Interactive graphical computer-aided design system

System is used for design, layout, and modification of large-scale-integrated (LSI) metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) arrays. System is structured around small computer which provides real-time support for graphics storage display unit with keyboard, slave display unit, hard copy unit, and graphics tablet for designer/computer interface

Upper critical field as a probe for multiband superconductivity in bulk and interfacial STO

We investigate the temperature dependence of the upper critical field $H_{c 2}$ as a tool to probe the possible presence of multiband superconductivity at the interface of LAO/STO. The behaviour of $H_{c 2}$ can clearly indicate two-band superconductivity through its nontrivial temperature dependence. For the disorder scattering dominated two-dimensional LAO/STO interface we find a characteristic non-monotonic curvature of the $H_{c 2} (T)$. We also analyse the $H_{c 2}$ for multiband bulk STO and find similar behaviour.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figure

Online Appendix to "The Equivalence of Wage and Price Staggering in Monetary Business Cycle Models"

This appendix details the derivation of a number of results reported in "The Equivalence of Wage and Price Staggering in Monetary Business Cycle Models," which appears in the Review of Economic Dynamics.

Collective modes as a probe of imbalanced Fermi gases

We theoretically investigate the collective modes of imbalanced two component one-dimensional Fermi gases with attractive interactions. This is done for trapped and untrapped systems both at zero and non-zero temperature, using self-consistent mean-field theory and the random phase approximation. We discuss how the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state can be detected and the periodicity of the associated density modulations determined from its collective mode spectrum. We also investigate the accuracy of the single mode approximation for low-lying collective excitations in a trap by comparing frequencies obtained via sum rules with frequencies obtained from direct collective mode calculations. It is found that, for collective excitations where the atomic clouds of the two spin species oscillate largely in phase, the single mode approximation holds well for a large parameter regime. Finally we investigate the collective mode spectrum obtained by parametric modulation of the coupling constant.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figure

Z2 peak of noise correlations in a quantum spin Hall insulator

We investigate the current noise correlations at a quantum point contact in a quantum spin Hall structure, focusing on the effect of a weak magnetic field in the presence of disorder. For the case of two equally biased terminals we discover a robust peak: the noise correlations vanish at $B = 0$ and are negative for $B\not = 0$. We find that the character of this peak is intimately related to the interplay between time reversal symmetry and the helical nature of the edge states and call it the Z2 peak.Comment: 4+epsilon pages, 3 figure

Description and research capabilities of the Langley Low Frequency Noise Facility

Description and research capabilities of low frequency noise facilit

Quantum critical origin of the superconducting dome in SrTiO3_3

We investigate the origin of superconductivity in doped SrTiO$_3$ (STO) using a combination of density functional and strong coupling theories within the framework of quantum criticality. Our density functional calculations of the ferroelectric soft mode frequency as a function of doping reveal a crossover from quantum paraelectric to ferroelectric behavior at a doping level coincident with the experimentally observed top of the superconducting dome. Based on this finding, we explore a model in which the superconductivity in STO is enabled by its proximity to the ferroelectric quantum critical point and the soft mode fluctuations provide the pairing interaction on introduction of carriers. Within our model, the low doping limit of the superconducting dome is explained by the emergence of the Fermi surface, and the high doping limit by departure from the quantum critical regime. We predict that the highest critical temperature will increase and shift to lower carrier doping with increasing $^{18}$O isotope substitution, a scenario that is experimentally verifiable.Comment: 4 pages + supplemental, 3 + 2 figure

Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce

Many countries are reforming their pension systems so people stay in work for longer to improve the long-term sustainability of public finances to support an increasing older population. This research aimed to explore the factors that enable or inhibit people to extend working life (EWL) in a large UK based retail organisation. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with a purposive sample (n=30): 15 employees aged ≥ 60 and 15 supervisors supporting these employees. Older workers were predominately female, reflecting the gender profile of the older workers in the organisation. Older workers and supervisors reported that key facilitators to EWL were: good health, the perception that older workers are of value; flexibility and choice; the need for an ongoing conversation across the life-course; the social and community aspect of work as a facilitator to EWL; and, the financial necessity to EWL. Perceived barriers to EWL included poor health, negative impacts of work on health, and a lack of respect and support

How Useful Are Estimated DSGE Model Forecasts for Central Bankers?

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