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Cross-Kerr-based information transfer processes
The realization of nonclassical states is an important task for many
applications of quantum information processing. Usually, properly tailored
interactions, different from goal to goal, are considered in order to
accomplish specific tasks within the general framework of quantum state
engineering. In this paper we remark on the flexibility of a cross-Kerr
nonlinear coupling in hybrid systems as an important ingredient in the
engineering of nonclassical states. The general scenario we consider is the
implementation of high cross-Kerr nonlinearity in cavity-quantum
electrodynamics. In this context, we discuss the possibility of performing
entanglement transfer and swapping between a qubit and a continuous-variable
state. The recently introduced concept of entanglement reciprocation is also
considered and shown to be possible with our scheme. We reinterpret some of our
results in terms of applications of a generalized Ising interaction to systems
of different nature.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, RevTeX
Pressure induced enhancement of ferroelectricity in multiferroic MnO(=Tb,Dy, and Ho)
Measurements of ferroelectric polarization and dielectric constant were done
on MnO (=Tb, Dy, and Ho) with applied hydrostatic pressures of up
to 18 kbar. At ambient pressure, distinctive anomalies were observed in the
temperature profile of both physical properties at critical temperatures
marking the onset of long range AFM order (T), ferroelectricity
(T) as well as at temperatures when anomalous changes in the
polarization, dielectric constant and spin wave commensurability have been
previously reported. In particular, the step in the dielectric constant at low
temperatures (T), associated with both a drop in the ferroelectric
polarization and an incommensurate magnetic structure, was shown to be suddenly
quenched upon passing an -dependent critical pressure. This was shown to
correlate with the stabilization of the high ferroelectric polarization state
which is coincident with the commensurate magnetic structure. The observation
is suggested to be due to a pressure induced phase transition into a
commensurate magnetic structure as exemplified by the pressure-temperature
(-) phase diagrams constructed in this work. The - phase diagrams
are determined for all three compounds.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, submitted for review in Phys. Rev.
Oral cancer secretome: Identification of cancer-associated proteins
This study aims to identify cancer-associated proteins in the secretome of oral cancer cell lines. We have successfully established four primary cell cultures of normal cells with a limited lifespan without human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) immortalization. The secretome of these primary cell cultures were compared with that of oral cancer cell lines using 2DE. Thirty five protein spots were found to have changed in abundance. Unambiguous identification of these proteins was achieved by MALDI TOF/TOF. In silico analysis predicted that 24 of these proteins were secreted via classical or nonclassical mechanisms. The mRNA expression of six genes was found to correlate with the corresponding protein abundance. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) core analysis revealed that the identified proteins were relevant in, and related to, cancer development with likely involvements in tumor growth, metastasis, hyperproliferation, tumorigenesis, neoplasia, hyperplasia, and cell transformation. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that a comparative study of the secretome of cancer versus normal cell lines can be used to identify cancer-associated proteins.Article Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/elps.201300126/abstrac
Spin-lattice order in frustrated ZnCr2O4
Using synchrotron X-rays and neutron diffraction we disentangle spin-lattice
order in highly frustrated ZnCrO where magnetic chromium ions occupy
the vertices of regular tetrahedra. Upon cooling below 12.5 K the quandary of
anti-aligning spins surrounding the triangular faces of tetrahedra is resolved
by establishing weak interactions on each triangle through an intricate lattice
distortion. The resulting spin order is however, not simply a N\'{e}el state on
strong bonds. A complex co-planar spin structure indicates that antisymmetric
and/or further neighbor exchange interactions also play a role as ZnCrO
resolves conflicting magnetic interactions
Orbital Correlations in Doped Manganites
We review our recent x-ray scattering studies of charge and orbital order in
doped manganites, with specific emphasis on the role of orbital correlations in
Pr_1-xCa_xMnO_3. For x=0.25, we find an orbital structure indistinguishable
from the undoped structure with long range orbital order at low temperatures.
For dopings 0.3<x<0.5, we find scattering consistent with a charge and
orbitally ordered CE-type structure. While in each case the charge order peaks
are resolution limited, the orbital order exhibits only short range
correlations. We report the doping dependence of the correlation length and
discuss the connection between the orbital correlations and the finite magnetic
correlation length observed on the Mn^3+ sublattice with neutron scattering
techniques. The physical origin of these domains, which appear to be isotropic,
remains unclear. We find that weak orbital correlations persist well above the
phase transitions, with a correlation length of 1-2 lattice constants at high
temperatures. Significantly, we observe similar correlations at high
temperatures in La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO_3, which does not have an orbitally ordered
ground state, and we conclude that such correlations are robust to variations
in the relative strength of the electron-phonon coupling.Comment: 22 pagegs, 7 figure
Evidences of a consolute critical point in the Phase Separation regime of La(5/8-y)Pr(y)Ca(3/8)MnO(3) (y = 0.4) single crystals
We report on DC and pulsed electric field sensitivity of the resistance of
mixed valent Mn oxide based La(5/8-y)Pr(y)Ca(3/8)MnO(3) (y = 0.4) single
crystals as a function of temperature. The low temperature regime of the
resistivity is highly current and voltage dependent. An irreversible transition
from high (HR) to a low resistivity (LR) is obtained upon the increase of the
electric field up to a temperature dependent critical value (V_c). The
current-voltage characteristics in the LR regime as well as the lack of a
variation in the magnetization response when V_c is reached indicate the
formation of a non-single connected filamentary conducting path. The
temperature dependence of V_c indicates the existence of a consolute point
where the conducting and insulating phases produce a critical behavior as a
consequence of their separation.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, corresponding author: C. Acha ([email protected]
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