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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 MarchesoniThe 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.
Funding
A.J.A. gratefully acknowledges support from RCUK. This work was partly supported by the HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access Programme.
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POTOTSKY, A. ... et al, 2010. Collective shuttling of attracting particles in asymmetric narrow channels. Physical Review E, 82 (3), 030401.Publisher
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