Elu, loodus, teadus ja tehnoloogia
Author(s): Hanhee Paik, A. Mezzacapo, Martin Sandberg, D. T. McClure, B. Abdo, A. D. Córcoles, O. Dial, D. F. Bogorin, B. L. T. Plourde, M. Steffen, A. W. Cross, J. M. Gambetta, and Jerry M. Chow
A quantum phase gate that reduces the need for frequency matching is implemented using four superconducting qubits in a three-dimensional architecture, overcoming a scaling hurdle for these devices.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 250502] Published Tue Dec 13, 2016
Author(s): Jong-Chan Lee, Kwang-Kyoon Park, Tian-Ming Zhao, and Yoon-Ho KimPosition-momentum entanglement is achieved in narrowband photons generated from cold atoms via spontaneous four-wave mixing.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 250501] Published Tue Dec 13, …
Author(s): Cunfeng Cheng, Aernout P. P. van der Poel, Paul Jansen, Marina Quintero-Pérez, Thomas E. Wall, Wim Ubachs, and Hendrick L. Bethlem
Gas molecules can be slowed down, cooled, and made to erupt like a fountain using electric fields, enabling their study over unprecedentedly long time scales.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 253201] Published Tue Dec 13, 2016
Author(s): Andrea Isella, Greta Guidi, Leonardo Testi, Shangfei Liu, Hui Li, Shengtai Li, Erik Weaver, Yann Boehler, John M. Carperter, Itziar De Gregorio-Monsalvo, Carlo F. Manara, Antonella Natta, Laura M. Pérez, Luca Ricci, Anneila Sargent, Marco Tazzari, and Neal Turner
Images of gaps in the dust and gas around a young star provide the best evidence to date that these gaps host newly formed planets.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 251101] Published Mon Dec 12, 2016
Author(s): Andrea Isella, Greta Guidi, Leonardo Testi, Shangfei Liu, Hui Li, Shengtai Li, Erik Weaver, Yann Boehler, John M. Carperter, Itziar De Gregorio-Monsalvo, Carlo F. Manara, Antonella Natta, Laura M. Pérez, Luca Ricci, Anneila Sargent, Marco Tazzari, and Neal Turner
Images of gaps in the dust and gas around a young star provide the best evidence to date that these gaps host newly formed planets.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 251101] Published Mon Dec 12, 2016
Author(s): Aneesh Manohar, Paolo Nason, Gavin P. Salam, and Giulia ZanderighiThe distribution of photons inside the proton can be determined in a model-independent way from electron-proton scattering data.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 242002] Published Fri De…
Author(s): Yi Chen, Joe Lykken, Maria Spiropulu, Daniel Stolarski, and Roberto Vega-MoralesFour-lepton decays of the Higgs boson could be used to probe a key parameter of electroweak symmetry breaking.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 241801] Published Fri Dec 09…
Author(s): Aneesh Manohar, Paolo Nason, Gavin P. Salam, and Giulia ZanderighiThe distribution of photons inside the proton can be determined in a model-independent way from electron-proton scattering data.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 242002] Published Fri De…
Author(s): Yi Chen, Joe Lykken, Maria Spiropulu, Daniel Stolarski, and Roberto Vega-MoralesFour-lepton decays of the Higgs boson could be used to probe a key parameter of electroweak symmetry breaking.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 241801] Published Fri Dec 09…
Author(s): Ziv Meir, Tomas Sikorsky, Ruti Ben-shlomi, Nitzan Akerman, Yehonatan Dallal, and Roee OzeriExperiments show that the energy scale of atom-ion interactions is determined by the force the atom exerts on the ion during a collision.[Phys. Rev. L…
Author(s): M. G. Aartsen et al. (IceCube Collaboration)
IceCube has put the tightest constraints on the cosmogenic neutrino flux—neutrinos produced when ultrahigh energy cosmic rays scatter from the cosmic microwave background. In the process the collaboration has also detected the highest energy neutrino to date.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 241101] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): R. E. Olson et al.
A laser-based fusion experiment demonstrates that liquid fuel capsules could rectify problems encountered with ice-based fuel capsules.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 245001] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): Woo Jin Kwon, Joon Hyun Kim, Sang Won Seo, and Y. Shin
A flow pattern dubbed the von Kármán vortex street, which is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and extreme power, has been created in a superfluid.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 245301] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): J. Ferrand, L. Favreau, S. Joubaud, and E. FreyssingeasThe speed at which water drains out of a tank depends on the affinity of water with the outside surface of the orifice through which it drains.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 248002] Published We…
Author(s): N. Y. Yao, C. R. Laumann, J. I. Cirac, M. D. Lukin, and J. E. Moore
In spin ladder systems, a single characteristic length scale controls the behavior of the spin polarization.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 240601] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): Ziv Meir, Tomas Sikorsky, Ruti Ben-shlomi, Nitzan Akerman, Yehonatan Dallal, and Roee OzeriExperiments show that the energy scale of atom-ion interactions is determined by the force the atom exerts on the ion during a collision.[Phys. Rev. L…
Author(s): M. G. Aartsen et al. (IceCube Collaboration)
IceCube has put the tightest constraints on the cosmogenic neutrino flux—neutrinos produced when ultrahigh energy cosmic rays scatter from the cosmic microwave background. In the process the collaboration has also detected the highest energy neutrino to date.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 241101] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): R. E. Olson et al.
A laser-based fusion experiment demonstrates that liquid fuel capsules could rectify problems encountered with ice-based fuel capsules.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 245001] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): Woo Jin Kwon, Joon Hyun Kim, Sang Won Seo, and Y. Shin
A flow pattern dubbed the von Kármán vortex street, which is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and extreme power, has been created in a superfluid.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 245301] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): J. Ferrand, L. Favreau, S. Joubaud, and E. FreyssingeasThe speed at which water drains out of a tank depends on the affinity of water with the outside surface of the orifice through which it drains.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 248002] Published We…
Author(s): N. Y. Yao, C. R. Laumann, J. I. Cirac, M. D. Lukin, and J. E. Moore
In spin ladder systems, a single characteristic length scale controls the behavior of the spin polarization.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 240601] Published Wed Dec 07, 2016
Author(s): M. A. Mueed, D. Kamburov, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, K. W. Baldwin, and M. Shayegan
A single-layer to bilayer transition is induced in a two-dimensional electron gas by applying a parallel magnetic field, enabling the direct study of composite fermions.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 246801] Published Tue Dec 06, 2016
Author(s): Lucas Barberis and Fernando Peruani<br/>We study a minimal cognitive flocking model, which assumes that the moving entities navigate using the available instantaneous visual information exclusively. The model consists of active particles, with no memory, that interact by a short-ranged, position-based, attractive force, which acts inside …<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 248001] Published Tue Dec 06, 2016
Author(s): Lucas Barberis and Fernando Peruani<br/>We study a minimal cognitive flocking model, which assumes that the moving entities navigate using the available instantaneous visual information exclusively. The model consists of active particles, with no memory, that interact by a short-ranged, position-based, attractive force, which acts inside …<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 248001] Published Tue Dec 06, 2016
Author(s): M. A. Mueed, D. Kamburov, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West, K. W. Baldwin, and M. Shayegan
A single-layer to bilayer transition is induced in a two-dimensional electron gas by applying a parallel magnetic field, enabling the direct study of composite fermions.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 246801] Published Tue Dec 06, 2016
Author(s): A. V. Volotka, A. Surzhykov, S. Trotsenko, G. Plunien, Th. Stöhlker, and S. Fritzsche
An alternative mechanism for inducing nuclear excitation may provide a sensitive tool for probing metastable states of nuclei.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 243001] Published Mon Dec 05, 2016
Author(s): Patrice A. Camati, John P. S. Peterson, Tiago B. Batalhão, Kaonan Micadei, Alexandre M. Souza, Roberto S. Sarthour, Ivan S. Oliveira, and Roberto M. Serra
A new implementation of a Maxwell’s demon can control entropy production in a quantum-mechanical system that is driven out of thermal equilibrium.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 240502] Published Mon Dec 05, 2016
Author(s): A. V. Volotka, A. Surzhykov, S. Trotsenko, G. Plunien, Th. Stöhlker, and S. Fritzsche
An alternative mechanism for inducing nuclear excitation may provide a sensitive tool for probing metastable states of nuclei.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 243001] Published Mon Dec 05, 2016
Author(s): Patrice A. Camati, John P. S. Peterson, Tiago B. Batalhão, Kaonan Micadei, Alexandre M. Souza, Roberto S. Sarthour, Ivan S. Oliveira, and Roberto M. Serra
A new implementation of a Maxwell’s demon can control entropy production in a quantum-mechanical system that is driven out of thermal equilibrium.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 240502] Published Mon Dec 05, 2016
Author(s): Hidenori Tanaka, Zorana Zeravcic, and Michael P. BrennerThe emergence of mutations is studied in a system of self-replicating colloids, showing behavior similar to that seen in growing bacterial colonies.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238004] Publis…
Author(s): S. Ito, B. Feng, M. Arita, A. Takayama, R.-Y. Liu, T. Someya, W.-C. Chen, T. Iimori, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, C.-M. Cheng, S.-J. Tang, F. Komori, K. Kobayashi, T.-C. Chiang, and I. MatsudaCharacterization of the nontrivial topology in bism…
Author(s): Zengming Meng, Lianghui Huang, Peng Peng, Donghao Li, Liangchao Chen, Yong Xu, Chuanwei Zhang, Pengjun Wang, and Jing ZhangThe topological band gap in a Fermi gas is controlled by tuning the polarization of Raman lasers that create a perpend…
Author(s): J. S. Hummelt, X. Lu, H. Xu, I. Mastovsky, M. A. Shapiro, and R. J. Temkin
A system that produces radiation by sending electrons through a metamaterial waveguide could potentially generate high-power microwaves with high efficiency.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 237701] Published Fri Dec 02, 2016
Author(s): S. Ito, B. Feng, M. Arita, A. Takayama, R.-Y. Liu, T. Someya, W.-C. Chen, T. Iimori, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, C.-M. Cheng, S.-J. Tang, F. Komori, K. Kobayashi, T.-C. Chiang, and I. MatsudaCharacterization of the nontrivial topology in bism…
Author(s): Zengming Meng, Lianghui Huang, Peng Peng, Donghao Li, Liangchao Chen, Yong Xu, Chuanwei Zhang, Pengjun Wang, and Jing ZhangThe topological band gap in a Fermi gas is controlled by tuning the polarization of Raman lasers that create a perpend…
Author(s): Hidenori Tanaka, Zorana Zeravcic, and Michael P. BrennerThe emergence of mutations is studied in a system of self-replicating colloids, showing behavior similar to that seen in growing bacterial colonies.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238004] Publis…
Author(s): J. S. Hummelt, X. Lu, H. Xu, I. Mastovsky, M. A. Shapiro, and R. J. Temkin
A system that produces radiation by sending electrons through a metamaterial waveguide could potentially generate high-power microwaves with high efficiency.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 237701] Published Fri Dec 02, 2016
Author(s): Sanja Janićević, Lasse Laurson, Knut Jørgen Måløy, Stéphane Santucci, and Mikko J. Alava
A study of bursting phenomena like earthquakes suggests that events appear to cluster in time because of the way that small events like aftershocks are identified.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 230601] Published Thu Dec 01, 2016
Author(s): Matthew W. Kunz, James M. Stone, and Eliot QuataertThe evolution of magnetorotational turbulence is tracked in 3D kinetic simulations for the first time.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 235101] Published Thu Dec 01, 2016
Author(s): Matthew W. Kunz, James M. Stone, and Eliot QuataertThe evolution of magnetorotational turbulence is tracked in 3D kinetic simulations for the first time.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 235101] Published Thu Dec 01, 2016
Author(s): Sanja Janićević, Lasse Laurson, Knut Jørgen Måløy, Stéphane Santucci, and Mikko J. Alava
A study of bursting phenomena like earthquakes suggests that events appear to cluster in time because of the way that small events like aftershocks are identified.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 230601] Published Thu Dec 01, 2016
Author(s): Zhijun Wang, M. G. Vergniory, S. Kushwaha, Max Hirschberger, E. V. Chulkov, A. Ernst, N. P. Ong, Robert J. Cava, and B. Andrei Bernevig
Weyl materials with only two Weyl nodes are predicted in a time-reversal-breaking system.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 236401] Published Wed Nov 30, 2016
Author(s): Zhijun Wang, M. G. Vergniory, S. Kushwaha, Max Hirschberger, E. V. Chulkov, A. Ernst, N. P. Ong, Robert J. Cava, and B. Andrei Bernevig
Weyl materials with only two Weyl nodes are predicted in a time-reversal-breaking system.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 236401] Published Wed Nov 30, 2016
Author(s): Mate Puljiz, Shilin Huang, Günter K. Auernhammer, and Andreas M. Menzel
Theorists correctly predict the change in position of paramagnetic particles embedded in a gel and subject to a magnetic field by considering the effective elastic interparticle interactions.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238003] Published Wed Nov 30, 2016
Author(s): Mate Puljiz, Shilin Huang, Günter K. Auernhammer, and Andreas M. Menzel
Theorists correctly predict the change in position of paramagnetic particles embedded in a gel and subject to a magnetic field by considering the effective elastic interparticle interactions.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238003] Published Wed Nov 30, 2016
Author(s): P. Darré, R. Baudoin, J.-T. Gomes, N. J. Scott, L. Delage, L. Grossard, J. Sturmann, C. Farrington, F. Reynaud, and T. A. Ten Brummelaar
Converting infrared light to visible light might boost the sensitivity of infrared telescope arrays.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 233902] Published Tue Nov 29, 2016
Author(s): P. Darré, R. Baudoin, J.-T. Gomes, N. J. Scott, L. Delage, L. Grossard, J. Sturmann, C. Farrington, F. Reynaud, and T. A. Ten Brummelaar
Converting infrared light to visible light might boost the sensitivity of infrared telescope arrays.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 233902] Published Tue Nov 29, 2016
Author(s): M. Aguilar et al. (AMS Collaboration)New Space Station data support a straightforward model of cosmic-ray propagation through the Galaxy but also add to previous signs of undiscovered cosmic-ray sources such as dark matter.[Phys. Rev. Lett. …
Author(s): M. Aguilar et al. (AMS Collaboration)New Space Station data support a straightforward model of cosmic-ray propagation through the Galaxy but also add to previous signs of undiscovered cosmic-ray sources such as dark matter.[Phys. Rev. Lett. …
Author(s): Stéphane Clemmen, Alessandro Farsi, Sven Ramelow, and Alexander L. Gaeta
Single particles of light can be prepared in a quantum superposition of two different colors, an achievement that could prove useful for quantum information processing.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 223601] Published Wed Nov 23, 2016
Author(s): L. F. Livi, G. Cappellini, M. Diem, L. Franchi, C. Clivati, M. Frittelli, F. Levi, D. Calonico, J. Catani, M. Inguscio, and L. Fallani
Spin-orbit interactions in ultracold quantum gases are synthesized via clock transitions between two energy levels, which act like pseudospin states.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 220401] Published Wed Nov 23, 2016
Author(s): Swagato Mukherjee, Raju Venugopalan, and Yi YinObservables sensitive to critical dynamics in heavy-ion collisions should be expressible as universal scaling functions according to new theoretical calculations.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 222301] P…
Author(s): L. F. Livi, G. Cappellini, M. Diem, L. Franchi, C. Clivati, M. Frittelli, F. Levi, D. Calonico, J. Catani, M. Inguscio, and L. Fallani
Spin-orbit interactions in ultracold quantum gases are synthesized via clock transitions between two energy levels, which act like pseudospin states.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 220401] Published Wed Nov 23, 2016
Author(s): Swagato Mukherjee, Raju Venugopalan, and Yi YinObservables sensitive to critical dynamics in heavy-ion collisions should be expressible as universal scaling functions according to new theoretical calculations.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 222301] P…
Author(s): Stéphane Clemmen, Alessandro Farsi, Sven Ramelow, and Alexander L. Gaeta
Single particles of light can be prepared in a quantum superposition of two different colors, an achievement that could prove useful for quantum information processing.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 223601] Published Wed Nov 23, 2016
Author(s): Jie Luo, Yuting Yang, Zhongqi Yao, Weixin Lu, Bo Hou, Zhi Hong Hang, C. T. Chan, and Yun Lai
A photonic crystal metamaterial is realized with perfect transmission of light at all incident angles. The material can be used to create aberration-free virtual images.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 223901] Published Tue Nov 22, 2016
Author(s): Bartomeu Monserrat and David VanderbiltCalculations based on density-functional theory show that certain topological insulators can turn into conventional insulators at high temperature.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 226801] Published Tue Nov 22, 2016
Author(s): Jie Luo, Yuting Yang, Zhongqi Yao, Weixin Lu, Bo Hou, Zhi Hong Hang, C. T. Chan, and Yun Lai
A photonic crystal metamaterial is realized with perfect transmission of light at all incident angles. The material can be used to create aberration-free virtual images.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 223901] Published Tue Nov 22, 2016
Author(s): Bartomeu Monserrat and David VanderbiltCalculations based on density-functional theory show that certain topological insulators can turn into conventional insulators at high temperature.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 226801] Published Tue Nov 22, 2016
Author(s): C. Tresp, C. Zimmer, I. Mirgorodskiy, H. Gorniaczyk, A. Paris-Mandoki, and S. HofferberthA single photon absorber is realized using an ensemble of ultracold atoms. The absorption of one atom by the ensemble induces a long-lived excitation th…
Author(s): A. Seguin and O. DauchotTwo-dimensional disk packings under compression and vibration display signatures of the Gardner phase transition that is thought to occur between the glass and jamming transitions.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 228001] Publis…
Author(s): C. Tresp, C. Zimmer, I. Mirgorodskiy, H. Gorniaczyk, A. Paris-Mandoki, and S. HofferberthA single photon absorber is realized using an ensemble of ultracold atoms. The absorption of one atom by the ensemble induces a long-lived excitation th…
Author(s): A. Seguin and O. DauchotTwo-dimensional disk packings under compression and vibration display signatures of the Gardner phase transition that is thought to occur between the glass and jamming transitions.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 228001] Publis…
Author(s): Henri C. G. de Cagny, Bart E. Vos, Mahsa Vahabi, Nicholas A. Kurniawan, Masao Doi, Gijsje H. Koenderink, F. C. MacKintosh, and Daniel Bonn
A new theory explains why fluid-filled filamentary networks contract in response to a sideways force.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217802] Published Fri Nov 18, 2016
Author(s): Maika Takita, A. D. Córcoles, Easwar Magesan, Baleegh Abdo, Markus Brink, Andrew Cross, Jerry M. Chow, and Jay M. Gambetta
A surface code quantum error correcting protocol is experimentally demonstrated with a network of five superconducting transmon qubits.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 210505] Published Fri Nov 18, 2016
Author(s): Maika Takita, A. D. Córcoles, Easwar Magesan, Baleegh Abdo, Markus Brink, Andrew Cross, Jerry M. Chow, and Jay M. Gambetta
A surface code quantum error correcting protocol is experimentally demonstrated with a network of five superconducting transmon qubits.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 210505] Published Fri Nov 18, 2016
Author(s): Henri C. G. de Cagny, Bart E. Vos, Mahsa Vahabi, Nicholas A. Kurniawan, Masao Doi, Gijsje H. Koenderink, F. C. MacKintosh, and Daniel Bonn
A new theory explains why fluid-filled filamentary networks contract in response to a sideways force.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217802] Published Fri Nov 18, 2016
Author(s): R. P. M. J. W. Notermans, R. J. Rengelink, and W. Vassen
Precision measurements of an atomic transition in cold gases of bosonic helium-4 and fermionic helium-3 isolate the effects of quantum statistics on the transition’s line shape.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 213001] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): Mehrdad Mirbabayi and Massimo PorratiA new analysis argues that soft black hole hair, introduced recently by Hawking, Perry, and Strominger, may not carry quantum information about the black hole relevant for the information loss paradox.[Ph…
Author(s): V. Goblot, H. S. Nguyen, I. Carusotto, E. Galopin, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, A. Amo, and J. Bloch
A previously unseen bistable behavior is experimentally observed in a counter-propagating interacting polariton fluid resonantly excited in a 1D semiconductor microcavity.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217401] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): Kosuke Kakuyanagi, Yuichiro Matsuzaki, Corentin Déprez, Hiraku Toida, Kouichi Semba, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, William J. Munro, and Shiro Saito
Coherent coupling is experimentally observed between an LC resonator and 4300 superconducting flux qubits.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 210503] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): Mehrdad Mirbabayi and Massimo PorratiA new analysis argues that soft black hole hair, introduced recently by Hawking, Perry, and Strominger, may not carry quantum information about the black hole relevant for the information loss paradox.[Ph…
Author(s): V. Goblot, H. S. Nguyen, I. Carusotto, E. Galopin, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, A. Amo, and J. Bloch
A previously unseen bistable behavior is experimentally observed in a counter-propagating interacting polariton fluid resonantly excited in a 1D semiconductor microcavity.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217401] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): R. P. M. J. W. Notermans, R. J. Rengelink, and W. Vassen
Precision measurements of an atomic transition in cold gases of helium-4 and helium-3 isolate the effects of quantum statistics on the transition’s line shape.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 213001] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): Kosuke Kakuyanagi, Yuichiro Matsuzaki, Corentin Déprez, Hiraku Toida, Kouichi Semba, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, William J. Munro, and Shiro Saito
Coherent coupling is experimentally observed between an LC resonator and 4300 superconducting flux qubits.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 210503] Published Wed Nov 16, 2016
Author(s): Xi-Lin Wang, Luo-Kan Chen, W. Li, H.-L. Huang, C. Liu, C. Chen, Y.-H. Luo, Z.-E. Su, D. Wu, Z.-D. Li, H. Lu, Y. Hu, X. Jiang, C.-Z. Peng, L. Li, N.-L. Liu, Yu-Ao Chen, Chao-Yang Lu, and Jian-Wei PanAn entangled polarization state of ten phot…
Author(s): Xi-Lin Wang, Luo-Kan Chen, W. Li, H.-L. Huang, C. Liu, C. Chen, Y.-H. Luo, Z.-E. Su, D. Wu, Z.-D. Li, H. Lu, Y. Hu, X. Jiang, C.-Z. Peng, L. Li, N.-L. Liu, Yu-Ao Chen, Chao-Yang Lu, and Jian-Wei PanAn entangled polarization state of ten phot…
Author(s): L. B. Wilson, III, D. G. Sibeck, D. L. Turner, A. Osmane, D. Caprioli, and V. Angelopoulos
The THEMIS spacecraft has observed surprisingly high velocity electrons upstream of where the solar wind collides with Earth’s magnetosphere. Current theories of ion acceleration in foreshock disturbances cannot account for the high relativistic energies of these electrons.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 215101] Published Mon Nov 14, 2016
Author(s): Michael Förster, Timo Paschen, Michael Krüger, Christoph Lemell, Georg Wachter, Florian Libisch, Thomas Madlener, Joachim Burgdörfer, and Peter Hommelhoff
By firing laser pulses of two different colors at a nanosized metal tip, researchers create an interference effect that turns electron emission on and off with femtosecond timing.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217601] Published Mon Nov 14, 2016
Author(s): Fabian Ewert, Marcel Bergmann, and Peter van LoockTheorists propose that an all-optical scheme for long-distance quantum communication could be made using quantum error correcting codes. Unlike others, this scheme does not require fast feedf…
Author(s): Michael Förster, Timo Paschen, Michael Krüger, Christoph Lemell, Georg Wachter, Florian Libisch, Thomas Madlener, Joachim Burgdörfer, and Peter Hommelhoff
By firing laser pulses of two different colors at a nanosized metal tip, researchers create an interference effect that turns electron emission on and off with femtosecond timing.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217601] Published Mon Nov 14, 2016
Author(s): L. B. Wilson, III, D. G. Sibeck, D. L. Turner, A. Osmane, D. Caprioli, and V. Angelopoulos
The THEMIS spacecraft has observed surprisingly high velocity electrons upstream of where the solar wind collides with Earth’s magnetosphere. Current theories of ion acceleration in foreshock disturbances cannot account for the high relativistic energies of these electrons.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 215101] Published Mon Nov 14, 2016
Author(s): Fabian Ewert, Marcel Bergmann, and Peter van LoockTheorists propose that an all-optical scheme for long-distance quantum communication could be made using quantum error correcting codes. Unlike others, this scheme does not require fast feedf…
Author(s): S. Abend, M. Gebbe, M. Gersemann, H. Ahlers, H. Müntinga, E. Giese, N. Gaaloul, C. Schubert, C. Lämmerzahl, W. Ertmer, W. P. Schleich, and E. M. Rasel
A new gravity-measuring device uses ultracold atoms generated by a centimeter-wide atom chip, which might lead to a shoebox-sized gadget.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 203003] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): T. Fujita, P. Stano, G. Allison, K. Morimoto, Y. Sato, M. Larsson, J.-H. Park, A. Ludwig, A. D. Wieck, A. Oiwa, and S. Tarucha
Two new transport measurements in GaAs quantum dots–one addressing spin-related transport, another quantum state degeneracy–use methods that could be adopted in other systems.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 206802] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): A. Hofmann, V. F. Maisi, C. Gold, T. Krähenmann, C. Rössler, J. Basset, P. Märki, C. Reichl, W. Wegscheider, K. Ensslin, and T. Ihn
Two new transport measurements in GaAs quantum dots–one addressing spin-related transport, another quantum state degeneracy–use methods that could be adopted in other systems.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 206803] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): T. Fujita, P. Stano, G. Allison, K. Morimoto, Y. Sato, M. Larsson, J.-H. Park, A. Ludwig, A. D. Wieck, A. Oiwa, and S. Tarucha
Two new transport measurements in GaAs quantum dots–one addressing spin-related transport, another quantum state degeneracy–use methods that could be adopted in other systems.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 206802] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): A. Hofmann, V. F. Maisi, C. Gold, T. Krähenmann, C. Rössler, J. Basset, P. Märki, C. Reichl, W. Wegscheider, K. Ensslin, and T. Ihn
Two new transport measurements in GaAs quantum dots–one addressing spin-related transport, another quantum state degeneracy–use methods that could be adopted in other systems.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 206803] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): S. Abend, M. Gebbe, M. Gersemann, H. Ahlers, H. Müntinga, E. Giese, N. Gaaloul, C. Schubert, C. Lämmerzahl, W. Ertmer, W. P. Schleich, and E. M. Rasel
A new gravity-measuring device uses ultracold atoms generated by a centimeter-wide atom chip, which might lead to a shoebox-sized gadget.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 203003] Published Fri Nov 11, 2016
Author(s): Amir Fruchtman, Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, Brendon W. Lovett, and Erik M. Gauger
The efficiency of a photocell could be improved using the effects of quantum interference, according to a new theory.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 203603] Published Thu Nov 10, 2016
Author(s): Ivan I. Naumov and Russell J. HemleySolid hydrogen phases could be produced at megabar pressures that are poor bulk metals but have high surface conductivity, possibly explaining the differing experimental results on hydrogen realized under …
Author(s): Takashi Kikkawa, Ka Shen, Benedetta Flebus, Rembert A. Duine, Ken-ichi Uchida, Zhiyong Qiu, Gerrit E. W. Bauer, and Eiji Saitoh
A magnon-phonon resonance is observed using the spin Seebeck effect whereby a spin current is generated from a temperature gradient in magnetic materials.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207203] Published Thu Nov 10, 2016
Author(s): Takashi Kikkawa, Ka Shen, Benedetta Flebus, Rembert A. Duine, Ken-ichi Uchida, Zhiyong Qiu, Gerrit E. W. Bauer, and Eiji Saitoh
A magnon-phonon resonance is observed using the spin Seebeck effect whereby a spin current is generated from a temperature gradient in magnetic materials.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207203] Published Thu Nov 10, 2016
Author(s): Amir Fruchtman, Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, Brendon W. Lovett, and Erik M. Gauger
The efficiency of a photocell could be improved using the effects of quantum interference, according to a new theory.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 203603] Published Thu Nov 10, 2016
Author(s): Ivan I. Naumov and Russell J. HemleySolid hydrogen phases could be produced at megabar pressures that are poor bulk metals but have high surface conductivity, possibly explaining the differing experimental results on hydrogen realized under …
Author(s): Stacy S. McGaugh, Federico Lelli, and James M. SchombertA universal law shows that the rotation of a disk galaxy is determined entirely by the visible matter it contains, even if the disk is mostly filled with dark matter.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 1…
Author(s): Stacy S. McGaugh, Federico Lelli, and James M. SchombertA universal law shows that the rotation of a disk galaxy is determined entirely by the visible matter it contains, even if the disk is mostly filled with dark matter.[Phys. Rev. Lett. 1…
Author(s): Zhao Liu and R. N. Bhatt
Quantum entanglement could be used as a diagnostic for spotting disorder-driven topological phase transitions in fractional quantum Hall liquids.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 206801] Published Tue Nov 08, 2016
Author(s): Jianfeng Bao, Wataru Norimatsu, Hiroshi Iwata, Keita Matsuda, Takahiro Ito, and Michiko KusunokiThe addition of a rapid-cooling step to the epitaxial growth of graphene on silicon carbide can yield higher-quality graphene sheets.[Phys. Rev. …
Author(s): Jie Lin, Ivane Jorjadze, Lea-Laetitia Pontani, Matthieu Wyart, and Jasna BrujicConfocal microscopy experiments reveal the effect of pressure on the spectrum of the vibrational modes for compressed emulsions. The observed scaling behavior in …