Physical modeling of long-term dynamic characteristics of the subgrade for medium-low-speed maglevs

To investigate the dynamic characteristics and long-term dynamic stability of the new subgrade structure of medium-low-speed(MLS)maglevs,cyclic vibration tests were performed under natural and rainfall conditions,and the dynamic response of the subgrade structure was monitored.The dynamic response attenuation characteristics along the depth direction of the subgrade were compared,and the distribution characteristics of the dynamic stress on the surface of the subgrade along the longitudinal direction of the line were analyzed.The critical dynamic stress and cumulative deformation were used as indicators to evaluate the long-term dynamic stability of the subgrade.Results show that water has a certain effect on the dynamic characteristics of the subgrade,and the dynamic stress and acceleration increase with the water content.With the dowel steel structure set between the rail-bearing beams,stress concentration at the end of the loaded beam can be prevented,and the diffusion distance of the dynamic stress along the longitudinal direction increases.The dynamic stress measured in the subgrade bed range is less than 1/5 of the critical dynamic stress.The postconstruction settlement of the subgrade after similarity ratio conversion is 3.94 mm and 7.72 mm under natural and rainfall conditions,respectively,and both values are less than the 30 mm limit,indicating that the MLS maglev subgrade structure has good long-term dynamic stability.

Muon Spin Relaxation Study of Frustrated Tm_(3)Sb_(3)Mg_(2)O_(14)with Kagomé Lattice

The structure and magnetic properties of rare-earth ions Tm^(3+)Kagomé lattice Tm_(3)Sb_(3)Mg_(2)O_(14)are studied by x-ray diffraction,magnetic susceptibility and muon spin relaxation(𝜇SR)experiments.The existence of a small amount of Tm/Mg site-mixing disorder is revealed.DC magnetic susceptibility measurement shows that Tm^(3+)magnetic moments are antiferromagnetically correlated with a negative Curie-Weiss temperature of−26.3 K.Neither long-range magnetic order nor spin-glass transition is observed by DC and AC magnetic susceptibility,and confirmed by μSR experiment down to 0.1 K.However,the emergence of short-range magnetic order is indicated by the zero-field μSR experiments,and the absence of spin dynamics at low temperatures is evidenced by the longitudinal-field μSR technique.Compared with the results of Tm_(3)Sb_(3)Zn_(2)O_(14),another Tm-based Kagomé lattice with much more site-mixing disorder,the gapless spin liquid like behaviors in Tm_(3)Sb_(3)Zn_(2)O_(14)can be induced by disorder effect.Samples with perfect geometrical frustration are in urgent demand to establish whether QSL exists in this kind of materials with rare-earth Kagomé lattice.

Fermi surface gapping in the hidden order state of PrFe_(4)P_(12);by point-contact spectroscopy

We have applied point-contact spectroscopy(PCS) to investigate the nonmagnetic hidden order(HO) state of the skutterudite compound PrFe_(4)P_(12) with its transition temperature THO~6.5 K. Its point-contact conductance curves exhibit a reproducible gap structure in the HO state below THOand its temperature dependent gap magnitude follows a BCS-like mean-field behavior.A Fano-like conductance shape is observed to emerge below the coherence temperature of PrFe_(4)P_(12). In a magnetic field, the gap feature is gradually suppressed and evolves into a pronounced Fano peak, signaling the heavy fermion state and vividly demonstrating the competition between HO and the formation of heavy fermion states. Our results strongly suggest the itinerant characteristic of f electrons in PrFe_(4)P_(12), which constrains theoretical models to explain the HO mechanism.

Electronic structure of LaIrIn5and f-electron character in its related Ce-115 compounds

LaIrIn5 is a reference compound of the heavy-fermion superconductor LaIrIn5.The lack of f electrons in LaIrIn5 indicates that there should not be any f electron participating in the construction of its Fermi surface.Thus the electronic structure comparison between LaIrIn5 and LaIrIn5 provides a good platform to study the properties of f electrons.Here angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)measurements and density functional theory(DFT)calculations are performed to study the electronic structures of LaIrIn5 and LaIrIn5.We find the valence band structures of the two materials are similar to each other,except for the absence of f bands in LaIrIn5.By analyzing the Fermi crossings of the three conduction bands of the two materials quantitatively,we find the volumes of the electron pocketsαandβaround the M′point become larger from LaIrIn5 to LaIrIn5,while the hole pocketγaround theΓ′point becomes smaller.Together with the calculation results,we confirm that this is mainly originated from the f-electron contribution,while the lattice-constant difference between LaIrIn5 and LaIrIn5 only has a finite influence.We also give a summary of the f-electron character in its related Ce-115 heavy fermion compounds.Our results may be essential for the complete microscopic understanding of the 115 compounds and the related heavy-fermion systems.