54 research outputs found
Bound for Gaussian-state Quantum illumination using direct photon measurement
We present bound for quantum illumination with Gaussian state when using
on-off detector or photon number resolving detector, where its performance is
evaluated with signal-to-noise ratio. First, in the case of coincidence
counting, the best performance is given by two-mode squeezed vacuum (TMSV)
state which outperforms coherent state and classically correlated thermal (CCT)
state. However coherent state can beat the TMSV state with increasing signal
mean photon number when using the on-off detector. Second, the performance is
enhanced by taking Fisher information approach of all counting probabilities
including non-detection events. In the Fisher information approach, the TMSV
state still presents the best performance but the CCT state can beat the TMSV
state with increasing signal mean photon number when using the on-off detector.
We also show that displaced squeezed state exhibits the best performance in the
single-mode Gaussian state.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, comments welcom
Gaussian Quantum Illumination via Monotone Metrics
Quantum illumination is to discern the presence or absence of a low
reflectivity target, where the error probability decays exponentially in the
number of copies used. When the target reflectivity is small so that it is hard
to distinguish target presence or absence, the exponential decay constant falls
into a class of objects called monotone metrics. We evaluate monotone metrics
restricted to Gaussian states in terms of first-order moments and covariance
matrix. Under the assumption of a low reflectivity target, we explicitly derive
analytic formulae for decay constant of an arbitrary Gaussian input state.
Especially, in the limit of large background noise and low reflectivity, there
is no need of symplectic diagonalization which usually complicates the
computation of decay constants. First, we show that two-mode squeezed vacuum
(TMSV) states are the optimal probe among pure Gaussian states with fixed
signal mean photon number. Second, as an alternative to preparing TMSV states
with high mean photon number, we show that preparing a TMSV state with low mean
photon number and displacing the signal mode is a more experimentally feasible
setup without degrading the performance that much. Third, we show that it is of
utmost importance to prepare an efficient idler memory to beat coherent states
and provide analytic bounds on the idler memory transmittivity in terms of
signal power, background noise, and idler memory noise. Finally, we identify
the region of physically possible correlations between the signal and idler
modes that can beat coherent states.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure
The X-ray Pulse Profile of BG CMi
We present an analysis of the X-ray data of a magnetic cataclysmic variable,
BG CMi, obtained with ROSAT in March 1992 and with ASCA in April 1996. We show
that four peaks clearly exist in the X-ray pulse profile, unlike a single peak
found in the optical profile. The fluxes of two major pulses are
times larger than those of two minor pulses. The fraction of the total pulsed
flux increases from 51% to 85% with increasing energy in 0.1 2.0 keV,
whereas it decreases from 96% to 22% in 0.8 10 keV. We discuss the
implications of our findings for the origin of the pulse profile and its energy
dependence.Comment: To appear in New Astronom
The Early Light Curve of a Type Ia Supernova 2021hpr in NGC 3147: Progenitor Constraints with the Companion Interaction Model
The progenitor system of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) is expected to be a
close binary system of a carbon/oxygen white dwarf (WD) and a non-degenerate
star or another WD. Here, we present results from a high-cadence monitoring
observation of SN 2021hpr in a spiral galaxy, NGC 3147, and constraints on the
progenitor system based on its early multi-color light curve data. First, we
classify SN 2021hpr as a normal SN Ia from its long-term photometric and
spectroscopic data. More interestingly, we found a significant "early excess"
in the light curve over a simple power-law evolution. The early
light curve evolves from blue to red and blue during the first week. To explain
this, we fitted the early part of -band light curves with a two-component
model of the ejecta-companion interaction and a simple power-law model. The
early excess and its color can be explained by shock cooling emission due to a
companion star having a radius of . We also examined
HST pre-explosion images with no detection of a progenitor candidate,
consistent with the above result. However, we could not detect signs of a
significant amount of the stripped mass from a non-degenerate companion star
( for H emission). The early excess light in
the multi-band light curve supports a non-degenerate companion in the
progenitor system of SN 2021hpr. At the same time, the non-detection of
emission lines opens a door for other methods to explain this event.Comment: 26 pages, 13 figures + appendix, Accepted for publication in Ap
"Inter-Longitude Astronomy" (ILA) project : current highlights and perspectives : I. Magnetic vs. non-magneticinteracting binary stars
We present a review of highlights of our photometric and photo-polarimetric monitoring and mathematical modeling of interacting binary stars of different types classical, asynchronous, intermedi ate polars with 25 timescales corresponding to differ ent physical mechanisms and their combinations (part "Polar"); negative and positive superhumpers in nova-like and dwarf novae stars ("Superhumper"); symbiotic ("Symbiosis"); eclipsing variables with and without ev idence for a current mass transfer ("Eclipser") with a special emphasis on systems with a direct impact of the stream into the gainor star's atmosphere, which we propose to call "Impactors", or V361 Lyr-type stars. Other parts of the ILA project are "Stellar Bell" (pul sating variables of different types and periods - M, SR, RV Tau, RR Lyr, Delta Sct) and "New Variable".
EXOSAT X-ray Light Curves of SS ARI
We construct the X-ray light curves of the W UMa type contact binary SS Arietis (HD12929) from the EXOSAT data in HEASARC data archive. The phase dependent X-ray light curves obtained by using the ephemeris of Kaluzny & Pojmanski (1984) have been presented. The resulting X-ray light curves show that the X-ray radiation of SS Ari is modulated on the orbital phase as in the case of other W UMa type binaries. Although a detailed analysis of these data is impossible because of the very low count rate of this star in the X-ray region, we try to find the physical explanation of the X-ray light curves in the context of the radiation in the corona region of W UMa type stars
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