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Dynamical control of two-level system's decay and long time freezing
We investigate with exact numerical calculation coherent control of a
two-level quantum system's decay by subjecting the two-level system to many
periodic ideal phase modulation pulses. For three spectrum intensities
(Gaussian, Lorentzian, and exponential), we find both suppression and
acceleration of the decay of the two-level system, depending on difference
between the spectrum peak position and the eigen frequency of the two-level
system. Most interestingly, the decay of the two-level system freezes after
many control pulses if the pulse delay is short. The decay freezing value is
half of the decay in the first pulse delay.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, published in Phys. Rev.
Ion exchange phase transitions in "doped" water--filled channels
Ion transport through narrow water--filled channels is impeded by a high
electrostatic barrier. The latter originates from the large ratio of the
dielectric constants of the water and a surrounding media. We show that
``doping'', i.e. immobile charges attached to the walls of the channel,
substantially reduces the barrier. This explains why most of the biological ion
channels are ``doped''. We show that at rather generic conditions the channels
may undergo ion exchange phase transitions (typically of the first order). Upon
such a transition a finite latent concentration of ions may either enter or
leave the channel, or be exchanged between the ions of different valences. We
discuss possible implications of these transitions for the Ca-vs.-Na
selectivity of biological Ca channels. We also show that transport of divalent
Ca ions is assisted by their fractionalization into two separate excitations.Comment: 16 pages, 27 figure
Sublattice addressing and spin-dependent motion of atoms in a double-well lattice
We load atoms into every site of an optical lattice and selectively spin flip
atoms in a sublattice consisting of every other site. These selected atoms are
separated from their unselected neighbors by less than an optical wavelength.
We also show spin-dependent transport, where atomic wave packets are coherently
separated into adjacent sites according to their internal state. These tools
should be useful for quantum information processing and quantum simulation of
lattice models with neutral atoms
The Observed Growth of Massive Galaxy Clusters II: X-ray Scaling Relations
(Abridged) This is the second in a series of papers in which we derive
simultaneous constraints on cosmology and X-ray scaling relations using
observations of massive, X-ray flux-selected galaxy clusters. The data set
consists of 238 clusters drawn from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey with 0.1-2.4 keV
luminosities >2.5e44 erg/second, and incorporates extensive follow-up
observations using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Our analysis accounts
self-consistently for all selection effects, covariances and systematic
uncertainties. Here we describe the reduction of the follow-up X-ray
observations, present results on the cluster scaling relations, and discuss
their implications. Our constraints on the luminosity-mass and temperature-mass
relations, measured within r_500, lead to three important results. First, the
data support the conclusion that excess heating of the intracluster medium has
altered its thermodynamic state from that expected in a simple, gravitationally
dominated system; however, this excess heating is primarily limited to the
central regions of clusters (r<0.15r_500). Second, the intrinsic scatter in the
center-excised luminosity-mass relation is remarkably small, being undetected
at the <10% level in current data; for the hot, massive clusters under
investigation, this scatter is smaller than in either the temperature-mass or
Y_X-mass relations (10-15%). Third, the evolution with redshift of the scaling
relations is consistent with the predictions of simple, self-similar models of
gravitational collapse, indicating that the mechanism responsible for heating
the central regions of clusters was in operation before redshift 0.5 (the limit
of our data) and that its effects on global cluster properties have not evolved
strongly since then.Comment: 25 pages, 7 figures, 14 tables. v3: final version (typographic
corrections). Results can be downloaded at
https://www.stanford.edu/group/xoc/papers/xlf2009.htm
Excitation of EMIC waves detected by the Van Allen Probes on 28 April 2013
Abstract We report the wave observations, associated plasma measurements, and linear theory testing of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave events observed by the Van Allen Probes on 28 April 2013. The wave events are detected in their generation regions as three individual events in two consecutive orbits of Van Allen Probe-A, while the other spacecraft, B, does not detect any significant EMIC wave activity during this period. Three overlapping H+ populations are observed around the plasmapause when the waves are excited. The difference between the observational EMIC wave growth parameter (Eh) and the theoretical EMIC instability parameter (Sh) is significantly raised, on average, to 0.10 ± 0.01, 0.15 ± 0.02, and 0.07 ± 0.02 during the three wave events, respectively. On Van Allen Probe-B, this difference never exceeds 0. Compared to linear theory (Eh\u3eSh), the waves are only excited for elevated thresholds
A parsec-scale outflow from the luminous YSO IRAS 17527-2439
Imaging observations of IRAS 17527-2439 are obtained in the near-IR JHK
photometric bands and in a narrow-band filter centred at the wavelength of the
H_2 1-0 S(1) line. The continuum-subtracted H_2 image is used to identify
outflows. The data obtained in this study are used in conjunction with Spitzer,
AKARI, and IRAS data. A parsec-scale bipolar outflow is discovered in our H_2
line image, which is supported by the detection in the archival Spitzer images.
The H_2 image exhibits signs of precession of the main jet and shows tentative
evidence for a second outflow. These suggest the possibility of a companion to
the outflow source. There is a strong component of continuum emission in the
direction of the outflow, which supports the idea that the outflow cavity
provides a path for radiation to escape, thereby reducing the radiation
pressure on the accreted matter. The bulk of the emission observed close to the
outflow in the WFCAM and Spitzer bands is rotated counter clockwise with
respect to the outflow traced in H_2, which may be due to precession. The YSO
driving the outflow is identified in the Spitzer images. The spectral energy
distribution (SED) of the YSO is studied using available radiative transfer
models. A model fit to the SED of the central source tells us that the YSO has
a mass of 12.23 M_sun and that it is in an early stage of evolution.Comment: 6 Pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication by Astronomy and
Astrophysic
Energy gap in superconducting fullerides: optical and tunneling studies
Tunneling and optical transmission studies have been performed on
superconducting samples of Rb3C60. At temperatures much below the
superconducting transition temperature Tc the energy gap is 2 Delta=5.2 +-
0.2meV, corresponding to 2 Delta/kB Tc = 4.2. The low temperature density of
states, and the temperature dependence of the optical conductivity resembles
the BCS behavior, although there is an enhanced ``normal state" contribution.
The results indicate that this fulleride material is an s-wave superconductor,
but the superconductivity cannot be described in the weak coupling limit.Comment: RevTex file with four .EPS figures. Prints to four pages. Also
available at http://buckminster.physics.sunysb.edu/papers/pubrece.htm
In-Situ Infrared Transmission Study of Rb- and K-Doped Fullerenes
We have measured the four IR active molecular vibrations in
as a function of doping . We observe
discontinuous changes in the vibrational spectra showing four distinct phases
(presumably , and 6). The and modes
show the largest changes shifting downward in frequency in four steps as the
doping increases. Several new very weak modes are visible in the phase
and are possibly Raman modes becoming weakly optically active. We present
quantitative fits of the data and calculate the electron-phonon coupling of the
IR mode.Comment: 3 pages, Figure 1 included, 3 more figures available by request.
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