Quantum Mechanical Limits to Inertial Mass Sensing by Nanomechanical Systems
We determine the quantum mechanical limits to inertial mass-sensing based on nanomechanical systems. We first consider a harmonically oscillating cantilever whose vibration frequency is changed by mass accretion at its surface. We show that its zero-point fluctuations limit the mass sensitivity, for...
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2009
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