Four-Channel Optically Pumped Magnetometer for a Magnetoencephalography Sensor Array

Four-Channel Optically Pumped Magnetometer for a Magnetoencephalography Sensor Array

Four-Channel Optically Pumped Magnetometer for MEG Sensor Arrays Background Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) operating in the Spin-Exchange Relaxation-Free (SERF) regime are highly sensitive magnetic field sensors, with sensitivities as low as 0.16 ft/√Hz and 0.54 ft/√Hz. OPMs are based on the interaction between spin-polarized atoms and magne...

Evidence for Electron–Hole Crystals in a Mott Insulator

Background In recent years, researchers have shown significant interest in electron-hole crystals within Mott insulators. These types of crystals can achieve quantum excited states, have the potential to support counterflow superfluidity and topological order, and possess long-range quantum entanglement characteristics. However, experimental eviden...

Thresholds and Mechanisms of Human Magnetophosphene Perception Induced by Low Frequency Sinusoidal Magnetic Fields

Threshold and Mechanisms of Magnetophosphene Perception Background The effect of Magnetic Fields (MF) on the human body has long been a hot topic in scientific research. Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF-MF) are widespread in daily life, primarily originating from power lines (50⁄60 Hz) and household appliances. These magnetic fields can...

Non-thermal Phonon Dynamics and a Quenched Exciton Condensate Probed by Surface-Sensitive Electron Diffraction

Non-Thermal Phonon Dynamics and Excitonic Condensed States Probed by Surface-Sensitive Electron Diffraction Background Introduction The interaction between excitons and phonons determines the energy flow in photo-excited materials and controls the emergence of related phases. With the advancement of materials science, electron or X-ray pulse techni...

Giant Electron-Mediated Phononic Nonlinearity in Semiconductor–Piezoelectric Heterostructures

Giant Electron-Mediated Phononic Nonlinearity in Semiconductor–Piezoelectric Heterostructures

Large Electron-Mediated Phonon Nonlinearity in Semiconductor-Piezoelectric Heterostructures In modern science and technology, the efficiency and determinacy of information processing are crucial determinants of its application potential. Nonlinear photonic interactions at optical frequencies have already demonstrated significant breakthroughs in bo...