Single-Spin Magnetomechanics with Levitated Micromagnets

Gieseler, Jan; Kabcenell, Aaron; Rosenfeld, Emma; Schaefer, J. D.; Safira, Arthur; Schuetz, Martin J. A.; Gonzalez-Ballestero, Carlos; Rusconi, Cosimo C.; Romero‐Isart, Oriol; Lukin, Mikhail D.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.124.163604

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“…Note: when finalizing this paper we became aware of a related paper by Gieseler et al [56]. which means that we expect a slightly sublinear increase of Q when reducing the radius a.…”

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confidence: 82%

Ultralow Mechanical Damping with Meissner-Levitated Ferromagnetic Microparticles

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“…Note: when finalizing this paper we became aware of a related paper by Gieseler et al [56]. which means that we expect a slightly sublinear increase of Q when reducing the radius a.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Ultralow Mechanical Damping with Meissner-Levitated Ferromagnetic Microparticles

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“…Another way to trap micro-particles is to use magnetic fields. In magnetic traps, a magnetic object is levitating above a diamagnetic/superconductor material [35]. Alternatively, a diamagnetic particle-such as diamond-is levitating above magnets (see Figure 1c).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Adapted from ref. [35]. (d) A diamond particle is trapped by large magnetic field gradients thanks to its diamagnetism.…”

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Spin-Mechanics with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers and Trapped Particles

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Controlling the motion of macroscopic oscillators in the quantum regime has been the subject of intense research in recent decades. In this direction, opto-mechanical systems, where the motion of micro-objects is strongly coupled with laser light radiation pressure, have had tremendous success. In particular, the motion of levitating objects can be manipulated at the quantum level thanks to their very high isolation from the environment under ultra-low vacuum conditions. To enter the quantum regime, schemes using single long-lived atomic spins, such as the electronic spin of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, coupled with levitating mechanical oscillators have been proposed. At the single spin level, they offer the formidable prospect of transferring the spins’ inherent quantum nature to the oscillators, with foreseeable far-reaching implications in quantum sensing and tests of quantum mechanics. Adding the spin degrees of freedom to the experimentalists’ toolbox would enable access to a very rich playground at the crossroads between condensed matter and atomic physics. We review recent experimental work in the field of spin-mechanics that employ the interaction between trapped particles and electronic spins in the solid state and discuss the challenges ahead. Our focus is on the theoretical background close to the current experiments, as well as on the experimental limits, that, once overcome, will enable these systems to unleash their full potential.

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“…The ability to detect tiny momentum transfers to nanogram-scale masses is enabled by the extreme sensitivity of recently developed levitated optomechanical systems. Techniques to trap micron or submicron sized masses via optical [15][16][17], magnetic [18][19][20][21], or radio frequency [22][23][24][25] fields have progressed substantially in the last decade [26]. Past work has demonstrated the ability to cool particles with ∼ femtogram masses to μK effective temperatures [27][28][29].…”

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Search for Composite Dark Matter with Optically Levitated Sensors

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Results are reported from a search for a class of composite dark matter models with feeble long-range interactions with normal matter. We search for impulses arising from passing dark matter particles by monitoring the mechanical motion of an optically levitated nanogram mass over the course of several days. Assuming such particles constitute the dominant component of dark matter, this search places upper limits on their interaction with neutrons of α n ≤ 1.2 × 10 −7 at 95% confidence for dark matter masses between 1 and 10 TeV and mediator masses m ϕ ≤ 0.1 eV. Because of the large enhancement of the cross section for dark matter to coherently scatter from a nanogram mass (∼10 29 times that for a single neutron) and the ability to detect momentum transfers as small as ∼200 MeV=c, these results provide sensitivity to certain classes of composite dark matter models that substantially exceeds existing searches, including those employing kilogram-or ton-scale targets. Extensions of these techniques can enable directionally sensitive searches for a broad class of previously inaccessible heavy dark matter candidates.

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Single-Spin Magnetomechanics with Levitated Micromagnets

Cited by 101 publications

References 65 publications

Ultralow Mechanical Damping with Meissner-Levitated Ferromagnetic Microparticles

Ultralow Mechanical Damping with Meissner-Levitated Ferromagnetic Microparticles

Spin-Mechanics with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers and Trapped Particles

Search for Composite Dark Matter with Optically Levitated Sensors

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