Pub Date : 2026-01-11DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131362
O. Ben Hammou , A. Fakkahi , J. El-Hamouchi , A. Ed-Dahmouny , H. Azmi , M. Jaafar , S. El Otmani , R. Touti , F. Demami , A. Sali
This work presents a detailed investigation of the binding energy of a donor impurity located at the center of pyramidal core/shell/shell quantum dots under a Konwent-like confinement potential. Using the effective mass approximation and the finite element method, the study analyzes the effects of confinement parameters, structural dimensions, and an external electric field, as well as polaronic mass enhancement and conduction band non-parabolicity. The results reveal that the impurity binding energy is strongly influenced by both the geometric dimensions and the characteristics of the confinement potential. Moreover, the presence of an external electric field induces a significant modification of the donor energy levels, reflecting the field-induced spatial redistribution of the electron wavefunction. Additionally, the inclusion of polaronic effects and band non-parabolicity leads to a notable enhancement of the binding energy, particularly under strong confinement, emphasizing their crucial role in accurately describing the electronic properties of such nanostructures.
{"title":"Electric field effect on the electronic properties of pyramidal core/shell/shell quantum dots under a Konwent-like potential","authors":"O. Ben Hammou , A. Fakkahi , J. El-Hamouchi , A. Ed-Dahmouny , H. Azmi , M. Jaafar , S. El Otmani , R. Touti , F. Demami , A. Sali","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a detailed investigation of the binding energy of a donor impurity located at the center of pyramidal core/shell/shell quantum dots under a Konwent-like confinement potential. Using the effective mass approximation and the finite element method, the study analyzes the effects of confinement parameters, structural dimensions, and an external electric field, as well as polaronic mass enhancement and conduction band non-parabolicity. The results reveal that the impurity binding energy is strongly influenced by both the geometric dimensions and the characteristics of the confinement potential. Moreover, the presence of an external electric field induces a significant modification of the donor energy levels, reflecting the field-induced spatial redistribution of the electron wavefunction. Additionally, the inclusion of polaronic effects and band non-parabolicity leads to a notable enhancement of the binding energy, particularly under strong confinement, emphasizing their crucial role in accurately describing the electronic properties of such nanostructures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"573 ","pages":"Article 131362"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131354
Safa Maamria , Ibrahim Khalil Chiba , Adel Bouazra , Moncef Said
In this work, we study theoretically the electronic and optical properties of CdSe/CdS core-shell quantum dots by comparing concentric and non-concentric configurations. We propose a mathematical approach combining finite difference method, coordinate transformation and artificial intelligence to model complex shape of nanostructures like offset core-shell geometries. Using the Random Forest algorithm, we identify the dominant factors controlling core non-concentricity effects on optoelectronic properties. We analyze oscillator strength, linear, nonlinear, and total absorption coefficients, as well as linear, nonlinear, and total refractive index changes for varied quantum dot sizes and incident optical intensities. The results indicate a dependence of the electronic and optical characteristics on the nanostructure scale and particularly on the non-concentricity of the core.
{"title":"Artificial intelligence-assisted modeling of geometrical effects on the optoelectronic properties of concentric and non-concentric CdSe/CdS core-shell quantum dots","authors":"Safa Maamria , Ibrahim Khalil Chiba , Adel Bouazra , Moncef Said","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131354","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131354","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we study theoretically the electronic and optical properties of CdSe/CdS core-shell quantum dots by comparing concentric and non-concentric configurations. We propose a mathematical approach combining finite difference method, coordinate transformation and artificial intelligence to model complex shape of nanostructures like offset core-shell geometries. Using the Random Forest algorithm, we identify the dominant factors controlling core non-concentricity effects on optoelectronic properties. We analyze oscillator strength, linear, nonlinear, and total absorption coefficients, as well as linear, nonlinear, and total refractive index changes for varied quantum dot sizes and incident optical intensities. The results indicate a dependence of the electronic and optical characteristics on the nanostructure scale and particularly on the non-concentricity of the core.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"574 ","pages":"Article 131354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146026234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131351
Richard Beals , Jacek Szmigielski
We extend the Euler-Bernoulli beam problem, formulated as a matrix string equation with a matrix-valued density, to a setting where the density takes values in a Clifford algebra, and we analyze its isospectral deformations. For discrete densities, we prove that the associated matrix Weyl function admits a Stieltjes-type continued fraction expansion with Clifford-valued coefficients. By mapping the problem from the finite interval to the real line, we uncover a direct link to a multi-component generalization of the Camassa-Holm equation. This yields a vectorized form of the Camassa-Holm equation invariant under arbitrary orthogonal group actions. As an illustration, we examine the dynamics of a two-atom (two-peakon) matrix measure in the special case of a Clifford algebra with two generators and Minkowski signature. Our analysis shows that, even when peakon waves remain spatially separated, they can engage in long-range, synchronized energy exchange.
{"title":"A generalization of the beam problem: Connection to multi-component Camassa-Holm dynamics","authors":"Richard Beals , Jacek Szmigielski","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We extend the Euler-Bernoulli beam problem, formulated as a matrix string equation with a matrix-valued density, to a setting where the density takes values in a Clifford algebra, and we analyze its isospectral deformations. For discrete densities, we prove that the associated matrix Weyl function admits a Stieltjes-type continued fraction expansion with Clifford-valued coefficients. By mapping the problem from the finite interval to the real line, we uncover a direct link to a multi-component generalization of the Camassa-Holm equation. This yields a vectorized form of the Camassa-Holm equation invariant under arbitrary orthogonal group actions. As an illustration, we examine the dynamics of a two-atom (two-peakon) matrix measure in the special case of a Clifford algebra with two generators and Minkowski signature. Our analysis shows that, even when peakon waves remain spatially separated, they can engage in long-range, synchronized energy exchange.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"573 ","pages":"Article 131351"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Assembling materials with distinct magnetic characteristics in antiferromagnetic/ferrimagnetic (AFM/FiM) heterostructures enables emergent magnetic functionalities. In this study, we elucidate the individual roles of the AFM and FiM layers in exchange-coupled NiO/ZnFe2O4 bilayers by varying the NiO thickness (150–750 nm) and reversing the stacking order. For NiO/ZnFe2O4 bilayers with a fixed ZnFe2O4 thickness, structural analysis shows mixed (111) and (100) textured growth of NiO accompanied by significant interfacial intermixing. In contrast, inverted ZnFe2O4/NiO bilayers exhibit a sharper interface and predominantly (100) textured NiO growth. These structural distinctions strongly influence the magnetic response: NiO/ZnFe2O4 bilayers display a larger exchange bias (HEB ≈ 1.2 kOe at 5 K) that increases exponentially with NiO thickness, whereas weaker biasing is observed in the inverted configuration. Coarse-grained micromagnetic simulations reproduce the hysteresis-loop shift and reveal interfacial exchange frustration. Overall, these results provide insights relevant to the design of oxide-based spintronic devices.
{"title":"Optimizing ZnFe2O4/NiO nanoheterostructures for exchange bias","authors":"Nitesh Singh , Moisés Gilberto Zarzoza Medina , Banasree Sadhukhan , Anil Annadi , Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos , Hsiung Chou , Murtaza Bohra","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Assembling materials with distinct magnetic characteristics in antiferromagnetic/ferrimagnetic (AFM/FiM) heterostructures enables emergent magnetic functionalities. In this study, we elucidate the individual roles of the AFM and FiM layers in exchange-coupled NiO/ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> bilayers by varying the NiO thickness (150–750 nm) and reversing the stacking order. For NiO/ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> bilayers with a fixed ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> thickness, structural analysis shows mixed (111) and (100) textured growth of NiO accompanied by significant interfacial intermixing. In contrast, inverted ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/NiO bilayers exhibit a sharper interface and predominantly (100) textured NiO growth. These structural distinctions strongly influence the magnetic response: NiO/ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> bilayers display a larger exchange bias (<em>H</em><sub>EB</sub> ≈ 1.2 kOe at 5 K) that increases exponentially with NiO thickness, whereas weaker biasing is observed in the inverted configuration. Coarse-grained micromagnetic simulations reproduce the hysteresis-loop shift and reveal interfacial exchange frustration. Overall, these results provide insights relevant to the design of oxide-based spintronic devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"573 ","pages":"Article 131353"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131342
Sumaita Sultana, Golam Ali Sekh
We consider helicoidal spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in deep optical lattice and study the dynamics of Bloch oscillation. We show that the variation of helicoidal gauge potential with spin-orbit coupling is different in zero-momentum and plane-wave phases. The characteristics of Bloch oscillatio n are different in the two phases. In the zero-momentum phase, the Bloch oscillation is harmonic while it is anharmonic in the plane-wave phase. The amplitude of Bloch oscillation is found to be affected by the helicoidal gauge potential and spin-orbit coupling. We examine that the decay of Bloch oscillation caused by mean-field interaction can be managed by helicoidal spin-orbit coupling.
{"title":"Bloch oscillations of helicoidal spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in deep optical lattices","authors":"Sumaita Sultana, Golam Ali Sekh","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131342","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131342","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We consider helicoidal spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in deep optical lattice and study the dynamics of Bloch oscillation. We show that the variation of helicoidal gauge potential with spin-orbit coupling is different in zero-momentum and plane-wave phases. The characteristics of Bloch oscillatio n are different in the two phases. In the zero-momentum phase, the Bloch oscillation is harmonic while it is anharmonic in the plane-wave phase. The amplitude of Bloch oscillation is found to be affected by the helicoidal gauge potential and spin-orbit coupling. We examine that the decay of Bloch oscillation caused by mean-field interaction can be managed by helicoidal spin-orbit coupling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"573 ","pages":"Article 131342"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131352
Haosheng Xiao , Feng Ye , H.Y. Fu , Qian Li
Polarization splitter-rotators (PSRs) are key components for polarization management in high-speed modulators and polarization-division multiplexing systems on the lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. In this work, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is introduced to overcome the large-footprint limitation of mode-evolution-based PSRs, demonstrating broadband and efficient PSRs on the LNOI platform. By combining the PSO algorithm, multi-segment design and width topology optimization are respectively implemented to enhance polarization mode conversion efficiency and broaden the bandwidth. Both optimized devices exhibit excellent performance, with insertion loss <0.27 dB, polarization extinction ratio >20 dB, and bandwidth >300 nm. The devices have a length of 300 μm and require only one single-step etching in fabrication. Further analysis confirms the devices exhibit definite fabrication tolerance for width, height, and sidewall angles. The demonstrated methodologies hold potential for extension to other mode-evolution-based integrated photonic devices, enabling the simultaneous achievement of broad bandwidth and compact footprint.
{"title":"Broadband and efficient polarization splitter-rotator based on adiabatic mode evolution on the lithium niobate-on-insulator platform","authors":"Haosheng Xiao , Feng Ye , H.Y. Fu , Qian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Polarization splitter-rotators (PSRs) are key components for polarization management in high-speed modulators and polarization-division multiplexing systems on the lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. In this work, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is introduced to overcome the large-footprint limitation of mode-evolution-based PSRs, demonstrating broadband and efficient PSRs on the LNOI platform. By combining the PSO algorithm, multi-segment design and width topology optimization are respectively implemented to enhance polarization mode conversion efficiency and broaden the bandwidth. Both optimized devices exhibit excellent performance, with insertion loss <0.27 dB, polarization extinction ratio >20 dB, and bandwidth >300 nm. The devices have a length of 300 μm and require only one single-step etching in fabrication. Further analysis confirms the devices exhibit definite fabrication tolerance for width, height, and sidewall angles. The demonstrated methodologies hold potential for extension to other mode-evolution-based integrated photonic devices, enabling the simultaneous achievement of broad bandwidth and compact footprint.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131350
Asma Al-Qasimi
In an experiment involving multiple independent trials of a simple two-outcome random process, such as tossing a coin, it is well-known that the cumulative result is described by the binomial probability distribution. In a quantum mechanical version, in which the coins are replaced by identical independent qubits, the same distribution will describe the cumulative outcomes, and it is intuitive that quantum entanglement is not present, otherwise the outcomes of measurements on different qubits will be correlated, and the trials will no longer be independent. Here, we examine whether such assumptions are valid, and find that maximally entangled qubit states, symmetric under interchange of any pair of qubits (specifically, they are eigenvectors of the SWAP operator with eigenvalue ), can also give a binomially distributed outcome.
{"title":"Pascal’s triangle and quantum entanglement","authors":"Asma Al-Qasimi","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131350","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131350","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In an experiment involving multiple independent trials of a simple two-outcome random process, such as tossing a coin, it is well-known that the cumulative result is described by the binomial probability distribution. In a quantum mechanical version, in which the coins are replaced by identical independent qubits, the same distribution will describe the cumulative outcomes, and it is intuitive that quantum entanglement is not present, otherwise the outcomes of measurements on different qubits will be correlated, and the trials will no longer be independent. Here, we examine whether such assumptions are valid, and find that maximally entangled qubit states, symmetric under interchange of any pair of qubits (specifically, they are eigenvectors of the SWAP operator with eigenvalue <span><math><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></math></span>), can also give a binomially distributed outcome.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"573 ","pages":"Article 131350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131344
Ralph Adrian E. Farrales, Eric A. Galapon
A pair of Hermitian operators is canonical if they satisfy the commutator relation , where is the identity operator. However, the relation holds only in a proper subspace of the Hilbert space, referred to as the canonical domain. In infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, it was previously shown that canonical pairs exist in a canonical domain that is not necessarily dense. In finite-dimensional Hilbert space, we show in this work that canonical pairs exist in a closed proper subspace of the Hilbert space. We study the many possible canonical pairs and look into the uncertainty relation they satisfy. We apply our results by constructing time operators in finite-dimensional quantum mechanics. We show that the canonical domain determines the states in which measurement of these time operators yield parametric time.
{"title":"Canonical pairs in finite-dimensional Hilbert space","authors":"Ralph Adrian E. Farrales, Eric A. Galapon","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131344","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131344","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A pair of Hermitian operators <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>A</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>B</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span> is canonical if they satisfy the commutator relation <span><math><mrow><mo>[</mo><mi>A</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>B</mi><mo>]</mo><mo>=</mo><mi>i</mi><mi>ℏ</mi><mi>I</mi></mrow></math></span>, where <span><math><mi>I</mi></math></span> is the identity operator. However, the relation holds only in a proper subspace of the Hilbert space, referred to as the canonical domain. In infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, it was previously shown that canonical pairs exist in a canonical domain that is not necessarily dense. In finite-dimensional Hilbert space, we show in this work that canonical pairs exist in a closed proper subspace of the Hilbert space. We study the many possible canonical pairs and look into the uncertainty relation they satisfy. We apply our results by constructing time operators in finite-dimensional quantum mechanics. We show that the canonical domain determines the states in which measurement of these time operators yield parametric time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131344"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131348
R. Sufiani, Sajjad Saei
Quantum coherence in collectively decaying V-type qutrit ensembles exhibits long-lived plateaus at zero temperature due to symmetry-protected dark sectors. Using the analytically solved reduced dynamics of the symmetric single-excitation block as a fixed baseline, we develop a coherence-centric framework that evaluates the ℓ1 norm and relative-entropy coherence in closed form on the single-site marginal, surveys parameter dependence, and compares representative initial states. We then extend the baseline to finite temperature and non-Markovian environments using exponential-memory kernels via a pseudomode (Markovian) embedding and time-local TCL forms. In balanced-decay regimes these models display coherence revivals and late-time plateaus that exceed the Markovian zero-temperature value; BLP backflow and RHP CP-indivisibility diagnostics corroborate information return. Next, we introduce tunable protection by steering between bright and dark modes with weak, permutation-invariant controls, enabling rapid population transfer into a decoherence-free subspace (DFS). We further formalize uniformly decaying subspaces (UDS), propose a simple rate-balance indicator that predicts plateau robustness, and show how both DFS and UDS extend naturally to multibranch qudits (d > 3), where the protected sector grows and strengthens plateaus. Throughout, the coherence functionals remain unchanged while only the time laws of reduced coefficients are upgraded, yielding a compact, reproducible methodology for analyzing and designing noise-resilient multilevel platforms.
{"title":"Coherence freezing and tunable decoherence-free/uniformly-decaying subspaces in collectively decaying qutrits","authors":"R. Sufiani, Sajjad Saei","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131348","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quantum coherence in collectively decaying V-type qutrit ensembles exhibits long-lived plateaus at zero temperature due to symmetry-protected dark sectors. Using the analytically solved reduced dynamics of the symmetric single-excitation block as a fixed baseline, we develop a coherence-centric framework that evaluates the ℓ<sub>1</sub> norm and relative-entropy coherence in closed form on the single-site marginal, surveys parameter dependence, and compares representative initial states. We then extend the baseline to finite temperature and non-Markovian environments using exponential-memory kernels via a pseudomode (Markovian) embedding and time-local TCL forms. In balanced-decay regimes these models display coherence revivals and late-time plateaus that exceed the Markovian zero-temperature value; BLP backflow and RHP CP-indivisibility diagnostics corroborate information return. Next, we introduce tunable protection by steering between bright and dark modes with weak, permutation-invariant controls, enabling rapid population transfer into a decoherence-free subspace (DFS). We further formalize uniformly decaying subspaces (UDS), propose a simple rate-balance indicator that predicts plateau robustness, and show how both DFS and UDS extend naturally to multibranch qudits (<em>d</em> > 3), where the protected sector grows and strengthens plateaus. Throughout, the coherence functionals remain unchanged while only the time laws of reduced coefficients are upgraded, yielding a compact, reproducible methodology for analyzing and designing noise-resilient multilevel platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"574 ","pages":"Article 131348"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146026057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131318
Harjit Singh Ghotra
Theoretical investigation of direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons using a helical Laguerre-Gaussian (h-LG) beam is presented. The helical beam of a LG(p, m) beam has zero radial (p) and positively non-zero azimuthal (m) mode indices, which distinguishes it from a fundamental Gaussian beam with (). The electron laser interaction is found to be sensitive with the distinct (m) index for both linear and circular polarizations of the h-LG beam. It is possible to derive electron dynamics with a combination of electric and magnetic fields, electron phase velocity, electron trajectory, acceleration curve, and overall energy gain by the electron by varying the (m) index of the h-LG beam. The optimum values of beam waist at full width half maximum (FWHM), which contributes to the most energetic electrons in the GeV energy range, are provided for increasing laser power PW of h-LG beam. The findings shed new light on vacuum and plasma applications focused on multi-PW h-LG laser beams.
{"title":"Polarization and mode control in helical LG-beam-driven electron acceleration","authors":"Harjit Singh Ghotra","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Theoretical investigation of direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons using a helical Laguerre-Gaussian (h-LG) beam is presented. The helical beam of a LG(<em>p, m</em>) beam has zero radial (<em>p</em>) and positively non-zero azimuthal (<em>m</em>) mode indices, which distinguishes it from a fundamental Gaussian beam with (<span><math><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></math></span>). The electron laser interaction is found to be sensitive with the distinct (m) index for both linear and circular polarizations of the h-LG beam. It is possible to derive electron dynamics with a combination of electric and magnetic fields, electron phase velocity, electron trajectory, acceleration curve, and overall energy gain by the electron by varying the (m) index of the h-LG beam. The optimum values of beam waist at full width half maximum (FWHM), which contributes to the most energetic electrons in the GeV energy range, are provided for increasing laser power <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>P</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo><mn>0.5</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>5</mn><mo>}</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> PW of h-LG beam. The findings shed new light on vacuum and plasma applications focused on multi-PW h-LG laser beams.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145979963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}