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Description and Operation of the A3 Subscale Facility
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the general design and operation of the A3 Subscale test facility. The goal is to provide the reader with a general understanding of what the major facility systems are, where they are located, and how they are used to meet the objectives supporting the design of the A3 altitude rocket test facility. This paper also provides the reader with the background information prior to reading the subsequent papers detailing the design and test results of the various systems described herein
Indications of superconductivity in doped highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
We have observed possible superconductivity using standard resistance vs.
temperature techniques in phosphorous ion implanted Highly Oriented Pyrolytic
Graphite. The onset appears to be above 100 K and quenching by an applied
magnetic field has been observed. The four initial boron implanted samples
showed no signs of becoming superconductive whereas all four initial and eight
subsequent samples that were implanted with phosphorous showed at least some
sign of the existence of small amounts of the possibly superconducting phases.
The observed onset temperature is dependent on both the number of electron
donors present and the amount of damage done to the graphene sub-layers in the
Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite samples. As a result the data appears to
suggest that the potential for far higher onset temperatures in un-damaged
doped graphite exists.Comment: 7 pages, 1 table, 5 figures, 11 references, Acknowledgments section
was correcte
Implementation of quantum search algorithm using classical Fourier optics
We report on an experiment on Grover's quantum search algorithm showing that
{\em classical waves} can search a -item database as efficiently as quantum
mechanics can. The transverse beam profile of a short laser pulse is processed
iteratively as the pulse bounces back and forth between two mirrors. We
directly observe the sought item being found in iterations, in
the form of a growing intensity peak on this profile. Although the lack of
quantum entanglement limits the {\em size} of our database, our results show
that entanglement is neither necessary for the algorithm itself, nor for its
efficiency.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures; minor revisions plus extra referenc
Single-Step Quantum Search Using Problem Structure
The structure of satisfiability problems is used to improve search algorithms
for quantum computers and reduce their required coherence times by using only a
single coherent evaluation of problem properties. The structure of random k-SAT
allows determining the asymptotic average behavior of these algorithms, showing
they improve on quantum algorithms, such as amplitude amplification, that
ignore detailed problem structure but remain exponential for hard problem
instances. Compared to good classical methods, the algorithm performs better,
on average, for weakly and highly constrained problems but worse for hard
cases. The analytic techniques introduced here also apply to other quantum
algorithms, supplementing the limited evaluation possible with classical
simulations and showing how quantum computing can use ensemble properties of NP
search problems.Comment: 39 pages, 12 figures. Revision describes further improvement with
multiple steps (section 7). See also
http://www.parc.xerox.com/dynamics/www/quantum.htm
Quantum Portfolios
Quantum computation holds promise for the solution of many intractable
problems. However, since many quantum algorithms are stochastic in nature they
can only find the solution of hard problems probabilistically. Thus the
efficiency of the algorithms has to be characterized both by the expected time
to completion {\it and} the associated variance. In order to minimize both the
running time and its uncertainty, we show that portfolios of quantum algorithms
analogous to those of finance can outperform single algorithms when applied to
the NP-complete problems such as 3-SAT.Comment: revision includes additional data and corrects minor typo
Quantum phase retrieval of a Rydberg wave packet using a half-cycle pulse
A terahertz half-cycle pulse was used to retrieve information stored as
quantum phase in an -state Rydberg atom data register. The register was
prepared as a wave packet with one state phase-reversed from the others (the
"marked bit"). A half-cycle pulse then drove a significant portion of the
electron probability into the flipped state via multimode interference.Comment: accepted by PR
Using entanglement improves precision of quantum measurements
We show how entanglement can be used to improve the estimation of an unknown
transformation. Using entanglement is always of benefit, in improving either
the precision or the stability of the measurement. Examples relevant for
applications are illustrated, for either qubits and continuous variable
Induced-Moment Weak Antiferromagnetism and Orbital Order on the Itinerant-Localized Duality Model with Nested Fermi Surface: A Possible Origin of Exotic Magnetism in URuSi
The weak antiferromagnetism of URuSi is discussed on the
basis of a duality model which takes into account salient features of both
itinerant fermions and "localized" component of spin degrees of freedom. The
problem is analyzed in the framework of induced-moment mechanism by taking a
singlet-singlet crystal field scheme together with the nesting property of
partial Fermi surface of itinerant fermions . It is shown that the extremely
small ordered moment of () can be
compatible with the large specific-heat jump at the transition temperature
. Analysis performed in the presence of external magnetic field shows
that the field dependence of in the limit T\to 0 and T_{N}$ do not scale
except very near the critical field B which is consistent with a recent
observation by Mentink. It is also shown that the antiferromagnetic magnetic
order gives rise to a tiny amount of antiferromagnetic orbital order of
f-electrons.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figure PS file, accepted J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Conceptual design study for heat exhaust management in the ARC fusion pilot plant
The ARC pilot plant conceptual design study has been extended beyond its
initial scope [B. N. Sorbom et al., FED 100 (2015) 378] to explore options for
managing ~525 MW of fusion power generated in a compact, high field (B_0 = 9.2
T) tokamak that is approximately the size of JET (R_0 = 3.3 m). Taking
advantage of ARC's novel design - demountable high temperature superconductor
toroidal field (TF) magnets, poloidal magnetic field coils located inside the
TF, and vacuum vessel (VV) immersed in molten salt FLiBe blanket - this
follow-on study has identified innovative and potentially robust power exhaust
management solutions.Comment: Accepted by Fusion Engineering and Desig
Higher Order Methods for Simulations on Quantum Computers
To efficiently implement many-qubit gates for use in quantum simulations on
quantum computers we develop and present methods reexpressing exp[-i (H_1 + H_2
+ ...) \Delta t] as a product of factors exp[-i H_1 \Delta t], exp[-i H_2
\Delta t], ... which is accurate to 3rd or 4th order in \Delta t. The methods
we derive are an extended form of symplectic method and can also be used for
the integration of classical Hamiltonians on classical computers. We derive
both integral and irrational methods, and find the most efficient methods in
both cases.Comment: 21 pages, Latex, one figur
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