QND observation of quantum jumps between Fock states: a one-electron cyclotron oscillator at 70 mK to 4.2 K

Author

Gabrielse, G. ; Peil, Steven ; Odom, B. ; D´Urso, Brian

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Harvard Law Sch., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

23-28 May 1992

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

20

Abstract

Summary form only given. A one-electron cyclotron oscillator is cooled to thermal equilibrium at temperatures between 70 mK and 4.2 K - the first time that an isolated elementary particle has been cooled below 4.2 K. Continuous quantum non-demolition (QND) measurements of the electron cyclotron energy reveal the equilibrium oscillator in a quantum Fock state, with occasional and abrupt quantum jumps to adjacent Fock states, stimulated by blackbody photons in the cavity.

Keywords

low-temperature techniques; optical resonators; oscillators; quantum optics; 70 mK to 4.2 K; Fock states; QND observation; abrupt quantum jumps; adjacent Fock states; blackbody photons; cavity; continuous quantum non-demolition measurements; isolated elementary particle; one-electron cyclotron oscillator; quantum Fock state; quantum jumps; thermal equilibrium; Acoustic scattering; Cyclotrons; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; Land surface temperature; Oscillators; Particle scattering; Resonance; Spontaneous emission; Stationary state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-576-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.1999.807109

Filename

807109