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Physical Review Letters

Volume 68, Issue 3

20 January 1992

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LETTERS

General Physics

Particle dynamics in a large-amplitude wave packet

David L. Bruhwiler and John R. Cary

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 255 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Path-integral solution of the telegrapher equation: An application to the tunneling time determination

D. Mugnai, A. Ranfagni, R. Ruggeri, and A. Agresti

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 259 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Gravitation and Astrophysics

An obstacle to building a time machine

Sean M. Carroll, Edward Farhi, and Alan H. Guth

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 263 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Physical cosmic strings do not generate closed timelike curves

S. Deser, R. Jackiw, and G. ’t Hooft

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 267 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Constraints on 17-keV neutrinos

James M. Cline and Terry P. Walker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 270 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Elementary Particles and Fields

Search for muon-neutrino oscillations $ν_{μ}$ → $ν_{e}$ (ν $¯_{μ}$ →ν $¯_{e}$ ) in a wide-band neutrino beam

L. Borodovsky, C. Y. Chi, Y. Ho, N. Kondakis, W. Lee, J. Mechalakos, B. Rubin, R. Seto, C. Stoughton, G. Tzanakos, B. Blumenfeld, L. Chichura, J. Krizmanic, E. Lincke, L. Lueking, W. Lyle, A. Pevsner, W. P. Hogan, E. O’Brien, K. Reardon, P. D. Sheldon, and G. W. Sullivan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 274 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Study of the decay $K^{+}$ → $π^{+}$ $e^{+}$ $e^{-}$

C. Alliegro, C. Campagnari, V. Chaloupka, P. S. Cooper, J. Egger, H. A. Gordon, N. J. Hadley, W. D. Herold, H. Kaspar, A. M. Lee, D. M. Lazarus, H. J. Lubatti, P. Rehak, M. E. Zeller, and T. Zhao

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 278 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Direct measurement of the J/ψ leptonic branching fraction

D. Coffman et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 282 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Nuclear Physics

Energy and baryon flow in nuclear collisions at 15A GeV

H. Sorge, R. Mattiello, H. Stöcker, and W. Greiner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 286 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Pion contribution to $K^{+}$ -nucleus scattering

S. V. Akulinichev

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 290 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Energetic protons and deuterons emitted following $μ^{-}$ capture by ${}^{3}{He}$ nuclei

W. J. Cummings, G. E. Dodge, S. S. Hanna, B. H. King, S. E. Kuhn, Y. M. Shin, R. Helmer, R. B. Schubank, N. R. Stevenson, U. Wienands, Y. K. Lee, G. R. Mason, B. E. King, K. S. Chung, J. M. Lee, and D. P. Rosenzweig

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 293 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Large-scale relativistic correlation calculations: Levels of $\Pr^{+ 3}$

Ziyong Cai, Verena Meiser Umar, and Charlotte Froese Fischer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 297 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, Etc.

Self-trapping of traveling-wave pulses in binary mixture convection

Hermann Riecke

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 301 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Empirical determination of universal multifractal exponents in turbulent velocity fields

F. Schmitt, D. La Vallée, D. Schertzer, and S. Lovejoy

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 305 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Radio-frequency beam conditioner for fast-wave free-electron generators of coherent radiation

Andrew M. Sessler, David H. Whittum, and Li-Hua Yu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 309 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Plasma and Beam Physics

Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas

Michael S. Barnes, John H. Keller, John C. Forster, James A. O’Neill, and D. Keith Coultas

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 313 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Measurement of collisional anisotropic temperature relaxation in a strongly magnetized pure electron plasma

B. R. Beck, J. Fajans, and J. H. Malmberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 317 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Plasma physics aspects of tunnel-ionized gases

W. P. Leemans, C. E. Clayton, W. B. Mori, K. A. Marsh, A. Dyson, and C. Joshi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 321 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Excitation by and surface reflection of fast hydrogen atoms in low-pressure hydrogen discharges

Z. Lj. Petrović, B. M. Jelenković, and A. V. Phelps

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 325 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Condensed Matter: Structure, Etc.

Electron interferometry at a metal-semiconductor interface

J. A. Kubby and W. J. Greene

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 329 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Smectic-C order, in-plane domains, and nematic reentrance in a microscopic model of liquid crystals

Roland R. Netz and A. Nihat Berker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 333 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Observation of density fluctuations

Klaus Schätzel and Bruce J. Ackerson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 337 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

X-ray standing-wave determination of the clean InP(110) surface reconstruction

J. C. Woicik, T. Kendelewicz, K. E. Miyano, P. L. Cowan, C. E. Bouldin, B. A. Karlin, P. Pianetta, and W. E. Spicer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 341 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, Etc.

Spin bags, polarons, and impurity potentials in ${La}_{2 - x}$ ${Sr}_{x}$ ${CuO}_{4}$ from first principles

V. I. Anisimov, M. A. Korotin, J. Zaanen, and O. K. Andersen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 345 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Exciton spin dynamics in GaAs heterostructures

S. Bar-Ad and I. Bar-Joseph

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 349 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Consistent description of high- $T_{c}$ superconductors with the three-band Hubbard model

G. Dopf, A. Muramatsu, and W. Hanke

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 353 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Magnetic-field-induced Anderson localization in a strongly anisotropic conductor

Nicolas Dupuis and Gilles Montambaux

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 357 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Spectral density singularities, level statistics, and localization in a sparse random matrix ensemble

S. N. Evangelou and E. N. Economou

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 361 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Observation of nuclear ferromagnetic ordering in silver at negative nanokelvin temperatures

P. J. Hakonen, K. K. Nummila, R. T. Vuorinen, and O. V. Lounasmaa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 365 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Dynamics of space-charge domains in ultrapure Ge

A. M. Kahn, D. J. Mar, and R. M. Westervelt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 369 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Cluster-impact fusion and effective deuteron temperature

Y. E. Kim, J.-H. Yoon, R. A. Rice, and M. Rabinowitz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 373 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Binding and mobility of isolated indium atoms on Si(111)7×7

G. Krausch, T. Detzel, R. Fink, B. Luckscheiter, R. Platzer, U. Wöhrmann, and G. Schatz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 377 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Glass dynamics probed by the long-lived stimulated photon echo

Hans C. Meijers and Douwe A. Wiersma

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 381 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Effect of a nonuniform magnetic field on a two-dimensional electron gas in the ballistic regime

J. E. Müller

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 385 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Femtosecond relaxation of localized plasma excitations in Ag islands

D. Steinmüller-Nethl, R. A. Höpfel, E. Gornik, A. Leitner, and F. R. Aussenegg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 389 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Cross-Disciplinary Physics

Diffusion and structure in dense binary suspensions

P. D. Kaplan, A. G. Yodh, and D. J. Pine

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 393 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Scaling regime of spiral wave propagation in single-diffusive media

Alain Karma

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 397 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Spiral core in singly diffusive excitable media

David A. Kessler, Herbert Levine, and William N. Reynolds

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 401 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Giant fluctuations of crosslink positions in gels

Michael Rubinstein, Ludwik Leibler, and Jacques Bastide

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 405 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Relaxation dynamics of myoglobin in solution

W. D. Tian, J. T. Sage, V. Šrajer, and P. M. Champion

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 408 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

COMMENTS

H atom sticking to He and He films

Carlo Carraro and Milton W. Cole

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 412 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Comment on ‘‘Model of n coupled anharmonic oscillators and applications to octahedral molecules’’

A. Frank and R. Lemus

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 413 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Comment on ‘‘Analysis of the dispersive diffusion of atoms in disordered solids’’

Michael F. Shlesinger and Joseph Klafter

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 414 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Halpern replies

V. Halpern

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 415 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Comment on ‘‘Angle-resolved-photoemission study of ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8 + δ}$ : Metallicity of the Bi-O plane’’

T. Takahashi and H. Katayama-Yoshida

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 416 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Wells et al. reply

B. O. Wells, Z. X. Shen, D. S. Dessau, and W. E. Spicer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 417 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

ERRATA

First-Principles Study of Phase Stability in Cu-Zn Substitutional Alloys

P. E. A. Turchi, M. Sluiter, F. J. Pinski, D. D. Johnson, D. M. Nicholson, G. M. Stocks, and J. B. Staunton

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 418 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992

Experimental Study of a 33.3-GHz Free-Electron-Laser Amplifier with a Reversed Axial Guide Magnetic Field

M. E. Conde and G. Bekefi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 418 (1992) - Published 20 January, 1992