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Molecular orientation entanglement and temporal Bell-type inequalities
We detail and extend the results of [Milman {\it et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett.
{\bf 99}, 130405 (2007)] on Bell-type inequalities based on correlations
between measurements of continuous observables performed on trapped molecular
systems. We show that for some observables with a continuous spectrum which is
bounded, one is able to construct non-locality tests sharing common properties
with those for two-level systems. The specific observable studied here is
molecular spatial orientation, and it can be experimentally measured for single
molecules, as required in our protocol. We also provide some useful general
properties of the derived inequalities and study their robustness to noise.
Finally, we detail possible experimental scenarii and analyze the role played
by different experimental parameters.Comment: 10 pages and 5 figure
Controlled deflection of cold atomic clouds and of Bose-Einstein condensates
We present a detailed, realistic proposal and analysis of the implementation
of a cold atom deflector using time-dependent far off-resonance optical guides.
An analytical model and numerical simulations are used to illustrate its
characteristics when applied to both non-degenerate atomic ensembles and to
Bose-Einstein condensates. Using for all relevant parameters values that are
achieved with present technology, we show that it is possible to deflect almost
entirely an ensemble of Rb atoms falling in the gravity field. We
discuss the limits of this proposal, and illustrate its robustness against
non-adiabatic transitions
Remote man-machine control system evaluation Final report
Remote-controlled man-machine system for space exploration analyzed in Mars spacecraft system stud
Ultrafast electro-nuclear dynamics of H2 double ionization
The ultrafast electronic and nuclear dynamics of H2 laser-induced double
ionization is studied using a time-dependent wave packet approach that goes
beyond the fixed nuclei approximation. The double ionization pathways are
analyzed by following the evolution of the total wave function during and after
the pulse. The rescattering of the first ionized electron produces a coherent
superposition of excited molecular states which presents a pronounced transient
H+H- character. This attosecond excitation is followed by field-induced double
ionization and by the formation of short-lived autoionizing states which decay
via double ionization. These two double ionization mechanisms may be identified
by their signature imprinted in the kinetic-energy distribution of the ejected
protons
Coherent Control of Isotope Separation in HD+ Photodissociation by Strong Fields
The photodissociation of the HD+ molecular ion in intense short- pulsed
linearly polarized laser fields is studied using a time- dependent wave-packet
approach where molecular rotation is fully included. We show that applying a
coherent superposition of the fundamental radiation with its second harmonic
can lead to asymmetries in the fragment angular distributions, with significant
differences between the hydrogen and deuterium distributions in the long
wavelength domain where the permanent dipole is most efficient. This effect is
used to induce an appreciable isotope separation.Comment: Physical Review Letters, 1995 (in press). 4 pages in revtex format, 3
uuencoded figures. Full postcript version available at:
http://chemphys.weizmann.ac.il/~charron/prl.ps or
ftp://scipion.ppm.u-psud.fr/coherent.control/prl.p
Probably Safe or Live
This paper presents a formal characterisation of safety and liveness
properties \`a la Alpern and Schneider for fully probabilistic systems. As for
the classical setting, it is established that any (probabilistic tree) property
is equivalent to a conjunction of a safety and liveness property. A simple
algorithm is provided to obtain such property decomposition for flat
probabilistic CTL (PCTL). A safe fragment of PCTL is identified that provides a
sound and complete characterisation of safety properties. For liveness
properties, we provide two PCTL fragments, a sound and a complete one. We show
that safety properties only have finite counterexamples, whereas liveness
properties have none. We compare our characterisation for qualitative
properties with the one for branching time properties by Manolios and Trefler,
and present sound and complete PCTL fragments for characterising the notions of
strong safety and absolute liveness coined by Sistla
Ultrafast Molecular Imaging by Laser Induced Electron Diffraction
We address the feasibility of imaging geometric and orbital structure of a
polyatomic molecule on an attosecond time-scale using the laser induced
electron diffraction (LIED) technique. We present numerical results for the
highest molecular orbitals of the CO2 molecule excited by a near infrared
few-cycle laser pulse. The molecular geometry (bond-lengths) is determined
within 3% of accuracy from a diffraction pattern which also reflects the nodal
properties of the initial molecular orbital. Robustness of the structure
determination is discussed with respect to vibrational and rotational motions
with a complete interpretation of the laser-induced mechanisms
Quantum phase gate and controlled entanglement with polar molecules
We propose an alternative scenario for the generation of entanglement between rotational quantum states of two polar molecules. This entanglement arises from dipole-dipole interaction, and is controlled by a sequence of laser pulses simultaneously exciting both molecules. We study the efficiency of the process, and discuss possible experimental implementations with cold molecules trapped in optical lattices or in solid matrices. Finally, various entanglement detection procedures are presented, and their suitability for these two physical situations is analyzed
Conceptually driven and visually rich tasks in texts and teaching practice: the case of infinite series
The study we report here examines parts of what Chevallard calls the institutional dimension of the students’ learning experience of a relatively under-researched, yet crucial, concept in Analysis, the concept of infinite series. In particular, we examine how the concept is introduced to students in texts and in teaching practice. To this purpose, we employ Duval's Theory of Registers of Semiotic Representation towards the analysis of 22 texts used in Canada and UK post-compulsory courses. We also draw on interviews with in-service teachers and university lecturers in order to discuss briefly teaching practice and some of their teaching suggestions. Our analysis of the texts highlights that the presentation of the concept is largely a-historical, with few graphical representations, few opportunities to work across different registers (algebraic, graphical, verbal), few applications or intra-mathematical references to the concept's significance and few conceptually driven tasks that go beyond practising with the application of convergence tests and prepare students for the complex topics in which the concept of series is implicated. Our preliminary analysis of the teacher interviews suggests that pedagogical practice often reflects the tendencies in the texts. Furthermore, the interviews with the university lecturers point at the pedagogical potential of: illustrative examples and evocative visual representations in teaching; and, student engagement with systematic guesswork and writing explanatory accounts of their choices and applications of convergence tests
Theoretical analysis of the implementation of a quantum phase gate with neutral atoms on atom chips
We present a detailed, realistic analysis of the implementation of a proposal
for a quantum phase gate based on atomic vibrational states, specializing it to
neutral rubidium atoms on atom chips. We show how to create a double--well
potential with static currents on the atom chips, using for all relevant
parameters values that are achieved with present technology. The potential
barrier between the two wells can be modified by varying the currents in order
to realize a quantum phase gate for qubit states encoded in the atomic external
degree of freedom. The gate performance is analyzed through numerical
simulations; the operation time is ~10 ms with a performance fidelity above
99.9%. For storage of the state between the operations the qubit state can be
transferred efficiently via Raman transitions to two hyperfine states, where
its decoherence is strongly inhibited. In addition we discuss the limits
imposed by the proximity of the surface to the gate fidelity.Comment: 9 pages, 5 color figure
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