强激光驱动高能极化正负电子束与偏振伽马射线的研究进展

高能自旋极化正负电子束与偏振伽马射线在高能物理、实验室天体物理与核物理等领域有十分重要的应用.近年来随着超短超强激光脉冲技术的快速发展,利用强激光与物质相互作用的非线性康普顿散射和多光子Breit-Wheeler过程为制备高极化度、高束流密度的高能极化粒子束提供了新的可能.本文对基于强激光产生高能极化正负电子束与偏振伽马射线的研究成果进行简要回顾,并介绍了这些方法的基本物理原理和主要结果.     

Effect of surface oxygen vacancy defects on the performance of ZnO quantum dots ultraviolet photodetector

The slower response speed is the main problem in the application of ZnO quantum dots (QDs) photodetector, which has been commonly attributed to the presence of excess oxygen vacancy defects and oxygen adsorption/desorption processes. However, the detailed mechanism is still not very clear. Herein, the properties of ZnO QDs and their photodetectors with different amounts of oxygen vacancy (V_O) defects controlled by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) solution treatment have been investigated. After H₂O₂ solution treatment, V_O concentration of ZnO QDs decreased. The H₂O₂ solution-treated device has a higher photocurrent and a lower dark current. Meanwhile, with the increase in V_O concentration of ZnO QDs, the response speed of the device has been improved due to the increase of oxygen adsorption/desorption rate. More interestingly, the response speed of the device became less sensitive to temperature and oxygen concentration with the increase of V_O defects. The findings in this work clarify that the surface V_O defects of ZnO QDs could enhance the photoresponse speed, which is helpful for sensor designing.     

Quantum reflection of a Bose-Einstein condensate with a dark soliton from a step potential

We study dynamical behaviors of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) containing a dark soliton reflected from potential wells and potential barriers, respectively. The orientation angle of the dark soliton and the width of the potential change play key roles on the reflection probability R_s. Variation of the reflection probability with respect to the orientation angle θ of the dark soliton can be well described by a cosine function R_s~cos[λ(θ-π/2)], where λ is a parameter determined by the width of the potential change. There are two characteristic lengths which determine the reflection properties. The dependence of the reflection probability on the width of the potential change shows distinct characters for potential wells and potential barriers. The length of the dark soliton determines the sensitive width of potential wells, whereas for potential barriers, the decay length of the matter wave in the region of the barrier qualifies the sensitive width of the barrier. The time evolution of the density profiles of the system during the reflection process is studied to disclose the different behaviors of matter waves in the region of the potential variation.     

Improved blue quantum dot light-emitting diodes via chlorine passivated ZnO nanoparticle layer

In blue quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs), electron injection is insufficient, which would degrade device efficiency and stability. Herein, we employ chlorine passivated ZnO nanoparticles as electron transport layer to facilitate electron injection into QDs effectively. Moreover, it suppresses exciton quenching at the QD/ZnO interface by blocking charge transfer channel. As a result, the maximum external quantum efficiency of blue QLED was increased from 2.55% to 4.60%, and the operation lifetime of blue QLED was nearly 4 times longer than that of the control device. Our work indicates that election injection plays an important role in blue QLED efficiency and stability.     

Nonequilibrium free energy and information flow of a double quantum-dot system with Coulomb coupling

We build a double quantum-dot system with Coulomb coupling and aim at studying connections among the entropy production, free energy, and information flow. By utilizing concepts in stochastic thermodynamics and graph theory analysis, Clausius and nonequilibrium free energy inequalities are built to interpret local second law of thermodynamics for subsystems. A fundamental set of cycle fluxes and affinities is identified to decompose two inequalities by using Schnakenberg's network theory. Results show that the thermodynamic irreversibility has energy-related and information-related contributions. A global cycle associated with the feedback-induced information flow would pump electrons against the bias voltage, which implements a Maxwell demon.     

Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution of wavelength division multiplexing with multiple quantum channels

Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution (RFI-QKD) can allow a quantum key distribution system to obtain the ideal key rate and transmission distance without reference system calibration, which has attracted much attention. Here, we propose an RFI-QKD protocol based on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) considering finite-key analysis and crosstalk. The finite-key bound for RFI-QKD with decoy states is derived under the crosstalk of WDM. The resulting secret key rate of RFI-QKD, which is more rigorous, is obtained. Simulation results reveal that the secret key rate of RFI-QKD based on WDM is affected by the multiplexing channel number, as well as crosstalk between adjacent channels.     

广义热波长:定义、意义和应用

光子气体和低温下强简量子气体都不是经典理想气体,通常的热波长没有意义。但是,它们存在每个粒子的平均动量,因此可以定义广义热波长.这个热波长是系统量子相干性的一个量度,在非简并条件下,实物粒子系统广义热波长回到通常的热波长.简并条件下,热力学系统的线度必须大于广义热波长,因此导致了对热力学系统出现相关现象的最小线度,即最小线度判据.本文利用这一判据给出了一些典型系统的最小线度.     

利用费曼路径积分理论分析多光子干涉

将费曼路径积分理论引入量子力学教学,用来分析光子干涉现象.对非简并的两光子和三光子干涉的关联函数进行了推导,并对干涉结果进行了模拟.模拟结果显示,非简并的多光子干涉是多光子聚束和量子拍效应叠加的结果.     

量子体系的相空间规范变换

外尔于1918年引入的规范变换实际上是相位变换而非真正的尺度变换,但规范不变性、规范理论等概念都沿袭了下来。我们发现,针对由量子化条件[x,p]=ih而来的量子体系之本征值问题存在规范变换,或者说尺度变换,x→x/α,p→αp,该变换保体系的能量谱不变。量子谐振子、氢原子问题及一类多体问题的精确解析解证实了这一点。量子化条件[x,p]=ih看来是个对量子力学很强的约束,不止于能量的量子化。这个规范变换提醒我们相空间的体积及其量子化才是物理的关键,这也是量子力学和统计物理在潜意识里一直沿用却未予关注的思路。有趣的是,从量子谐振子体系的相空间表述似乎不能导向这个结论。如同规范理论所断言的电磁学量在给定坐标系下的数值表征与标度无关,我们认为量子体系的物理量,如能量谱等,在给定坐标系下的数值表征亦应与标度无关。此尺度变换与德布罗意关系相恰。     

降雪对地表附近自由空间量子信道的影响及参数仿真

量子通信具有覆盖面广、安全保密的优势,是当前通信领域国内外的研究热点.在自由空间量子通信过程中,光量子信号需要在地表上空一定高度进行传输,因此各种环境因素,例如降雪、沙尘暴、降雨、雾霾、浮尘等,不可避免地会影响量子通信性能.然而,迄今为止,降雪对地表附近自由空间量子信道影响的研究尚未展开.为此,根据降雪的强度,将降雪分为小雪(S1)、中雪(S2)、大雪(S3)和暴雪(S4)四个等级.由于空中正在飘落雪花对光量子信号具有能量吸收作用,称为消光效应,不同强度的降雪,其消光效应对自由空间光量子信号的影响不同.本文首先建立了不同等级降雪对光量子信号消光效应的数学模型;然后建立了因降雪导致的自由空间消光衰减定量关系,信道极限生存函数、不同降雪强度下的信道容量和量子误码率等性能参数受降雪影响的变化情况;最后建立了降雪强度、传输距离与链路衰减、幅值阻尼信道容量、信道生存函数以及信道误码率的数学模型.仿真结果表明,当降雪强度为2.1 mm/d(S1),传输距离为2.2 km时,通信链路衰减为0.0362,信道容量为0.7745,信道生存函数为0.2329,信道误码率为0.0105.当降雪强度为3.8 mm/d(S2)。传输距离为3.5 km时,通信链路衰减为0.1326,信道容量为0.4922,信道生存函数为0.2099,信道误码率为0.019.由此可见,降雪对量子通信性能有不同程度的影响.所以在实际应用中应根据降雪强度大小,自适应调节量子通信相关参数,提高量子通信的可靠性.