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Single-Particle Excitations and Collective Vibrational Modes in 96Zr
1988
New results from (n,n’γ) and (p,p’γ) reactions, as well as from β- decay confirm the double subshell closure in 96Zr and provide a detailed level scheme for this nucleus. The 1750 keV first 2+ state is described as a neutron particle-hole excitation, while the positive-parity band built on the 1582 keV excited 0+ state is characterised by quadrupole vibrational collectivity at low spins. Candidates for two-phonon octupole, quadrupole-octupole and higher multipole states are suggested on the basis of fast El and E2 decays to the 3- octupole state. The recently observed large octupole strength, its inverse relationship with the filling of the νlh11/2 orbital, and the onset of quadrupole defor…
Limit on Lorentz-Invariance- and CPT-Violating Neutron Spin Interactions Using a $^3$He-$^{129}$Xe Comagnetometer
2016
We performed a search for a Lorentz-invariance- and CPT-violating coupling of the $^3$He and $^{129}$Xe nuclear spins to posited background fields. Our experimental approach is to measure the free precession of nuclear spin polarized $^3$He and $^{129}$Xe atoms using SQUID detectors. As the laboratory reference frame rotates with respect to distant stars, we look for a sidereal modulation of the Larmor frequencies of the co-located spin samples. As a result we obtain an upper limit on the equatorial component of the background field $\tilde{b}^n_{\bot}< 8.4 \cdot 10^{-34}$ GeV (68\% C.L.). Furthermore, this technique was modified to search for an electric dipole moment (EDM) of $^{129}$X…
Instantaneous diffusion effect on spin-echo decay: Experimental investigation by spectral selective excitation
2001
The influence of the instantaneous diffusion process on spin-echo decay of ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ centers in gamma irradiated silica is experimentally probed by spectral selective excitation within their inhomogeneous resonance line. Our results evidence the different effectiveness of this dephasing mechanism on varying the resonance field, manifesting itself by a faster decay of the echo signal when generated by spin packets located in the central part of the spectrum. It is shown that the dependence of the instantaneous diffusion rate on the spectral position of echo-active spins reproduces the shape of the ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ centers resonan…
Simultaneous time-optimal control of the inversion of two spin-12particles
2010
We analyze the simultaneous time-optimal control of two-spin systems. The two noncoupled spins, which differ in the value of their chemical offsets, are controlled by the same magnetic fields. Using an appropriate rotating frame, we restrict the study to the case of opposite shifts. We then show that the optimal solution of the inversion problem in a rotating frame is composed of a pulse sequence of maximum intensity and is similar to the optimal solution for inverting only one spin by using a nonresonant control field in the laboratory frame. An example is implemented experimentally using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
AN OPTICAL PLAQUETTE: MINIMUM EXPRESSIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL MATTER
2009
Topological matter is an unconventional form of matter: it exhibits a global hidden order which is not associated with the spontaneous breaking of any symmetry. The defects of this exotic type of order are anyons, quasiparticles with fractional statistics. Moreover, when living on a surface with non-trivial topology, like a plane with a hole or a torus, this type of matter develops a number of degenerate states which are locally indistinguishable and could be used to build a quantum memory naturally resistant to errors. Except for the fractional quantum Hall effect there is no experimental evidence as to the existence of topologically ordered phases, and it remains a huge challenge to devel…
Excitation of singlet–triplet coherences in pairs of nearly-equivalent spins
2019
We present approaches for an efficient excitation of singlet–triplet coherences in pairs of nearly-equivalent spins. Standard Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) pulse sequences do not excite these coherences at all or with very low efficiency. The single quantum singlet–triplet coherences, here termed the outer singlet–triplet coherences, correspond to lines of low intensity in the NMR spectrum of a strongly-coupled spin pair (they are sometimes referred to as “forbidden transitions”), whereas the zero-quantum coherences, here termed the inner singlet–triplet coherences, do not have a direct spectral manifestation. In the present study, we investigated singlet–triplet coherences in a pair of …
Non-smooth modelling of billiard- and superbilliard-ball collisions
2008
Abstract A description of billiard-ball collisions using a ‘discontinuous’ model is presented considering a two-step situation corresponding to the ball–ball interaction followed by ball-supporting surface interaction. It is applied to the inelastic impact of a cue ball having arbitrary pivotment and ‘English’ spins against an object ball initially at rest. This formulation provides a simplified approximation to the ‘continuous’ models of impact and considers two different regimes of impact: gross slip, and slip–stick, described in terms of coefficients of friction and restitution. As a result, the angles of scattering of the balls just after the impact (post-collision angles) and when the …
Electron-driven spin diffusion supports crossing the diffusion barrier in MAS DNP
2018
Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) can be applied to enhance the sensitivity of solid-state NMR experiments by several orders of magnitude due to microwave-driven transfer of spin polarization from unpaired electrons to nuclei. While the underlying quantum mechanical aspects are sufficiently well understood on a microscopic level, the exact description of the large-scale spin dynamics, usually involving hundreds to thousands of nuclear spins per electron, is still lacking consensus. Generally, it is assumed that nuclear hyperpolarization can only be observed on nuclei which do not experience strong influence of the unpaired electrons and thus being significantly removed from the paramagneti…
New Limit on Lorentz-Invariance- andCPT-Violating Neutron Spin Interactions Using a Free-Spin-PrecessionHe3-Xe129Comagnetometer
2014
We report on the search for a $CPT$- and Lorentz-invariance-violating coupling of the $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ and $^{129}\mathrm{Xe}$ nuclear spins (each largely determined by a valence neutron) to posited background tensor fields that permeate the Universe. Our experimental approach is to measure the free precession of nuclear spin polarized $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ and $^{129}\mathrm{Xe}$ atoms in a homogeneous magnetic guiding field of about 400 nT using ${\mathrm{LT}}_{C}$ SQUIDs as low-noise magnetic flux detectors. As the laboratory reference frame rotates with respect to distant stars, we look for a sidereal modulation of the Larmor frequencies of the colocated spin samples. As a result we obtain…
Finite-size scaling at the dynamical transition of the mean-field 10-state Potts glass
2001
We use Monte Carlo simulations to study the static and dynamical properties of a Potts glass with infinite range Gaussian distributed exchange interactions for a broad range of temperature and system size up to N=2560 spins. The results are compatible with a critical divergence of the relaxation time tau at the theoretically predicted dynamical transition temperature T_D, tau \propto (T-T_D)^{-\Delta} with Delta \approx 2. For finite N a further power law at T=T_D is found, tau(T=T_D) \propto N^{z^\star} with z^\star \approx 1.5 and for T>T_D dynamical finite-size scaling seems to hold. The order parameter distribution P(q) is qualitatively compatible with the scenario of a first order glas…