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20242026
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7 papers

quant-ph2026

Automating detection of Two-Level Systems in Superconducting Qubits

Rama Khalil, Cameron J. Kopas, Avinash Pathapati +9

Microscopic two-level system (TLS) defects remain a primary mechanism of decoherence and operational instability in superconducting transmon qubits, necessitating scalable and auto…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Identification of soft modes in amorphous AlO via first-principles

Alexander C. Tyner, Joshuah T. Heath, Thue Christian Thann +4

Amorphous AlO is a fundamental component of modern superconducting qubits. While amphorphous oxides offer distinct advantages, such as directional isotropy and a consis…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Multipolar multiferroics in / Mott insulators

Saikat Banerjee, Stephan Humeniuk, Alan R. Bishop +2

We extend the concept of conventional multiferroicity \ -- where ferroelectric and ferromagnetic orders coexist \ -- to include multipolar degrees of freedom. Specifically, we expl…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Many-body effects of two-level systems in superconducting qubits

Joshuah T. Heath, Alexander C. Tyner, Thue Christian Thann +4

Superconducting qubits are often adversely affected by two-level systems (TLSs) within the Josephson junction, which contribute to decoherence and subsequently limit the performanc…

physics.atom-ph2025

Large inverse Faraday effect for Rydberg states of free atoms and isolated donors in semiconductors

Patrick J. Wong, Ivan M. Khaymovich, Gabriel Aeppli +1

We report on the induction of magnetization in Rydberg systems by means of the inverse Faraday effect, and propose the appearance of the effect in two such systems, Rydberg atoms p…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Sensing from Gravity as Universal Dephasing Channel for Qubits

Alexander V. Balatsky, Pedram Roushan, Joris Schaltegger +1

We investigate the interaction of a transmon qubit with a classical gravitational field. Exploiting the generic phenomena of the gravitational redshift and Aharonov-Bohm phase, we…