as an external magnetic field tunes the wire into the topological regime and the energy splitting of the emergent Majorana modes oscillates around zero energy owing to spatial overlap in finite-length wires. In particular, we discuss how the zero-energy fermion parity crossings arising from Majorana oscillations result in distinct spectroscopic features. In split-junction geometries, the plasma mode couples to the phase-dispersing subgap levels resulting from Majorana hybridization via a Jaynes-Cummings-like interaction. As a consequence of this interaction, higher order plasma excitations in the junction inherit Majorana properties, including the 4π effect. Our results, based on a fully microscopic description of the junction, suggest that MW spectroscopy of nanowire-based transmon qubits provides an interesting alternative to Majorana detection by transport spectroscopy.
Majorana oscillations and parity crossings in semiconductor-nanowire-based transmon qubits
We show that the microwave (MW) spectra in semiconductor-nanowire-based transmon qubits provide a strong signature of the presence of Majorana bound states in the junction. This occurs