Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wires

Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wires

Detecting Majorana quasi-particles requires unambiguous and experimentally accessible fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate the existence of a 8π-periodic fractional Josephson effect in a Kitaev wire as a signature for Majorana quasi-particles, and propose a cold atom experiment for its detect...

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Main Authors: C. Laflamme, J. C. Budich, P. Zoller, M. Dalmonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12280
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spelling doaj-af5b239862fc4d98bb2e76fd56cb75a52021-05-11T10:48:50ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-08-01711710.1038/ncomms12280Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wiresC. Laflamme0J. C. Budich1P. Zoller2M. Dalmonte3Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of SciencesInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of SciencesInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of SciencesInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of SciencesDetecting Majorana quasi-particles requires unambiguous and experimentally accessible fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate the existence of a 8π-periodic fractional Josephson effect in a Kitaev wire as a signature for Majorana quasi-particles, and propose a cold atom experiment for its detection.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12280
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Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wires
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title_short Non-equilibrium 8π Josephson effect in atomic Kitaev wires
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publishDate 2016-08-01
description Detecting Majorana quasi-particles requires unambiguous and experimentally accessible fingerprints. Here, the authors demonstrate the existence of a 8π-periodic fractional Josephson effect in a Kitaev wire as a signature for Majorana quasi-particles, and propose a cold atom experiment for its detection.
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