Volume 83, Issue 2

12 July 1999

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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

Spin Flips and Quantum Information for Antiparallel Spins

N. Gisin and S. Popescu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 432 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

LETTERS

General Physics

Nonlocal Parameters for Multiparticle Density Matrices

N. Linden, S. Popescu, and A. Sudbery

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 243 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Discrete Breathers in Systems with Homogeneous Potentials: Analytic Solutions

A. A. Ovchinnikov and S. Flach

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 248 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Driving-Induced Symmetry Breaking in the Spin-Boson System

Holger Adam, Manfred Winterstetter, Milena Grifoni, and Ulrich Weiss

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 252 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Testing Unruh Radiation with Ultraintense Lasers

Pisin Chen and Toshi Tajima

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 256 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Interaction of the Solar Wind with Unmagnetized Planets

Zoltan Dobe, Kevin B. Quest, Vitali D. Shapiro, Karoly Szego, and Joseph D. Huba

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 260 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

A First Principles Warm Inflation Model that Solves the Cosmological Horizon and Flatness Problems

Arjun Berera, Marcelo Gleiser, and Rudnei O. Ramos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 264 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Elementary Particles and Fields

SN 1987A Constraints on Large Compact Dimensions

Schuyler Cullen and Maxim Perelstein

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 268 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Interpreting the Neutron's Electric Form Factor: Rest Frame Charge Distribution or Foldy Term?

Nathan Isgur

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 272 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Nuclear Physics

Measurement of the Neutron Electric Form Factor $G_{E, n}$ in the Quasifree ${}^{2}H (\vec{e}, e^{'} \vec{n}) p$ Reaction

M. Ostrick et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 276 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Integral Representation of the Random-Phase Approximation Correlation Energy

F. Dönau, D. Almehed, and R. G. Nazmitdinov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 280 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Diffraction of a Released Bose-Einstein Condensate by a Pulsed Standing Light Wave

Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, J. H. Müller, M. R. Doery, E. J. D. Vredenbregt, K. Helmerson, S. L. Rolston, and W. D. Phillips

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 284 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Autler-Townes Splitting in Molecular Lithium: Prospects for All-Optical Alignment of Nonpolar Molecules

Jianbing Qi, Guenadiy Lazarov, Xuejun Wang, Li Li, Lorenzo M. Narducci, A. Marjatta Lyyra, and Frank C. Spano

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 288 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Interspike Time Distribution in Noise Driven Excitable Systems

A. M. Yacomotti, M. C. Eguia, J. Aliaga, O. E. Martinez, G. B. Mindlin, and A. Lipsich

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 292 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Stability of Multihump Optical Solitons

Elena A. Ostrovskaya, Yuri S. Kivshar, Dmitry V. Skryabin, and William J. Firth

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 296 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Thickness Dependence of the Optical Properties of Ordered Silica-Air and Air-Polymer Photonic Crystals

Jane F. Bertone, Peng Jiang, Kevin S. Hwang, Daniel M. Mittleman, and Vicki L. Colvin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 300 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Self-Structuring of Granular Media under Internal Avalanching

S. Krishnamurthy, V. Loreto, H. J. Herrmann, S. S. Manna, and S. Roux

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 304 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Faraday Waves on a Viscoelastic Liquid

C. Wagner, H. W. Müller, and K. Knorr

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 308 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Plasma and Beam Physics

Energetic-Ion-Driven Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes Observed in a Heliotron/Torsatron Plasma

M. Takechi et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 312 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Nanodot Formation on the $Si (111)$ - $(7 \times 7)$ Surface by Adatom Trapping

L. Vitali, M. G. Ramsey, and F. P. Netzer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 316 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Amorphization in Silicon by Electron Irradiation

S. Takeda and J. Yamasaki

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 320 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Clusters and Chains

Matthias Böhringer, Karina Morgenstern, Wolf-Dieter Schneider, Richard Berndt, Francesco Mauri, Alessandro De Vita, and Roberto Car

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 324 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Hydrogen Repulsion “Transition” in Co(OD $)_{2}$ at High Pressure?

J. B. Parise, J. S. Loveday, R. J. Nelmes, and H. Kagi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 328 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Vibrational Dynamics of Isotopically Dilute Nitrogen to 104 GPa

H. Olijnyk and A. P. Jephcoat

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 332 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Ultrafast Structural Dynamics in InSb Probed by Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction

A. H. Chin, R. W. Schoenlein, T. E. Glover, P. Balling, W. P. Leemans, and C. V. Shank

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 336 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Model-Independent Measurements of Hydrogen Diffusivity in the Lanthanum Dihydride-Trihydride System

G. Majer, U. Kaess, and R. G. Barnes

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 340 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Experimental Evidence for the Transmission of ${}^{3}H e$ Atoms through Superfluid ${}^{4}H e$ Droplets

Jan Harms and Jan Peter Toennies

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 344 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Thermally Activated Motion of the Contact Line of a Liquid $^{4} He$ Meniscus on a Cesium Substrate

A. Prevost, E. Rolley, and C. Guthmann

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 348 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Instability in Molecular Beam Epitaxy due to Fast Edge Diffusion and Corner Diffusion Barriers

M. V. Ramana Murty and B. H. Cooper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 352 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Strain Induced Vertical and Lateral Correlations in Quantum Dot Superlattices

V. Holý, G. Springholz, M. Pinczolits, and G. Bauer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 356 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Observation of Metallization Transition of 2D Alkali Metal Films

P. Fouquet and G. Witte

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 360 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Electronic Structure of the Heavy Fermion Metal ${LiV}_{2} O_{4}$

V. I. Anisimov, M. A. Korotin, M. Zölfl, T. Pruschke, K. Le Hur, and T. M. Rice

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 364 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Effect of Local Magnetic Moments on the Metallic Behavior in Two Dimensions

X. G. Feng, Dragana Popović, and S. Washburn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 368 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Hydrogen Electrochemistry and Stress-Induced Leakage Current in Silica

Peter E. Blöchl and James H. Stathis

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 372 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Hall-Like Effect Induced by Spin-Orbit Interaction

E. N. Bulgakov, K. N. Pichugin, A. F. Sadreev, P. Středa, and P. Šeba

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 376 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Dipole Moment of Nanoparticles at Interfaces

Dieter Schmeißer, Oliver Böhme, Alexandros Yfantis, Thomas Heller, David R. Batchelor, Ingemar Lundstrom, and Anita Lloyd Spetz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 380 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Suppression of the Kondo Effect in a Quantum Dot by External Irradiation

A. Kaminski, Yu. V. Nazarov, and L. I. Glazman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 384 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Effect of an In-Plane Magnetic Field on the Interlayer Transport of Quasiparticles in Layered Superconductors

L. N. Bulaevskii, M J. Graf, and M. P. Maley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 388 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Cuprate Superconductivity: Dependence of $T_{c}$ on the $c$ -Axis Layering Structure

A. J. Leggett

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 392 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Low-Temperature Charge Ordering in the Superconducting State of ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$

S. Krämer and M. Mehring

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 396 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Nonuniversal Quasi-Long-Range Order in the Glassy Phase of Impure Superconductors

Thorsten Emig, Simon Bogner, and Thomas Nattermann

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 400 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Carbon Isotope Effect in Single-Crystal ${Rb}_{3} C_{60}$

M. S. Fuhrer, K. Cherrey, A. Zettl, Marvin L. Cohen, and Vincent H. Crespi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 404 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Phase Diagram of a Heisenberg Spin-Peierls Model with Quantum Phonons

Robert J. Bursill, Ross H. McKenzie, and Chris J. Hamer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 408 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

${}^{89}Y$ NMR Imaging of the Staggered Magnetization in the Doped Haldane Chain ${Y_{2} BaNi}_{1 - x} {Mg}_{x} O_{5}$

F. Tedoldi, R. Santachiara, and M. Horvatić

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 412 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Phonon-Assisted Tunneling in High-Spin Molecules: Experimental Evidence

G. Bellessa, N. Vernier, B. Barbara, and D. Gatteschi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 416 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

NMR Imaging of the Soliton Lattice Profile in the Spin-Peierls Compound ${CuGeO}_{3}$

M. Horvatić, Y. Fagot-Revurat, C. Berthier, G. Dhalenne, and A. Revcolevschi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 420 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Local Polarization Distribution and Edwards-Anderson Order Parameter of Relaxor Ferroelectrics

R. Blinc, J. Dolinšek, A. Gregorovič, B. Zalar, C. Filipič, Z. Kutnjak, A. Levstik, and R. Pirc

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 424 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Electron Transfer in the Interaction of Fluorine and Hydrogen with Pd(100): The Case of a Transition Metal versus Jellium

E. Sanchez, L. Guillemot, and V. A. Esaulov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 428 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Interdisciplinary Physics: Biological Physics, Quantum Information, etc.

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

Spin Flips and Quantum Information for Antiparallel Spins

N. Gisin and S. Popescu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 432 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Conditions for a Class of Entanglement Transformations

M. A. Nielsen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 436 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Cluster Formation in a Granular Medium Fluidized by Vibrations in Low Gravity

Éric Falcon, Régis Wunenburger, Pierre Évesque, Stéphan Fauve, Carole Chabot, Yves Garrabos, and Daniel Beysens

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 440 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Imaging of Vapor Plumes Produced by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption: A Plume Sharpening Effect

A. A. Puretzky, D. B. Geohegan, G. B. Hurst, M. V. Buchanan, and B. S. Luk'yanchuk

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 444 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Depletion Forces near Curved Surfaces

R. Roth, B. Götzelmann, and S. Dietrich

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 448 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Quantum Inelastic Conductance through Molecular Wires

H. Ness and A. J. Fisher

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 452 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Spatiotemporal Control of Wave Instabilities in Cardiac Tissue

Wouter-Jan Rappel, Flavio Fenton, and Alain Karma

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 456 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

COMMENTS

Comment on “Origin of the Modulated Phase in Copper-Gold Alloys”

David L. Olmsted and Bulbul Chakraborty

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 460 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

Paxton and Polatoglou Reply:

A. T. Paxton and H. M. Polatoglou

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 461 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999

ERRATA

Erratum: Crossover from Fermi Liquid to Wigner Molecule Behavior in Quantum Dots [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3320 (1999)]

R. Egger, W. Häusler, C. H. Mak, and H. Grabert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 462 (1999) - Published 12 July, 1999