Surface superconducting states in a yttrium hexaboride single crystal in a tilted magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This experimental study examined nucleation of superconductivity at the surface of a single-crystal yttrium hexaboride (YB6) in a tilted dc magnetic field. The authors measured Hc3 on each side of the sample as a function of the angle between the field and the surface. They report Hc3/Hc2 ≈ 1.28 for a perpendicular…
Slow relaxation of magnetoresistance in AlGaAs-GaAs quantum well structures quenched in a magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This study reports slow relaxation of magnetoresistance in selectively doped p-GaAs-AlGaAs structures following application of a magnetic field. The authors emphasize efforts to rule out temperature fluctuation artifacts and state that the main relaxation features remain. They interpret the phenomenon using a…
Ultrasonic propagation velocity in magnetic and magnetorheological fluids due to an external magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering-focused study measured ultrasonic propagation velocity in hydrocarbon-based magnetic and magnetorheological fluids under an external magnetic field. The authors report that clustering structures formed in the fluids influence ultrasonic propagation velocity, with observed hysteresis and anisotropy.…
Electromagnetic fields and DNA damage
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Jan 1, 2009
This review discusses the comet assay and summarizes research on non-ionizing EMF exposure and DNA/chromosomal damage. It describes both positive and negative findings across studies, noting no consistent overall pattern for radiofrequency radiation (RFR). The authors nonetheless conclude that under certain exposure…
Exact solutions for a Dirac electron in an exponentially decaying magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2009
This theoretical paper analyzes a Dirac electron in an exponentially decaying magnetic field. It reports exact energy eigenvalues including a zero-energy state and provides corresponding eigenfunctions. The authors also calculate probability density and current distributions.
Nonuniqueness of magnetic fields and energy derivatives in spin-polarized density functional theory.
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Jan 1, 2009
This theoretical paper analyzes consequences of nonuniqueness of the external magnetic field B(r) in spin-polarized density functional theory. It reports that for ground states the energy functional is not differentiable with respect to spin density, but one-sided derivatives can exist. The work links these one-sided…
Spatial and Temporal Variations of a Screening Current Induced Magnetic Field in a Double-Pancake HTS Insert of an LTS/HTS NMR Magnet.
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Jan 1, 2009
This engineering study measures and simulates screening current induced magnetic fields (SCF) in a Bi2223-tape HTS insert used in an LTS/HTS NMR magnet at 77 K. SCF was induced by the insert self-field, an external 5-T background magnet, and their combination, and axial field distributions and temporal variations…
Ising spin-glass transition in a magnetic field outside the limit of validity of mean-field theory.
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper studies the spin-glass transition in a magnetic field using a diluted one-dimensional long-range Ising model with distance-dependent bond probability. The authors report evidence for a spin-glass transition in a magnetic field both within and beyond the mean-field regime. They also report such evidence for…
Extraordinary magnetic field enhancement with metallic nanowire: role of surface impedance in Babinet's principle for sub-skin-depth regime.
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper proposes metallic nanowires as complementary structures to metallic nanogaps for enhancing magnetic fields. It reports magnetic field enhancement up to a factor of 300 and presents a surface-impedance-based analytic theory that is numerically confirmed. The authors also report that, in the sub-skin-depth…
Magnetic field delocalization and flux inversion in fractional vortices in two-component superconductors.
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Jan 1, 2009
This theoretical paper analyzes vortex solutions in two-component superconductors within a U(1) x U(1) Ginzburg-Landau framework. It reports that exponentially screened magnetic fields are only found in special cases, while most parameter choices yield delocalized magnetic fields with slowly decaying tails. It also…
Quasiparticles of spatially anisotropic triangular antiferromagnets in a magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2009
This theoretical/physics study investigates spectral properties of a spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on an anisotropic triangular lattice in a magnetic field. It reports that interchain interactions in a magnetic field generate dominant modes that behave as quasiparticles, featuring anomalous incommensurate…
Focused-ion-beam-assisted magnet fabrication and manipulation for magnetic field detection applications.
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Jan 1, 2009
This engineering study describes a focused-ion-beam-assisted technique for fabricating reduced-size NdFeB nanomagnets and integrating them onto a thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR). After bonding the magnet, the FBAR showed a downshift in resonance frequency and a reduced quality factor. The magnetic behavior…
Theory for nanoparticle retention time in the helical channel of quadrupole magnetic field-flow fractionation.
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper presents a theoretical treatment of nanoparticle retention in quadrupole magnetic field-flow fractionation (QMgFFF) using a helical separation channel. It defines the retention ratio as the ratio of transit times for non-retained versus retained material. Equations are derived for angular and longitudinal…
Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Using Electrical Stimulation of the Scalp.
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Jan 1, 2009
This study describes development and validation of a sham rTMS approach that combines a matched sham coil (for look/sound) with scalp electrical stimulation (for sensation). In back-to-back comparisons, TMS-naïve participants reportedly could not tell active from sham, whereas experienced participants could. The…
Evaluation of the efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic field in the management of patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.
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Jan 1, 2009
This randomized controlled trial evaluated low-power, low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy at 600 Hz and 800 Hz as an adjunct treatment for diabetic polyneuropathy. Thirty participants were randomized to 600 Hz PEMF, 800 Hz PEMF, or usual medical treatment for 12 days. The abstract reports…
The influence of low-frequency magnetic field on plasma antioxidant capacity and heart rate.
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Jan 1, 2009
This animal study exposed Sprague-Dawley rats to a 40 Hz, 7 mT time-variable magnetic field and measured ECG heart rate and plasma antioxidant capacity before and after exposure, including after 14 days. The authors report a significant decrease in heart rate after 14 days. Antioxidant defence findings were mixed,…
[Effects of 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field on Ca2+ release channel ryanodine receptor of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles].
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Jan 1, 2009
This in vitro study examined whether a 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field affects the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release channel RyR1. A 0.4 mT exposure for 30 minutes increased SR Ca2+ release rate and [(3)H]-ryanodine binding under NADH/NAD+ conditions. The authors also report increased NADH oxidation and…
[Female genital toxicities of high-frequency electromagnetic field on rats].
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Jan 1, 2009
This rat study examined sub-chronic exposure to a 30 MHz electromagnetic field at 0–1600 V/m for 8 hours/day, 5 days/week, over 56 days. The authors report no change in ovarian wet weight, but dose-related changes in estrous cycle timing, reproductive hormones (higher LH and lower E2 at higher exposures), and ovarian…
[A preliminary study on role of acid sphingomyelinase in receptor clustering induced by 50-Hz magnetic fields].
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Jan 1, 2009
This in vitro study exposed human amnion (FL) cells to a 50-Hz sinusoidal magnetic field (0.4 mT) for 15 minutes and assessed epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) clustering. The authors report that magnetic field exposure induced EGFR clustering, and that this effect was blocked by imipramine, an acid…
[Conclusion: probable and possible futures. MRI with ultra high magnetic field].
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Jan 1, 2009
This narrative piece states that MR neuroimaging does not interfere with brain function and is safe for use in patients and healthy volunteers. It argues that ultra-high-field MRI could substantially improve spatiotemporal resolution, potentially enabling study of brain function at finer scales. It also describes the…
Static magnetic field therapy: a critical review of treatment parameters.
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Jan 1, 2009
This critical review summarizes human research on static magnetic field (SMF) therapy delivered by permanent magnets attached to the skin and evaluates how well studies report SMF dosage and treatment parameters. Across 56 included studies, many did not report essential SMF characteristics (e.g., magnet dimensions,…
Biological effects from electromagnetic field exposure and public exposure standards
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Jan 1, 2008
This review describes public concerns and scientific reports of non-thermal biological effects from low-intensity ELF and RF exposures. It lists multiple health endpoints reported to be associated with ELF and/or RF and highlights the BioInitiative Report’s conclusion that a reasonable suspicion of risk exists at…
Apparent violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law near a magnetic field tuned metal-antiferromagnetic quantum critical point.
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Jan 1, 2008
This paper reports calculations of interlayer electrical and thermal resistivity in a layered metal assuming Fermi-liquid quasiparticles inelastically scattered by two-dimensional antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations. The model yields linear-in-temperature behavior over a broad range and suggests that extrapolations…
[Effect of 1.8 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on gene expression of rat neurons].
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Jan 1, 2008
This in vitro study exposed primary cultured rat neurons to 1.8 GHz RF-EMF at an average SAR of 2 W/kg and assessed gene expression changes. The authors report multiple differentially expressed genes after 24 h intermittent exposure and confirm exposure-dependent changes in Egr-1, Mbp, and Plp by semi-quantitative…
Numerical methods for computing the ground state of spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates in a uniform magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2008
This paper presents numerical methods to compute ground-state solutions of spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates in a uniform magnetic field. The approach uses normalized gradient flow with an additional normalization condition and enforces conservation of total mass and magnetization. The authors compare numerical…