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Compared to rigid actuators, Series Elastic Actuators (SEAs) offer a potential reduction of motor energy consumption and peak power, though these benefits are highly dependent on the design of the torque-elongation profile of the elastic…

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In this article we propose a novel method to accelerate adiabatic passage in a two-level system with only longitudinal field (detuning) control, while the transverse field is kept constant. The suggested method is a modification of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Dionisis Stefanatos , Emmanuel Paspalakis

We derive and analyze a novel approach for modeling and computing the mechanical relaxation of incommensurate 2D heterostructures. Our approach parametrizes the relaxation pattern by the compact local configuration space rather than real…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Paul Cazeaux , Mitchell Luskin , Daniel Massatt

We present some approaches to the computation of ultra-fast laser pulses capable of selectively breaking molecular bonds. The calculations are based on a mixed quantum-classical description: The electrons are treated quantum mechanically…

Atomic and Molecular Clusters · Physics 2015-05-27 Kevin Krieger , Alberto Castro , E. K. U. Gross

We show that both the maximum energy gain and the accelerated beam quality can be efficiently controlled by the plasma density profile. Choosing a proper density gradient one can uplift the dephasing limitation. When a periodic wake field…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Pukhov , I. Kostyukov

We report the physical reasons of a curious decrease in the crater depth observed for long delays in experiments with femtosecond double pulses. Detailed hydrodynamic modeling demonstrates that the ablation mechanism is dumped when the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 M. E. Povarnitsyn , T. E. Itina , K. V. Khishchenko , P. R. Levashov

We propose a scheme for slowing down decay into a continuum. We make use of a sequence of ultrashort $2\pi$-pulses applied on an auxiliary transition of the system so that there is a destructive interference between the two transition…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. S. Agarwal , M. O. Scully , H. Walther

Traditional accelerators, while effective, suffer from extensive spatial and financial demands, necessitating the exploration of compact alternatives like PWFA, which significantly reduces the necessary accelerator length by utilizing the…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2024-12-13 Robin Hwang

We present a system composed of two flux qubits and a transmission-line resonator. Instead of using the rotating wave approximation (RWA), we analyse the system by the adiabatical approximation methods under two opposite extreme conditions.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ping Yang , Zhi-Ming Zhang

Lasers are becoming a more and more important tool in cutting and shaping materials. Improving precision and effectivity is an ongoing demand in science and industry. One possibility are double pulses. Here we study laser ablation of…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-19 Johannes Roth , Armin Krauß , Jan Lotze , Hans-Rainer Trebin

Few-cycle pulses present an essential tool to track ultrafast dynamics in matter and drive strong field effects. To address photon-hungry applications, high average power lasers are used which, however, cannot directly provide sub-100 fs…

We examine the question of survival of quantum entanglement between the bipartite states and multiparticle states like GHZ states under the action of a dephasing bath by the application of sequence of $\pi$ pulses. We show the great…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 G. S. Agarwal

Compliance in actuation has been exploited to generate highly dynamic maneuvers such as throwing that take advantage of the potential energy stored in joint springs. However, the energy storage and release could not be well-timed yet. On…

In the context of epilepsy monitoring, EEG artifacts are often mistaken for seizures due to their morphological similarity in both amplitude and frequency, making seizure detection systems susceptible to higher false alarm rates. In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-21 Thorir Mar Ingolfsson , Andrea Cossettini , Simone Benatti , Luca Benini

We present here a theoretical analysis of the interaction between an ideal two-level quantum system and a super-oscillatory pulse, like the one proposed and successfully synthesized in https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/abfedf and…

We measure the application of simple and compound pulses consisting of time-dependent spatial translations to coupling vibrational states of ultracold 85Rb atoms in a far-detuned 1D optical lattice. The lattice wells are so shallow as to…

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Ion beams generated with ultra-intense lasers-plasma accelerators hold promises to provide compact and affordable beams of relativistic ions. One of the most efficient acceleration setups was demonstrated to be direct acceleration by the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-11-21 F. Mackenroth , S. S. Bulanov

This paper considers optimization over multiple renewal systems coupled by time average constraints. These systems act asynchronously over variable length frames. For each system, at the beginning of each renewal frame, it chooses an action…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-23 Xiaohan Wei , Michael J. Neely

During episodes of atrial fibrillation, the heart's electrical activity becomes disorganized and shows fragmenting spiral waves. To systematically address how this pattern terminates using spatially extended simulations exceeds current…

Tissues and Organs · Quantitative Biology 2019-01-16 David Vidmar , Wouter-Jan Rappel

Ubiquitous on-device heart rate sensing is vital for high-stress individuals and chronic patients. Non-contact sensing, compared to contact-based tools, allows for natural user monitoring, potentially enabling more accurate and holistic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Haoyu Bian , Bin Guo , Sicong Liu , Yasan Ding , Shanshan Gao , Zhiwen Yu