Electron spin relaxation can enhance the performance of a cryptochrome-based magnetic compass sensor

The radical pair model of the avian magnetoreceptor relies on long-lived electron spin coherence. Dephasing, resulting from interactions of the spins with their fluctuating environment, is generally assumed to degrade the sensitivity of this compass to the direction of the Earth's magnetic fiel...

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Main Authors: Daniel R Kattnig, Jakub K Sowa, Ilia A Solov'yov, P J Hore
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Colecção:New Journal of Physics
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/6/063007