Measurement of the Low-temperature Loss Tangent of High-resistivity Silicon with a High Q-factor Superconducting Resonator

In this letter, we present the direct loss tangent measurement of a high-resistivity intrinsic (100) silicon wafer in the temperature range from ~ 70 mK to 1 K, approaching the quantum regime. The measurement was performed using a technique that takes advantage of a high quality factor superconducting niobium resonator and allows to directly measure the loss tangent of insulating materials with high level of accuracy and precision. We report silicon loss tangent values at the lowest temperature and for electric field amplitudes comparable to those found in planar transmon devices one order of magnitude larger than what was previously estimated. In addition, we discover a non-monotonic trend of the loss tangent as a function of temperature that we describe by means of a phenomenological model based on variable range hopping conduction between localized states around the Fermi energy. We also observe that the dissipation increases as a function of the electric field and that this behavior can be qualitatively described by the variable range hopping conduction mechanism as well. This study lays the foundations for a novel approach to investigate the loss mechanisms and accurately estimate the loss tangent in insulating materials in the quantum regime, leading to a better understanding of coherence in quantum devices

Notes on beta-deformations of the pure spinor superstring in AdS(5) x S(5)

We study the properties of the vertex operator for the beta-deformation of the superstring in AdS(5) x S(5) in the pure spinor formalism. We discuss the action of supersymmetry on the infinitesimal beta-deformation, the application of the homological perturbation theory, and the relation between the worldsheet description and the spacetime supergravity description.Comment: LaTeX, 74pp

Target highlights in CASP14 : Analysis of models by structure providers

Abstract The biological and functional significance of selected CASP14 targets are described by the authors of the structures. The authors highlight the most relevant features of the target proteins and discuss how well these features were reproduced in the respective submitted predictions. The overall ability to predict three-dimensional structures of proteins has improved remarkably in CASP14, and many difficult targets were modelled with impressive accuracy. For the first time in the history of CASP, the experimentalists not only highlighted that computational models can accurately reproduce the most critical structural features observed in their targets, but also envisaged that models could serve as a guidance for further studies of biologically-relevant properties of proteins. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe

Ab initio phasing based on topological restraints: automated determination of the space group and the number of molecules in the unit cell

International audienceThe connectivity-based phasing method has been demonstrated to be capable of finding molecular packing and envelopes even for difficult cases of structure determination, as well as of identifying, in favorable cases, secondary-structure elements of protein molecules in the crystal. This method uses a single set of structure factor magnitudes and general topological features of a crystallographic image of the macromolecule under study. This information is expressed through a number of parameters. Most of these parameters are easy to estimate, and the results of phasing are practically independent of these parameters when they are chosen within reasonable limits. By contrast, the correct choice for such parameters as the expected number of connected regions in the unit cell is sometimes ambiguous. To study these dependencies, numerous tests were performed with simulated data, experimental data and mixed data sets, where several reflections missed in the experiment were completed by computed data. This paper demonstrates that the procedure is able to control this choice automatically and helps in difficult cases to identify the correct number of molecules in the asymmetric unit. In addition, the procedure behaves abnormally if the space group is defined incorrectly and therefore may distinguish between the rotation and screw axes even when high-resolution data are not available

Single Spoke Cavities for Low-energy Part of CW Linac of Project X.

In the low-energy part of the Project X H-linac three families of 325 MHz SC single spoke cavities will be used, having {beta} = 0.11, 0.21 and 0.4. Single spoke cavity was selected for the linac because of higher r/Q. Results of optimization of all cavities are presented. Results of the beam dynamics optimization for initial stage of the linac with beta=0.11 single spoke cavity are presented at poster MOPEC082 (this conference)

Final Results on RF and Wake Kicks Caused by the Couplers for the ILC Cavity

In the paper the results are presented for calculation of the transverse wake and RF kick from the power and HOM couplers of the ILC acceleration structure. The RF kick was calculated stand-alone by HFSS, CST MWS and COMSOL codes while the wake kick was calculated by GdfidL. The calculation precision and convergence for both cases are discussed and compared to the results obtained independently by other group

The influence of Ru and Re admixtures on the size of Co particles in Co/SiO2 catalysts of the fischer-tropsch synthesis

International audienceThe promotion of Co/SiO2 catalysts with noble metals such as Ru and Re substantially decreased the mean size of Co particles and increased the fraction of superparamagnetic particles. The Langevin function was used to approximate the magnetic field dependence of magnetization. This allowed the size of Co nanoparticles to be estimated. A decrease in the temperature of the reduction of Co/SiO2 in the presence of Ru and Re decreased the probability of the encapsulation of Co particles in carrier pores

Performance of the First LCLS-II Cryomodules: Issues and Solutions

International audienceLCLS-II 4 GeV linac is on the middle production stage. Linac contains 40 cryomodules of 1.3 GHz and 3 cryomodules of 3.9 GHz, including spares. Fermilab and JLAB share responsibility for cryomodule design, assembly and test. Paper will overview the performance of the cryomodules it the tests, lessons learned and modifications in design to improve performance