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Comparisons and Applications of Four Independent Numerical Approaches for Linear Gyrokinetic Drift Modes
To help reveal the complete picture of linear kinetic drift modes, four
independent numerical approaches, based on integral equation, Euler initial
value simulation, Euler matrix eigenvalue solution and Lagrangian particle
simulation, respectively, are used to solve the linear gyrokinetic
electrostatic drift modes equation in Z-pinch with slab simplification and in
tokamak with ballooning space coordinate. We identify that these approaches can
yield the same solution with the difference smaller than 1\%, and the
discrepancies mainly come from the numerical convergence, which is the first
detailed benchmark of four independent numerical approaches for gyrokinetic
linear drift modes. Using these approaches, we find that the entropy mode and
interchange mode are on the same branch in Z-pinch, and the entropy mode can
have both electron and ion branches. And, at strong gradient, more than one
eigenstate of the ion temperature gradient mode (ITG) can be unstable and the
most unstable one can be on non-ground eigenstates. The propagation of ITGs
from ion to electron diamagnetic direction at strong gradient is also observed,
which implies that the propagation direction is not a decisive criterion for
the experimental diagnosis of turbulent mode at the edge plasmas.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures, accept by Physics of Plasma
Dynamic disorder in receptor-ligand forced dissociation experiments
Recently experiments showed that some biological noncovalent bonds increase
their lifetimes when they are stretched by an external force, and their
lifetimes will decrease when the force increases further. Several specific
quantitative models have been proposed to explain the intriguing transitions
from the "catch-bond" to the "slip-bond". Different from the previous efforts,
in this work we propose that the dynamic disorder of the force-dependent
dissociation rate can account for the counterintuitive behaviors of the bonds.
A Gaussian stochastic rate model is used to quantitatively describe the
transitions observed recently in the single bond P-selctin glycoprotein ligand
1(PSGL-1)P-selectin force rupture experiment [Marshall, {\it et al.}, (2003)
Nature {\bf 423}, 190-193]. Our model agrees well to the experimental data. We
conclude that the catch bonds could arise from the stronger positive
correlation between the height of the intrinsic energy barrier and the distance
from the bound state to the barrier; classical pathway scenario or {\it a
priori} catch bond assumption is not essential.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Comment on ``Manipulating the frequency entangled states by an acoutic-optical modulator''
A recent theoretical paper [1] proposes a scheme for entanglement swapping
utilizing acousto-optic modulators without requiring a Bell-state measurement.
In this comment, we show that the proposal is flawed and no entanglement
swapping can occur without measurement.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures submitted to Phys. Rev
RF-MEMS switch actuation pulse optimization using Taguchi's method
Copyright @ 2011 Springer-VerlagReliability and longevity comprise two of the most important concerns when designing micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) switches. Forcing the switch to perform close to its operating limits underlies a trade-off between response bandwidth and fatigue life due to the impact force of the cantilever touching its corresponding contact point. This paper presents for first time an actuation pulse optimization technique based on Taguchiâs optimization method to optimize the shape of the actuation pulse of an ohmic RF-MEMS switch in order to achieve better control and switching conditions. Simulation results show significant reduction in impact velocity (which results in less than 5 times impact force than nominal step pulse conditions) and settling time maintaining good switching speed for the pull down phase and almost elimination of the high bouncing phenomena during the release phase of the switch
Quantum Communication with Correlated Nonclassical States
Nonclassical correlations between the quadrature-phase amplitudes of two
spatially separated optical beams are exploited to realize a two-channel
quantum communication experiment with a high degree of immunity to
interception. For this scheme, either channel alone can have an arbitrarily
small signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for transmission of a coherent ``message''.
However, when the transmitted beams are combined properly upon authorized
detection, the encoded message can in principle be recovered with the original
SNR of the source. An experimental demonstration has achieved a 3.2 dB
improvement in SNR over that possible with correlated classical sources.
Extensions of the protocol to improve its security against eavesdropping are
discussed.Comment: 8 pages and 4 figures (Figure 1; Figures 2a, 2b; Figure 2
Resistive damping implementation as a method to improve controllability in stiff ohmic RF-MEMS switches
This paper presents in detail the entire procedure of calculating the bias resistance of an ohmic RF-MEMS switch, controlled under resistive damping (charge drive technique). In case of a very stiff device, like the North Eastern University switch, the actuation control under resistive damping is the only way to achieve controllability. Due to the short switching time as well as the high actuation voltage, it is not practical to apply a tailored control pulse (voltage drive control technique). Implementing a bias resistor of 33 MΩ in series with the voltage source, the impact velocity of the cantilever has been reduced 80 % (13.2 from 65.9 cm/s), eliminating bouncing and high initial impact force during the pull-down phase. However, this results in an affordable cost of switching time increase from 2.38 to 4.34 Όs. During the release phase the amplitude of bouncing has also been reduced 34 % (174 from 255 nm), providing significant improvement in both switching operation phases of the switch. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Electronic tuning and uniform superconductivity in CeCoIn5
We report a globally reversible effect of electronic tuning on the magnetic
phase diagram in CeCoIn_{5} driven by electron (Pt and Sn) and hole (Cd, Hg)
doping. Consequently, we are able to extract the superconducting pair breaking
component for hole and electron dopants with pressure and co-doping studies,
respectively. We find that these nominally non-magnetic dopants have a
remarkably weak pair breaking effect for a d-wave superconductor. The pair
breaking is weaker for hole dopants, which induce magnetic moments, than for
electron dopants. Furthermore, both Pt and Sn doping have a similar effect on
superconductivity despite being on different dopant sites, arguing against the
notion that superconductivity lives predominantly in the CeIn_{3} planes of
these materials. In addition, we shed qualitative understanding on the doping
dependence with density functional theory calculations.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. (October 1, 2012
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