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Quantum computing on long-lived donor states of Li in Si
We predict a gigantically long lifetime of the first excited state of an
interstitial lithium donor in silicon. The nature of this effect roots in the
anomalous level structure of the {\em 1s} Li manifold under external stress.
Namely, the coupling between the lowest two states of the opposite parity is
very weak and occurs via intervalley phonon transitions only. We propose to use
these states under the controlled ac and dc stress to process quantum
information. We find an unusual form of the elastic-dipole interaction between
%the electronic transitions in different donors. This interaction scales with
the inter-donor distance as or for the transitions
between the states of the same or opposite parity, respectively. The long-range
interaction provides a high fidelity mechanism for 2-qubit operations
Self-organized escape of oscillator chains in nonlinear potentials
We present the noise free escape of a chain of linearly interacting units
from a metastable state over a cubic on-site potential barrier. The underlying
dynamics is conservative and purely deterministic. The mutual interplay between
nonlinearity and harmonic interactions causes an initially uniform lattice
state to become unstable, leading to an energy redistribution with strong
localization. As a result a spontaneously emerging localized mode grows into a
critical nucleus. By surpassing this transition state, the nonlinear chain
manages a self-organized, deterministic barrier crossing. Most strikingly,
these noise-free, collective nonlinear escape events proceed generally by far
faster than transitions assisted by thermal noise when the ratio between the
average energy supplied per unit in the chain and the potential barrier energy
assumes small values
Thermal suppression of surface barrier in ultrasmall superconducting structures
In the recent experiment by Cren \textit{et al.} [Phys. Rev. Lett.
\textbf{102}, 127005 (2009)], no hysteresis for vortex penetration and
expulsion from the nano-island of Pb was observed. In the present paper, we
argue that this effect can be associated with the thermoactivated surmounting
of the surface barrier by a vortex. The typical entrance (exit) time is found
analytically from the Fokker-Planck equation, written in the form suitable for
the extreme vortex confinement. We show that this time is several orders of
magnitude smaller than 1 second under the conditions of the experiment
considered. Our results thus demonstrate a possibility for the thermal
suppression of the surface barrier in nanosized low- superconductors. We
also briefly discuss other recent experiments on vortices in related
structures.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figure
Magnetization dynamics in the single-molecule magnet Fe8 under pulsed microwave irradiation
We present measurements on the single molecule magnet Fe8 in the presence of
pulsed microwave radiation at 118 GHz. The spin dynamics is studied via time
resolved magnetization experiments using a Hall probe magnetometer. We
investigate the relaxation behavior of magnetization after the microwave pulse.
The analysis of the experimental data is performed in terms of different
contributions to the magnetization after-pulse relaxation. We find that the
phonon bottleneck with a characteristic relaxation time of 10 to 100 ms
strongly affects the magnetization dynamics. In addition, the spatial effect of
spin diffusion is evidenced by using samples of different sizes and different
ways of the sample's irradiation with microwaves.Comment: 14 pages, 12 figure
Stress induced dislocation roughening -- phase transition in 1d at finite temperature
We present an example of a generically forbidden phase transition in 1d at
finite temperature -- stress induced and thermally assisted roughening of a
superclimbing dislocation in a Peierls potential. We also argue that such
roughening is behind the strong suppression of the superflow through solid \he4
in a narrow temperature range recently observed by Ray and Hallock (Phys.Rev.
Lett. {\bf 105}, 145301 (2010)).Comment: 4 revtex pages, 5 figures. Replaced with the published versio
Flux penetration and expulsion in thin superconducting disks
Using an expansion of the order parameter over the eigenfunctions of the
linearized first Ginzburg-Landau (GL) equation, we obtain numerically the
saddle points of the free energy separating the stable states with different
number of vortices. In contrast to known surface and geometrical barrier
models, we find that in a wide range of magnetic fields below the penetration
field, the saddle point state for flux penetration into a disk does not
correspond to a vortex located nearby the sample boundary, but to a region of
suppressed superconductivity at the disk edge with no winding of the current,
and which is {\it a nucleus} for the following vortex creation. The height of
this {\it nucleation barrier}, which determines the time of flux penetration,
is calculated for different disk radii and magnetic fields.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letter
Semen quality and diversity of morphological sperm abnormalities in bulls: breed and strain effects
At present great attention is paid to studying genetic regulation of farm animal adaptations to environmental conditions. This problem is very important due to a wide expansion of highly productive cattle breeds created in Europe and North America. However, until the present no investigation of changing semen quality in bulls of imported breeds during their adaptations to environmental conditions of Western Siberia has been conducted. The aim of this study was to investigate semen quality peculiarities and the diversity of morphological sperm abnormalities in bulls of imported and local breeds kept in the environmental conditions of the southern part of Western Siberia. We determined sperm concentration, sperm count, and rate of sperm with progressive motility and percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa. The rate of sperm abnormalities according to Blome’s classifcation was determined too. It was found that the mean values of sperm concentration, sperm motility and percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa in the bulls investigated were similar to those in bulls kept in European countries. InterÂbreed differences in these parameters were not found. However, bulls of the Red Danish, Angler, and Simmental breeds had a higher percentage of misshapen sperm head and pyriform sperm head than bulls of the BlackÂWhite breed. An interÂstrain difference in sperm motility in bulls of the BlackÂWhite breed was observed. It was found that bulls of Reflection Sovereign 198998 strain had lover sperm motility than bulls of Wis Burke Ideal 1013415 strain. No interÂstrain differences in sperm production, percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa and rate of main sperm abnormalities were found. Thus, it has been found that the environmental conditions of the southern part of Western Siberia do not seriously affect the sperm production, sperm motility or percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa in bulls. However, the increased rate of misshapen and pyriform sperm heads in the bulls of the foreign breeds points to a need to study sperm DNA fragmentation
Thermodynamics of carrier-mediated magnetism in semiconductors
We propose a model of carrier-mediated ferromagnetism in semiconductors that
accounts for the temperature dependence of the carriers. The model permits
analysis of the thermodynamic stability of competing magnetic states, opening
the door to the construction of magnetic phase diagrams. As an example we
analyze the stability of a possible reentrant ferromagnetic semiconductor, in
which increasing temperature leads to an increased carrier density, such that
the enhanced exchange coupling between magnetic impurities results in the onset
of ferromagnetism as temperature is raised.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Auger Spectroscopy of Hydrogenated Diamond Surfaces
An energy shift and a change of the line shape of the carbon core-valence-valence Auger spectra are observed for diamond surfaces after their exposure to an electron beam, or annealing at temperatures higher then 950 C. The effect is studied for both natural diamond crystals and chemical-vapor-deposited diamond films. A theoretical model is proposed for Auger spectra of hydrogenated diamond surfaces. The observed changes of the carbon Auger line shape are shown to be related to the redistribution of the valence-band local density of states caused by the hydrogen desorption from the surface. One-electron calculation of Auger spectra of diamond surfaces with various hydrogen coverages are presented. They are based on self-consistent wave functions and matrix elements calculated in the framework of the local-density approximation and the self-consistent linear muffin-tin orbital method with static core-hole effects taken into account. The major features of experimental spectra are explained
Centrifugal quantum states of neutrons
We propose a method for observation of the quasi-stationary states of
neutrons, localized near the curved mirror surface. The bounding effective well
is formed by the centrifugal potential and the mirror Fermi-potential. This
phenomenon is an example of an exactly solvable "quantum bouncer" problem that
could be studied experimentally. It could provide a promising tool for studying
fundamental neutron-matter interactions, as well as quantum neutron optics and
surface physics effects. We develop formalism, which describes quantitatively
the neutron motion near the mirror surface. The effects of mirror roughness are
taken into account.Comment: 13 pages, 10 figure
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