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Collective shuttling of attracting particles in asymmetric narrow channels

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posted on 2014-10-07, 13:54 authored by Andrey Pototsky, Andrew ArcherAndrew Archer, M. Bestehorn, D. Merkt, Sergey SavelievSergey Saveliev, Fabio Marchesoni
The rectification of a single file of attracting particles subjected to a low frequency ac drive is proposed as a working mechanism for particle shuttling in an asymmetric narrow channel. Increasing the particle attraction results in the file condensing, as signaled by the dramatic enhancement of the net particle current. The magnitude and direction of the current become extremely sensitive to the actual size of the condensate, which can then be made to shuttle between two docking stations, transporting particles in one direction, with an efficiency much larger than conventional diffusive models predict.

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A.J.A. gratefully acknowledges support from RCUK. This work was partly supported by the HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access Programme.

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  • Mathematical Sciences

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PHYSICAL REVIEW E

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82

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3

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POTOTSKY, A. ... et al, 2010. Collective shuttling of attracting particles in asymmetric narrow channels. Physical Review E, 82 (3), 030401.

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2010

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This article was published in the journal, Physical Review E [© The American Physical Society].

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1539-3755

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  • en

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