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NWA 6356: unequilibrated polymict ureilite
Polymict ureilite NWA 6356 has not suffered an intensive metamorphism and keeps the evidence of multistage carbon injections, reducing sulphuric metasomatism, and consists of feldspathic clasts and best preserved CM-like chondrite fragments
Nonadiabatic quantum control of a semiconductor charge qubit
We demonstrate multipulse quantum control of a single electron charge qubit.
The qubit is manipulated by applying nonadiabatic voltage pulses to a surface
depletion gate and readout is achieved using a quantum point contact charge
sensor. We observe Ramsey fringes in the excited state occupation in response
to a pi/2 - pi/2 pulse sequence and extract T2* ~ 60 ps away from the charge
degeneracy point. Simulations suggest these results may be extended to
implement a charge-echo by reducing the interdot tunnel coupling and pulse rise
time, thereby increasing the nonadiabaticity of the pulses.Comment: Related papers at http://pettagroup.princeton.ed
Scalable Spin Amplification with a Gain over a Hundred
We propose a scalable and practical implementation of spin amplification
which does not require individual addressing nor a specially tailored spin
network. We have demonstrated a gain of 140 in a solid-state nuclear spin
system of which the spin polarization has been increased to 0.12 using dynamic
nuclear polarization with photoexcited triplet electron spins. Spin
amplification scalable to a higher gain opens the door to the single spin
measurement for a readout of quantum computers as well as practical
applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to infinitesimal
samples which have been concealed by thermal noise.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figure
The Hudson-Raritan Estuary as a crossroads for distribution of blue (Callinectes sapidus), lady (Ovalipes ocellatus), and Atlantic rock (Cancer irroratus) crabs
Blue (Callinectes sapidus)(Portunidae),lady (Ovalipes ocellatus)(Portunidae), and Atlantic rock (Cancer irroratus) (Cancridae) crabs inhabit estuaries on the northeast United States coast for parts or all of their life cycles. Their distributions overlap or cross during certain seasons. During a 1991–1994 monthly otter trawl survey in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary between New York and New Jersey, blue and lady crabs were collected in warmer
months and Atlantic rock crabs in colder months. Sex ratios, male:female, of mature crabs were 1:2.0 for blue crabs, 1:3.1 for lady crabs, and 21.4:1 for Atlantic rock crabs. Crabs, 1286 in total, were subsampled for dietary analysis, and the dominant prey taxa for all crabs, by volume of foregut contents, were mollusks and crustaceans. The proportion of amphipods and shrimp in diets decreased as crab size increased. Trophic niche breadth was widest for
blue crabs, narrower for lady crabs, and narrowest for Atlantic rock crabs. Trophic overlap was lowest between
lady crabs and Atlantic rock crabs, mainly because of frequent consumption of the dwarf surfclam (Mulinia
lateralis) by the former and the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) by the latter. The result of cluster analysis showed
that size class and location of capture of predators in the estuary were more influential on diet than the species
or sex of the predators
Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg Interferometry of a Single Electron Charge Qubit
We perform Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg interferometry on a single electron GaAs
charge qubit by repeatedly driving the system through an avoided crossing. We
observe coherent destruction of tunneling, where periodic driving with specific
amplitudes inhibits current flow. We probe the quantum dot occupation using a
charge sensor, observing oscillations in the qubit population resulting from
the microwave driving. At a frequency of 9 GHz we observe excitation processes
driven by the absorption of up to 17 photons. Simulations of the qubit
occupancy are in good agreement with the experimental data.Comment: Related papers at http://pettagroup.princeton.ed
Multiphoton Transitions in a Spin System Driven by Strong Bichromatic Field
EPR transient nutation spectroscopy is used to measure the effective field
(Rabi frequency) for multiphoton transitions in a two-level spin system
bichromatically driven by a transverse microwave (MW) field and a longitudinal
radio-frequency (RF) field. The behavior of the effective field amplitude is
examined in the case of a relatively strong MW field, when the derivation of
the effective Hamiltonian cannot be reduced to first-order perturbation theory
in w_{1} / w_{rf} (w_{1} is the microwave Rabi frequency, w_{rf} is the RF
frequency). Experimental results are consistently interpreted by taking into
account the contributions of second and third order in w_{1} / w_{rf} evaluated
by Krylov-Bogolyubov-Mitropolsky averaging. In the case of inhomogeneously
broadened EPR line, the third-order correction modifies the nutation frequency,
while the second-order correction gives rise to a change in the nutation
amplitude due to a Bloch-Siegert shift.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
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