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Simulation of attosecond pulse generation (cyan) with electron density plotted against time (vertical) and position (horizontal) during a laser-plasma interaction.

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Dependence of Laser-Driven Coherent Synchrotron Emission Efficiency on Pulse Ellipticity and Implications for Polarization Gating
M. Yeung, B. Dromey, S. Cousens, T. Dzelzainis, D. Kiefer, J. Schreiber, J. H. Bin, W. Ma, C. Kreuzer, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, M. J. V. Streeter, P. S. Foster, S. Rykovanov, and M. Zepf
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 123902 (2014)

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

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Objectivity in a Noisy Photonic Environment through Quantum State Information Broadcasting

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Demonstration of Fold and Cusp Catastrophes in an Atomic Cloud Reflected from an Optical Barrier in the Presence of Gravity

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Degree of Non-Markovianity of Quantum Evolution

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Quantum Metrology in Open Systems: Dissipative Cramér-Rao Bound

S. Alipour, M. Mehboudi, and A. T. Rezakhani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 120405 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Constrained Dynamics via the Zeno Effect in Quantum Simulation: Implementing Non-Abelian Lattice Gauge Theories with Cold Atoms

K. Stannigel, P. Hauke, D. Marcos, M. Hafezi, S. Diehl, M. Dalmonte, and P. Zoller

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Hyperfine Splitting in Positronium to O(α7me): One Photon Annihilation Contribution

M. Baker, P. Marquard, A. A. Penin, J. Piclum, and M. Steinhauser

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Collective Coupling of a Macroscopic Number of Single-Molecule Magnets with a Microwave Cavity Mode

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Observation of Topological Structures in Photonic Quantum Walks

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Entropic Barriers for Two-Dimensional Quantum Memories

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Fault-Tolerant Measurement-Based Quantum Computing with Continuous-Variable Cluster States

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Experimental Realization of Multipartite Entanglement of 60 Modes of a Quantum Optical Frequency Comb

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Unconditional Security of Time-Energy Entanglement Quantum Key Distribution Using Dual-Basis Interferometry

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Spin-Current Autocorrelations from Single Pure-State Propagation

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Gravitation and Astrophysics

Effectively Universal Behavior of Rotating Neutron Stars in General Relativity Makes Them Even Simpler than Their Newtonian Counterparts

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The geometry of space-time around a neutron star is shown numerically to be insensitive to its internal structure.

Antimatter Interferometry for Gravity Measurements

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Nuclear Physics

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Experimental Determination of the Antineutrino Spectrum of the Fission Products of U238

N. Haag, A. Gütlein, M. Hofmann, L. Oberauer, W. Potzel, K. Schreckenbach, and F. M. Wagner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 122501 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

First measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from 238U fission, which has implications for neutrino physics and nuclear nonproliferation.

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Beyond the Spin Model Approximation for Ramsey Spectroscopy

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Tunable Resonant and Nonresonant Interactions between a Phase Qubit and LC Resonator

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Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Nonlinear Oscillations and Bifurcations in Silicon Photonic Microresonators

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Dependence of Laser-Driven Coherent Synchrotron Emission Efficiency on Pulse Ellipticity and Implications for Polarization Gating

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Fundamental Limits to Extinction by Metallic Nanoparticles

O. D. Miller, C. W. Hsu, M. T. H. Reid, W. Qiu, B. G. DeLacy, J. D. Joannopoulos, M. Soljačić, and S. G. Johnson

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Time-Reversal Generation of Rogue Waves

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Turbulent Boundary Layer in High Rayleigh Number Convection in Air

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Plasma and Beam Physics

Two-Color Laser-Ionization Injection

L.-L. Yu, E. Esarey, C. B. Schroeder, J.-L. Vay, C. Benedetti, C. G. R. Geddes, M. Chen, and W. P. Leemans

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Observation of the LH Confinement Bifurcation Triggered by a Turbulence-Driven Shear Flow in a Tokamak Plasma

Z. Yan, G. R. McKee, R. Fonck, P. Gohil, R. J. Groebner, and T. H. Osborne

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Helicity-Flux-Driven α Effect in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas

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Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Structure of Nanocrystalline Ti3C2 MXene Using Atomic Pair Distribution Function

Chenyang Shi, Majid Beidaghi, Michael Naguib, Olha Mashtalir, Yury Gogotsi, and Simon J. L. Billinge

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Anharmonic Damping of Terahertz Acoustic Waves in a Network Glass and Its Effect on the Density of Vibrational States

G. Baldi, V. M. Giordano, B. Ruta, R. Dal Maschio, A. Fontana, and G. Monaco

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Determination of the Origin and Magnitude of Logarithmic Finite-Size Effects on Interfacial Tension: Role of Interfacial Fluctuations and Domain Breathing

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Evidence of Liquid-Liquid Transition in Triphenyl Phosphite from Time-Resolved Light Scattering Experiments

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Unveiling the Mechanism of Water Partial Dissociation on Ru(0001)

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Morphology of Monolayer MgO Films on Ag(100): Switching from Corrugated Islands to Extended Flat Terraces

Jagriti Pal, Marco Smerieri, Edvige Celasco, Letizia Savio, Luca Vattuone, and Mario Rocca

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Atomic-Scale Quantification of Grain Boundary Segregation in Nanocrystalline Material

M. Herbig, D. Raabe, Y. J. Li, P. Choi, S. Zaefferer, and S. Goto

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Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Direct Dynamical Evidence for the Spin Glass Lower Critical Dimension 2<d<3

Samaresh Guchhait and Raymond Orbach

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126401 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Majorana Bound States in Two-Channel Time-Reversal-Symmetric Nanowire Systems

Erikas Gaidamauskas, Jens Paaske, and Karsten Flensberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126402 (2014) - Published 25 March, 2014

Coherent Control to Prepare an InAs Quantum Dot for Spin-Photon Entanglement

L. A. Webster, K. Truex, L.-M. Duan, D. G. Steel, A. S. Bracker, D. Gammon, and L. J. Sham

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Interferometric technique achieves femtosecond control of entangled spin-photon quantum systems.

Low-Temperature Transport Properties of Photogenerated Charges in Organic Materials

A. D. Chepelianskii, Jianpu Wang, and R. H. Friend

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126802 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Tuning the Influence of Microscopic Decoherence on the Superconducting Proximity Effect in a Graphene Andreev Interferometer

Fabio Deon, Sandra Šopić, and Alberto F. Morpurgo

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126803 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Broken SU(4) Symmetry and the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in Graphene

I. Sodemann and A. H. MacDonald

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126804 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Ultrashort Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Reveal Field-Emission Coulomb Blockade and Highest Electron-Source Brightness

A. Pascale-Hamri, S. Perisanu, A. Derouet, C. Journet, P. Vincent, A. Ayari, and S. T. Purcell

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126805 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Field emission experiments on modified carbon nanotube tips show that Coulomb blockade phenomena, increased resistance at small bias voltages, persist at unexpectedly high temperatures and low currents.

Fractional Chern Insulators with Strong Interactions that Far Exceed Band Gaps

Stefanos Kourtis, Titus Neupert, Claudio Chamon, and Christopher Mudry

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 126806 (2014) - Published 27 March, 2014

Doping Dependence of the Anisotropic Quasiparticle Interference in NaFe1xCoxAs Iron-Based Superconductors

Peng Cai, Wei Ruan, Xiaodong Zhou, Cun Ye, Aifeng Wang, Xianhui Chen, Dung-Hai Lee, and Yayu Wang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127001 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

Spin-Orbital Entanglement and the Breakdown of Singlets and Triplets in Sr2RuO4 Revealed by Spin- and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy

C. N. Veenstra, Z.-H. Zhu, M. Raichle, B. M. Ludbrook, A. Nicolaou, B. Slomski, G. Landolt, S. Kittaka, Y. Maeno, J. H. Dil, I. S. Elfimov, M. W. Haverkort, and A. Damascelli

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127002 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Persistence of the Superconducting Condensate Far above the Critical Temperature of YBa2(Cu,Zn)3Oy Revealed by c-Axis Optical Conductivity Measurements for Several Zn Concentrations and Carrier Doping Levels

Ece Uykur, Kiyohisa Tanaka, Takahiko Masui, Shigeki Miyasaka, and Setsuko Tajima

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127003 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Dissipation in Ultrahigh Quality Factor SiN Membrane Resonators

S. Chakram, Y. S. Patil, L. Chang, and M. Vengalattore

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127201 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

Standing Spin Waves in Ultrathin Magnetic Films: A Method to Test for Layer-Dependent Exchange Coupling

J. Rajeswari, H. Ibach, and C. M. Schneider

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127202 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Quantum Phase Diagram of the Triangular-Lattice XXZ Model in a Magnetic Field

Daisuke Yamamoto, Giacomo Marmorini, and Ippei Danshita

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127203 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Geometric Mutual Information at Classical Critical Points

Jean-Marie Stéphan, Stephen Inglis, Paul Fendley, and Roger G. Melko

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127204 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Spin-Nematic Interaction in the Multiferroic Compound Ba2CoGe2O7

M. Soda, M. Matsumoto, M. Månsson, S. Ohira-Kawamura, K. Nakajima, R. Shiina, and T. Masuda

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127205 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Hyperferroelectrics: Proper Ferroelectrics with Persistent Polarization

Kevin F. Garrity, Karin M. Rabe, and David Vanderbilt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 127601 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics

Dynamics of the Force Exchanged between Membrane Inclusions

Jean-Baptiste Fournier

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 128101 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

Interactions between Nanofibers in Fiber-Surfactant Suspensions: Theory of Corresponding Distances

Dirk Müter and Henry Bock

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 128301 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

A new theory shows that the interactions between suspended nanotubes can be predicted using only the angle and distance between them.

Chaotic Induced-Charge Electro-Osmosis

Scott M. Davidson, Mathias B. Andersen, and Ali Mani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 128302 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

Simulations show that electrostatic driven flows of ions around acharged surface are unstable at high field strengths.

Off-Equilibrium Surface Tension in Colloidal Suspensions

Domenico Truzzolillo, Serge Mora, Christelle Dupas, and Luca Cipelletti

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 128303 (2014) - Published 24 March, 2014

Collective Surfing of Chemically Active Particles

Hassan Masoud and Michael J. Shelley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 128304 (2014) - Published 26 March, 2014

The collective dynamics of chemically active particles bound to a flat surface resembles that of slime mold colonies.

COMMENTS

Comment on “State-Dependent Electron Delocalization Dynamics at the Solute-Solvent Interface: Soft-X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Ab initio Calculations”

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 129301 (2014) - Published 28 March, 2014

Comment on “State-Dependent Electron Delocalization Dynamics at the Solute-Solvent Interface: Soft-X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Calculations”

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 129302 (2014) - Published 28 March, 2014

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