228 research outputs found
Effects of nonlinear sweep in the Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg effect
We study the Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg (LZS) effect for a two-level system
with a time-dependent nonlinear bias field (the sweep function) W(t). Our main
concern is to investigate the influence of the nonlinearity of W(t) on the
probability P to remain in the initial state. The dimensionless quantity
epsilon = pi Delta ^2/(2 hbar v) depends on the coupling Delta of both levels
and on the sweep rate v. For fast sweep rates, i.e., epsilon << l and
monotonic, analytic sweep functions linearizable in the vicinity of the
resonance we find the transition probability 1-P ~= epsilon (1+a), where a>0 is
the correction to the LSZ result due to the nonlinearity of the sweep. Further
increase of the sweep rate with nonlinearity fixed brings the system into the
nonlinear-sweep regime characterized by 1-P ~= epsilon ^gamma with gamma neq 1
depending on the type of sweep function. In case of slow sweep rates, i.e.,
epsilon >>1 an interesting interference phenomenon occurs. For analytic W(t)
the probability P=P_0 e^-eta is determined by the singularities of sqrt{Delta
^2+W^2(t)} in the upper complex plane of t. If W(t) is close to linear, there
is only one singularity, that leads to the LZS result P=e^-epsilon with
important corrections to the exponent due to nonlinearity. However, for, e.g.,
W(t) ~ t^3 there is a pair of singularities in the upper complex plane.
Interference of their contributions leads to oscillations of the prefactor P_0
that depends on the sweep rate through epsilon and turns to zero at some
epsilon. Measurements of the oscillation period and of the exponential factor
would allow to determine Delta, independently.Comment: 11 PR pages, 12 figures. To be published in PR
Comparison of recoil effects in graphite as observed by photoemission, electron scattering, and neutron scattering
Recoil effects have been observed for neutron and electron scatterings, and in photoemission. In all cases highly oriented pyrolytic graphite was used as a testing material and dependencies of recoil effects on the crystal orientation were found but these results have, so far, not been compared. We show that the same theory can describe the results of all three experiments in a quantitative way
Dynamics of an electron in finite and infinite one dimensional systems in presence of electric field
We study,numerically, the dynamical behavior of an electron in a two site
nonlinear system driven by dc and ac electric field separately. We also study,
numerically, the effect of electric field on single static impurity and
antidimeric dynamical impurity in an infinite 1D chain to find the strength of
the impurities. Analytical arguments for this system have also been given.Comment: File Latex, 8 Figures available on reques
Recoil effects of photoelectrons in a solid
High energy resolution C 1 photoelectron spectra of graphite were measured
at the excitation energy of 340, 870, 5950 and 7940eV using synchrotron
radiation. On increasing the excitation energy, i.e., increasing kinetic energy
of the photoelectron, the bulk origin C 1 peak position shifts to higher
binding energies. This systematic shift is due to the kinetic energy loss of
the high-energy photoelectron by kicking the atom, and is clear evidence of the
recoil effect in photoelectron emission. It is also observed that the
asymmetric broadening increases for the higher energy photoelectrons. All these
recoil effects can be quantified in the same manner as the M\"ossbauer effect
for -ray emission from nuclei embedded in crystals.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Comment on "Exact results for survival probability in the multistate Landau-Zener model"
We correct the proof of Brundobler-Elser formula (BEF) provided in [2004
\textit{J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.} \textbf{37} 4069] and continued in
Appendix of [2005 \textit{J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.} \textbf{38} 907].
After showing that some changes of variables employed in these articles are
used erroneously, we propose an alternative change of variables which solves
the problem. In our proof, we reveal the connection between the BEF for a
general -level Landau-Zener system and the exactly solvable bow-tie model.
The special importance of the diabatic levels with maximum/minimum slope is
emphasized throughout.Comment: 10 page
Quantum state preparation in circuit QED via Landau-Zener tunneling
We study a qubit undergoing Landau-Zener transitions enabled by the coupling
to a circuit-QED mode. Summing an infinite-order perturbation series, we
determine the exact nonadiabatic transition probability for the qubit, being
independent of the frequency of the QED mode. Possible applications are
single-photon generation and the controllable creation of qubit-oscillator
entanglement.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure
Large-amplitude driving of a superconducting artificial atom: Interferometry, cooling, and amplitude spectroscopy
Superconducting persistent-current qubits are quantum-coherent artificial
atoms with multiple, tunable energy levels. In the presence of large-amplitude
harmonic excitation, the qubit state can be driven through one or more of the
constituent energy-level avoided crossings. The resulting
Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg (LZS) transitions mediate a rich array of
quantum-coherent phenomena. We review here three experimental works based on
LZS transitions: Mach-Zehnder-type interferometry between repeated LZS
transitions, microwave-induced cooling, and amplitude spectroscopy. These
experiments exhibit a remarkable agreement with theory, and are extensible to
other solid-state and atomic qubit modalities. We anticipate they will find
application to qubit state-preparation and control methods for quantum
information science and technology.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figure
Dissipative Landau-Zener transitions of a qubit: bath-specific and universal behavior
We study Landau-Zener transitions in a qubit coupled to a bath at zero
temperature. A general formula is derived that is applicable to models with a
non-degenerate ground state. We calculate exact transition probabilities for a
qubit coupled to either a bosonic or a spin bath. The nature of the baths and
the qubit-bath coupling is reflected in the transition probabilities. For
diagonal coupling, when the bath causes energy fluctuations of the diabatic
qubit states but no transitions between them, the transition probability
coincides with the standard LZ probability of an isolated qubit. This result is
universal as it does not depend on the specific type of bath. For pure
off-diagonal coupling, by contrast, the tunneling probability is sensitive to
the coupling strength. We discuss the relevance of our results for experiments
on molecular nanomagnets, in circuit QED, and for the fast-pulse readout of
superconducting phase qubits.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figure
Counterintuitive transitions in multistate curve crossing involving linear potentials
Two problems incorporating a set of horizontal linear potentials crossed by a
sloped linear potential are analytically solved and compared with numerical
results: (a) the case where boundary conditions are specified at the ends of a
finite interval, and (b) the case where the sloped linear potential is replaced
by a piecewise-linear sloped potential and the boundary conditions are
specified at infinity. In the approximation of small gaps between the
horizontal potentials, an approach similar to the one used for the degenerate
problem (Yurovsky V A and Ben-Reuven A 1998 J. Phys. B 31,1) is applicable for
both problems. The resulting scattering matrix has a form different from the
semiclassical result obtained by taking the product of Landau-Zener amplitudes.
Counterintuitive transitions involving a pair of successive crossings, in which
the second crossing precedes the first one along the direction of motion, are
allowed in both models considered here.Comment: LaTeX 2.09 using ioplppt.sty and psfig.sty, 16 pages with 5 figures.
Submitted to J. Phys.
Fast noise in the Landau-Zener theory
We study the influence of a fast noise on Landau-Zener transitions. We
demonstrate that a fast colored noise much weaker than the conventional white
noise can produce transitions itself or can change substantially the
Landau-Zener transition probabilities. In the limit of fast colored or strong
white noise we derive asymptotically exact formulae for transition
probabilities and study the time evolution of a spin coupled to the noise and a
sweeping magnetic field.Comment: 28 pages, 5 figure
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