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Recoil-free spectroscopy of neutral Sr atoms in the Lamb-Dicke regime
We have demonstrated a recoil-free spectroscopy on the
transition of strontium atoms confined in a one-dimensional optical lattice. By
investigating the wavelength and polarization dependence of the ac Stark shift
acting on the and states, we determined the {\it
magic wavelength} where the Stark shifts for both states coincide. The
Lamb-Dicke confinement provided by this Stark-free optical lattice enabled the
measurement of the atomic spectrum free from Doppler as well as recoil shifts.Comment: 5pages, 4figure
Phase-sensitive detection of Bragg scattering at 1D optical lattices
We report on the observation of Bragg scattering at 1D atomic lattices. Cold
atoms are confined by optical dipole forces at the antinodes of a standing wave
generated by the two counter-propagating modes of a laser-driven high-finesse
ring cavity. By heterodyning the Bragg-scattered light with a reference beam,
we obtain detailed information on phase shifts imparted by the Bragg scattering
process. Being deep in the Lamb-Dicke regime, the scattered light is not
broadened by the motion of individual atoms. In contrast, we have detected
signatures of global translatory motion of the atomic grating.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Relation between TMAOase activity and content of formaldehyde in fillet minces and bellyflap minces from gadoid fishes
Minced fish is a significant component of a number of frozen fishery products like fish fingers, cakes and patties. Predominately minced fish is produced from gadoid species (Alaska pollack, cod, saithe, hake and others) possessing the enzyme trimethylamine oxide demethylase (TMAOase, E.C. 4.1.2.32) (Rehbein and Schreiber 1984). TMAOase catalyses the degradation of trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) to formaldehyde (FA) and dimethylamine (DMA), preferentially during frozen storage of products (Hultin 1992). In most gadoid species light muscle contains only low
activity of TMAOase, the activity of red muscle and bellyflaps being somewhat higher. In contrast, the TMAOase
activity in blood, kidney and other tissues, residues of which may contaminate minced fish flesh, may be higher for
several orders of magnitude (Rehbein and Schreiber 1984)
The structural and functional integrity of peripheral nerves depends on the glial-derived signal desert hedgehog
We show that desert hedgehog ( dhh), a signaling molecule expressed by Schwann cells, is essential for the structural and functional integrity of the peripheral nerve. Dhh-null nerves display multiple abnormalities that affect myelinating and nonmyelinating Schwann cells, axons, and vasculature and immune cells. Myelinated fibers of these mice have a significantly increased ( more than two times) number of Schmidt-Lanterman incisures ( SLIs), and connexin 29, a molecular component of SLIs, is strongly upregulated. Crossing dhh-null mice with myelin basic protein ( MBP)-deficient shiverer mice, which also have increased SLI numbers, results in further increased SLIs, suggesting that Dhh and MBP control SLIs by different mechanisms. Unmyelinated fibers are also affected, containing many fewer axons per Schwann cell in transverse profiles, whereas the total number of unmyelinated axons is reduced by approximately one-third. In dhh-null mice, the blood-nerve barrier is permeable and neutrophils and macrophage numbers are elevated, even in uninjured nerves. Dhh-null nerves also lack the largest-diameter myelinated fibers, have elevated numbers of degenerating myelinated axons, and contain regenerating fibers. Transected dhh nerves degenerate faster than wild-type controls. This demonstrates that a single identified glial signal, Dhh, plays a critical role in controlling the integrity of peripheral nervous tissue, in line with its critical role in nerve sheath development ( Parmantier et al., 1999). The complexity of the defects raises a number of important questions about the Dhh-dependent cell-cell signaling network in peripheral nerves
Experimental study of optimal measurements for quantum state tomography
Quantum tomography is a critically important tool to evaluate quantum
hardware, making it essential to develop optimized measurement strategies that
are both accurate and efficient. We compare a variety of strategies using
nearly pure test states. Those that are informationally complete for all states
are found to be accurate and reliable even in the presence of errors in the
measurements themselves, while those designed to be complete only for pure
states are far more efficient but highly sensitive to such errors. Our results
highlight the unavoidable tradeoffs inherent to quantum tomography.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Ad- and desorption of Rb atoms on a gold nanofilm measured by surface plasmon polaritons
Hybrid quantum systems made of cold atoms near nanostructured surfaces are
expected to open up new opportunities for the construction of quantum sensors
and for quantum information. For the design of such tailored quantum systems
the interaction of alkali atoms with dielectric and metallic surfaces is
crucial and required to be understood in detail. Here, we present real-time
measurements of the adsorption and desorption of Rubidium atoms on gold
nanofilms. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) are excited at the gold surface and
detected in a phase sensitive way. From the temporal change of the SPP phase
the Rubidium coverage of the gold film is deduced with a sensitivity of better
than 0.3 % of a monolayer. By comparing the experimental data with a Langmuir
type adsorption model we obtain the thermal desorption rate and the sticking
probability. In addition, also laser-induced desorption is observed and
quantified.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Dimensional Crossover in Bragg Scattering from an Optical Lattice
We study Bragg scattering at 1D optical lattices. Cold atoms are confined by
the optical dipole force at the antinodes of a standing wave generated inside a
laser-driven high-finesse cavity. The atoms arrange themselves into a chain of
pancake-shaped layers located at the antinodes of the standing wave. Laser
light incident on this chain is partially Bragg-reflected. We observe an
angular dependence of this Bragg reflection which is different to what is known
from crystalline solids. In solids the scattering layers can be taken to be
infinitely spread (3D limit). This is not generally true for an optical lattice
consistent of a 1D linear chain of point-like scattering sites. By an explicit
structure factor calculation we derive a generalized Bragg condition, which is
valid in the intermediate regime. This enables us to determine the aspect ratio
of the atomic lattice from the angular dependance of the Bragg scattered light.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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