580 research outputs found
Atom-photon, atom-atom and photon-photon entanglement preparation via fractional adiabatic passage
We propose a relatively robust scheme to generate maximally entangled states
of (i) an atom and a cavity photon, (ii) two atoms in their ground states, and
(iii) two photons in two spatially separate high-Q cavities. It is based on the
interaction via fractional adiabatic passage of a three-level atom traveling
through a cavity mode and a laser beam. The presence of optical phases is
emphasized.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures. We have changed the title, the abstract and the
text. The references have been updated. (Accepted by Phys. Rev. A
Lignin biodegradation in pulp-and-paper mill wastewater by selected white rot fungi
An investigation has been carried out to explore the lignin-degrading ability of white rot fungi, as B. adusta and P. crysosporium, grown in different media containing (i) glucose and mineral salts; (ii) a dairy residue; (iii) a dairy residue and mineral salts. Both fungi were then used as inoculum to treat synthetic and industrial pulp-and-paper mill wastewater. On synthetic wastewater, up to 97% and 74% of lignin degradation by B. adusta and P. crysosporium, respectively, have been reached. On industrial wastewater, both fungal strains were able to accomplish 100% delignification in 8-10 days, independent from pH control, with a significant reduction of total organic carbon (TOC) of the solution. Results have confirmed the great biotechnological potential of both B. adusta and P. crysosporium for complete lignin removal in industrial wastewater, and can open the way to next industrial applications on large scale
Asthma symptoms in Hispanic children and daily ambient exposures to toxic and criteria air pollutants.
Although acute adverse effects on asthma have been frequently found for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's principal criteria air pollutants, there is little epidemiologic information on specific hydrocarbons from toxic emission sources. We conducted a panel study of 22 Hispanic children with asthma who were 10-16 years old and living in a Los Angeles community with high traffic density. Subjects filled out symptom diaries daily for up to 3 months (November 1999 through January 2000). Pollutants included ambient hourly values of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide and 24-hr values of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 10 microm (PM10, and elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) PM10 fractions. Asthma symptom severity was regressed on pollutants using generalized estimating equations, and peak expiratory flow (PEF) was regressed on pollutants using mixed models. We found positive associations of symptoms with criteria air pollutants (O3, NO2, SO2, PM10), EC-OC, and VOCs (benzene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, 1,3-butadiene, tetrachloroethylene, toluene, m,p-xylene, and o-xylene). Selected adjusted odds ratios for bothersome or more severe asthma symptoms from interquartile range increases in pollutants were, for 1.4 ppb 8-hr NO2, 1.27 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05-1.54]; 1.00 ppb benzene, 1.23 (95% CI, 1.02-1.48); 3.16 ppb formaldehyde, 1.37 (95% CI, 1.04-1.80); 37 microg/m3 PM10, 1.45 (95% CI, 1.11-1.90); 2.91 microg/m3 EC, 1.85 (95% CI, 1.11-3.08); and 4.64 microg/m3 OC, 1.88 (95% CI, 1.12-3.17). Two-pollutant models of EC or OC with PM10 showed little change in odds ratios for EC (to 1.83) or OC (to 1.89), but PM10 decreased from 1.45 to 1.0. There were no significant associations with PEF. Findings support the view that air toxins in the pollutant mix from traffic and industrial sources may have adverse effects on asthma in children
Holonomic quantum computation with neutral atoms
We propose an all-geometric implementation of quantum computation using
neutral atoms in cavity QED. We show how to perform generic single- and
two-qubit gates, the latter by encoding a two-atom state onto a single,
many-level atom. We compare different strategies to overcome limitations due to
cavity imperfections.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figure
Trapping atoms in the vacuum field of a cavity
The aim of this work is to find ways to trap an atom in a cavity. In contrast
to other approaches we propose a method where the cavity is basically in the
vacuum state and the atom in the ground state. The idea is to induce a spatial
dependent AC Stark shift by irradiating the atom with a weak laser field, so
that the atom experiences a trapping force. The main feature of our setup is
that dissipation can be strongly suppressed. We estimate the lifetime of the
atom as well as the trapping potential parameters and compare our estimations
with numerical simulations.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
Codes for the Quantum Erasure Channel
The quantum erasure channel (QEC) is considered. Codes for the QEC have to
correct for erasures, i. e., arbitrary errors at known positions. We show that
four qubits are necessary and sufficient to encode one qubit and correct one
erasure, in contrast to five qubits for unknown positions. Moreover, a family
of quantum codes for the QEC, the quantum BCH codes, that can be efficiently
decoded is introduced.Comment: 6 pages, RevTeX, no figures, submitted to Physical Review A, code
extended to encode 2 qubits, references adde
Quantum Communication with Phantom Photons
We show that quantum information may be transferred between atoms in
different locations by using ``phantom photons'': the atoms are coupled through
electromagnetic fields, but the corresponding field modes do not have to be
fully populated. In the case where atoms are placed inside optical cavities,
errors in quantum information processing due to photon absorption inside the
cavity are diminished in this way. This effect persists up to intercavity
distances of about a meter for the current levels of cavity losses, and may be
useful for distributed quantum computing.Comment: 6 pages RevTex, 4 eps figures included. Revised calculation with more
details about mode structure calculation and the introduction of losse
Adiabatic creation of entangled states by a bichromatic field designed from the topology of the dressed eigenenergies
Preparation of entangled pairs of coupled two-state systems driven by a
bichromatic external field is studied. We use a system of two coupled spin-1/2
that can be translated into a three-state ladder model whose intermediate state
represents the entangled state. We show that this entangled state can be
prepared in a robust way with appropriate fields. Their frequencies and
envelopes are derived from the topological properties of the model.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
Robust creation of atomic W state in a cavity by adiabatic passage
We propose two robust schemes to generate controllable (deterministic) atomic
W-states of three three-level atoms interacting with an optical cavity and a
laser beam. Losses due to atomic spontaneous emissions and to cavity decay are
efficiently suppressed by employing adiabatic passage technique and
appropriately designed atom-field couplings. In these schemes the three atoms
traverse the cavity-mode and the laser beam and become entangled in the free
space outside the cavity.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures. Submitted to Optics Communication
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