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Directional optical switching and transistor functionality using optical parametric oscillation in a spinor polariton fluid
Over the past decade, spontaneously emerging patterns in the density of
polaritons in semiconductor microcavities were found to be a promising
candidate for all-optical switching. But recent approaches were mostly
restricted to scalar fields, did not benefit from the polariton's unique
spin-dependent properties, and utilized switching based on hexagon far-field
patterns with 60{\deg} beam switching (i.e. in the far field the beam
propagation direction is switched by 60{\deg}). Since hexagon far-field
patterns are challenging, we present here an approach for a linearly polarized
spinor field, that allows for a transistor-like (e.g., crucial for
cascadability) orthogonal beam switching, i.e. in the far field the beam is
switched by 90{\deg}. We show that switching specifications such as
amplification and speed can be adjusted using only optical means
Measurement of Cosmic-ray Muons and Muon-induced Neutrons in the Aberdeen Tunnel Underground Laboratory
We have measured the muon flux and production rate of muon-induced neutrons
at a depth of 611 m water equivalent. Our apparatus comprises three layers of
crossed plastic scintillator hodoscopes for tracking the incident cosmic-ray
muons and 760 L of gadolinium-doped liquid scintillator for producing and
detecting neutrons. The vertical muon intensity was measured to be cmssr. The yield of
muon-induced neutrons in the liquid scintillator was determined to be
neutrons/(gcm). A fit to the recently measured neutron
yields at different depths gave a mean muon energy dependence of for liquid-scintillator targets.Comment: 14 pages, 17 figures, 3 table
A GPU-based hyperbolic SVD algorithm
A one-sided Jacobi hyperbolic singular value decomposition (HSVD) algorithm,
using a massively parallel graphics processing unit (GPU), is developed. The
algorithm also serves as the final stage of solving a symmetric indefinite
eigenvalue problem. Numerical testing demonstrates the gains in speed and
accuracy over sequential and MPI-parallelized variants of similar Jacobi-type
HSVD algorithms. Finally, possibilities of hybrid CPU--GPU parallelism are
discussed.Comment: Accepted for publication in BIT Numerical Mathematic
LArPix: Demonstration of low-power 3D pixelated charge readout for liquid argon time projection chambers
We report the demonstration of a low-power pixelated readout system designed
for three-dimensional ionization charge detection and digital readout of liquid
argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs). Unambiguous 3D charge readout was
achieved using a custom-designed system-on-a-chip ASIC (LArPix) to uniquely
instrument each pad in a pixelated array of charge-collection pads. The LArPix
ASIC, manufactured in 180 nm bulk CMOS, provides 32 channels of
charge-sensitive amplification with self-triggered digitization and multiplexed
readout at temperatures from 80 K to 300 K. Using an 832-channel LArPix-based
readout system with 3 mm spacing between pads, we demonstrated low-noise
(500 e RMS equivalent noise charge) and very low-power (100
W/channel) ionization signal detection and readout. The readout was used
to successfully measure the three-dimensional ionization distributions of
cosmic rays passing through a LArTPC, free from the ambiguities of existing
projective techniques. The system design relies on standard printed circuit
board manufacturing techniques, enabling scalable and low-cost production of
large-area readout systems using common commercial facilities. This
demonstration overcomes a critical technical obstacle for operation of LArTPCs
in high-occupancy environments, such as the near detector site of the Deep
Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).Comment: 19 pages, 10 figures, 1 ancillary animation. V3 includes minor
revisions based on referee comment
Two-Channel Kondo Lattice: An Incoherent Metal
The two-channel Kondo lattice model is examined with a Quantum Monte Carlo
simulation in the limit of infinite dimensions. We find non-fermi-liquid
behavior at low temperatures including a finite low-temperature single-particle
scattering rate, the lack of a fermi edge and Drude weight. However, the
low-energy density of electronic states is finite. Thus, we identify this
system as an incoherent metal. We discuss the relevance of our results for
concentrated heavy fermion metals with non-Fermi-Liquid behavior.Comment: LaTex, 5 pages, 3 Postscript files. Revision - in reference 5 and
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