Volume 118, Issue 20

19 May 2017

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A collection of half-millimeter ceramic beads aggregated on a wet surface. Selected for an Editors' Suggestion.

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Accretion Dynamics on Wet Granular Materials
Guillaume Saingier, Alban Sauret, and Pierre Jop
Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 208001 (2017)

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

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Possible Precise Measurement of Delbrück Scattering Using Polarized Photon Beams

James K. Koga and Takehito Hayakawa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204801 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Polarized gamma rays could be used to measure how gamma-ray photons scatter off the virtual particles that make up the quantum vacuum.

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Electron and Ion Dynamics of the Solar Wind Interaction with a Weakly Outgassing Comet

Jan Deca, Andrey Divin, Pierre Henri, Anders Eriksson, Stefano Markidis, Vyacheslav Olshevsky, and Mihály Horányi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205101 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

Detailed 3D simulations of a comet’s environment reveal the rich dynamics of ions and electrons observed by the Rosetta spacecraft around comet 67P.

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Multiple-Star System Adaptive Vortex Coronagraphy Using a Liquid Crystal Light Valve

Artur Aleksanyan, Nina Kravets, and Etienne Brasselet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203902 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

A proposed telescope update could enable incoming light from multiple stars to be simultaneously blocked, making it easier to image exoplanets orbiting two or more stars.

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Transmodal Fabry-Pérot Resonance: Theory and Realization with Elastic Metamaterials

Joshua Minwoo Kweun, Hyung Jin Lee, Joo Hwan Oh, Hong Min Seung, and Yoon Young Kim

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205901 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

New filter allows shear waves to be produced efficiently, which could lead to higher resolution ultrasound images.

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Zeno Hall Effect

Zongping Gong, Sho Higashikawa, and Masahito Ueda

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200401 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

The quantum Zeno effect is predicted to give rise to Hall-effect-like behavior for wavepackets in an ultracold condensate.

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Nuclear Physics Around the Unitarity Limit

Sebastian König, Harald W. Grießhammer, H.-W. Hammer, and U. van Kolck

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 202501 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

Many features of three- and four-nucleon nuclei are well explained by a perturbative expansion around the unitarity limit. It is conjectured that this approach could work for heavier nuclei as well.

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Power Spectrum of Long Eigenlevel Sequences in Quantum Chaotic Systems

Roman Riser, Vladimir Al. Osipov, and Eugene Kanzieper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204101 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

A parameter-free, non-perturbative prediction of the power spectrum of energy level fluctuations is expected to apply universally for quantum chaotic systems.

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Elastic Vector Solitons in Soft Architected Materials

B. Deng, J. R. Raney, V. Tournat, and K. Bertoldi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204102 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Experiments, simulations, and theory demonstrate that elastic vector solitons can propagate in a soft structured material consisting of a network of squares connected by thin and deformable ligaments.

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Lateral $p − n$ Junction in an Inverted $InAs / GaSb$ Double Quantum Well

Matija Karalic, Christopher Mittag, Thomas Tschirky, Werner Wegscheider, Klaus Ensslin, and Thomas Ihn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 206801 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

The properties of a $p$ - $n$ junction in a semiconductor structure in the quantum spin Hall insulating regime are probed experimentally. This device could enable controlled study of the interplay between the quantum spin Hall and quantum Hall states.

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Dynamical Defects in Rotating Magnetic Skyrmion Lattices

S. Pöllath, J. Wild, L. Heinen, T. N. G. Meier, M. Kronseder, L. Tutsch, A. Bauer, H. Berger, C. Pfleiderer, J. Zweck, A. Rosch, and C. H. Back

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207205 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Skyrmions in lattices can be considered as point-like particles according to new experiments and theory that track the motion of lattice defects and domain boundaries.

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Accretion Dynamics on Wet Granular Materials

Guillaume Saingier, Alban Sauret, and Pierre Jop

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 208001 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

The probability that a jet of dry grains will stick to a wet granular pile depends on the amount of liquid available at the pile’s surface.

LETTERS

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

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Zeno Hall Effect

Zongping Gong, Sho Higashikawa, and Masahito Ueda

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200401 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

The quantum Zeno effect is predicted to give rise to Hall-effect-like behavior for wavepackets in an ultracold condensate.

Scheme for Detection of Single-Molecule Radical Pair Reaction Using Spin in Diamond

Haibin Liu, Martin B. Plenio, and Jianming Cai

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200402 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Phase Transitions in Definite Total Spin States of Two-Component Fermi Gases

Vladimir A. Yurovsky

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200403 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Majorana Quasiparticles Protected by $Z_{2}$ Angular Momentum Conservation

F. Iemini, L. Mazza, L. Fallani, P. Zoller, R. Fazio, and M. Dalmonte

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200404 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Security of Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution via a Gaussian de Finetti Reduction

Anthony Leverrier

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200501 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

Absolutely Maximally Entangled States of Seven Qubits Do Not Exist

Felix Huber, Otfried Gühne, and Jens Siewert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200502 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Additive Classical Capacity of Quantum Channels Assisted by Noisy Entanglement

Quntao Zhuang, Elton Yechao Zhu, and Peter W. Shor

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 200503 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Elementary Particles and Fields

Surface States in Holographic Weyl Semimetals

Markus Heinrich, Amadeo Jiménez-Alba, Sebastian Moeckel, and Martin Ammon

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 201601 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Nuclear Physics

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Nuclear Physics Around the Unitarity Limit

Sebastian König, Harald W. Grießhammer, H.-W. Hammer, and U. van Kolck

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 202501 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

Many features of three- and four-nucleon nuclei are well explained by a perturbative expansion around the unitarity limit. It is conjectured that this approach could work for heavier nuclei as well.

Gamma Decay of Unbound Neutron-Hole States in ${}^{133}{Sn}$

V. Vaquero et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 202502 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Laser-Controlled Torsions: Four-Dimensional Theory and the Validity of Reduced Dimensionality Models

Thomas Grohmann, Monika Leibscher, and Tamar Seideman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203201 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

High-Harmonic Generation Enhanced by Dynamical Electron Correlation

Iliya Tikhomirov, Takeshi Sato, and Kenichi L. Ishikawa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203202 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Laser-Induced Rotation of Iodine Molecules in Helium Nanodroplets: Revivals and Breaking Free

Benjamin Shepperson, Anders A. Søndergaard, Lars Christiansen, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Robert E. Zillich, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Henrik Stapelfeldt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203203 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Synchronization Dynamics in a Designed Open System

Nobuhiko Yokoshi, Kazuki Odagiri, Akira Ishikawa, and Hajime Ishihara

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203601 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Enhancing Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer with Si-based Metasurfaces

V. Fernández-Hurtado, F. J. García-Vidal, Shanhui Fan, and J. C. Cuevas

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203901 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

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Multiple-Star System Adaptive Vortex Coronagraphy Using a Liquid Crystal Light Valve

Artur Aleksanyan, Nina Kravets, and Etienne Brasselet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203902 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

A proposed telescope update could enable incoming light from multiple stars to be simultaneously blocked, making it easier to image exoplanets orbiting two or more stars.

X-ray Phase-Contrast Imaging and Metrology through Unified Modulated Pattern Analysis

Marie-Christine Zdora, Pierre Thibault, Tunhe Zhou, Frieder J. Koch, Jenny Romell, Simone Sala, Arndt Last, Christoph Rau, and Irene Zanette

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 203903 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Power Spectrum of Long Eigenlevel Sequences in Quantum Chaotic Systems

Roman Riser, Vladimir Al. Osipov, and Eugene Kanzieper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204101 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

A parameter-free, non-perturbative prediction of the power spectrum of energy level fluctuations is expected to apply universally for quantum chaotic systems.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Elastic Vector Solitons in Soft Architected Materials

B. Deng, J. R. Raney, V. Tournat, and K. Bertoldi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204102 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Plasma and Beam Physics

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Possible Precise Measurement of Delbrück Scattering Using Polarized Photon Beams

James K. Koga and Takehito Hayakawa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204801 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Polarized gamma rays could be used to measure how gamma-ray photons scatter off the virtual particles that make up the quantum vacuum.

Achieving Stable Radiation Pressure Acceleration of Heavy Ions via Successive Electron Replenishment from Ionization of a High- $Z$ Material Coating

X. F. Shen, B. Qiao, H. Zhang, S. Kar, C. T. Zhou, H. X. Chang, M. Borghesi, and X. T. He

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 204802 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Collimated Propagation of Fast Electron Beams Accelerated by High-Contrast Laser Pulses in Highly Resistive Shocked Carbon

X. Vaisseau, A. Morace, M. Touati, M. Nakatsutsumi, S. D. Baton, S. Hulin, Ph. Nicolaï, R. Nuter, D. Batani, F. N. Beg, J. Breil, R. Fedosejevs, J.-L. Feugeas, P. Forestier-Colleoni, C. Fourment, S. Fujioka, L. Giuffrida, S. Kerr, H. S. McLean, H. Sawada, V. T. Tikhonchuk, and J. J. Santos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205001 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Electron and Ion Dynamics of the Solar Wind Interaction with a Weakly Outgassing Comet

Jan Deca, Andrey Divin, Pierre Henri, Anders Eriksson, Stefano Markidis, Vyacheslav Olshevsky, and Mihály Horányi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205101 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

Detailed 3D simulations of a comet’s environment reveal the rich dynamics of ions and electrons observed by the Rosetta spacecraft around comet 67P.

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Local Structure and Short-Range Order in a NiCoCr Solid Solution Alloy

F. X. Zhang, Shijun Zhao, Ke Jin, H. Xue, G. Velisa, H. Bei, R. Huang, J. Y. P. Ko, D. C. Pagan, J. C. Neuefeind, W. J. Weber, and Yanwen Zhang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205501 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

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Transmodal Fabry-Pérot Resonance: Theory and Realization with Elastic Metamaterials

Joshua Minwoo Kweun, Hyung Jin Lee, Joo Hwan Oh, Hong Min Seung, and Yoon Young Kim

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 205901 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

New filter allows shear waves to be produced efficiently, which could lead to higher resolution ultrasound images.

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Dimensional Crossover in a Charge Density Wave Material Probed by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy

C. W. Nicholson, C. Berthod, M. Puppin, H. Berger, M. Wolf, M. Hoesch, and C. Monney

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 206401 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Disruption of the Accidental Dirac Semimetal State in ${ZrTe}_{5}$ under Hydrostatic Pressure

J. L. Zhang, C. Y. Guo, X. D. Zhu, L. Ma, G. L. Zheng, Y. Q. Wang, L. Pi, Y. Chen, H. Q. Yuan, and M. L. Tian

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 206601 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Particle-Hole Duality in the Lowest Landau Level

Dung Xuan Nguyen, Tankut Can, and Andrey Gromov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 206602 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

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Lateral $p − n$ Junction in an Inverted $InAs / GaSb$ Double Quantum Well

Matija Karalic, Christopher Mittag, Thomas Tschirky, Werner Wegscheider, Klaus Ensslin, and Thomas Ihn

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 206801 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Symmetry-Enforced Line Nodes in Unconventional Superconductors

T. Micklitz and M. R. Norman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207001 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

Non-Abelian Majorana Modes Protected by an Emergent Second Chern Number

Cheung Chan and Xiong-Jun Liu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207002 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Electrothermal Transistor Effect and Cyclic Electronic Currents in Multithermal Charge Transfer Networks

Galen T. Craven and Abraham Nitzan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207201 (2017) - Published 15 May, 2017

Spin-Orbit Coupling Controlled $J = 3 / 2$ Electronic Ground State in $5 d^{3}$ Oxides

A. E. Taylor, S. Calder, R. Morrow, H. L. Feng, M. H. Upton, M. D. Lumsden, K. Yamaura, P. M. Woodward, and A. D. Christianson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207202 (2017) - Published 16 May, 2017

Transfer of Magnetic Order and Anisotropy through Epitaxial Integration of $3 d$ and $4 f$ Spin Systems

M. Bluschke, A. Frano, E. Schierle, M. Minola, M. Hepting, G. Christiani, G. Logvenov, E. Weschke, E. Benckiser, and B. Keimer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207203 (2017) - Published 17 May, 2017

Coherent Two-Dimensional Terahertz Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Collective Spin Waves

Jian Lu, Xian Li, Harold Y. Hwang, Benjamin K. Ofori-Okai, Takayuki Kurihara, Tohru Suemoto, and Keith A. Nelson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207204 (2017) - Published 18 May, 2017

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Dynamical Defects in Rotating Magnetic Skyrmion Lattices

S. Pöllath, J. Wild, L. Heinen, T. N. G. Meier, M. Kronseder, L. Tutsch, A. Bauer, H. Berger, C. Pfleiderer, J. Zweck, A. Rosch, and C. H. Back

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207205 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Skyrmions in lattices can be considered as point-like particles according to new experiments and theory that track the motion of lattice defects and domain boundaries.

Spin ice Thin Film: Surface Ordering, Emergent Square ice, and Strain Effects

L. D. C. Jaubert, T. Lin, T. S. Opel, P. C. W. Holdsworth, and M. J. P. Gingras

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207206 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017

Singlet Orbital Ordering in Bilayer ${Sr}_{3} {Cr}_{2} O_{7}$

Justin Jeanneau, Pierre Toulemonde, Gyorgy Remenyi, André Sulpice, Claire Colin, Vivian Nassif, Emmanuelle Suard, Eduardo Salas Colera, Germán R. Castro, Frederic Gay, Corina Urdaniz, Ruben Weht, Clement Fevrier, Arnaud Ralko, Claudine Lacroix, Armando A. Aligia, and Manuel Núñez-Regueiro

Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 207207 (2017) - Published 19 May, 2017