Volume 80, Issue 20

F. Duncan, H. Hahn, C. Aclander, D. Ashery, E. G. Auld, D. R. Gill, D. A. Hutcheon, G. Jones, E. Korkmaz, S. Maytal-Beck, M. A. Moinester, J. A. Niskanen, D. Ottewell, A. Rahav, S. Ram, M. Sevior, P. L. Walden, and R. Weiss

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4390 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Exactly Solvable Model of a Superconducting to Rotational Phase Transition

D. J. Rowe, C. Bahri, and W. Wijesundera

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4394 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Fingerprints of Reflection Asymmetry at High Angular Momentum in Atomic Nuclei

E. Garrote, J. L. Egido, and L. M. Robledo

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4398 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Formation of Cold ${Cs}_{2}$ Molecules through Photoassociation

A. Fioretti, D. Comparat, A. Crubellier, O. Dulieu, F. Masnou-Seeuws, and P. Pillet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4402 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, Etc.

Band-Gap Dependence of the Ultrafast White-Light Continuum

A. Brodeur and S. L. Chin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4406 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Scale Invariant Correlations in a Driven Dissipative Gas

Michael R. Swift, Marius Boamfǎ, Stephen J. Cornell, and Amos Maritan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4410 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Localized Morphologies with Long-Scale Forcing

A. G. Class, L. Bühler, and S. H. Davis

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4414 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Plasma and Beam Physics

Experimental Observation of Femtosecond Electron Beam Microbunching by Inverse Free-Electron-Laser Acceleration

Y. Liu, X. J. Wang, D. B. Cline, M. Babzien, J. M. Fang, J. Gallardo, K. Kusche, I. Pogorelsky, J. Skaritka, and A. van Steenbergen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4418 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Suppression of Coherent Structures in Sheared Plasma Flows

B. Krane, I. Christopher, M. Shoucri, and G. Knorr

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4422 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor Evolution of a Three-Dimensional Multimode Perturbation

M. M. Marinak, S. G. Glendinning, R. J. Wallace, B. A. Remington, K. S. Budil, S. W. Haan, R. E. Tipton, and J. D. Kilkenny

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4426 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Invariants and Geometric Structures in Nonlinear Hamiltonian Magnetic Reconnection

E. Cafaro, D. Grasso, F. Pegoraro, F. Porcelli, and A. Saluzzi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4430 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Regional Maximum Entropy Theory of Vortex Crystal Formation

D. Z. Jin and Daniel H. E. Dubin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4434 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Long-Range Time Correlations in Plasma Edge Turbulence

B. A. Carreras, B. van Milligen, M. A. Pedrosa, R. Balbín, C. Hidalgo, D. E. Newman, E. Sánchez, M. Frances, I. García-Cortés, J. Bleuel, M. Endler, S. Davies, and G. F. Matthews

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4438 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Pressure Ionization and Line Merging in Strongly Coupled Plasmas Produced by 100-fs Laser Pulses

M. Nantel, G. Ma, S. Gu, C. Y. Côté, J. Itatani, and D. Umstadter

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4442 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Condensed Matter: Structure, Etc.

Solute-Enhanced Diffusion in a Dense Two-Dimensional Liquid

Donna N. Perera and Peter Harrowell

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4446 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Star Polymers Viewed as Ultrasoft Colloidal Particles

C. N. Likos, H. Löwen, M. Watzlawek, B. Abbas, O. Jucknischke, J. Allgaier, and D. Richter

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4450 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Slow Motion in a Metallic Liquid

A. Meyer, J. Wuttke, W. Petry, O. G. Randl, and H. Schober

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4454 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Anisotropy of the Critical Magnetic Field in a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

B. Zalar, A. Gregorovic̆, M. Simsic̆, A. Zidans̆ek, R. Blinc, S. Keast, and M. Neubert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4458 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Effects of Dynamic Step-Step Repulsion and Autocatalysis on the Morphology of Etched Si(111) Surfaces

Yi-Chiau Huang, Jaroslav Flidr, Theresa A. Newton, and Melissa A. Hines

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4462 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Phase Equilibria of Mixtures Containing Chain Molecules Predicted through a Novel Simulation Scheme

Theodora Spyriouni, Ioannis G. Economou, and Doros N. Theodorou

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4466 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

$Cylinder \leftrightarrow Gyroid$ Epitaxial Transitions in Complex Polymeric Liquids

M. W. Matsen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4470 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Homogeneous Nucleation Catastrophe as a Kinetic Stability Limit for Superheated Crystal

K. Lu and Y. Li

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4474 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

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Kinetics of Phase Transition in an Anticlinic Liquid Crystal Induced by a Uniform Temperature Field: Growth in One Dimension

X. Y. Wang, Jian-feng Li, Eliezer Gurarie, S. Fan, T. Kyu, M. E. Neubert, S. S. Keast, and Charles Rosenblatt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4478 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Heat Capacity and Superfluid Density of Thin $^{4} He$ Films on Porous Gold and on $H_{2}$

Gábor A. Csáthy, Daryl Tulimieri, Jongsoo Yoon, and Moses H. W. Chan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4482 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Superfluidity of ${}^{3}H e$ in Aerogel Covered with a Thick ${}^{4}H e$ Film

A. Golov, J. V. Porto, and J. M. Parpia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4486 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Adsorbate Azimuthal Orientation from Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy

B. G. Frederick, J. R. Power, R. J. Cole, C. C. Perry, Q. Chen, S. Haq, Th. Bertrams, N. V. Richardson, and P. Weightman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4490 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, Etc.

Composite Fermions in Modulated Structures: Transport and Surface Acoustic Waves

Felix von Oppen, Ady Stern, and Bertrand I. Halperin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4494 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Quantum Interference in $La B_{6}$

N. Harrison, R. G. Goodrich, J. J. Vuillemin, Z. Fisk, and D. G. Rickel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4498 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Elastic Properties of C and $B_{x} C_{y} N_{z}$ Composite Nanotubes

E. Hernández, C. Goze, P. Bernier, and A. Rubio

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4502 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Zener Interminiband Resonant Breakdown in Superlattices

A. Sibille, J. F. Palmier, and F. Laruelle

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4506 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Ab Initio Calculation of Excitonic Effects in the Optical Spectra of Semiconductors

Stefan Albrecht, Lucia Reining, Rodolfo Del Sole, and Giovanni Onida

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4510 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Optical Absorption of Insulators and the Electron-Hole Interaction: An Ab Initio Calculation

Lorin X. Benedict, Eric L. Shirley, and Robert B. Bohn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4514 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Bloch Electrons in a Jahn-Teller Crystal and an Orbital-Density-Wave State due to the Berry Phase

Hiroyasu Koizumi, Takashi Hotta, and Yasutami Takada

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4518 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Statistics of Coulomb Blockade Peak Spacings

S. R. Patel, S. M. Cronenwett, D. R. Stewart, A. G. Huibers, C. M. Marcus, C. I. Duruöz, J. S. Harris, Jr., K. Campman, and A. C. Gossard

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4522 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Shuttle Mechanism for Charge Transfer in Coulomb Blockade Nanostructures

L. Y. Gorelik, A. Isacsson, M. V. Voinova, B. Kasemo, R. I. Shekhter, and M. Jonson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4526 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Rare Errors in a Well-Characterized Electron Pump: Comparison of Experiment and Theory

Mark W. Keller, John M. Martinis, and R. L. Kautz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4530 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Phase Transition in the $ν = 2$ Bilayer Quantum Hall State

A. Sawada, Z. F. Ezawa, H. Ohno, Y. Horikoshi, Y. Ohno, S. Kishimoto, F. Matsukura, M. Yasumoto, and A. Urayama

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4534 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

dc Transport of Composite Fermions in Weak Periodic Potentials

J. H. Smet, K. von Klitzing, D. Weiss, and W. Wegscheider

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4538 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Small Superconducting Grain in the Canonical Ensemble

A. Mastellone, G. Falci, and Rosario Fazio

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4542 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Impurity Effects on Quasiparticle c-Axis Planar Tunneling and STM Spectra in High- $T_{c}$ Cuprates

Michael E. Flatté and Jeff M. Byers

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4546 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Local Density Fluctuations of Moving Vortices in the Solid and Liquid Phases in ${{Bi}_{2} {Sr}_{2} {CaCu}_{2} O}_{y}$

T. Tsuboi, T. Hanaguri, and A. Maeda

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4550 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Solitary Waves of Planar Ferromagnets and the Breakdown of the Spin-Polarized Quantum Hall Effect

N. R. Cooper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4554 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Green Function Monte Carlo with Stochastic Reconfiguration

Sandro Sorella

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4558 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Generation of Large Moments in a Spin-1 Chain with Random Antiferromagnetic Couplings

Kun Yang and R. N. Bhatt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4562 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Phase Transition between Dimerized-Antiferromagnetic and Uniform-Antiferromagnetic Phases in the Impurity-Doped Spin-Peierls Cuprate ${CuGeO}_{3}$

T. Masuda, A. Fujioka, Y. Uchiyama, I. Tsukada, and K. Uchinokura

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4566 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Investigation of the Low-Temperature Spin-Liquid Behavior of the Frustrated Magnet Gadolinium Gallium Garnet

O. A. Petrenko, C. Ritter, M. Yethiraj, and D. McK Paul

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4570 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Energetics of $3 d$ Impurities on the (001) Surface of Iron

B. Nonas, K. Wildberger, R. Zeller, and P. H. Dederichs

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4574 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Spin-Dependent Perpendicular Magnetotransport through a Tunable $ZnSe / {Zn}_{1 - x} {Mn}_{x} Se$ Heterostructure: A Possible Spin Filter?

J. Carlos Egues

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4578 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Spin Dynamics of the Magnetoresistive Pyrochlore ${Tl}_{2} {Mn}_{2} O_{7}$

J. W. Lynn, L. Vasiliu-Doloc, and M. A. Subramanian

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4582 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Electron Core-Hole Interaction in the X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of $3 d$ Transition Metals

J. Schwitalla and H. Ebert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4586 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Determination of the Size and Shape of a Sonoluminescent Single Bubble: Theory on Angular Correlations of the Emitted Light

A. Madrazo, N. García, and M. Nieto-Vesperinas

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4590 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Cross-Disciplinary Physics

Generation of Intense Microwaves from a Two-Cavity Image Charge Focusing Relativistic Klystron Amplifier

Wang Pingshan, Lei Fangyan, Huang Hua, Gan Yanqing, Wang Wendou, and Gu Binglin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4594 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Transition to Ripple Phases in Hydrated Amphiphiles

C. Misbah, J. Duplat, and B. Houchmandzadeh

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4598 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Spontaneous Onset of Coherence and Energy Storage by Membrane Transporters in an $RLC$ Electric Circuit

Imre Derényi and R. Dean Astumian

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4602 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

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Single Molecule Imaging of Fluorescently Labeled Proteins on Metal by Surface Plasmons in Aqueous Solution

Hiroaki Yokota, Kiwamu Saito, and Toshio Yanagida

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4606 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

COMMENTS

Comment on “Spins, Parity, Excitation Energies, and Octupole Structure of an Excited Superdeformed Band in ${}^{194}H g$ and Implications for Identical Bands”

R. R. Chasman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4610 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

Hackman et al. Reply:

G. Hackman, T. L. Khoo, M. P. Carpenter, T. Lauritsen, A. Lopez-Martens, I. J. Calderin, R. V. F. Janssens, D. Ackermann, I. Ahmad, S. Agarwala, D. J. Blumenthal, S. M. Fischer, D. Nisius, P. Reiter, J. Young, H. Amro, E. F. Moore, F. Hannachi, A. Korichi, I. Y. Lee, A. O. Macchiavelli, T. Døssing, and T. Nakatsukasa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4611 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998

ERRATA

Erratum: Fermi-Level-Pinning Defects in Highly $n$ -Doped Silicon [Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4834 (1997)]

D. J. Chadi, P. H. Citrin, C. H. Park, D. L. Adler, M. A. Marcus, and H.-J. Gossmann

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4612 (1998) - Published 18 May, 1998