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Structure, dynamics and bifurcations of discrete solitons in trapped ion crystals
We study discrete solitons (kinks) accessible in state-of-the-art trapped ion
experiments, considering zigzag crystals and quasi-3D configurations, both
theoretically and experimentally. We first extend the theoretical understanding
of different phenomena predicted and recently experimentally observed in the
structure and dynamics of these topological excitations. Employing tools from
topological degree theory, we analyze bifurcations of crystal configurations in
dependence on the trapping parameters, and investigate the formation of kink
configurations and the transformations of kinks between different structures.
This allows us to accurately define and calculate the effective potential
experienced by solitons within the Wigner crystal, and study how this
(so-called Peierls-Nabarro) potential gets modified to a nonperiodic globally
trapping potential in certain parameter regimes. The kinks' rest mass (energy)
and spectrum of modes are computed and the dynamics of linear and nonlinear
kink oscillations are analyzed. We also present novel, experimentally observed,
configurations of kinks incorporating a large-mass defect realized by an
embedded molecular ion, and of pairs of interacting kinks stable for long
times, offering the perspective for exploring and exploiting complex collective
nonlinear excitations, controllable on the quantum level.Comment: 25 pages, 10 figures, v2 corrects Fig. 2 and adds some text and
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Concatenated non-stationary dispersive scenarios on complex terrain under summer conditions
International audienceThe results and discussions presented in this paper arise from a statistically representative study of the physical processes associated with the multimodal distribution of pollutants aloft and around a 343-m-tall chimney under summer conditions in the Iberian Peninsula. The indetermination of a transversal plume to the preferred transport direction during transitional periods implies a small (or null) physical significance of the classical definition of horizontal standard deviation of the concentration distribution. By experimentation and modelling, this paper analyses the atmospheric dispersion of the SO2 emissions from a power plant on complex terrain, describing the main dispersion features as an ensemble of "stationary dispersive scenarios" and reformulating some "classical" dispersive concepts to deal with the systematically monitored summer dispersive scenarios in inland Spain
Transitional dispersive scenarios driven by mesoscale flows on complex terrain under strong dry convective conditions
By experimentation and modelling, this paper analyses the atmospheric dispersion of the SO<sub>2</sub> emissions from a power plant on complex terrain under strong convective conditions, describing the main dispersion features as an ensemble of "stationary dispersive scenarios" and reformulating some "classical" dispersive concepts to deal with the systematically monitored summer dispersive scenarios in inland Spain. The results and discussions presented arise from a statistically representative study of the physical processes associated with the multimodal distribution of pollutants aloft and around a 343-m-tall chimney under strong dry convective conditions in the Iberian Peninsula. This paper analyses the importance of the identification and physical implications of transitional periods for air quality applications. The indetermination of a transversal plume to the preferred transport direction during these transitional periods implies a small (or null) physical significance of the classical definition of horizontal standard deviation of the concentration distribution
A study of dispersion in complex terrain under winter conditions using high-resolution mesoscale and Lagrangian particle models
A mesoscale model (MM5), a dispersive Langrangian particle model (FLEXPART), and intensive meteorological and COrrelation SPECtrometer (COSPEC) measurements from a field campaign are used to examine the advection and turbulent diffusion patterns associated with interactions and forcings between topography, synoptic atmospheric flows and thermally-driven circulations. This study describes the atmospheric dispersion of emissions from a power plant with a 343-m tall chimney, situated on very complex terrain in the North-East of Spain, under winter conditions. During the field campaign, the plume was transported with low transversal dispersion and deformed essentially due to the effect of mechanical turbulence. The main surface impacts appeared at long distances from the emission source (more than 30 km). The results show that the coupled models (MM5 and FLEXPART) are able to predict the plume integral advection from the power plant on very complex terrain. Integral advection and turbulent dispersion are derived from the dispersive Lagrangian model output for three consecutive days so that a direct quantitative comparison has been made between the temporal evolution of the predicted three-dimensional dispersive conditions and the COSPEC measurements. Comparison between experimental and simulated transversal dispersion shows an index of agreement between 80% and 90%, within distance ranges from 6 to 33 km from the stack. Linked to the orographic features, the simulated plume impacts on the ground more than 30 km away from the stack, because of the lee waves simulated by MM5
The importance of meteorological scales to forecast air pollution scenarios on coastal complex terrain
Some of the meteorological approaches commonly considered in urban air pollution models do not take into account the importance of the smaller scales in the meteorology of complex-terrain coastal sites. The aim of this work is to estimate the impact of using the proper meteorological scales when simulating the behaviour of the pollutant concentrations emitted in the lower layers over coastal complex terrain areas. The availability of experimental measurements of a power plant plume near the Castellón conurbation (on the Spanish Mediterranean coast) has allowed us to use this plume as a tracer of opportunity of the lower atmosphere to check the results of a simulation exercise using the RAMS mesoscale model coupled to the HYPACT particle model. The results obtained show that in a complex-terrain coastal site, because of the strong effect of the meteorological interactions between the different scales on the integral advection and the turbulent dispersion of pollutants, using an inadequate scale to solve the meteorology can result in a very big gap in the simulation of lower-layer pollutant behaviour at urban scales
Modes of Oscillation in Radiofrequency Paul Traps
We examine the time-dependent dynamics of ion crystals in radiofrequency
traps. The problem of stable trapping of general three-dimensional crystals is
considered and the validity of the pseudopotential approximation is discussed.
We derive analytically the micromotion amplitude of the ions, rigorously
proving well-known experimental observations. We use a method of infinite
determinants to find the modes which diagonalize the linearized time-dependent
dynamical problem. This allows obtaining explicitly the ('Floquet-Lyapunov')
transformation to coordinates of decoupled linear oscillators. We demonstrate
the utility of the method by analyzing the modes of a small `peculiar' crystal
in a linear Paul trap. The calculations can be readily generalized to
multispecies ion crystals in general multipole traps, and time-dependent
quantum wavefunctions of ion oscillations in such traps can be obtained.Comment: 24 pages, 3 figures, v2 adds citations and small correction
Precise Experimental Investigation of Eigenmodes in a Planar Ion Crystal
The accurate characterization of eigenmodes and eigenfrequencies of
two-dimensional ion crystals provides the foundation for the use of such
structures for quantum simulation purposes. We present a combined experimental
and theoretical study of two-dimensional ion crystals. We demonstrate that
standard pseudopotential theory accurately predicts the positions of the ions
and the location of structural transitions between different crystal
configurations. However, pseudopotential theory is insufficient to determine
eigenfrequencies of the two-dimensional ion crystals accurately but shows
significant deviations from the experimental data obtained from resolved
sideband spectroscopy. Agreement at the level of 2.5 x 10^(-3) is found with
the full time-dependent Coulomb theory using the Floquet-Lyapunov approach and
the effect is understood from the dynamics of two-dimensional ion crystals in
the Paul trap. The results represent initial steps towards an exploitation of
these structures for quantum simulation schemes.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, supplemental material (mathematica and matlab
files) available upon reques
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