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A theoretical/experimental program to develop active optical pollution sensors
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology was applied to the assessment of air quality, and its usefulness was evaluated by actual field tests. Necessary hardware was successfully constructed and operated in the field. Measurements of necessary physical parameters, such as SO2 absorption coefficients were successfully completed and theoretical predictions of differential absorption performance were reported. Plume modeling improvements were proposed. A full scale field test of equipment, data analysis and auxiliary data support was conducted in Maryland during September 1976
Selectivity and Metaplasticity in a Unified Calcium-Dependent Model
A unified, biophysically motivated Calcium-Dependent Learning model has been shown to account for various rate-based and spike time-dependent paradigms for inducing synaptic plasticity. Here, we investigate the properties of this model for a multi-synapse neuron that receives inputs with different spike-train statistics. In addition, we present a physiological form of metaplasticity, an activity-driven regulation mechanism, that is essential for the robustness of the model. A neuron thus implemented develops stable and selective receptive fields, given various input statistic
Strong spin-photon coupling in silicon
We report the strong coupling of a single electron spin and a single
microwave photon. The electron spin is trapped in a silicon double quantum dot
and the microwave photon is stored in an on-chip high-impedance superconducting
resonator. The electric field component of the cavity photon couples directly
to the charge dipole of the electron in the double dot, and indirectly to the
electron spin, through a strong local magnetic field gradient from a nearby
micromagnet. This result opens the way to the realization of large networks of
quantum dot based spin qubit registers, removing a major roadblock to scalable
quantum computing with spin qubits
Remote detection of aerosol pollution by ERTS
Photogrammetric and densitometric examination of ERTS-1 MSS imagery of Eastern Virginia coupled with extensive ground truth air quality and meteorological data has shown that the identification and surveying of fixed particulate emitters (smoke plumes) is feasible. A description of the ground truth network is included. The quantitative monitoring of smoke stacks from orbital altitudes over state size regions appears possible when tied to realistic plume models and minimal ground truth. Contrast reductions over urban areas can possibly be utilized to produce isopleths of particulates when supplemented by local measurements
Eigenvalue Distributions for a Class of Covariance Matrices with Applications to Bienenstock-Cooper-Munro Neurons Under Noisy Conditions
We analyze the effects of noise correlations in the input to, or among, BCM
neurons using the Wigner semicircular law to construct random,
positive-definite symmetric correlation matrices and compute their eigenvalue
distributions. In the finite dimensional case, we compare our analytic results
with numerical simulations and show the effects of correlations on the
lifetimes of synaptic strengths in various visual environments. These
correlations can be due either to correlations in the noise from the input LGN
neurons, or correlations in the variability of lateral connections in a network
of neurons. In particular, we find that for fixed dimensionality, a large noise
variance can give rise to long lifetimes of synaptic strengths. This may be of
physiological significance.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Josephson-phase qubit without tunneling
We show that a complete set of one-bit gates can be realized by coupling the
two logical states of a phase qubit to a third level (at higher energy) using
microwave pulses. Thus, one can achieve coherent control without invoking any
tunneling between the qubit levels. We propose two implementations, using
rf-SQUIDs and d-wave Josephson junctions.Comment: REVTeX4, 4pp., 6 EPS figure files; N.B.: "Alec" is my first, and
"Maassen van den Brink" my family name. v2: gate universality fleshed out,
small fix in d-wave decoherence para, discussion expanded, two Refs. added.
v3: some more Refs., a molecular example, and a few minor fixes; final, to
appear in PRB Rapid
Galactic Collapse of Scalar Field Dark Matter
We present a scenario for galaxy formation based on the hypothesis of scalar
field dark matter. We interpret galaxy formation through the collapse of a
scalar field fluctuation. We find that a cosh potential for the
self-interaction of the scalar field provides a reasonable scenario for
galactic formation, which is in agreement with cosmological observations and
phenomenological studies in galaxies.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figue
Quantum feedback control of a superconducting qubit: Persistent Rabi oscillations
The act of measurement bridges the quantum and classical worlds by projecting
a superposition of possible states into a single, albeit probabilistic,
outcome. The time-scale of this "instantaneous" process can be stretched using
weak measurements so that it takes the form of a gradual random walk towards a
final state. Remarkably, the interim measurement record is sufficient to
continuously track and steer the quantum state using feedback. We monitor the
dynamics of a resonantly driven quantum two-level system -- a superconducting
quantum bit --using a near-noiseless parametric amplifier. The high-fidelity
measurement output is used to actively stabilize the phase of Rabi
oscillations, enabling them to persist indefinitely. This new functionality
shows promise for fighting decoherence and defines a path for continuous
quantum error correction.Comment: Manuscript: 5 Pages and 3 figures ; Supplementary Information: 9
pages and 3 figure
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