{"title":"Inter-layer coupling strength in lipid bilayer can control the size of lipid domains","authors":"Kan Sornbundit","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01144-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01144-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this article, we investigate the effect of the inter-layer interaction strength across the opposed layers of a lipid bilayer using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. The lipid bilayer, immersed in water, was composed of two types of lipids representing saturated and unsaturated lipids. This research focuses on the situations where the lipid bilayer nears its critical temperature. In this situation, lipid domains in this regime are small, unstable, and have short lifespans. The behavior of these lipid domains resembles the concept of lipid rafts in plasma membranes. It is postulated that each function of lipid rafts requires a different time scale. Recent research also shows that the lifetime of a lipid raft depends on its size. Our findings indicate that the size and existence of raft-like lipid domains depend on the strength of the coupling between layers. Strong coupling strengths tend to stabilize the lipid domain, resulting in larger sizes compared to weaker coupling.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Suppression of external noise in on-chip photon-pair sources","authors":"Woncheol Shin, Kiwon Kwon, Dongjin Lee, Heedeuk Shin","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01141-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01141-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Quantum photonic integrated circuits are ideal for photon-based complex quantum information systems due to their size, stability, and scalability. Photon-pair sources integrated into these circuits help reduce connection losses. These pairs are generated by pumping strong light through optical fibers into the chip, which can introduce unwanted noise photons, lowering the performance of quantum sources. Here, we studied photon pairs generated solely from on-chip sources to improve quantum photonic applications. External filtering often fails due to environmental influences, leading us to propose on-chip filters before and after photon-pair generation to mitigate external noise. We fabricated silicon waveguides with and without on-chip asymmetric Mach–Zehnder interferometer filters and analyzed photon pair properties through experiments. The results showed that on-chip filters effectively eliminate external noise, tripling the coincidence-to-accidental coincidence ratio. This suggests that on-chip filtering holds significant promise for enhancing quantum photonic applications like quantum communications and computations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
Seunghyeok Jang, Eunil Won, Kyungmin Lee, Eunju Jeon, Young Ju Ko
{"title":"(nu)Oscillation: a software package for computation and simulation of neutrino oscillation and detection","authors":"Seunghyeok Jang, Eunil Won, Kyungmin Lee, Eunju Jeon, Young Ju Ko","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01120-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01120-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The design of neutrino experiments and the analysis of neutrino data rely on precise computations of neutrino oscillations and scattering processes in general. Motivated by this, we developed a unified software package that calculates the expected number and energy spectrum of neutrino events in the liquid scintillation detector taking into account the neutrino flux at production, the oscillations of neutrinos during propagation and their interactions in the detectors. We also implemented the calculation of neutrino flux from nuclear reactors, the Sun, and radioactive isotopes to explorer various experimental setups using a single package. This software package is validated by reproducing the result of calculations and observations in other publications. We also demonstrate the feasibility of this package by calculating the sensitivity of a liquid scintillation detector, currently in planning, to the sterile neutrinos. This work is expected to be utilized to identify the physics potential and optimize the design of future neutrino experiments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141738012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Analysis of the effect of the chemical composition ratio of soil samples on pretreatment methods (direct method, AMP) and MDA","authors":"Eun-Sung Jang","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01118-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01118-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>By analyzing the chemical composition of soil samples and effectively removing spontaneous radionuclides of cesium isotopes from the samples using the direct method and AMP, the MDA value is measured and compared with the direct method, and how much it can be reduced is analyzed and evaluated. A standard soil sample was made by diluting 37 kBq/kg of 134Cs aqueous solution in distilled water to prepare 500, 1000, 2500, and 5000 Bq/kg of aqueous solution at the Institute of Standard Science. As a result of AMP pretreatment using soil samples and reducing the loss of cesium isotopes that may occur during chemical pretreatment using AMP reagents, a satisfactory result of an average of 89.5% was obtained. As a result of measuring the standard soil sample after calibration, a very satisfactory result could be derived with a difference of at least 0 to 5 Bq/kg from the standard sample. In addition, the efficiency measurements in the three methods (direct method, AMP) after correction showed uncertainty within 3% compared to Monte Carlo values, which matched well. Several factors, such as background, sample measurement time, and recovery rate, affect the MDA value, especially when the radioactivity concentration is above 2500 Bq/kg, by shortening the measurement time, MDA values can be reduced. As the amount of sample increased, the efficiency decreased clearly due to the self-absorption effect. Therefore, it was confirmed that the higher the soil type and component ratio, the more the radioactive concentration was affected.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141643394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Initial image-based approach may enhance direct reciprocity for cooperation evolution","authors":"Sunhee Chae, Hyeong-Chai Jeong","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01135-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01135-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The puzzle of how cooperation arises in social dilemmas has been a central question in evolutionary game theory. Traditional studies have delineated direct and indirect reciprocity as distinct avenues for fostering cooperative behavior. Direct reciprocity hinges on recurrent interactions with the same individual, whereas indirect reciprocity involves leveraging information about the conduct of other participants. This study investigates strategy evolution within the iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma framework, focusing on a finite population and utilizing a refined Moran process. We explore the effectiveness of various strategies for discriminators, considering both repeated encounters with identical partners and the availability of public action records, to facilitate the emergence of cooperation. Our analysis reveals that the order of the performances of discriminator strategies depends on the cost-to-benefit ratio of cooperation. Discriminators utilizing indirect information from initial encounters generally outperform others, except in cases where the benefits significantly surpass the costs, a condition under which the conventional Tit-for-Tat approach prevails.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141642250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
N. Kumar, S. S. Hota, D. Panda, S. K. Samal, R. N. P. Choudhary, U. Prasad
{"title":"Investigation of structural, dielectric and electrical properties of lead-free bismuth-based layered multifunctional material: CaBiGdNbVO9 for device fabrication","authors":"N. Kumar, S. S. Hota, D. Panda, S. K. Samal, R. N. P. Choudhary, U. Prasad","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01140-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01140-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current study endeavors to fabricate a lead-free bismuth-based layered multifunctional material denoted as CaBiGdNbVO<sub>9</sub> (CBGNVO), achieved through synthesis and characterization. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates a polycrystalline nature for the developed system, exhibiting orthorhombic crystal symmetry. Structural parameters obtained are <i>a</i> = 14.5781 Å, <i>b</i> = 27.3108 Å, <i>c</i> = 3.7148 Å, and <i>V</i> = 1479.01 Å<sup>3</sup>. Electron microscopic examination reveals compactness and uniform distribution of grains of similar sizes across the pellet sample surface. Electrical data analysis, encompassing relative permittivity, loss tangent, and impedance as functions of temperature and frequency, elucidates dielectric relaxation and conduction mechanisms within the material. These findings suggest the potential suitability for various applications, such as temperature sensors and bandwidth regulation. Examination of electronic charge carriers reveals a short-range order, validated through complex modulus and impedance spectrum analysis. A comprehensive investigation into resistive, capacitive, and microstructural characteristics provides valuable insights, positioning the material as a viable electronic component for device fabrication.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Quantum computation by cooling","authors":"Jaeyoon Cho","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01137-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01137-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adiabatic quantum computation is a paradigmatic model aiming to solve a computational problem by finding the many-body ground state encapsulating the solution. However, its use of an adiabatic evolution depending on the spectral gap of an intricate many-body Hamiltonian makes its analysis daunting. While it is plausible to directly cool the final gapped system of the adiabatic evolution instead, the analysis of such a scheme on a general ground is missing. Here, we propose a specific Hamiltonian model for this purpose. The scheme is inspired by cavity cooling, involving the emulation of a zero-temperature reservoir. Repeated discarding of ancilla reservoir qubits extracts the entropy of the system, driving the system toward its ground state. At the same time, the measurement of the discarded qubits hints at the energy-level structure of the system as a return. We show that quantum computation based on this cooling procedure is equivalent in its computational power to the one based on quantum circuits. We then exemplify the scheme with a few illustrative use cases for combinatorial optimization problems. To circumvent the issue of local energy minima, we implant a mechanism in the Hamiltonian that allows the population trapped in the local minima to tunnel out via high-order transitions, and support the idea with numerical simulations. We also discuss its application to preparing quantum many-body ground states, arguing that the spectral gap is a crucial factor in determining the time scale of the cooling.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141569951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
Dong Woon Kim, Hosang Jeon, Yongkan Ki, Ji Hyeon Joo, Wontaek Kim, Donghyen Kim, Jiho Nam, Dahl Park
{"title":"Improving the reproducibility and accuracy of DIBH with a laser distance sensor self-monitoring system in left breast cancer patients","authors":"Dong Woon Kim, Hosang Jeon, Yongkan Ki, Ji Hyeon Joo, Wontaek Kim, Donghyen Kim, Jiho Nam, Dahl Park","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01138-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01138-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>When adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) is employed following breast-conserving surgery (BCS), it is imperative to exercise caution regarding the risk of radiation exposure to the heart in patients diagnosed with left-sided breast cancer. Deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is a technique that regulates the patient’s breathing and expands the chest wall to increase the distance between the treatment area and surrounding organs, thereby providing protection for the heart. The self-monitoring system with a laser distance sensor (LDS) is not attached to the patient’s body and allows for the monitoring of respiration, thereby ensuring the reproducibility of DIBH. The experiment was conducted on 11 clinical left-sided breast cancer patients per group with or without self-monitoring. When self-monitoring was not performed, patients demonstrated a tendency to breathe regardless of the DIBH baseline, and there was no evidence of any tendency to correct errors. The mean distance error between the first and second DIBH was 3.78 mm and 3.95 mm, respectively, with an overall tendency for the average distance error to increase. When self-monitoring was performed, there was a tendency to correct errors according to the DIBH baseline. The average distance error between the first DIBH and the second DIBH was 2.02 mm and 1.98 mm, respectively, which was relatively small. The self-monitoring system with LDS helps to maintain the DIBH throughout the treatment period, thereby ensuring that treatment effects are consistent with the prescribed treatment plan can be expected. Furthermore, LDS, which can measure absolute distance, enhances the accuracy of patient positioning for DIBH.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141569952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Continuous-time worm quantum Monte Carlo study of a two-dimensional spin-one XXZ model","authors":"Ji-Woo Lee","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01136-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01136-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The spin models in condensed matter physics are important since the strong interaction between spins creates various quantum phases of interest. In this work, we explore the quantum critical region of a spin-one (<span>(S=1)</span>) quantum XXZ model in two dimensions. By adopting a worm algorithm proposed recently, we performed quantum Monte Carlo simulations in the parameter space of temperature (<i>T</i>) and the interaction strength of the <i>z</i>-directional spin component of nearest neighbor spins (<span>(Delta )</span>). The phase diagram is obtained by comparing the Monte Carlo data and analytic consideration of superfluid stiffness and compressibility. We find the critical temperatures between the XY phase and the parameter phase by measuring the superfluid stiffness as a function of temperature and the critical strength of antiferromagnetic interaction (<span>(Delta _c)</span>) by measuring the compressibility as a function of the strength of antiferromagnetic interaction. We compare the results with the case of <span>(S=frac{1}{2})</span> in our previous stochastic series expansion quantum Monte Carlo study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Determination of scintillation pixel location through deep learning using a two-layer DOI detector","authors":"Byungdu Jo, Seung-Jae Lee","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01134-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40042-024-01134-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Small gantries and long, thin scintillation pixels are used in preclinical positron emission tomography, resulting in parallax errors outside the system’s field of view. To solve this problem, a detector for measuring the depth of interaction (DOI) was developed. In addition, conduct of research on methods for DOI measurement through deep learning is underway. In this study, we designed a detector for measurement of DOI, consisting of two layers of scintillation pixel arrays and developed a method for specifying 3-dimensional (3D) position through deep learning. DETECT2000 simulation was performed to assess the 3D-positioning accuracy of the designed detector. Data acquired through DETECT2000 simulation wereused for learning a deep learning model, and assessment of location specification accuracy was performed using data generated at a new location and the deep learning model. According to the result, the 3D-position measurement accuracy was calculated as 94.48% on average.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141503164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}