AAPPS bulletin

February 2025Vol 35

Research and Review
  • Magnetic-resonance-induced non-linear current response in magnetic Weyl semimetals

    Ruobing Mei & Chao-Xing Liu

    Abstract In this work, we propose a geometric non-linear current response induced by magnetic resonance in magnetic Weyl semimetals. This phenomenon is in analog to the quantized circular photogalvanic effect (de Juan et al., Nat. Commun. 8:15995, 2017) previously proposed for Weyl semimetal phases of chiral crystals. However, the non-linear current response in our case can occur in magnetic Weyl semimetals where time-reversal symmetry, instead of inversion symmetry, is broken. The occurrence o

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Research Highlights
  • Research highlights on plasma-based acceleration at IHEP

    Dazhang Li, Wei Lu and Jie Gao

    1 Research highlights on plasma-based acceleration at IHEP by Dazhang Li, Wei Lu and Jie Gao Plasma-based acceleration (PBA) can sustain an accelerating gradient on the order of GV/cm, which is over three orders of magnitude higher than that achievable with conventional RF cavities [1]. Upon full development, this technology promises to substantially mitigate the current challenges associated with the excessive size and cost of high-energy accelerators and colliders. The Institute of High Energ

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News and Views
  • Highlights of the 8th AAPPS-DPP Conference on Plasma in Melaka, Malaysia

    Tou Teck Yong

    5 Highlights of the 8th AAPPS-DPP Conference on Plasma in Melaka, Malaysia, by Tou Teck Yong The 8th AAPPS-DPP Conference on Plasma Physics was co-organized by the Division of Plasma Physics (DPP), AAPPS, and the Malaysian Institute of Physics (MIP), in Melaka (Malacca), from November 3 to 8, 2024 (Fig. 6). Melaka is a UNESCO heritage city located in the midpoint of the Strait of Melaka, one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Geographically, its location is central in Asia-Pacific reg

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  • The Southern Advanced Photon Source: an innovation engine for economic and technological development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

    Haifeng Li, Hoi Shan Hsu, Quan Hao, and Hongzhe Sun

    4 The Southern Advanced Photon Source: an innovation engine for economic and technological development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by Haifeng Li, Hoi Shan Hsu, Quan Hao, and Hongzhe Sun The Greater Bay Area (GBA), consisting of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, is a critical region for China’s economic growth and continuing technological innovation. As part of its strategic development, the GBA region is actively advancing the construction of a major scientific infrastructu

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  • 2024 (70th) Nishina Memorial Prize

    Tsuneya Ando

    3 2024 (70th) Nishina Memorial Prize by Tsuneya Ando 3.1 Dr. Susumu Shimoura (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) “Experimental study of four-neutron states” Whether nuclei or gathered states composed entirely of neutrons exist or not is one of the important questions in nuclear physics that has remained unanswered for many years. It is known that the nuclear force between two neutrons, although being attractive, is weaker than that between a proton and a neutron. In fact, a proton and

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  • Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan, 2025

    Masao Ogata

    2 Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan, 2025, by Masao Ogata Every year, the Physical Society of Japan presents its Young Scientist Awards to young researchers in recognition of their outstanding achievements, early in their respective research careers. This year’s winners were recently decided by the board of directors of the JPS based on the recommendations of the selection committees established in 19 divisions of the JPS. The maximum number of winners from each division wa

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