Photon-Pressure with an Effective Negative Mass Microwave Mode

Kavli Affiliate: Gary A. Steele | First 5 Authors: Ines C. Rodrigues, Gary A. Steele, Daniel Bothner, , | Summary: Harmonic oscillators belong to the most fundamental concepts in physics and are central to many current research fields such as circuit QED, cavity optomechanics and photon-pressure systems. Here, we engineer a microwave mode in a […]


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Photon-Pressure with a Negative Mass Microwave Mode

Kavli Affiliate: Gary A. Steele | First 5 Authors: Ines C. Rodrigues, Gary A. Steele, Daniel Bothner, , | Summary: Harmonic oscillators belong to the most fundamental concepts in physics and are central to many current research fields such as circuit QED, cavity optomechanics and photon-pressure systems. Here, we engineer an effective negative mass harmonic […]


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Resolving non-perturbative renormalization of a microwave-dressed weakly anharmonic superconducting qubit

Kavli Affiliate: Gary A. Steele | First 5 Authors: Byoung-moo Ann, Sercan Deve, Gary A. Steele, , | Summary: Microwave driving is a ubiquitous technique for superconducting qubits (SCQs), but the dressed states description based on the conventionally used perturbation theory cannot fully capture the dynamics in the strong driving limit. Comprehensive studies beyond these […]


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Visualizing and manipulating chiral interface states in a moiré quantum anomalous Hall insulator

Kavli Affiliate: Michael F. Crommie | First 5 Authors: Canxun Zhang, Tiancong Zhu, Salman Kahn, Tomohiro Soejima, Kenji Watanabe | Summary: Moir’e systems made from stacked two-dimensional materials host novel correlated and topological states that can be electrically controlled via applied gate voltages. We have used this technique to manipulate Chern domains in an interaction-driven […]


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A General Framework for Removing Point Spread Function Additive Systematics in Cosmological Weak Lensing Analysis

Kavli Affiliate: Masahiro Takada | First 5 Authors: Tianqing Zhang, Xiangchong Li, Roohi Dalal, Rachel Mandelbaum, Michael A. Strauss | Summary: Cosmological weak lensing measurements rely on a precise measurement of the shear two-point correlation function (2PCF) along with a deep understanding of systematics that affect it. In this work, we demonstrate a general framework […]


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Optical Refrigeration for an Optomechanical Amplifier

Kavli Affiliate: Rana X. Adhikari | First 5 Authors: Samuel Schulz, Yehonathan Drori, Christopher Wipf, Rana X Adhikari, | Summary: We explore the viability of using optical refrigeration as a low-vibration cooling method for a phase-sensitive optomechanical amplifier proposed to improve the sensitivity of future gravitational wave detectors. We find that with moderate improvements on […]


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Optical Refrigeration for an Optomechanical Amplifier

Kavli Affiliate: Rana X. Adhikari | First 5 Authors: Samuel Schulz, Yehonathan Drori, Christopher Wipf, Rana X Adhikari, | Summary: We explore the viability of using optical refrigeration as a low-vibration cooling method for a phase-sensitive optomechanical amplifier proposed to improve the sensitivity of future gravitational wave detectors. We find that with moderate improvements on […]


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A New Component from the Quiet Sun: Synchrotron Radiation from Galactic Cosmic-Ray Electrons

Kavli Affiliate: Vahe Petrosian | First 5 Authors: , , , , | Summary: The quiet Sun, i.e. in its non-flaring state or non-flaring regions, emits thermal radiation from radio to ultraviolet. The quiet Sun produces also non-thermal radiation observed in gamma rays due to interactions of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) with the solar gas […]


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A New Component from the Quiet Sun: Synchrotron Radiation from Galactic Cosmic-Ray Electrons

Kavli Affiliate: Vahe Petrosian | First 5 Authors: , , , , | Summary: The quiet Sun, i.e. in its non-flaring state or non-flaring regions, emits thermal radiation from radio to ultraviolet. The quiet Sun produces also non-thermal radiation observed in gamma rays due to interactions of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) with the solar gas […]


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Design rules for controlling active topological defects

Kavli Affiliate: Mark J. Bowick | First 5 Authors: Suraj Shankar, Luca V. D. Scharrer, Mark J. Bowick, M. Cristina Marchetti, | Summary: Topological defects play a central role in the physics of many materials, including magnets, superconductors and liquid crystals. In active fluids, defects become autonomous particles that spontaneously propel from internal active stresses […]


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