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The two Josephson junction flux qubit with large tunneling amplitude
In this paper we discuss solid-state nanoelectronic realizations of Josephson
flux qubits with large tunneling amplitude between the two macroscopic states.
The latter can be controlled via the height and wells form of the potential
barrier, which is determined by quantum-state engineering of the flux qubit
circuit. The simplest circuit of the flux qubit is a superconducting loop
interrupted by a Josephson nanoscale tunnel junction. The tunneling amplitude
between two macroscopically different states can be essentially increased, by
engineering of the qubit circuit, if tunnel junction is replaced by a ScS
contact. However, only Josephson tunnel junctions are particularly suitable for
large-scale integration circuits and quantum detectors with preset-day
technology. To overcome this difficulty we consider here the flux qubit with
high-level energy separation between "ground" and "excited" states, which
consists of a superconducting loop with two low-capacitance Josephson tunnel
junctions in series. We demonstrate that for real parameters of resonant
superposition between the two macroscopic states the tunneling amplitude can
reach values greater than 1K. Analytical results for the tunneling amplitude
obtained within semiclassical approximation by instanton technique show good
correlation with a numerical solution.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Star Formation in Nearby Isolated Galaxies
We use the FUV fluxes measured with the GALEX to study the star formation
properties of galaxies collected in the "Local Orphan Galaxies" catalog (LOG).
Among 517 LOG galaxies having radial velocities V(LG) < 3500 km/s and Galactic
latitudes |b|> 15 degr, 428 objects have been detected in FUV. We briefly
discuss some scaling relations between the specific star formation rate (SSFR)
and stellar mass, HI-mass, morphology, and surface brightness of galaxies
situated in extremely low density regions of the Local Supercluster. Our sample
is populated with predominantly late-type, gas-rich objects with the median
morphological type of Sdm. Only 5% of LOG galaxies are classified as early
types: E, S0, S0/a, however, they systematically differ from normal E and S0
galaxies by lower luminosity and presence of gas and dust. We find that almost
all galaxies in our sample have their SSFR below 0.4 [Gyr^{-1}]. This limit is
also true even for a sample of 260 active star-burst Markarian galaxies
situated in the same volume. The existence of such a quasi-Eddington limit for
galaxies seems to be a key factor which characterizes the transformation of gas
into stars at the current epoch.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, 3 table
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