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Tensor correlation, pairing interaction and deformation in Ne isotopes and Ne hypernuclei
We study tensor and pairing effects on the quadruple deformation of neon
isotopes based on a deformed Skyrme-Hartree-Fock model with BCS approximation
for the pairing channel. We extend the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock formalism for the
description of single- and double-lambda hypernuclei adopting two different
hyperon-nucleon interactions. It is found that the interplay of pairing and
tensor interactions is crucial to derive the deformations in several neon
isotopes. Especially, the shapes of Ne are studied in details in
comparisons with experimentally observed shapes. Furthermore the deformations
of the hypernuclei are compared with the corresponding neon isotopic cores in
the presence of tensor force. We find the same shapes with somewhat smaller
deformations for single -hypernuclei compared with their core
deformations. It is also pointed out that the latest version of hyperon
interaction, the ESC08b model, having a deeper potential makes
smaller deformations for hypernuclei than those of another NSC97f model.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures, Physical Review C 2013 in pres
Quasi-particle random phase approximation with quasi-particle-vibration coupling: application to the Gamow-Teller response of the superfluid nucleus Sn
We propose a self-consistent quasi-particle random phase approximation (QRPA)
plus quasi-particle-vibration coupling (QPVC) model with Skyrme interactions to
describe the width and the line shape of giant resonances in open-shell nuclei,
in which the effect of superfluidity should be taken into account in both the
ground state and the excited states. We apply the new model to the Gamow-Teller
resonance in the superfluid nucleus Sn, including both the isoscalar
spin-triplet and the isovector spin-singlet pairing interactions. The strength
distribution in Sn is well reproduced and the underlying microscopic
mechanisms, related to QPVC and also to isoscalar pairing, are analyzed in
detail.Comment: 32 pages, 11 figures, 4 table
Effect of pairing correlations on incompressibility and symmetry energy in nuclear matter and finite nuclei
The role of superfluidity in the incompressibility and in the symmetry energy
is studied in nuclear matter and finite nuclei. Several pairing interactions
are used: surface, mixed and isovector dependent. Pairing has a small effect on
the nuclear matter incompressibility at saturation density, but the effects are
significant at lower densities. The pairing effect on the centroid energy of
the isoscalar Giant Monopole Resonance (GMR) is also evaluated for Pb and Sn
isotopes by using a microscopic constrained-HFB approach, and found to change
at most by 10% the nucleus incompressibility . It is shown by using the
Local Density Approximation (LDA) that most of the pairing effect on the GMR
centroid come from the low-density nuclear surface.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Designing optimal discrete-feedback thermodynamic engines
Feedback can be utilized to convert information into useful work, making it
an effective tool for increasing the performance of thermodynamic engines.
Using feedback reversibility as a guiding principle, we devise a method for
designing optimal feedback protocols for thermodynamic engines that extract all
the information gained during feedback as work. Our method is based on the
observation that in a feedback-reversible process the measurement and the
time-reversal of the ensuing protocol both prepare the system in the same
probabilistic state. We illustrate the utility of our method with two examples
of the multi-particle Szilard engine.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, submitted to New J. Phy
Uncertainty Relation Revisited from Quantum Estimation Theory
By invoking quantum estimation theory we formulate bounds of errors in
quantum measurement for arbitrary quantum states and observables in a
finite-dimensional Hilbert space. We prove that the measurement errors of two
observables satisfy Heisenberg's uncertainty relation, find the attainable
bound, and provide a strategy to achieve it.Comment: manuscript including 4 pages and 2 figure
Fluctuation Theorem with Information Exchange: Role of Correlations in Stochastic Thermodynamics
We establish the fluctuation theorem in the presence of information exchange
between a nonequilibrium system and other degrees of freedom such as an
observer and a feedback controller, where the amount of information exchange is
added to the entropy production. The resulting generalized second law sets the
fundamental limit of energy dissipation and energy cost during the information
exchange. Our results apply not only to feedback-controlled processes but also
to a much broader class of information exchanges, and provides a unified
framework of nonequilibrium thermodynamics of measurement and feedback control.Comment: To appear in PR
Mechanical and chemical spinodal instabilities in finite quantum systems
Self consistent quantum approaches are used to study the instabilities of
finite nuclear systems. The frequencies of multipole density fluctuations are
determined as a function of dilution and temperature, for several isotopes. The
spinodal region of the phase diagrams is determined and it appears that
instabilities are reduced by finite size effects. The role of surface and
volume instabilities is discussed. It is indicated that the important chemical
effects associated with mechanical disruption may lead to isospin
fractionation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Information heat engine: converting information to energy by feedback control
In 1929, Leo Szilard invented a feedback protocol in which a hypothetical
intelligence called Maxwell's demon pumps heat from an isothermal environment
and transduces it to work. After an intense controversy that lasted over eighty
years; it was finally clarified that the demon's role does not contradict the
second law of thermodynamics, implying that we can convert information to free
energy in principle. Nevertheless, experimental demonstration of this
information-to-energy conversion has been elusive. Here, we demonstrate that a
nonequilibrium feedback manipulation of a Brownian particle based on
information about its location achieves a Szilard-type information-energy
conversion. Under real-time feedback control, the particle climbs up a
spiral-stairs-like potential exerted by an electric field and obtains free
energy larger than the amount of work performed on it. This enables us to
verify the generalized Jarzynski equality, or a new fundamental principle of
"information-heat engine" which converts information to energy by feedback
control.Comment: manuscript including 7 pages and 4 figures and supplementary material
including 6 pages and 8 figure
Probing nuclear skins and halos with elastic electron scattering
I investigate the elastic electron scattering off nuclei far from the
stability line. The effects of the neutron and proton skins and halos on the
differential cross sections are explored. Examples are given for the charge
distribution in Sn isotopes and its relation to the neutron skin. The neutron
halo in Li and the proton halo in B are also investigated.
Particular interest is paid to the inverse scattering problem and its
dependence on the experimental precision. These studies are of particular
interest for the upcoming electron ion colliders at the GSI and RIKEN
facilities.Comment: 27 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys.
Time-dependent approach to many-particle tunneling in one-dimension
Employing the time-dependent approach, we investigate a quantum tunneling
decay of many-particle systems. We apply it to a one-dimensional three-body
problem with a heavy core nucleus and two valence protons. We calculate the
decay width for two-proton emission from the survival probability, which well
obeys the exponential decay-law after a sufficient time. The effect of the
correlation between the two emitted protons is also studied by observing the
time evolution of the two-particle density distribution. It is shown that the
pairing correlation significantly enhances the probability for the simultaneous
diproton decay.Comment: 9 pages, 10 eps figure
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