Physical Review Letters - Week ending 8 September 2023

Physical Review Letters View Email Online Volume 131, Issue 10 Week Ending 8 September 2023 On the Cover Reduced entangled-qubit dynamics on (in) the Bloch sphere for (non)vanishing coupling near exceptional points. From the article Speeding Up Entanglement Generation by Proximity to Higher-Order Exceptional Points Zeng-Zhao Li, Weijian Chen, Maryam Abbasi, Kater W. Murch, and K. Birgitta Whaley Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100202 (2023)     View Issue   Advertisement Two Upcoming Physical Review Journal Club sessions September 13 | 11:00 a.m. ET: A panel discussion with Bruce Sutherland (University of Alberta), Michelle DiBenedetto (University of Washington), Alexis Kaminski (University of California Berkeley), and Ton van den Bremer (TU Delft) on the Physical Review Fluids paper "Fluid dynamics challenges in predicting plastic pollution transport in the ocean: A perspective" September 21 | 11:00 a.m. ET: Florian Bernlochner (CERN) and colleagues on the Physical Review Letters paper: "First Direct Observation of Collider Neutrinos with FASER at the LHC" Registration is free and a video recording will be provided to all registrants.     Advertisement Now Accepting Abstracts for March Meeting 2024 Abstract submissions are officially open for the APS March Meeting 2024! Showcase your work to a global audience of physicists, scientists, and students representing 32 APS Units and Committees and explore groundbreaking research from industry, academia, and major labs. Start preparing your abstract and be sure to submit it by October 20. Submit an abstract.     Not an APS member? Join today to start connecting with a community of more than 50,000 physicists.   HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Measurement of the Lifetime and Λ Separation Energy of Λ3H S. Acharya et al. (ALICE Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102302 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 Synopsis:How Tightly Bound Are Hypertritons? Researchers have pinned down the binding energy and lifetime of the so-called hypertriton, a particle that could help explain the structure of neutron stars.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Tritium Beta Spectrum Measurement and Neutrino Mass Limit from Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy A. Ashtari Esfahani et al. (Project 8 Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102502 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023 Synopsis:Neutrino Mass in the Crosshairs The first frequency-based limit on the neutrino's mass sets the stage for next-generation experiments.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Nanoscale Transport during Liquid Film Thinning Inhibits Bubble Coalescing Behavior in Electrolyte Solutions Bo Liu, Rogerio Manica, Qingxia Liu, Zhenghe Xu, Evert Klaseboer, and Qiang Yang Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 104003 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023 Focus:Why Seawater Is Foamy Observations of air-bubble mergers in water explain why dissolved salt slows this process and leads to foam.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Global and Local Connectivities Describe Hydrogen Intercalation in Metal Oxides Evan V. Miu, James R. McKone, and Giannis Mpourmpakis Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 108001 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023 Synopsis:Global Connectivity Predicts Reactivity The reactivity of a material is describable using only the arrangement of its atoms, a finding that could be used to speed up the search for new catalytic materials.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Extreme Spontaneous Deformations of Active Crystals Xia-qing Shi, Fu Cheng, and Hugues Chaté Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 108301 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 Viewpoint:Active Particles Push the Boundaries of Two-Dimensional Solids Active particles can form two-dimensional solids different from those formed by nonmotile particles, showing long-range crystalline order accompanied by giant spontaneous deformations.     Editors' Suggestion Probing the Connection between Entangled Particles and Wormholes in General Relativity Ben Kain Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 101001 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 A numerical study tests how entangled particles may have a dual description involving connection via nontraversable wormholes.     Editors' Suggestion Universality of Critical Dynamics with Finite Entanglement N. E. Sherman, A. Avdoshkin, and J. E. Moore Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106501 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023 A study based on matrix product state simulation of spin chains establishes how finite entanglement affects the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, thereby illustrating the role of entanglement in dynamical critical phenomena.     Editors' Suggestion Failure of Topological Invariants in Strongly Correlated Matter Jinchao Zhao, Peizhi Mai, Barry Bradlyn, and Philip Phillips Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106601 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023 When zeros appear in the Green's function, as in strongly correlated systems, the invariant N3 for the two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall insulator does not necessarily encode a topological invariant of the ground state, in contrast to expectations.     LETTERS Quantum Information, Science, and Technology Partial Self-Testing and Randomness Certification in the Triangle Network Pavel Sekatski, Sadra Boreiri, and Nicolas Brunner Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100201 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Speeding Up Entanglement Generation by Proximity to Higher-Order Exceptional Points Zeng-Zhao Li, Weijian Chen, Maryam Abbasi, Kater W. Murch, and K. Birgitta Whaley Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100202 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Exact Dirac–Bogoliubov–de Gennes Dynamics for Inhomogeneous Quantum Liquids Per Moosavi Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100401 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Quantum Logic Enhanced Sensing in Solid-State Spin Ensembles Nithya Arunkumar, Kevin S. Olsson, Jner Tzern Oon, Connor A. Hart, Dominik B. Bucher, David R. Glenn, Mikhail D. Lukin, Hongkun Park, Donhee Ham, and Ronald L. Walsworth Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100801 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Free-Space and Fiber-Integrated Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution under High Background Noise Yu-Huai Li, Shuang-Lin Li, Xiao-Long Hu, Cong Jiang, Zong-Wen Yu, Wei Li, Wei-Yue Liu, Sheng-Kai Liao, Ji-Gang Ren, Hao Li, Lixing You, Zhen Wang, Juan Yin, Feihu Xu, Qiang Zhang, Xiang-Bin Wang, Yuan Cao, Cheng-Zhi Peng, and Jian-Wei Pan Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100802 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Classical Surrogates for Quantum Learning Models Franz J. Schreiber, Jens Eisert, and Johannes Jakob Meyer Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100803 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Microwave Fluorescence Detection of Spin Echoes E. Billaud, L. Balembois, M. Le Dantec, M. Rančić, E. Albertinale, S. Bertaina, T. Chanelière, P. Goldner, D. Estève, D. Vion, P. Bertet, and E. Flurin Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 100804 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Gravitation Editors' Suggestion Probing the Connection between Entangled Particles and Wormholes in General Relativity Ben Kain Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 101001 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 A numerical study tests how entangled particles may have a dual description involving connection via nontraversable wormholes.     Search for a Dark-Matter-Induced Cosmic Axion Background with ADMX T. Nitta et al. (ADMX Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 101002 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Particles and Fields Search for Exotic Higgs Boson Decays H→AA→4γ with Events Containing Two Merged Diphotons in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s=13  TeV A. Tumasyan et al. (CMS Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 101801 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   First Double-Differential Measurement of Kinematic Imbalance in Neutrino Interactions with the MicroBooNE Detector P. Abratenko et al. (The MicroBooNE Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 101802 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Nuclear Physics Measurement of the Prompt D0 Nuclear Modification Factor in p−Pb Collisions at √sNN=8.16  TeV R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102301 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Measurement of the Lifetime and Λ Separation Energy of Λ3H S. Acharya et al. (ALICE Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102302 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 Synopsis:How Tightly Bound Are Hypertritons? Researchers have pinned down the binding energy and lifetime of the so-called hypertriton, a particle that could help explain the structure of neutron stars.     Chiral Instabilities and the Fate of Chirality Imbalance in Non-Abelian Plasmas Sören Schlichting and Sayantan Sharma Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102303 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Surprising Charge-Radius Kink in the Sc Isotopes at N=20 Kristian König, Stephan Fritzsche, Gaute Hagen, Jason D. Holt, Andrew Klose, Jeremy Lantis, Yuan Liu, Kei Minamisono, Takayuki Miyagi, Witold Nazarewicz, Thomas Papenbrock, Skyy V. Pineda, Robert Powel, and Paul-Gerhard Reinhard Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102501 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Tritium Beta Spectrum Measurement and Neutrino Mass Limit from Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy A. Ashtari Esfahani et al. (Project 8 Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 102502 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023 Synopsis:Neutrino Mass in the Crosshairs The first frequency-based limit on the neutrino's mass sets the stage for next-generation experiments.     Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Imaging-Assisted Single-Photon Doppler-Free Laser Spectroscopy and the Ionization Energy of Metastable Triplet Helium Gloria Clausen, Simon Scheidegger, Josef A. Agner, Hansjürg Schmutz, and Frédéric Merkt Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103001 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Measurement of Hyperfine Structure and the Zemach Radius in 6Li+ Using Optical Ramsey Technique Wei Sun, Pei-Pei Zhang, Peng-peng Zhou, Shao-long Chen, Zhi-qiang Zhou, Yao Huang, Xiao-Qiu Qi, Zong-Chao Yan, Ting-Yun Shi, G. W. F. Drake, Zhen-Xiang Zhong, Hua Guan, and Ke-lin Gao Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103002 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Atom Interferometry with Rb Blue Transitions L. Salvi, L. Cacciapuoti, G. M. Tino, and G. Rosi Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103401 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Universal Quantum Optimization with Cold Atoms in an Optical Cavity Meng Ye, Ye Tian, Jian Lin, Yuchen Luo, Jiaqi You, Jiazhong Hu, Wenjun Zhang, Wenlan Chen, and Xiaopeng Li Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103601 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023   Non-Hermitian Waveguide Cavity QED with Tunable Atomic Mirrors Wei Nie, Tao Shi, Yu-xi Liu, and Franco Nori Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103602 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Light-Matter Interaction at the Transition between Cavity and Waveguide QED Daniel Lechner, Riccardo Pennetta, Martin Blaha, Philipp Schneeweiss, Arno Rauschenbeutel, and Jürgen Volz Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103603 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Topological Inverse Band Theory in Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics Yongguan Ke, Jiaxuan Huang, Wenjie Liu, Yuri Kivshar, and Chaohong Lee Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 103604 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Physics of Fluids, Earth & Planetary Science, and Climate Pinching Dynamics and Multiple Droplet Generation in Partial Coalescence Teng Dong and Panagiota Angeli Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 104001 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Secondary Bubble Entrainment via Primary Bubble Bursting at a Viscoelastic Surface Bingqiang Ji, Zhengyu Yang, Zirui Wang, Randy H. Ewoldt, and Jie Feng Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 104002 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Nanoscale Transport during Liquid Film Thinning Inhibits Bubble Coalescing Behavior in Electrolyte Solutions Bo Liu, Rogerio Manica, Qingxia Liu, Zhenghe Xu, Evert Klaseboer, and Qiang Yang Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 104003 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023 Focus:Why Seawater Is Foamy Observations of air-bubble mergers in water explain why dissolved salt slows this process and leads to foam.     Plasma and Solar Physics, Accelerators and Beams Effects of Laser Bandwidth in Direct-Drive High-Performance DT-Layered Implosions on the OMEGA Laser D. Patel, J. P. Knauer, D. Cao, R. Betti, R. Nora, A. Shvydky, V. Gopalaswamy, A. Lees, S. Sampat, W. R. Donaldson, S. P. Regan, C. Stoeckl, C. J. Forrest, V. Yu. Glebov, D. R. Harding, M. J. Bonino, R. T. Janezic, D. Wasilewski, C. Fella, C. Shuldberg, J. Murray, D. Guzman, and B. Serrato Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 105101 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Condensed Matter and Materials Scaling Law for the Onset of Solidification at Extreme Undercooling Philip C. Myint, Dane M. Sterbentz, Justin L. Brown, Brian S. Stoltzfus, Jean-Pierre R. Delplanque, and Jonathan L. Belof Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106101 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Presolidification in Eutectic Droplets Bene Poelsema, Zhiguo Zhang, Harold J. W. Zandvliet, and Arie van Houselt Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106201 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Phenomenology of the Prethermal Many-Body Localized Regime David M. Long, Philip J. D. Crowley, Vedika Khemani, and Anushya Chandran Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106301 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Editors' Suggestion Universality of Critical Dynamics with Finite Entanglement N. E. Sherman, A. Avdoshkin, and J. E. Moore Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106501 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023 A study based on matrix product state simulation of spin chains establishes how finite entanglement affects the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, thereby illustrating the role of entanglement in dynamical critical phenomena.     Editors' Suggestion Failure of Topological Invariants in Strongly Correlated Matter Jinchao Zhao, Peizhi Mai, Barry Bradlyn, and Philip Phillips Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106601 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023 When zeros appear in the Green's function, as in strongly correlated systems, the invariant N3 for the two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall insulator does not necessarily encode a topological invariant of the ground state, in contrast to expectations.     Transport of Spin Magnetic Multipole Moments Carried by Bloch Quasiparticles Muhammad Tahir and Hua Chen Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106701 (2023) – Published 6 September 2023   Meterscale Strong Coupling between Magnons and Photons Jinwei Rao, C. Y. Wang, Bimu Yao, Z. J. Chen, K. X. Zhao, and Wei Lu Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106702 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023   Fractionalization in Fractional Correlated Insulating States at n±1/3 Filled Twisted Bilayer Graphene Dan Mao, Kevin Zhang, and Eun-Ah Kim Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106801 (2023) – Published 8 September 2023   Exact Quantum Virial Expansion for the Optical Response of Doped Two-Dimensional Semiconductors Brendan C. 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Lett. 131, 108001 (2023) – Published 7 September 2023 Synopsis:Global Connectivity Predicts Reactivity The reactivity of a material is describable using only the arrangement of its atoms, a finding that could be used to speed up the search for new catalytic materials.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Extreme Spontaneous Deformations of Active Crystals Xia-qing Shi, Fu Cheng, and Hugues Chaté Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 108301 (2023) – Published 5 September 2023 Viewpoint:Active Particles Push the Boundaries of Two-Dimensional Solids Active particles can form two-dimensional solids different from those formed by nonmotile particles, showing long-range crystalline order accompanied by giant spontaneous deformations.     ERRATA Erratum: Viscous to Inertial Transition in Dense Granular Suspension [Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 078001 (2022)] Franco Tapia, Mie Ichihara, Olivier Pouliquen, and Élisabeth Guazzelli Phys. Rev. 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