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Autori principali: Huber, P. H., Barthel, P., Sriarunothai, Th., Giri, G. S., Wölk, S., Wunderlich, Ch.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18670
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author Huber, P. H.
Barthel, P.
Sriarunothai, Th.
Giri, G. S.
Wölk, S.
Wunderlich, Ch.
author_facet Huber, P. H.
Barthel, P.
Sriarunothai, Th.
Giri, G. S.
Wölk, S.
Wunderlich, Ch.
contents The center-of-mass position of a single trapped atomic ion is measured and tracked in time with high precision. Employing a near-resonant radio frequency field of wavelength 2.37 cm and a static magnetic field gradient of 19 T/m, the spatial location of the ion is determined with an unprecedented wavelength-relative resolution of 5 $\times$ 10$^{-9}$, corresponding to an absolute precision of 0.12 nm. Measurements of an electrostatic force on a single ion demonstrate a sensitivity of 2.2 $\times$ 10$^{-23} ~\text{N}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$. The real-time measurement of an atom's position complements the well-established technique of scanning near-field radio frequency transmission microscopy and opens up a novel route to using this method with path breaking spatial and force resolution.
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spellingShingle Measuring a single atom's position with extreme sub-wavelength resolution and force measurements in the yoctonewton range
Huber, P. H.
Barthel, P.
Sriarunothai, Th.
Giri, G. S.
Wölk, S.
Wunderlich, Ch.
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
The center-of-mass position of a single trapped atomic ion is measured and tracked in time with high precision. Employing a near-resonant radio frequency field of wavelength 2.37 cm and a static magnetic field gradient of 19 T/m, the spatial location of the ion is determined with an unprecedented wavelength-relative resolution of 5 $\times$ 10$^{-9}$, corresponding to an absolute precision of 0.12 nm. Measurements of an electrostatic force on a single ion demonstrate a sensitivity of 2.2 $\times$ 10$^{-23} ~\text{N}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$. The real-time measurement of an atom's position complements the well-established technique of scanning near-field radio frequency transmission microscopy and opens up a novel route to using this method with path breaking spatial and force resolution.
title Measuring a single atom's position with extreme sub-wavelength resolution and force measurements in the yoctonewton range
topic Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18670