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Spontaneous plaquette formation in the SU(4) Spin-Orbital ladder
The low-energy properties of the SU(4) spin-orbital model on a two-leg ladder
are studied by a variety of analytical and numerical techniques. Like in the
case of SU(2) models, there is a singlet-multiplet gap in the spectrum, but the
ground-state is two-fold degenerate. An interpretation in terms of
SU(4)-singlet plaquettes is proposed. The implications for general
two-dimensional lattices are outlined.Comment: 4 pages, 5 Postscript figure
Spin-mechanics with levitating ferromagnetic particles
We propose and demonstrate first steps towards schemes where the librational
mode of levitating ferromagnets is strongly coupled to the electronic spin of
Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. Experimentally, we levitate
ferromagnets in a Paul trap and employ magnetic fields to attain oscillation
frequencies in the hundreds of kHz range with Q factors close to . These
librational frequencies largely exceed the decoherence rate of NV centers in
typical CVD grown diamonds offering prospects for sideband resolved operation.
We also prepare and levitate composite diamond-ferromagnet particles and
demonstrate both coherent spin control of the NV centers and read-out of the
particle libration using the NV spin. Our results will find applications in
ultra-sensitive gyroscopy and bring levitating objects a step closer to
spin-mechanical experiments at the quantum level.Comment: Lengthened to 11 pages. To appear in PR
Industrial applications of heavy ions beams at GANIL
International audienceAfter a year of research and development, BSI and GANIL started an industrial production of microporous membranes. The status of the technical and commercial problems is given. With the collaboration of industrial firms, other applications are studied, like : non reflecting surfaces, ion implantation, surface treatment, radiation damage..
Formation of energy gap in higher dimensional spin-orbital liquids
A Schwinger boson mean field theory is developed for spin liquids in a
symmetric spin-orbital model in higher dimensions. Spin, orbital and coupled
spin-orbital operators are treated equally. We evaluate the dynamic correlation
functions and collective excitations spectra. As the collective excitations
have a finite energy gap, we conclude that the ground state is a spin-orbital
liquid with a two-fold degeneracy, which breaks the discrete spin-orbital
symmetry. Possible relevence of this spin liquid state to several realistic
systems, such as CaVV and NaSbTiO, are discussed.Comment: 4 pages with 1 figur
SU(4) Spin-Orbital Two-Leg Ladder, Square and Triangle Lattices
Based on the generalized valence bond picture, a Schwinger boson mean field
theory is applied to the symmetric SU(4) spin-orbital systems. For a two-leg
SU(4) ladder, the ground state is a spin-orbital liquid with a finite energy
gap, in good agreement with recent numerical calculations. In two-dimensional
square and triangle lattices, the SU(4) Schwinger bosons condense at
(\pi/2,\pi/2) and (\pi/3,\pi/3), respectively. Spin, orbital, and coupled
spin-orbital static susceptibilities become singular at the wave vectors, twice
of which the bose condensation arises at. It is also demonstrated that there
are spin, orbital, and coupled spin-orbital long-range orderings in the ground
state.Comment: 5 page
N\'eel and Spin-Peierls ground states of two-dimensional SU(N) quantum antiferromagnets
The two-dimensional SU(N) quantum antiferromagnet, a generalization of the
quantum Heisenberg model, is investigated by quantum Monte Carlo simulations.
The ground state for is found to be of the N\'eel type with broken
SU(N) symmetry, whereas it is of the Spin-Peierls type for with broken
lattice translational invariance. No intermediate spin-liquid phase was
observed in contrast to previous numerical simulations on smaller lattices
[Santoro et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 83} 3065 (1999)].Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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