Energy transport in trapped ion chains
We experimentally study energy transport in chains of trapped ions. We use a pulsed excitation scheme to rapidly add energy to the local motional mode of one of the ions in the chain. Subsequent energy readout allows us to determine how the excitation has propagated throughout the chain. We observe...
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| author | Michael Ramm Thaned Pruttivarasin Hartmut Häffner |
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| description | We experimentally study energy transport in chains of trapped ions. We use a pulsed excitation scheme to rapidly add energy to the local motional mode of one of the ions in the chain. Subsequent energy readout allows us to determine how the excitation has propagated throughout the chain. We observe energy revivals that persist for many cycles. We study the behavior with an increasing number of ions of up to 37 in the chain, including a zig-zag configuration. The experimental results agree with the theory of normal mode evolution. The described system provides an experimental toolbox for the study of thermodynamics of closed systems and energy transport in both classical and quantum regimes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-313e818838d74324852e189784f6210a2023-08-08T11:27:14ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302014-01-0116606306210.1088/1367-2630/16/6/063062Energy transport in trapped ion chainsMichael Ramm0Thaned Pruttivarasin1Hartmut Häffner2Department of Physics, University of California , Berkeley, CA 94720, USADepartment of Physics, University of California , Berkeley, CA 94720, USADepartment of Physics, University of California , Berkeley, CA 94720, USAWe experimentally study energy transport in chains of trapped ions. We use a pulsed excitation scheme to rapidly add energy to the local motional mode of one of the ions in the chain. Subsequent energy readout allows us to determine how the excitation has propagated throughout the chain. We observe energy revivals that persist for many cycles. We study the behavior with an increasing number of ions of up to 37 in the chain, including a zig-zag configuration. The experimental results agree with the theory of normal mode evolution. The described system provides an experimental toolbox for the study of thermodynamics of closed systems and energy transport in both classical and quantum regimes.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/063062energy transporttrapped ionspulsed excitation |
| spellingShingle | Michael Ramm Thaned Pruttivarasin Hartmut Häffner Energy transport in trapped ion chains New Journal of Physics energy transport trapped ions pulsed excitation |
| title | Energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| title_full | Energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| title_fullStr | Energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| title_short | Energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| title_sort | energy transport in trapped ion chains |
| topic | energy transport trapped ions pulsed excitation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/063062 |
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