Ground-state cooling goes 2D

Levitated nanoparticles can now be cooled to the motional ground state in two dimensions. This advance could enable a new generation of macroscopic quantum experiments.

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Published inNature physics Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 931 - 932
Main Author Wilson, Dalziel J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2023
Nature Publishing Group
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Atomic
Atomic physics
Atoms & subatomic particles
Classical and Continuum Physics
Complex Systems
Condensed Matter Physics
Cooling
Experiments
Lasers
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Molecular
Nanoparticles
News & Views
news-and-views
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Theoretical
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Summary:Levitated nanoparticles can now be cooled to the motional ground state in two dimensions. This advance could enable a new generation of macroscopic quantum experiments.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/s41567-023-01991-y