Quantum blackbody thermometry
Blackbody radiation sources are calculable radiation sources that are frequently used in radiometry, temperature dissemination, and remote sensing. Despite their ubiquity, blackbody sources and radiometers have a plethora of systematics. We envision a new, primary route to measuring blackbody radiat...
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| author | Eric B Norrgard Stephen P Eckel Christopher L Holloway Eric L Shirley |
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| description | Blackbody radiation sources are calculable radiation sources that are frequently used in radiometry, temperature dissemination, and remote sensing. Despite their ubiquity, blackbody sources and radiometers have a plethora of systematics. We envision a new, primary route to measuring blackbody radiation using ensembles of polarizable quantum systems, such as Rydberg atoms and diatomic molecules. Quantum measurements with these exquisite electric field sensors could enable active feedback, improved design, and, ultimately, lower radiometric and thermal uncertainties of blackbody standards. A portable, calibration-free Rydberg-atom physics package could also complement a variety of classical radiation detector and thermometers. The successful merger of quantum and blackbody-based measurements provides a new, fundamental paradigm for blackbody physics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fe82d575eee4e88ab148efa047c2e9d2023-08-08T15:32:21ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302021-01-0123303303710.1088/1367-2630/abe8f5Quantum blackbody thermometryEric B Norrgard0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8715-4648Stephen P Eckel1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-0320Christopher L Holloway2Eric L Shirley3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-8647Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland , Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States of AmericaSensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States of AmericaNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Boulder, CO 80305, United States of AmericaSensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States of AmericaBlackbody radiation sources are calculable radiation sources that are frequently used in radiometry, temperature dissemination, and remote sensing. Despite their ubiquity, blackbody sources and radiometers have a plethora of systematics. We envision a new, primary route to measuring blackbody radiation using ensembles of polarizable quantum systems, such as Rydberg atoms and diatomic molecules. Quantum measurements with these exquisite electric field sensors could enable active feedback, improved design, and, ultimately, lower radiometric and thermal uncertainties of blackbody standards. A portable, calibration-free Rydberg-atom physics package could also complement a variety of classical radiation detector and thermometers. The successful merger of quantum and blackbody-based measurements provides a new, fundamental paradigm for blackbody physics.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abe8f5blackbody radiationlaser cooling moleculesRydberg atomsquantum metrology |
| spellingShingle | Eric B Norrgard Stephen P Eckel Christopher L Holloway Eric L Shirley Quantum blackbody thermometry New Journal of Physics blackbody radiation laser cooling molecules Rydberg atoms quantum metrology |
| title | Quantum blackbody thermometry |
| title_full | Quantum blackbody thermometry |
| title_fullStr | Quantum blackbody thermometry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantum blackbody thermometry |
| title_short | Quantum blackbody thermometry |
| title_sort | quantum blackbody thermometry |
| topic | blackbody radiation laser cooling molecules Rydberg atoms quantum metrology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abe8f5 |
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