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Tunable optical Aharonov-Bohm effect in a semiconductor quantum ring
By applying an electric field perpendicular to a semiconductor quantum ring
we show that it is possible to modify the single particle wave function between
quantum dot (QD)-like to ring-like. The constraints on the geometrical
parameters of the quantum ring to realize such a transition are derived. With
such a perpendicular electric field we are able to tune the Aharanov-Bohm (AB)
effect for both single particles and for excitons. The tunability is in both
the strength of the AB-effect as well as in its periodicity. We also
investigate the strain induce potential inside the self assembled quantum ring
and the effect of the strain on the AB effect
Directed flow of neutral strange particles at AGS
Directed flow of neutral strange particles in heavy ion collisions at AGS is
studied in the ART transport model. Using a lambda mean-field potential which
is 2/3 of that for a nucleon as predicted by the constituent quark model,
lambdas are found to flow with protons but with a smaller flow parameter as
observed in experiments. For kaons, their repulsive potential, which is
calculated from the impulse approximation using the measured kaon-nucleon
scattering length, leads to a smaller anti-flow than that shown in the
preliminary E895 data. Implications of this discrepancy are discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Excitation function of nucleon and pion elliptic flow in relativistic heavy-ion collisions
Within a relativistic transport (ART) model for heavy-ion collisions, we show
that the recently observed characteristic change from out-of-plane to in-plane
elliptic flow of protons in mid-central Au+Au collisions as the incident energy
increases is consistent with the calculated results using a stiff nuclear
equation of state (K=380 MeV). We have also studied the elliptic flow of pions
and the transverse momentum dependence of both the nucleon and pion elliptic
flow in order to gain further insight about the collision dynamics.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Quantum theory for mesoscopic electric circuits
A quantum theory for mesoscopic electric circuits in accord with the
discreteness of electric charges is proposed. On the basis of the theory,
Schr\"{o}dinger equation for the quantum LC-design and L-design is solved
exactly. The uncertainty relation for electric charge and current is obtained
and a minimum uncertainty state is solved. By introducing a gauge field, a
formula for persistent current arising from magnetic flux is obtained from a
new point of view.Comment: revtex, no figure
Influence of intrinsic decoherence on nonclassical properties of the output of a Bose-Einstein condensate
We investigate nonclassical properties of the output of a Bose-Einstein
condensate in Milburn's model of intrinsic decoherence. It is shown that the
squeezing property of the atom laser is suppressed due to decoherence.
Nevertheless, if some very special conditions were satisfied, the squeezing
properties of atom laser could be robust against the decoherence.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figures, Late
Derivations of Atomic Ionization Effects Induced by Neutrino Magnetic Moments
A recent paper [M.B. Voloshin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 201801 (2010)] pointed
out that our earlier derivations of atomic ionization cross-section due to
neutrino magnetic moments (arXiv:1001.2074v2) involved unjustified assumptions.
We confirm and elaborate on this comment with these notes. We caution that the
results of the sum-rule approach in this paper contradict the expected
behaviour in atomic transitions.Comment: V3 3 pages ; confirm and elaborate on unjustified assumptions in V1 &
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Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopic signatures of superconducting and pseudogap phases in YBa2Cu3O7-{\delta} films
Femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy is applied to identify transient optical
signatures of phase transitions in optimally doped YBa2Cu3O7-{\delta} films. To
elucidate the dynamics of superconducting and pseudogap phases, the slow
thermal component is removed from the time-domain traces of photo-induced
reflectivity in a high-flux regime with low frequency pulse rate. The rescaled
data exhibit distinct signatures of the phase separation with abrupt changes at
the onsets of TSC and TPG in excellent agreement with transport data. Compared
to the superconducting phase, the response of the pseudogap phase is
characterized by the strongly reduced reflectivity change accompanied by a
faster recovery time.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figure
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