Early appearance of isobars in neutron stars

A Drago, A Lavagno, G Pagliara, D Pigato - Physical Review C, 2014 - APS
We discuss the formation of Δ isobars in neutron star matter. We show that their threshold
density strictly correlates with the density derivative of the symmetry energy of nuclear …

Can very compact and very massive neutron stars both exist?

A Drago, A Lavagno, G Pagliara - Physical Review D, 2014 - APS
The existence of neutron stars with masses of∼ 2 M⊙ requires a stiff equation of state at
high densities. On the other hand, the necessary appearance also at high densities of new …

Critical density and impact of resonance formation in neutron stars

BJ Cai, FJ Fattoyev, BA Li, WG Newton - Physical Review C, 2015 - APS
The critical densities and impact of forming Δ (1232) resonances in neutron stars are
investigated within an extended nonlinear relativistic mean-field (RMF) model. The critical …

Plasmonic Purcell factor and coupling efficiency to surface plasmons. Implications for addressing and controlling optical nanosources

GC des Francs, J Barthes, A Bouhelier… - Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The Purcell factor F p is a key quantity in cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) that
quantifies the coupling rate between a dipolar emitter and a cavity mode. Its simple form ${F} …

Spectral properties of a strongly coupled quantum-dot–metal-nanoparticle system

J Hakami, L Wang, MS Zubairy - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
We investigate the coherent control of the quantum optical properties of a quantum dot
coupled to a metallic nanoparticle using a photon Green's function method, which is based …

Transparency and slow light in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

S Evangelou, V Yannopapas, E Paspalakis - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2012 - APS
We study theoretically the effects of a plasmonic nanostructure on the linear absorption and
dispersion spectrum of a four-level double-V-type quantum system. In the quantum system …

Reversible dynamics of single quantum emitters near metal-dielectric interfaces

A González-Tudela, PA Huidobro, L Martín-Moreno… - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
Here we present a systematic study of the dynamics of a single quantum emitter near a flat
metal-dielectric interface. We identify the key elements that determine the onset of …

Modifying free-space spontaneous emission near a plasmonic nanostructure

S Evangelou, V Yannopapas, E Paspalakis - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2011 - APS
We study theoretically the effects of the presence of a plasmonic nanostructure on free-
space spontaneous emission in a four-level quantum system, where one V-type transition is …

Multichannel recombination in high-order-harmonic generation from asymmetric molecular ions

XY Miao, CP Zhang - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
The multichannel recombination in high-order-harmonic generation (HHG) from the
asymmetric molecular ion HeH 2+ has been investigated by numerically solving the time …

Dissipative dynamics of a solid-state qubit coupled to surface plasmons: From non-Markov to Markov regimes

A Gonzalez-Tudela, FJ Rodriguez, L Quiroga… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
We theoretically study the dissipative dynamics of a quantum emitter placed near the planar
surface of a metal supporting surface-plasmon excitations. The emitter-metal coupling …