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Sylvia D. Swiecicki

Publications and source records attributed to Sylvia D. Swiecicki.

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arXiv2017

Surface - lattice resonances in 2d arrays of spheres: multipolar interactions and a mode analysis

We present a multipolar model of surface - lattice resonances (SLRs) in 2d arrays of spheres including the electric dipole, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole moments of the spheres. We identify SLRs of dipolar and multipolar character, show the importance of non-resonant multipoles in their description, and discuss the sensitivity of SLRs to illumination conditions. We link SLRs to an excitation of modes supported by the array, and we propose a simplified model of the mode dispersion relations that explains the sensitivity of SLRs and the band gap in mode dispersion found at low frequencies. Finally we discuss the resonant features associated with a direct coupling to a mode which can occur in addition to the diffractive coupling signalled by SLRs.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2017

Optical theorem for 2d magnetoelectric quadrupolar arrays

We present all the periodic Green function dyadics that enter a description of a 2d array of emitters at the level that includes the electric dipole, magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moment of each emitter. We find a concise analytic form for the radiative contributions to the periodic Green function dyadics that give rise to radiation reaction fields, and we give the non-radiative contributions that do not affect energy balance in the form of rapidly converging series. Finally, we present an approximation scheme for evaluating periodic Green function dyadics at long wavelengths that rigorously respects energy conservation. The scheme extends the range of validity of the usual static approximation by the inclusion of a simple dynamic correction.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2012

Unveiling a nematic quantum critical point in multi-orbital systems

Electronic nematicity, proposed to exist in a number of transition metal materials, can have different microscopic origins. In particular, the anisotropic resistivity and meta-magnetic jumps observed in Sr3Ru2O7 are consistent with an earlier proposal that the isotropic-nematic transition is generically first order and accompanied by meta-magnetism when tuned by a magnetic field. However, additional striking experimental features such as a non-Fermi liquid resistivity and critical thermodynamic behavior imply the presence of an unidentified quantum critical point (QCP). Here we show that orbital degrees of freedom play an essential role in revealing a nematic QCP, even though it is overshadowed by a nearby meta-nematic transition at low temperature. We further present a finite temperature phase diagram including the entropy landscape and discuss our findings in light of the phenomena observed in Sr3Ru2O7.

cond-mat.str-el↗