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Novel 3d bosonic dualities from bosonization and holography
We use 3d bosonization dualities to derive new non-supersymmetric dualities
between bosonic quiver theories in dimensions. It is shown that such
dualities are a natural non-Abelian generalization of the bosonic
particle-vortex duality. A special case of such dualities is applicable to
Chern-Simons theories living on interfaces in dimensional
Yang-Mills theory across which the theta angle jumps. We also analyze such
interfaces in a holographic construction which provides further evidence for
novel dualities between quiver gauge theories and gauge theories with adjoint
scalars. These conjectured dualities pass some stringent consistency tests.Comment: 33+11 pages, 6 figures. v2: fixed minor typo
-factor anisotropy in nanowire-based InAs quantum dots
The determination and control of the electron -factor in semiconductor
quantum dots (QDs) are fundamental prerequisites in modern concepts of
spintronics and spin-based quantum computation. We study the dependence of the
-factor on the orientation of an external magnetic field in quantum dots
(QDs) formed between two metallic contacts on stacking fault free InAs
nanowires. We extract the -factor from the splitting of Kondo resonances and
find that it varies continuously in the range between and 15.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figure
Non-local spectroscopy of Andreev bound states
We experimentally investigate Andreev bound states (ABSs) in a carbon
nanotube quantum dot (QD) connected to a superconducting Nb lead (S). A weakly
coupled normal metal contact acts as a tunnel probe that measures the energy
dispersion of the ABSs. Moreover we study the response of the ABS to non-local
transport processes, namely Cooper pair splitting and elastic co-tunnelling,
that are enabled by a second QD fabricated on the same nanotube on the opposite
side of S. We find an appreciable non-local conductance with a rich structure,
including a sign reversal at the ground state transition from the ABS singlet
to a degenerate magnetic doublet. We describe our device by a simple rate
equation model that captures the key features of our observations and
demonstrates that the sign of the non-local conductance is a measure for the
charge distribution of the ABS, given by the respective Bogoliubov-de Gennes
amplitudes and
Entanglement witnessing and quantum cryptography with non-ideal ferromagnetic detectors
We investigate theoretically the use of non-ideal ferromagnetic contacts as a
mean to detect quantum entanglement of electron spins in transport experiments.
We use a designated entanglement witness and find a minimal spin polarization
of required to demonstrate spin entanglement.
This is significantly less stringent than the ubiquitous tests of Bell's
inequality with . In addition, we discuss the
impact of decoherence and noise on entanglement detection and apply the
presented framework to a simple quantum cryptography protocol. Our results are
directly applicable to a large variety of experiments.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Conclusion
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In-situ strain tuning in hBN-encapsulated graphene electronic devices
Using a simple setup to bend a flexible substrate, we demonstrate
deterministic and reproducible in-situ strain tuning of graphene electronic
devices. Central to this method is the full hBN encapsulation of graphene,
which preserves the exceptional quality of pristine graphene for transport
experiments. In addition, the on-substrate approach allows one to exploit
strain effects in the full range of possible sample geometries and at the same
time guarantees that changes in the gate capacitance remain negligible during
the deformation process. We use Raman spectroscopy to spatially map the strain
magnitude in devices with two different geometries and demonstrate the
possibility to engineer a strain gradient, which is relevant for accessing the
valley degree of freedom with pseudo-magnetic fields. Comparing the transport
characteristics of a suspended device with those of an on-substrate device, we
demonstrate that our new approach does not suffer from the ambiguities
encountered in suspended devices
The Calibration Home Base for Imaging Spectrometers
The Calibration Home Base (CHB) is an optical laboratory designed for the calibration of imaging spectrometers for the VNIR/SWIR wavelength range. Radiometric, spectral and geometric calibration as well as the characterization of sensor signal dependency on polarization are realized in a precise and highly automated fashion. This allows to carry out a wide range of time consuming measurements in an ecient way. The implementation of ISO 9001 standards in all procedures ensures a traceable quality of results. Spectral measurements in the wavelength range 380–1000 nm are performed to a wavelength uncertainty of +- 0.1 nm, while an uncertainty of +-0.2 nm is reached in the wavelength range 1000 – 2500 nm. Geometric measurements are performed at increments of 1.7 µrad across track and 7.6 µrad along track. Radiometric measurements reach an absolute uncertainty of +-3% (k=1). Sensor artifacts, such as caused by stray light will be characterizable and correctable in the near future. For now, the CHB is suitable for the characterization of pushbroom sensors, spectrometers and cameras. However, it is planned to extend the CHBs capabilities in the near future such that snapshot hyperspectral imagers can be characterized as well. The calibration services of the CHB are open to third party customers from research institutes as well as industry
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