anomalous Hall Effect in Magnetic Heusler Compounds via Berry Curvature Design(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2018) Manna, K.; Muechler, L.; Kao, T.-H.; Stinshoff, R.; Zhang, Y.; Gooth, J.; Kumar, N.; Kreiner, G.; Koepernik, K.; Car, R.; Kübler, J.; Fecher, G.H.; Shekhar, C.; Sun, Y.; Felser, C.Since the discovery of the anomalous Hall effect (AHE), the anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) has been thought to be zero when there is no net magnetization. However, the recently found relation between the intrinsic AHE and the Berry curvature predicts other possibilities, such as a large AHC in noncolinear antiferromagnets with no net magnetization but net Berry curvature. Vice versa, the AHE in principle could be tuned to zero, irrespective of a finite magnetization. Here, we experimentally investigate this possibility and demonstrate that the symmetry elements of Heusler magnets can be changed such that the Berry curvature and all the associated properties are switched while leaving the magnetization unaffected. This enables us to tune the AHC from 0 Ω-1 cm-1 up to 1600 Ω-1 cm-1 with an exceptionally high anomalous Hall angle up to 12%, while keeping the magnetization the same. Our study shows that the AHC can be controlled by selectively changing the Berry curvature distribution, independent of the magnetization.
- ItemVisualization of localized perturbations on a (001) surface of the ferromagnetic semimetal EuB6(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2020) Rößler, S.; Jiao, L.; Seiro, S.; Rosa, P.F.S.; Fisk, Z.; Rößler, U.K.; Wirth, S.We performed scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy on a (001) surface of the ferromagnetic semimetal EuB6. Large-amplitude oscillations emanating from the elastic scattering of electrons by the surface impurities are observed in topography and in differential conductance maps. Fourier transform of the conductance maps embracing these regions indicate a holelike dispersion centered around the Γ point of the two-dimensional Brillouin zone. Using density functional theory slab calculations, we identify a spin-split surface state, which stems from the dangling pz orbitals of the apical boron atom. Hybridization with bulk electronic states leads to a resonance enhancement in certain regions around the Γ point, contributing to the remarkably strong real-space response around static point defects, which are observed in STM measurements.
- ItemSynthetic gravitational horizons in low-dimensional quantum matter(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2021) Morice, C.; Moghaddam, A.; Chernyavsky, D.; van Wezel, J.; van den Brink, J.We propose a class of lattice models realizable in a wide range of setups whose low-energy dynamics exactlyreduces to Dirac fields subjected to (1+1)-dimensional [(1+1)D] gravitational backgrounds, including (anti-)deSitter space-time. Wave packets propagating on the lattice exhibit an eternal slowdown for power-law position-dependent hopping integralst(x)∝xγwhenγ 1, signaling the formation of black hole event horizons. Forγ<1 instead the wave packets behave radically different and bounce off the horizon. We show that the eternalslowdown relates to a zero-energy spectral singularity of the lattice model and that the semiclassical wave packetstrajectories coincide with the geodesics on (1+1)D dilaton gravity, paving the way for new and experimentallyfeasible routes to mimic black hole horizons and realize (1+1)D space-times as they appear in certain gravitytheories.
- ItemTracing dynamics of laser-induced fields on ultra-thin foils using complementary imaging with streak deflectometry(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2016) Abicht, Florian; Braenzel, Julia; Priebe, Gerd; Koschitzki, Christian; Andreev, Alexander; Nickles, Peter; Sander, Wolfgang; Schnürer, MatthiasWe present a detailed study of the electric and magnetic fields, which are created on plasma vacuum interfaces as a result of highly intense laser-matter interactions. For the field generation ultrathin polymer foils (30–50 nm) were irradiated with high intensity femtosecond (1019–1020 W/cm2) and picosecond (∼1017 W/cm2) laser pulses with ultrahigh contrast (1010–1011). To determine the temporal evolution and the spatial distribution of these fields the proton streak deflectometry method has been developed further and applied in two different imaging configurations. It enabled us to gather complementary information about the investigated field structure, in particular about the influence of different field components (parallel and normal to the target surface) and the impact of a moving ion front. The applied ultrahigh laser contrast significantly increased the reproducibility of the experiment and improved the accuracy of the imaging method. In order to explain the experimental observations, which were obtained by applying ultrashort laser pulses, two different analytical models have been studied in detail. Their ability to reproduce the streak deflectometry measurements was tested on the basis of three-dimensional particle simulations. A modification and combination of the two models allowed for an extensive and accurate reproduction of the experimental results in both imaging configurations. The controlled change of the laser pulse duration from 50 femtoseconds to 2.7 picoseconds led to a transition of the dominating force acting on the probing proton beam at the rear side of the polymer foil. In the picosecond case the (⇀vx⇀B)-term of the Lorentz force dominated over the counteracting ⇀E-field and was responsible for the direction of the net force. The applied proton deflectometry method allowed for an unambiguous determination of the magnetic field polarity at the rear side of the ultrathin foil.
- ItemParametric study of cycle modulation in laser driven ion beams and acceleration field retrieval at femtosecond timescale(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2019) Schnürer, M.; Braenzel, J.; Lübcke, A.; Andreev, A.A.High-frequency modulations appearing in the kinetic energy distribution of laser-accelerated ions are proposed for retrieving the acceleration field dynamics at the femtosecond timescale. Such an approach becomes possible if the laser-cycling field modulates the particle density in the ion spectra and produces quasitime stamps for analysis. We investigate target and laser parameters determining this effect and discuss the dependencies of the observed modulation. Our findings refine a basic mechanism, the target normal sheath acceleration, where an intense and ultrafast laser pulse produces a very strong electrical field at a plasma-vacuum interface. The field decays rapidly due to energy dissipation and forms a characteristic spectrum of fast ions streaming away from the interface. We show that the derived decay function of the field is in accordance with model predictions of the accelerating field structure. Our findings are supported by two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. The knowledge of the femtosecond field dynamics helps to rerate optimization strategies for laser ion acceleration.
- ItemThickness dependence of the anomalous Nernst effect and the Mott relation of Weyl semimetal Co2MnGa thin films(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2020) Park, G.-H.; Reichlova, H.; Schlitz, R.; Lammel, M.; Markou, A.; Swekis, P.; Ritzinger, P.; Kriegner, D.; Noky, J.; Gayles, J.; Sun, Y.; Felser, C.; Nielsch, K.; Goennenwein, S.T.B.; Thomas, A.We report a robust anomalous Nernst effect in Co2MnGa thin films in the thickness regime between 20 and 50 nm. The anomalous Nernst coefficient varied in the range of -2.0 to -3.0 μV/K at 300 K. We demonstrate that the anomalous Hall and Nernst coefficients exhibit similar behavior and fulfill the Mott relation. We simultaneously measure all four transport coefficients of the longitudinal resistivity, transversal resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, and anomalous Nernst coefficient. We connect the values of the measured and calculated Nernst conductivity by using the remaining three magnetothermal transport coefficients, where the Mott relation is still valid. The intrinsic Berry curvature dominates the transport due to the relation between the longitudinal and transversal transport. Therefore, we conclude that the Mott relationship is applicable to describe the magnetothermoelectric transport in Weyl semimetal Co2MnGa as a function of film thickness.
- ItemPressure-induced dimerization and valence bond crystal formation in the Kitaev-Heisenberg magnet α-RuCl3(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2018) Bastien, G.; Garbarino, G.; Yadav, R.; Martinez-Casado, F.J.; Beltrán, Rodríguez, R.; Stahl, Q.; Kusch, M.; Limandri, S.P.; Ray, R.; Lampen-Kelley, P.; Mandrus, D.G.; Nagler, S.E.; Roslova, M.; Isaeva, A.; Doert, T.; Hozoi, L.; Wolter, A.U.B.; Büchner, B.; Geck, J.; Van Den Brink, J.Magnetization and high-resolution x-ray diffraction measurements of the Kitaev-Heisenberg material α-RuCl3 reveal a pressure-induced crystallographic and magnetic phase transition at a hydrostatic pressure of p∼0.2 GPa. This structural transition into a triclinic phase is characterized by a very strong dimerization of the Ru-Ru bonds, accompanied by a collapse of the magnetic susceptibility. Ab initio quantum-chemistry calculations disclose a pressure-induced enhancement of the direct 4d-4d bonding on particular Ru-Ru links, causing a sharp increase of the antiferromagnetic exchange interactions. These combined experimental and computational data show that the Kitaev spin-liquid phase in α-RuCl3 strongly competes with the crystallization of spin singlets into a valence bond solid.
- ItemGeneralization of coupled S-parameter calculation to compute beam impedances in particle accelerators(College Park, MD : American Physical Society, 2020) Flisgen, Thomas; Gjonaj, Erion; Glock, Hans-Walter; Tsakanian, AndranikIn this article, a decomposition approach for the computation of beam coupling impedances is proposed. This approach can account for the mutual electromagnetic coupling in long accelerator structures consisting of several consecutive segments. The method is based on the description of the individual segments using a multimodal network matrix formulation in which the charged particle beam is considered as an additional port. Then, the generalized multimodal network matrices of all segments are combined to a multimodal network matrix of the complete structure. The beam coupling impedance as well as the scattering parameters of the full structure are recovered as particular matrix elements in this multimodal network matrix. The new method generalizes Coupled S-Parameter Calculation (CSC) introduced in earlier work such that charged particle beams are considered. Consequently, the introduced scheme is referred to as CSC. Application examples for realistic accelerator components such as the simulation of a full TESLA 1.3 GHz-cavity of the European XFEL are provided. These simulations demonstrate the high accuracy and numerical performance of the proposed method.