Volume 92, Issue 22

4 June 2004

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Energy landscape of a DNA-protein spool unfolding under tension. The transition pathway from the folded state (a) to the unfolded state (g) goes over a large barrier at (e), the result of interplay between DNA stiffness and spool geometry. This barrier explains the "kinetic inertness" of DNA spools observed in various single-molecule experiments, ranging from nucleosoms to DNA toroids.

From the article:

DNA Spools under Tension
I. M. Kulić and H. Schiessel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 228101 (2004)

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

Tip-Enhanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering for Vibrational Nanoimaging

Taro Ichimura, Norihiko Hayazawa, Mamoru Hashimoto, Yasushi Inouye, and Satoshi Kawata

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220801 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

LETTERS

General Physics

Tkachenko Oscillations and the Compressibility of a Rotating Bose-Einstein Condensate

M. Cozzini, L. P. Pitaevskii, and S. Stringari

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220401 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Bell States of Atoms with Ultralong Lifetimes and Their Tomographic State Analysis

C. F. Roos, G. P. T. Lancaster, M. Riebe, H. Häffner, W. Hänsel, S. Gulde, C. Becher, J. Eschner, F. Schmidt-Kaler, and R. Blatt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220402 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Feshbach Resonance Induced Shock Waves in Bose-Einstein Condensates

Víctor M. Pérez-García, Vladimir V. Konotop, and Valeriy A. Brazhnyi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220403 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

BCS-BEC Crossover at Finite Temperature for Superfluid Trapped Fermi Atoms

A. Perali, P. Pieri, L. Pisani, and G. C. Strinati

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220404 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Exact Ground States of Rotating Bose Gases Close to a Feshbach Resonance

N. R. Cooper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220405 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Mayer Sampling: Calculation of Cluster Integrals using Free-Energy Perturbation Methods

Jayant K. Singh and David A. Kofke

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220601 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

Tip-Enhanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering for Vibrational Nanoimaging

Taro Ichimura, Norihiko Hayazawa, Mamoru Hashimoto, Yasushi Inouye, and Satoshi Kawata

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220801 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Ultraprecise Atomic Mass Measurement of the $α$ Particle and ${}^{4}{He}$

R. S. Van Dyck, Jr., S. L. Zafonte, S. Van Liew, D. B. Pinegar, and P. B. Schwinberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 220802 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Covariant Information-Density Cutoff in Curved Space-Time

Achim Kempf

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 221301 (2004) - Published 1 June, 2004

Elementary Particles and Fields

Einstein Gravity on the Codimension 2 Brane?

Paul Bostock, Ruth Gregory, Ignacio Navarro, and Jose Santiago

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 221601 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Search for Narrow $t \bar{t}$ Resonances in $p \bar{p}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 1.8 TeV$

V. M. Abazov et al. (DØ Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 221801 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Neutrino Telescopes as a Direct Probe of Supersymmetry Breaking

Ivone F. M. Albuquerque, Gustavo Burdman, and Z. Chacko

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 221802 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Search for the Rare Leptonic Decay $B^{+} \to μ^{+} ν_{μ}$

B. Aubert et al. (BABAR Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 221803 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Gapless Color-Flavor-Locked Quark Matter

Mark Alford, Chris Kouvaris, and Krishna Rajagopal

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 222001 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Observation of the Hadronic Transitions $χ_{b 1, 2} (2 P) \to ω Υ (1 S)$

D. Cronin-Hennessy et al. (CLEO Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 222002 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Two-Dimensional Trapping of Dipolar Molecules in Time-Varying Electric Fields

T. Junglen, T. Rieger, S. A. Rangwala, P. W. H. Pinkse, and G. Rempe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223001 (2004) - Published 1 June, 2004

Nearest-Neighbor-Atom Core-Hole Transfer in Isolated Molecules

R. Guillemin, O. Hemmers, D. Rolles, S. W. Yu, A. Wolska, I. Tran, A. Hudson, J. Baker, and D. W. Lindle

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223002 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Propensity Rule for Novel Selective Double Photoexcitation of Helium Atoms in Strong Static Electric Fields

X. M. Tong and C. D. Lin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223003 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Quantum Feedback Control of Atomic Motion in an Optical Cavity

Daniel A. Steck, Kurt Jacobs, Hideo Mabuchi, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, and Salman Habib

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223004 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Measurement of Cu $K$ -Shell and Ag $L$ -Shell Ionization Cross Sections by Low-Energy Positron Impact

Yasuyuki Nagashima, Fuminori Saito, Yoshiko Itoh, Akira Goto, and Toshio Hyodo

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223201 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Practical Means for the Study of Electron Correlation in Atoms

R. W. van Boeyen, N. Watanabe, J. P. Doering, J. H. Moore, and M. A. Coplan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223202 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Raman Spectroscopy of Small Para- $H_{2}$ Clusters Formed in Cryogenic Free Jets

G. Tejeda, J. M. Fernández, S. Montero, D. Blume, and J. P. Toennies

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223401 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Kapitza-Dirac Diffraction without Standing Waves: Diffraction without a Grating?

Olga Smirnova, Daniel L. Freimund, Herman Batelaan, and Misha Ivanov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223601 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Forces between a Single Atom and Its Distant Mirror Image

Pavel Bushev, Alex Wilson, Jürgen Eschner, Christoph Raab, Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler, Christoph Becher, and Rainer Blatt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223602 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Random-Phase Solitons in Nonlinear Periodic Lattices

H. Buljan, O. Cohen, J. W. Fleischer, T. Schwartz, M. Segev, Z. H. Musslimani, N. K. Efremidis, and D. N. Christodoulides

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223901 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Observation of Resonance Soliton Trapping due to a Photoinduced Gap in Wave Number

G. Van Simaeys, S. Coen, M. Haelterman, and S. Trillo

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 223902 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Multifractal Clustering in Compressible Flows

Jérémie Bec, Krzysztof Gawȩdzki, and Péter Horvai

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 224501 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Periodic Knolls and Valleys: Coexistence of Solid and Liquid States in Granular Suspensions

Nhat-Hang P. Duong, A. E. Hosoi, and Troy Shinbrot

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 224502 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Plasma and Beam Physics

Proposal for Intense Attosecond Radiation from an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser

Alexander A. Zholents and William M. Fawley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 224801 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Observation of Laser Driven Supercritical Radiative Shock Precursors

S. Bouquet, C. Stéhlé, M. Koenig, J.-P. Chièze, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, D. Batani, S. Leygnac, X. Fleury, H. Merdji, C. Michaut, F. Thais, N. Grandjouan, T. Hall, E. Henry, V. Malka, and J.-P. J. Lafon

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225001 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Multiple Filamentation of Terawatt Laser Pulses in Air

L. Bergé, S. Skupin, F. Lederer, G. Méjean, J. Yu, J. Kasparian, E. Salmon, J. P. Wolf, M. Rodriguez, L. Wöste, R. Bourayou, and R. Sauerbrey

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225002 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Kink Instability in Applied-Field Magneto-Plasma-Dynamic Thrusters

M. Zuin, R. Cavazzana, E. Martines, G. Serianni, V. Antoni, M. Bagatin, M. Andrenucci, F. Paganucci, and P. Rossetti

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225003 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Exact Maximal Height Distribution of Fluctuating Interfaces

Satya N. Majumdar and Alain Comtet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225501 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Hallmark of Perfect Graphene

Elizabeth J. Duplock, Matthias Scheffler, and Philip J. D. Lindan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225502 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Self-Organized Quantum-Wire Lattice via Step Flow Growth of a Short-Period Superlattice

Lugang Bai, J. Tersoff, and Feng Liu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225503 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Density Functional Theory Calculations Establish the Experimental Evidence of the $D X$ Center Atomic Structure in CdTe

Stephan Lany, Herbert Wolf, and Thomas Wichert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225504 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Beta Relaxation versus High Frequency Wing in the Dielectric Spectra of a Binary Molecular Glass Former

T. Blochowicz and E. A. Rössler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225701 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Polyamorphism of Ice at Low Temperatures from Constant-Pressure Simulations

R. Martoňák, D. Donadio, and M. Parrinello

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225702 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Is There a Reentrant Glass in Binary Mixtures?

E. Zaccarelli, H. Löwen, P. P. F. Wessels, F. Sciortino, P. Tartaglia, and C. N. Likos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225703 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Atom Movement in ${In}_{3} La$ Studied via Nuclear Quadrupole Relaxation

Matthew O. Zacate, Aurélie Favrot, and Gary S. Collins

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 225901 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Spin Susceptibility of Two-Dimensional Electrons in Narrow AlAs Quantum Wells

K. Vakili, Y. P. Shkolnikov, E. Tutuc, E. P. De Poortere, and M. Shayegan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226401 (2004) - Published 1 June, 2004

Cluster Dynamical Mean Field Analysis of the Mott Transition

O. Parcollet, G. Biroli, and G. Kotliar

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226402 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Magnetic-Field Dependence of the Anomalous Noise Behavior in a Two-Dimensional Electron System in Silicon

J. Jaroszyński, Dragana Popović, and T. M. Klapwijk

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226403 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Anisotropic Metal-Insulator Transition in Epitaxial Thin Films

I. B. Altfeder, X. Liang, T. Yamada, D. M. Chen, and V. Narayanamurti

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226404 (2004) - Published 3 June, 2004

Appearance of Fractional Charge in the Noise of Nonchiral Luttinger Liquids

Björn Trauzettel, Inès Safi, Fabrizio Dolcini, and Hermann Grabert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226405 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Auger Energy Shifts in fcc AgPd Random Alloys from Complete Screening Picture and Experiment

W. Olovsson, I. A. Abrikosov, B. Johansson, A. Newton, R. J. Cole, and P. Weightman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226406 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Shot Noise in Linear Macroscopic Resistors

G. Gomila, C. Pennetta, L. Reggiani, M. Sampietro, G. Ferrari, and G. Bertuccio

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226601 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Spin Injection in the Nonlinear Regime: Band Bending Effects

G. Schmidt, C. Gould, P. Grabs, A. M. Lunde, G. Richter, A. Slobodskyy, and L. W. Molenkamp

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226602 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Differential Charge Sensing and Charge Delocalization in a Tunable Double Quantum Dot

L. DiCarlo, H. J. Lynch, A. C. Johnson, L. I. Childress, K. Crockett, C. M. Marcus, M. P. Hanson, and A. C. Gossard

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226801 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Multimode Transport in Schottky-Barrier Carbon-Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors

J. Appenzeller, J. Knoch, M. Radosavljević, and Ph. Avouris

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 226802 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Imaging Phase Separation near the Mott Boundary of the Correlated Organic Superconductors $κ − (BEDT − TTF)_{2} X$

T. Sasaki, N. Yoneyama, N. Kobayashi, Y. Ikemoto, and H. Kimura

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 227001 (2004) - Published 2 June, 2004

Enhancement of Pairing Correlation by $t^{'}$ in the Two-Dimensional Extended $t - J$ Model

C. T. Shih, T. K. Lee, R. Eder, C.-Y. Mou, and Y. C. Chen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 227002 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004

Spin-Flop Transition and the Anisotropic Magnetoresistance of $\Pr_{1.3 - x} {La}_{0.7} {Ce}_{x} {CuO}_{4}$ : Unexpectedly Strong Spin-Charge Coupling in the Electron-Doped Cuprates

A. N. Lavrov, H. J. Kang, Y. Kurita, T. Suzuki, Seiki Komiya, J. W. Lynn, S.-H. Lee, Pengcheng Dai, and Yoichi Ando

Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 227003 (2004) - Published 4 June, 2004