Einstein-Hopf drag,Doppler shift of thermal radiation and blackbody drag: Three perspectives on quantum friction

The thermal friction force acting on an atom moving relative to a thermal photon bath has recently been calculated on the basis of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. The thermal fluctuations of the electromagnetic field give rise to a drag force on an atom provided one allows for dissipation of the field energy via spontaneous emission. The drag force exists if the atomic polarizability has a nonvanishing imaginary part. Here, we explore alternative derivations. The damping of the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator is described by radiative reaction theory (result of Einstein and Hopf), taking into account the known stochastic fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. Describing the excitations of the atom as an ensemble of damped harmonic oscillators, we identify the previously found expressions as generalizations of the Einstein-Hopf result. In addition, we present a simple explanation for blackbody friction in terms of a Doppler shift of the thermal radiation in the inertial frame of the moving atom: The atom absorbs blue-shifted photons from the front and radiates off energy in all directions, thereby losing energy. The original plus the two alternative derivations provide for additional confirmation of an intriguing quantum friction effect, and leave no doubt regarding its existence.     

The laser radiation action on the biological objects

The basic physical mechanisms of laser influence on living tissues are discussed. The role of radiation monochromaticity, self-organising and non-equilibrium of laser influence, intravenous blood photomodification of and others is considered. Laser anesthesia and antistress influence is discussed. It is experimentally confirmed biological substances solution manoclusterization under the influence of laser radiation.     

Universal charge-radius relation for subatomic and astrophysical compact objects

Electron-positron pair creation in supercritical electric fields limits the net charge of any static, spherical object, such as superheavy nuclei, strangelets, and Q balls, or compact stars like neutron stars, quark stars, and black holes. For radii between 4 x 10(2) and 10(4) fm the upper bound on the net charge is given by the universal relation Z=0.71R(fm), and for larger radii (measured in femtometers or kilometers) Z=7 x 10(-5)R_(2)(fm)=7 x 10(31)R_(2)(km). For objects with nuclear density the relation corresponds to Z approximately 0.7A(1/3)( (10(8)10(12)), where A is the baryon number. For some systems this universal upper bound improves existing charge limits in the literature.     

测定不同形状物体空气阻力系数的实验

设计空气流速连续可调的小型风洞,对圆形平板、圆柱体、流线体的空气阻力系数进行测量.利用U型管中水柱的高度差表达孔板法中空气的流速,通过悬臂梁力传感器测量测试物受到的空气阻力,根据空气阻力和U型管中水柱的高度差的关系测定空气阻力系数.     

Universal quantum computation in decoherence-free subspace with neutral atoms

We show how realistic cavity-assisted interaction between neutral atoms and coherent optical pulses, and measurement techniques, combined with optical transportation of atoms, allow for a universal set of quantum gates acting on decoherence--free subspace in a deterministic way. The logical qubits are immunized to the dominant source of decoherece-dephasing, while the influences of additional errors are shown by numerical simulations. We analyze the performance and stability of all required operations and emphasize that all techniques are feasible with current experimental technology.     

Coherent thermal radiation

The radiation emitted by a heated body is generally quoted as a typical example of incoherent radiation, in distinction to laser radiation. One is nearly isotropic, the other highly directional; one is spectrally broad, the other quasi-monochromatic. It may come as a surprise that the thermal radiation of a large number of substances is coherent, both in space and time, when it is observed at a distance from the body that is shorter than the wavelength. This behaviour can be understood within an electromagnetic approach to thermal emission. Several recent experiments have confirmed these unexpected properties.     

UP-conversion of terahertz radiation induced by photon drag effect

An all-optical approach to convert terahertz radiation (THz, wavelength λ₁) into infrared (IR, peak wavelength λ₂) is presented. We show that this up-conversion process is due to the photon drag effect induced by the THz radiation in intrinsic narrow-gap semiconductors followed by spatial redistribution of current carriers and band-to-band radiative recombination. The process results in non-selective high-speed (ns range rise/fall times) IR imaging of positive (conventional luminescence) and/or negative (negative luminescence) contrasts. Estimates made for an InSb pixelless converter at 300 K and moderate THz intensity (kW/cm²) show that this up-conversion process (with λ₁/λ₂>10²) can be observed with a conventional thermal imaging camera.     

Resonant radiation pressure on neutral particles in a waveguide

A theoretical analysis of electromagnetic forces on neutral particles in a hollow waveguide is presented. We show that the effective scattering cross section of a very small (Rayleigh) particle can be strongly modified inside a waveguide. The coupling of the scattered dipolar field with the waveguide modes induces a resonant enhanced backscattering state of the scatterer-guide system close to the onset of new modes. The particle effective cross section can then be as large as the wavelength even far from any transition resonance. As we will show, a small particle can be strongly accelerated along the guide axis while being highly confined in a narrow zone of the cross section of the guide.     

On reflection of radiation from moving objects

An analytical expression for the field reflected from a nonuniformity of the velocity of a moving medium is obtained. Specific features of the reflected radiation depending on the velocity and sizes of the non-uniformity domain and on the angle of incidence of radiation relative to the direction of motion are studied. The feasibility of experimental detection of the reflected radiation is demonstrated.     

Universal measurement of quantum correlations of radiation

A measurement technique is proposed which, in principle, allows one to observe the general space-time correlation properties of a quantized radiation field. Our method, called balanced homodyne correlation measurement, unifies the advantages of balanced homodyne detection with those of homodyne correlation measurements.     

Particle capture by radiation drag around a highly luminous compact stars

In the present work, we explored the effect of the radiation on the effective impact parameter for capture in a fully general relativistic manner. To summarize our results, evidently due to the radiation drag (the Poynting–Robertson effect), critical impact parameter of point particle gets larger by the factor of two, thus, the effective cross section of the luminous relativistic star becomes 4 times larger than that of the star without radiation emission. In addition, the finite size effect of the star adds up to this growth of the effective cross section.     

A broadband photon drag detector for pulsed, high-power radiation detection

A broadband detector based on the photon drag effect in semiconductors has been used for radiation detection from 600 m to 1 cm wavelengths. The measured responsivity of the detector at the longer wavelengths is 3 V/W.     

热辐射基础实验

利用PASCO热辐射实验装置，进行了辐射体辐射出射度、反平方定律、斯特藩-玻尔兹曼辐射定律等基本实验的研究，并对测量结果进行了数据拟合，实验结果和理论模拟符合得很好。     

Universal features of quantized thermal conductance of carbon nanotubes

The universal features of quantized thermal conductance of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are revealed through a theoretical analysis based on the Landauer theory of heat transport. The phonon-derived thermal conductance of semiconducting CNTs exhibits a universal quantization in the low-temperature limit, independent of the radius or atomic geometry. The temperature dependence follows a single curve given in terms of temperature scaled by the phonon energy gap. The thermal conductance of metallic CNTs has an additional contribution from electronic states, which also exhibits quantized behavior up to room temperature.     

Photon drag detection of 10 μm radiation in Bi thin-films evaporated on amorphous substrates

Summary We have observed IR detection signals with ns response in irradiated Bi thin films, which were evaporated at large angles with the substrate normal direction. At 10 μm radiation, these detectors show a voltage response with reversed sign compared to the visible-light response which is generated by a well-known thermoelectric effect. Other thin-film metallic detectors as Cr films operating with this effect do not show this sign inversion at 10 μm. We attribute the sign-reversed fast signal in bismuth to a transversal photon drag effect related to the interband transition induced by the 10 μm radiation.

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Riassunto Noi abbiamo osservato una generazione di tensione prodotta ai capi di un film anisotropo di bismuto dall'assorbimento di radiazione a 10 μm. Questa risposta è veloce (ns) ed è differente dal normale segnale termovoltaico osservato in Bi e altri metalli (es. Cr) illuminati da luce visibile, sebbene tale segnale sia osservabile anche a 10 μm. Noi abbiamo attribuito questo segnale veloce ad un effetto di photo-drag trasverso dovuto a transizioni interbanda in microcristalli orientati da una evaporazione a forte angolo.

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Резюме Мы наблюдаем сигналы детектирования инфракрасного излучения с наносекундным временем отклика в облученных тонких пленках Bi которые напылены при больщих углах к нормальному направлению подложки. При облучении с длиной волны 10 мкм зти детекторы обнаруживают отклик с обратным знаком по сравнению с откликом для видимого света, котрый генерируется за счет хорошо известного термозлектрического зффекта. Другие тонкопленочные металлические детекторы, например пленки Cr, работающие на том же зффекте, не обнаруживают явления обращения знака при длине волны 10 мкм. Мы приписываем явление обращения знака в висмуте зффекту сопротивления фотонов, связанному с внутризонным переходом, индуцированным излучением с длиной волиы 10 мкм.

     

Optical pumping of trapped neutral molecules by blackbody radiation

Optical pumping by blackbody radiation is a feature shared by all polar molecules and fundamentally limits the time that these molecules can be kept in a single quantum state in a trap. To demonstrate and quantify this, we have monitored the optical pumping of electrostatically trapped OH and OD radicals by room-temperature blackbody radiation. Transfer of these molecules to rotationally excited states by blackbody radiation at 295 K limits the 1/e trapping time for OH and OD in the X(2)Pi(3/2), v" =0, J"=3/2(f) state to 2.8 and 7.1 s, respectively.