Volume 58, Issue 14

6 April 1987

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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

MILESTONE

Observation of a neutrino burst from the supernova SN1987A

K. Hirata, T. Kajita, M. Koshiba, M. Nakahata, Y. Oyama, N. Sato, A. Suzuki, M. Takita, Y. Totsuka, T. Kifune, T. Suda, K. Takahashi, T. Tanimori, K. Miyano, M. Yamada, E. W. Beier, L. R. Feldscher, S. B. Kim, A. K. Mann, F. M. Newcomer, R. Van, W. Zhang, and B. G. Cortez

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1490 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

LETTERS

General Physics

How to ascertain the values of ${sigma}_{x}$ , $σ_{y}$ , and $σ_{z}$ of a spin-1/2 particle

Lev Vaidman, Yakir Aharonov, and David Z. Albert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1385 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Maslov indices of resonant tori

Jonathan M. Robbins and Robert G. Littlejohn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1388 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Four-dimensional eikonal theory of linear mode conversion

Lazar Friedland, Galya Goldner, and Allan N. Kaufman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1392 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Lattice Virasoro algebra and corner transfer matrices in the Baxter eight-vertex model

H. Itoyama and H. B. Thacker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1395 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Elementary Particles and Fields

What are the low-transverse-energy jets?

Chao Wei-qin, Meng Ta-chung, and Pan Ji-cai

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1399 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Searches for supermassive $X^{-}$ particles in iron

Eric B. Norman, Stuart B. Gazes, and Dianne A. Bennett

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1403 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Kinetics of muonic helium in muon-catalyzed d-d and d-t fusion

James S. Cohen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1407 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, Etc.

Magnetic resonance as a probe of permeability in porous media

Jayanth R. Banavar and Lawrence M. Schwartz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1411 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Spatial chaos in the polarization for a birefringent optical fiber with periodic coupling

S. Wabnitz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1415 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Lagrangian/Hamiltonian formalism for description of Navier-Stokes fluids

R. J. Becker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1419 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Plasma and Beam Physics

Collisional enhancement of low-frequency density fluctuations in a weakly collisional electron-ion plasma

J. R. Jasperse and B. Basu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1423 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Cross-field electron thermal conductivity in an electron-beam–plasma system

D. D. Needelman and R. L. Stenzel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1426 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Stochastic particle acceleration in an electrostatic wave

F. Skiff, F. Anderegg, and M. Q. Tran

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1430 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Condensed Matter: Structure, Etc.

Capillary-wave and intrinsic thicknesses of the surface of a simple liquid

D. Beaglehole

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1434 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

A new phase transition at Ge(111) surface observed by low-energy-electron diffraction

E. G. McRae and R. A. Malic

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1437 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Structure of Al-Li-Cu icosahedral crystals and Penrose tiling

Y. Shen, S. J. Poon, W. Dmowski, T. Egami, and G. J. Shiflet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1440 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Visualization and characterization of colloidal growth from ramified to faceted structures

A. T. Skjeltorp

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1444 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Selective generation of oriented defects in glasses: Application to ${SiO}_{2}$

J. H. Stathis

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1448 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Surface-phonon instabilities of W(001)

X. W. Wang and W. Weber

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1452 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Mechanisms of defect pairing in semiconductors: A study for chalcogens in silicon

Carl M. Weinert and Matthias Scheffler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1456 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Simple x-ray standing-wave technique and its application to the investigation of the Cu(111) ( √3 √3 )R30°-Cl structure

D. P. Woodruff, D. L. Seymour, C. F. McConville, C. E. Riley, M. D. Crapper, N. P. Prince, and Robert G. Jones

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1460 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, Etc.

Critical behavior of random spin systems at the percolation threshold

Jayanth R. Banavar, Alan J. Bray, and Shechao Feng

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1463 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Magnetic excitations and ordering in the heavy-electron superconductor ${URu}_{2}$ ${Si}_{2}$

C. Broholm, J. K. Kjems, W. J. L. Buyers, P. Matthews, T. T. M. Palstra, A. A. Menovsky, and J. A. Mydosh

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1467 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Cyclotron resonance of polarons in the silver halides: AgBr and AgCl

J. W. Hodby, G. P. Russell, F. M. Peeters, J. T. Devreese, and D. M. Larsen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1471 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Exciton self-trapping in ZnSe-ZnTe alloys

D. Lee, A. Mysyrowicz, A. V. Nurmikko, and B. J. Fitzpatrick

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1475 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Magnetoresistance of hydrogen-doped ${Zr}_{2}$ Ni metallic glass

B. Leontić, J. Lukatela, P. Dubek, and I. Kókanović

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1479 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Superconductivity in high magnetic fields

Mark Rasolt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1482 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Optically detected magnetic-resonance observation of the isolated zinc interstitial in irradiated ZnSe

F. Rong and G. D. Watkins

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1486 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Geophysics, Astronomy, and Astrophysics

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

MILESTONE

Observation of a neutrino burst from the supernova SN1987A

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1490 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

MILESTONE

Observation of a neutrino burst in coincidence with supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud

R. M. Bionta et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1494 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

ERRATA

Anomalous Transport and the Coupling of Plasma Diffusion and Heat Flow

Murshed Hossain, Michael Kress, Pung Nien Hu, Albert A. Blank, and Harold Grad

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1497 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987

Suppression of Spontaneous Decay at Optical Frequencies: Test of Vacuum-Field Anisotropy in Confined Space

W. Jhe, A. Anderson, E. A. Hinds, D. Meschede, L. Moi, and S. Haroche

Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1497 (1987) - Published 6 April, 1987