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Physical Review Letters

Volume 66, Issue 5

4 February 1991

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LETTERS

General Physics

Semiclassical two- and three-anyon partition functions

R. K. Bhaduri, R. S. Bhalerao, Avinash Khare, J. Law, and M. V. N. Murthy

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 523 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Quantum motion in a Paul trap

Lowell S. Brown

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 527 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Cluster-update acceleration of interface roughening in the 3D Ising model

Martin Hasenbusch and Steffen Meyer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 530 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Critical exponents in multiparticle 1D quantum systems from finite-size effects in conformal field theories

A. D. Mironov and A. V. Zabrodin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 534 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Limits on compact dark matter from null results of searches for lensing of quasistellar objects

Robert J. Nemiroff

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 538 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Closed baryonic universe from photon cooling

J. G. Bartlett and L. J. Hall

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 541 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Duality-symmetric string theory and the cosmological-constant problem

A. A. Tseytlin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 545 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Elementary Particles and Fields

Octonionic superstring solitons

Jeffrey A. Harvey and Andrew Strominger

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 549 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Self-dual non-Abelian Chern-Simons solitons

Kimyeong Lee

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 553 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Top-quark mass in a dynamical symmetry-breaking scheme with radiative b-quark and τ-lepton masses

K. S. Babu and Rabindra N. Mohapatra

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 556 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Total hadronic cross section in $e^{+}$ $e^{-}$ annihilation at the four-loop level of perturbative QCD

Levan R. Surguladze and Mark A. Samuel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 560 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Nuclear Physics

Recent determinations of the πNN coupling constant and deuteron properties

R. Machleidt and F. Sammarruca

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 564 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Total and differential cross sections for $π^{+}$ +d→p+p below 21 MeV

B. G. Ritchie, R. C. Minehart, T. D. Averett, G. S. Blanpied, K. Giovanetti, B. M. Preedom, D. Rothenberger, L. C. Smith, and J. R. Tinsley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 568 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

High-accuracy comparison of electron and positron scattering from nuclei

V. Breton, P. Bricault, L. S. Cardman, B. Frois, D. Goutte, D. B. Isabelle, A. J. Linzey, G. Masson, L. C. Maximon, E. A. J. M. Offermann, X. H. Phan, S. K. Platchkov, I. Sick, and S. E. Williamson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 572 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Multifragment events from heavy-ion collisions: Sources and excitation functions

Y. Blumenfeld, N. Colonna, P. Roussel-Chomaz, D. N. Delis, K. Hanold, J. C. Meng, G. F. Peaslee, Q. C. Sui, G. J. Wozniak, L. G. Moretto, B. Libby, A. C. Mignerey, G. Guarino, N. Santoruvo, and I. Iori

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 576 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Measurement of xenon distribution statistics in Na-A zeolite cavities

B. F. Chmelka, D. Raftery, A. V. McCormick, L. C. de Menorval, R. D. Levine, and A. Pines

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 580 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

High-field NMR of adsorbed xenon polarized by laser pumping

D. Raftery, H. Long, T. Meersmann, P. J. Grandinetti, L. Reven, and A. Pines

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 584 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Observation of a nonclassical Berry’s phase for the photon

Paul G. Kwiat and Raymond Y. Chiao

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 588 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

High-precision isotope-shift measurement of $2^{3}$ S- $2^{3}$ P transition in helium

Ping Zhao, J. R. Lawall, and F. M. Pipkin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 592 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, Etc.

Electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation with reduced absorption in atomic hydrogen

K. Hakuta, L. Marmet, and B. P. Stoicheff

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 596 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Physical model of intermittency in turbulence: Near-dissipation-range non-Gaussian statistics

Zhen-Su She

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 600 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Plasma and Beam Physics

Potential drops supported by ion-density cavities in the dynamic response of a plasma diode to an applied field

M. Bohm and S. Torvén

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 604 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Total-magnetic reconnection during a major disruption in a tokamak

J. A. Goetz, R. N. Dexter, and S. C. Prager

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 608 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Measurements of plasma opacity from laser-produced optically thin strongly coupled plasmas

A. N. Mostovych, K. J. Kearney, J. A. Stamper, and A. J. Schmitt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 612 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Condensed Matter: Structure, Etc.

Renormalization group for viscous fingering with chemical dissolution

Takashi Nagatani, Jysoo Lee, and H. Eugene Stanley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 616 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Modeling copolymer adsorption on laterally heterogeneous surfaces

Kanglin Huang and Anna C. Balazs

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 620 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Competing interactions and orientational ordering in (NaCN $)_{1 - x}$ (KCN $)_{x}$ quadrupolar glasses

Ailan Cheng, Michael L. Klein, and Laurent J. Lewis

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 624 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

X-ray-scattering study of capillary-wave fluctuations at a liquid surface

M. K. Sanyal, S. K. Sinha, K. G. Huang, and B. M. Ocko

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 628 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Novel diffusion phenomenon of dopants in silicon at low temperatures

M. Wittmer, P. Fahey, G. J. Scilla, S. S. Iyer, and M. Tejwani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 632 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Localized low-frequency vibrational modes in a simple model glass

Brian B. Laird and H. R. Schober

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 636 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Observation of interface phonons by light scattering from epitaxial Sb monolayers on III-V semiconductors

M. Hünermann, J. Geurts, and W. Richter

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 640 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, Etc.

Direct observation of momentum-dependent local-field effects in solid nitrogen

C. Tarrio and S. E. Schnatterly

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 644 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Role of native defects in wide-band-gap semiconductors

D. B. Laks, C. G. Van de Walle, G. F. Neumark, and S. T. Pantelides

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 648 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Finite-temperature transport of a pinned 2D electron lattice

S. T. Chui and K. Esfarjani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 652 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Electrodynamics of the superconducting state of κ(BEDT-TTF $)_{2}$ Cu(NCS $)_{2}$

O. Klein, K. Holczer, G. Grüner, J. J. Chang, and F. Wudl

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 655 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Gauge invariance of fractionally charged quasiparticles and hidden topological $Z_{n}$ symmetry

Yong-Shi Wu, Yasuhiro Hatsugai, and Mahito Kohmoto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 659 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Strong electron-phonon interaction in the high- $T_{c}$ superconductors: Evidence from the infrared

Thomas Timusk, C. D. Porter, and D. B. Tanner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 663 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Cross-Disciplinary Physics

Ortho-para $H_{2}$ conversion on a cold Ag(111) metal surface

Ernest Ilisca

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 667 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Spiral breakup in a new model of discrete excitable media

Hiroyuki Ito and Leon Glass

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 671 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

COMMENTS

Comment on ‘‘Reflection-induced source correlation in spontaneous emission’’

Daniel F. V. James

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 675 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Drabe et al. reply

Karel E. Drabe, Gerard Cnossen, Douwe A. Wiersma, H. A. Ferwerda, and B. J. Hoenders

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 676 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

ERRATA

Terrace-Width Distributions on Vicinal Si(111)

X. -S. Wang, J. L. Goldberg, N. C. Bartelt, T. L. Einstein, and Ellen D. Williams

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 677 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991

Nuclear-Structure Effects in Atomic Parity Nonconservation

E. N. Fortson, Y. Pang, and L. Wilets

Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 677 (1991) - Published 4 February, 1991