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Encoding a Qubit into a Cavity Mode in Circuit-QED using Phase Estimation
Gottesman, Kitaev and Preskill have formulated a way of encoding a qubit into
an oscillator such that the qubit is protected against small shifts
(translations) in phase space. The idea underlying this encoding is that error
processes of low rate can be expanded into small shift errors. The qubit space
is defined as an eigenspace of two mutually commuting displacement operators
and which act as large shifts/translations in phase space. We
propose and analyze the approximate creation of these qubit states by coupling
the oscillator to a sequence of ancilla qubits. This preparation of the states
uses the idea of phase estimation where the phase of the displacement operator,
say , is approximately determined. We consider several possible forms of
phase estimation. We analyze the performance of repeated and adapative phase
estimation as the simplest and experimentally most viable schemes given a
realistic upper-limit on the number of photons in the oscillator. We propose a
detailed physical implementation of this protocol using the dispersive coupling
between a transmon ancilla qubit and a cavity mode in circuit-QED. We provide
an estimate that in a current experimental set-up one can prepare a good code
state from a squeezed vacuum state using rounds of adapative phase
estimation, lasting in total about sec., with (heralded) chance
of success.Comment: 24 pages, 15 figures. Some minor improvements to text and figures.
Some of the numerical data has been replaced by more accurate simulations.
The improved simulation shows that the code performs better than originally
anticipate
Texturing polymer surfaces by transfer casting
A technique for fabricating textured surfaces on polymers without altering their surface chemistries is described. A surface of a fluorocarbon polymer is exposed to a beam of ions to texture it. The polymer which is to be surface-roughened is then cast over the textured surface of the fluorocarbon polymer. After curing, the cast polymer is peeled off the textured fluorocarbon polymer, and the peeled off surface has negative replica of the textured surface. The microscopic surface texture provides large surface areas for adhesive bonding. In cardiovascular prosthesis applications the surfaces are relied on for the development of a thin adherent well nourished thrombus
Development of a qualification standard for adhesives used in hybrid microcircuits
Improved qualification standards and test procedures for adhesives used in microelectronic packaging are developed. The test methods in specification for the Selection and Use of Organic Adhesives in Hybrid Microcircuits are reevaluated versus industry and government requirements. Four electrically insulative and four electrically conductive adhesives used in the assembly of hybrid microcircuits are selected to evaluate the proposed revised test methods. An estimate of the cost to perform qualification testing of an adhesive to the requirements of the revised specification is also prepared
Direct thrust measurement of a 30-cm ion thruster
A direct thrust measurement of a 30-cm diameter ion thruster was accomplished by means of a laser interferometer thrust stand. The thruster was supported in a pendulum manner by three 3.65-m long wires. Electrical power was provided by means of 18 mercury filled pots. A movable 23-button planar probe rake was used to determine thrust loss due to ion beam divergence. Values of thrust, thrust loss due to ion beam divergence, and thrust loss due to multiple ionization were measured for ion beam currents ranging from 0.5 A to 2.5 A. Measured thrust values indicate an accuracy of approximately 1% and are in good agreement with thrust values calculated by indirect measurements
Time-resolved X-ray microscopy of nanoparticle aggregates under oscillatory shear
Of all current detection techniques with nanometer resolution, only X-ray
microscopy allows imaging nanoparticles in suspension. Can it also be used to
investigate structural dynamics? When studying response to mechanical stimuli,
the challenge lies in applying them with precision comparable to spatial
resolution. In the first shear experiments performed in an X-ray microscope, we
accomplished this by inserting a piezo actuator driven shear cell into the
focal plane of a scanning transmission X-ray microscope (STXM). Thus
shear-induced reorganization of magnetite nanoparticle aggregates could be
demonstrated in suspension. As X-ray microscopy proves suitable for studying
structural change, new prospects open up in physics at small length scales.Comment: submitted to J. Synchrot. Radia
Status of a five-centimeter-diameter ion thruster technology program
Prototype auxiliary propulsion subsystem with isolated single tank propellant feed system and 5-cm-diameter ion thruste
Potential biomedical applications of ion beam technology
Electron bombardment ion thrusters used as ion sources have demonstrated a unique capability to vary the surface morphology of surgical implant materials. The microscopically rough surface texture produced by ion beam sputtering of these materials may result in improvements in the biological response and/or performance of implanted devices. Control of surface roughness may result in improved attachment of the implant to soft tissue, hard tissue, bone cement, or components deposited from blood. Potential biomedical applications of ion beam texturing discussed include: vascular prostheses, artificial heart pump diaphragms, pacemaker fixation, percutaneous connectors, orthopedic pros-thesis fixtion, and dental implants
Strong Enhancement of the Critical Current at the Antiferromagnetic Transition in ErNi2B2C Single Crystals
We report on transport and magnetization measurements of the critical current
density Jc in ErNi2B2C single crystals that show strongly enhanced vortex
pinning at the Neel temperature TN and low applied fields. The height of the
observed Jc peak decreases with increasing magnetic field in clear contrast
with that of the peak effect found at the upper critical field. We also
performed the first angular transport measurements of Jc ever conducted on this
compound. They reveal the correlated nature of this pinning enhancement, which
we attribute to the formation of antiphase boundaries at TN.Comment: 3 figure
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