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Current cross-correlation spectroscopy of Majorana bound states

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-04-28 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

The clock speed of topological quantum computers based on Majorana zero mode (MZM)-supporting nanoscale devices is limited by the time taken for electrons to traverse the device. We employ the time-dependent Landauer-B{\"u}ttiker transport theory for current cross-lead correlations in a superconducting nanowire junction hosting MZMs. From the time-dependent quantum noise, we are able to extract traversal times for electrons crossing the system. After demonstrating a linear scaling of traversal times with nanowire length, we present a heuristic formula for the traversal times which accurately captures their behaviour. We then connect our framework to a proposed experimental verification of this discriminant between spurious and genuine MZMs utilizing time-resolved transport measurements.

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@article{arxiv.2511.02085,
  title  = {Current cross-correlation spectroscopy of Majorana bound states},
  author = {Michael Ridley and Eliahu Cohen and Christian Flindt and Riku Tuovinen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.02085},
  year   = {2026}
}