High- Q Magnetic Levitation and Control of Superconducting Microspheres at Millikelvin Temperatures
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2023

We report the levitation of a superconducting lead-tin sphere with 100 μm diameter (corresponding to a mass of 5.6 μg) in a static magnetic trap formed by two coils in an anti-Helmholtz configuration, with adjustable resonance frequencies up to 240 Hz. The center-of-mass motion of the sphere is monitored magnetically using a dc superconducting quantum interference device as well as optically and exhibits quality factors of up to 2.6×107. We also demonstrate 3D magnetic feedback control of the motion of the sphere. The setup is housed in a dilution refrigerator operating at 15 mK. By implementing a cryogenic vibration isolation system, we can attenuate environmental vibrations at 200 Hz by approximately 7 orders of magnitude. The combination of low temperature, large mass, and high quality factor provides a promising platform for testing quantum physics in previously unexplored regimes with high mass and long coherence times.

Författare

J. Hofer

Universität Wien

Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften

R. Gross

MCQST

Walther-Meissner-Institut für Tieftemperaturforschung

Technische Universität München

Gerard Higgins

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantteknologi

Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften

H. Huebl

MCQST

Walther-Meissner-Institut für Tieftemperaturforschung

Technische Universität München

O. F. Kieler

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)

R. Kleiner

Universität Tübingen

D. Koelle

Universität Tübingen

P. Schmidt

Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften

J. A. Slater

Universität Wien

M. Trupke

Universität Wien

K. Uhl

Universität Tübingen

T. Weimann

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)

Witlef Wieczorek

Universität Wien

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Kvantteknologi

M. Aspelmeyer

Universität Wien

Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften

Physical Review Letters

0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)

Vol. 131 4 043603

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DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.043603

PubMed

37566828

Relaterade dataset

Data used in the article "High-Q magnetic levitation and control of superconducting microspheres at millikelvin temperatures" [dataset]

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7837943

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2023-09-22