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Generation of Superposition States and Charge-Qubit Relaxation Probing in a Circuit
We demonstrate how a superposition of coherent states can be generated for a
microwave field inside a coplanar transmission line coupled to a single
superconducting charge qubit, with the addition of a single classical magnetic
pulse for chirping of the qubit transition frequency. We show how the qubit
dephasing induces decoherence on the field superposition state, and how it can
be probed by the qubit charge detection. The character of the charge qubit
relaxation process itself is imprinted in the field state decoherence profile.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Magnetoresistive Effects in Ferromagnet-Superconductor Multilayers
We consider a nanoscale system consisting of Manganite-ferromagnet and
Cuprate-superconductor multilayers in a spin valve configuration. The
magnetization of the bottom Manganite-ferromagnet is pinned by a
Manganite-antiferromagnet. The magnetization of the top Manganite-ferromagnet
is coupled to the bottom one via indirect exchange through the superconducting
layers. We study the behavior of the critical temperature and the
magnetoresistance as a function of an externally applied parallel magnetic
field, when the number of Cuprate-superconductor layers are changed. There are
two typical behaviors in the case of a few monolayers of the Cuprates: a) For
small magnetic fields, the critical temperature and the magnetoresistance
change abruptly when the flipping field of the top Manganite-ferromagnet is
reached. b) For large magnetic fields, the multilayered system re-enters the
zero-resistance (superconducting) state after having become resistive (normal).Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures. 2004 Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conferenc
Temperature Measurement and Phonon Number Statistics of a Nanoelectromechanical Resonator
Measuring thermodynamic quantities can be easy or not, depending on the
system that is being studied. For a macroscopic object, measuring temperatures
can be as simple as measuring how much a column of mercury rises when in
contact with the object. At the small scale of quantum electromechanical
systems, such simple methods are not available and invariably detection
processes disturb the system state. Here we propose a method for measuring the
temperature on a suspended semiconductor membrane clamped at both ends. In this
method, the membrane is mediating a capacitive coupling between two
transmission line resonators (TLR). The first TLR has a strong dispersion, that
is, its decaying rate is larger than its drive, and its role is to pump in a
pulsed way the interaction between the membrane and the second TLR. By
averaging the pulsed measurements of the quadrature of the second TLR we show
how the temperature of the membrane can be determined. Moreover the statistical
description of the state of the membrane, which is directly accessed in this
approach is significantly improved by the addition of a Josephson Junction
coupled to the second TLR.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures. To appear in New Journal of Physic
Two-band superfluidity from the BCS to the BEC limit
We analyze the evolution of two-band superfluidity from the weak coupling
Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) to the strong coupling Bose-Einstein
condensation (BEC) limit. When the interband interaction is tuned from negative
to positive values, a quantum phase transition occurs from a 0-phase to a
-phase state, depending on the relative phase of two order parameters.
Furthermore, population imbalances between the two bands can be created by
tuning the intraband or interband interactions. We also find two undamped low
energy collective excitations corresponding to in-phase and out-of-phase modes.
Lastly, we derive the coupled Ginzburg-Landau equations, and show that they
reduce to coupled Gross-Pitaevskii equations for two types of bosons in the BEC
limit.Comment: 4 pages and 3 figure
Capacitive Coupling of Two Transmission Line Resonators Mediated by the Phonon Number of a Nanoelectromechanical Oscillator
Detection of quantum features in mechanical systems at the nanoscale
constitutes a challenging task, given the weak interaction with other elements
and the available technics. Here we describe how the interaction between two
monomodal transmission-line resonators (TLRs) mediated by vibrations of a
nano-electromechanical oscillator can be described. This scheme is then
employed for quantum non-demolition detection of the number of phonons in the
nano-electromechanical oscillator through a direct current measurement in the
output of one of the TLRs. For that to be possible an undepleted field inside
one of the TLR works as a amplifier for the interaction between the mechanical
resonator and the remaining TLR. We also show how how the non-classical nature
of this system can be used for generation of tripartite entanglement and
conditioned mechanical coherent superposition states, which may be further
explored for detection processes.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
Dinâmica recente no espaço rural do município de Nossa Senhora da Glória/SE.
O objetivo desse artigo é analisar a dinâmica recente no espaço rural de um município do semi-árido sergipano, reconhecido pelo dinamismo da sua economia que gira em torno da produção e processamento do leite por agricultores familiares, a despeito da inexistência de políticas específicas e continuadas para esse fim. A área de pesquisa é o município de Nossa Senhora da Glória localizado no Alto Sertão sergipano. A metodologia privilegiou o contato com atores-chave através de entrevistas, observações de campo, caminhadas transversais para observação da paisagem, participação em reuniões e levantamento de dados secundários. Os principais resultados demonstram que o município de Glória contem na sua totalidade três unidades de desenvolvimento com dinâmicas particulares a depender das estratégias dos agricultores, acesso e qualidade dos recursos naturais e vinculação com os mercados (trabalho, produto e financeiro
BCS-BEC crossover of collective excitations in two-band superfluids
We use the functional integral approach to study low energy collective
excitations in a continuum model of neutral two-band superfluids at T=0 for all
couplings with a separable pairing interaction. In the long wavelength and low
frequency limit, we recover Leggett's analytical results in weak coupling (BCS)
for s-wave pairing, and further obtain analytical results in strong coupling
(BEC) for both two and three dimensional systems. We also analyse numerically
the behavior of the out-of-phase {\it exciton} (finite frequency) mode and the
in-phase {\it phonon} (Goldstone) mode from weak to strong coupling limits,
including the crossover region. In principle, the evolution of Goldstone and
finite frequency modes from weak to strong coupling may be accessible
experimentally in the superfluid phase of neutral Fermi atomic gases, and could
serve as a test of the validity of the theoretical analysis and approximations
proposed here.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures. Submitted to PR
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