N. Cummings | Searcharxiv

arXiv2010

Protecting and Dynamically Generating Entanglement in a Two-Atom Two-Field-Mode Model

We analyze the time evolution of quantum entanglement in a model consisting of two two-level atoms interacting with a two-mode electromagnetic field for a variety of initial states. We study two different coupling schemes motivated by the forms that can arise due to atomic separation. We observe a variety of qualitative features such as entanglement sudden death, dynamical generation, protection, and transfer between subsystems. Our quantitative analysis shows that these cases with different couplings and initial states differ significantly in these qualitative features. The multifarious behaviors in these two-mode cases suggest the importance of considering atomic separation carefully for any model where two atoms interact with a common field.

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arXiv2001

Burst Oscillation Periods from 4U 1636--53: A Constraint on the Binary Doppler Modulation

We present a study of the distribution of asymptotic burst oscillation periods for a sample of 26 bursts from 4U 1636-53 observed with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The burst sample includes both archival and proprietary data and spans more than 4.5 years. We also present new optical light curves of V801 Arae, the optical counterpart of 4U 1636-53, obtained during 1998-2001. We use these optical data to refine the binary period measured by Augusteijn et al. (1998) to 3.7931206(152) hours. We show that a subset of ~70% of the bursts form a tightly clustered distribution of asymptotic periods consistent with a period stability of ~ 1/10,000. The tightness of this distribution, made up of bursts spanning more than 4 years in time, suggests that the underlying period is highly stable, with a time to change the period of ~30,000 years, comparable to similar numbers derived for X-ray pulsars. We investigate the period and orbital phase data for our burst sample and show that it is consistent with binary motion of the neutron star with v sin i < 55 km/sec at 90% confidence. We use this limit as well as previous radial velocity data to constrain the binary geometry and component masses in 4U 1636-53.

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