Volume 104, Issue 14

9 April 2010

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Decay chains for the newly discovered element 117. The observed (predicted) lifetimes for each step are in black (blue). Selected by the Editors for a PRL Suggestion and a Viewpoint in Physics.

From the article:

Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number $Z = 117$
Yu. Ts. Oganessian et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142502 (2010)

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Entanglement of Atomic Qubits Using an Optical Frequency Comb

D. Hayes, D. N. Matsukevich, P. Maunz, D. Hucul, Q. Quraishi, S. Olmschenk, W. Campbell, J. Mizrahi, C. Senko, and C. Monroe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140501 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

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Lattice Effective Field Theory Calculations for $A = 3$ , 4, 6, 12 Nuclei

Evgeny Epelbaum, Hermann Krebs, Dean Lee, and Ulf-G. Meißner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142501 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

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Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number $Z = 117$

Yu. Ts. Oganessian et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142502 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

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Fruit Flies Modulate Passive Wing Pitching to Generate In-Flight Turns

Attila J. Bergou, Leif Ristroph, John Guckenheimer, Itai Cohen, and Z. Jane Wang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 148101 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

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Exploring Binary-Neutron-Star-Merger Scenario of Short-Gamma-Ray Bursts by Gravitational-Wave Observation

Kenta Kiuchi, Yuichiro Sekiguchi, Masaru Shibata, and Keisuke Taniguchi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141101 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

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Dynamic Scaling in the Susceptibility of the Spin- $\frac{1}{2}$ Kagome Lattice Antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite

J. S. Helton, K. Matan, M. P. Shores, E. A. Nytko, B. M. Bartlett, Y. Qiu, D. G. Nocera, and Y. S. Lee

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 147201 (2010) - Published 6 April, 2010

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Resonant Guided Wave Networks

Eyal Feigenbaum and Harry A. Atwater

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 147402 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

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Pairing and Vortex Lattices for Interacting Fermions in Optical Lattices with a Large Magnetic Field

Hui Zhai, R. O. Umucalılar, and M. Ö. Oktel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 145301 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

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Domain Wall in a Chiral $p$ -Wave Superconductor: A Pathway for Electrical Current

I. Serban, B. Béri, A. R. Akhmerov, and C. W. J. Beenakker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 147001 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

LETTERS

General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc.

Local Quantum Measurement and No-Signaling Imply Quantum Correlations

H. Barnum, S. Beigi, S. Boixo, M. B. Elliott, and S. Wehner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140401 (2010) - Published 6 April, 2010

Bounds on an Energy-Dependent and Observer-Independent Speed of Light from Violations of Locality

Sabine Hossenfelder

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140402 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Quantum Radiation from Superluminal Refractive-Index Perturbations

F. Belgiorno, S. L. Cacciatori, G. Ortenzi, V. G. Sala, and D. Faccio

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140403 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Unified Framework for Correlations in Terms of Local Quantum Observables

A. Acín, R. Augusiak, D. Cavalcanti, C. Hadley, J. K. Korbicz, M. Lewenstein, Ll. Masanes, and M. Piani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140404 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

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Entanglement of Atomic Qubits Using an Optical Frequency Comb

D. Hayes, D. N. Matsukevich, P. Maunz, D. Hucul, Q. Quraishi, S. Olmschenk, W. Campbell, J. Mizrahi, C. Senko, and C. Monroe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140501 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

Switching Exponent Scaling near Bifurcation Points for Non-Gaussian Noise

Lora Billings, Ira B. Schwartz, Marie McCrary, A. N. Korotkov, and M. I. Dykman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 140601 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

Gravitation and Astrophysics

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Exploring Binary-Neutron-Star-Merger Scenario of Short-Gamma-Ray Bursts by Gravitational-Wave Observation

Kenta Kiuchi, Yuichiro Sekiguchi, Masaru Shibata, and Keisuke Taniguchi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141101 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

Secondary Photons and Neutrinos from Cosmic Rays Produced by Distant Blazars

Warren Essey, Oleg E. Kalashev, Alexander Kusenko, and John F. Beacom

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141102 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Elementary Particles and Fields

Constraining the Braneworld with Gravitational Wave Observations

Sean T. McWilliams

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141601 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Theoretical Foundation for the Index Theorem on the Lattice with Staggered Fermions

David H. Adams

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141602 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Search for the Higgs Boson Using Neural Networks in Events with Missing Energy and $b$ -Quark Jets in $p \bar{p}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV$

T. Aaltonen et al. (CDF Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141801 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

Multiple Cyclotron Method to Search for $C P$ Violation in the Neutrino Sector

J. M. Conrad and M. H. Shaevitz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 141802 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Nuclear Physics

Event-by-Event Fluctuations of Azimuthal Particle Anisotropy in $Au + Au$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200 GeV$

B. Alver et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142301 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

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Lattice Effective Field Theory Calculations for $A = 3$ , 4, 6, 12 Nuclei

Evgeny Epelbaum, Hermann Krebs, Dean Lee, and Ulf-G. Meißner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142501 (2010) - Published 8 April, 2010

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Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number $Z = 117$

Yu. Ts. Oganessian et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142502 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Precision Determination of the $d π \leftrightarrow N N$ Transition Strength at Threshold

Th. Strauch, F. D. Amaro, D. F. Anagnostopoulos, P. Bühler, D. S. Covita, H. Gorke, D. Gotta, A. Gruber, A. Hirtl, P. Indelicato, E.-O. Le Bigot, M. Nekipelov, J. M. F. dos Santos, S. Schlesser, Ph. Schmid, L. M. Simons, M. Trassinelli, J. F. C. A. Veloso, and J. Zmeskal

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142503 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Self-Excitation and Feedback Cooling of an Isolated Proton

N. Guise, J. DiSciacca, and G. Gabrielse

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 143001 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

Resonant Coupling of a Bose-Einstein Condensate to a Micromechanical Oscillator

David Hunger, Stephan Camerer, Theodor W. Hänsch, Daniel König, Jörg P. Kotthaus, Jakob Reichel, and Philipp Treutlein

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 143002 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Optical Superradiance from Nuclear Spin Environment of Single-Photon Emitters

E. M. Kessler, S. Yelin, M. D. Lukin, J. I. Cirac, and G. Giedke

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 143601 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Superresolution Moiré Mapping of Particle Plasmon Modes

D. M. Koller, U. Hohenester, A. Hohenau, H. Ditlbacher, F. Reil, N. Galler, F. R. Aussenegg, A. Leitner, A. Trügler, and J. R. Krenn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 143901 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Plasma and Beam Physics

Electron Bunch Timing with Femtosecond Precision in a Superconducting Free-Electron Laser

F. Löhl, V. Arsov, M. Felber, K. Hacker, W. Jalmuzna, B. Lorbeer, F. Ludwig, K.-H. Matthiesen, H. Schlarb, B. Schmidt, P. Schmüser, S. Schulz, J. Szewinski, A. Winter, and J. Zemella

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 144801 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

Turbulence Phase Space in Simple Magnetized Toroidal Plasmas

Paolo Ricci and B. N. Rogers

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 145001 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

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Domain Wall in a Chiral $p$ -Wave Superconductor: A Pathway for Electrical Current

I. Serban, B. Béri, A. R. Akhmerov, and C. W. J. Beenakker

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 147001 (2010) - Published 5 April, 2010

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Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics

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ERRATA

Erratum: Origin of Friction Anisotropy on a Quasicrystal Surface [Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 074302 (2010)]

Aleksander E. Filippov, Andrea Vanossi, and Michael Urbakh

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 149901 (2010) - Published 7 April, 2010

Erratum: Manipulating Higher Partial-Wave Atom-Atom Interactions by Strong Photoassociative Coupling [Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 023201 (2009)]

B. Deb and J. Hazra

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 149902 (2010) - Published 9 April, 2010

Volume 104, Issue 14

On the Cover

From the article:

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

LETTERS

General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc.

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Elementary Particles and Fields

Nuclear Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Plasma and Beam Physics

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics

COMMENTS

ERRATA