BACKGROUND Levitation of large objects has become a widely used technique in science
and engineering, and the control of levitated nano-and micro-objects in vacuum has gained …

Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

The ability to accurately control the dynamics of physical systems by measurement and
feedback is a pillar of modern engineering. Today, the increasing demand for applied …

Cosmological gravitational particle production (CGPP) is the creation of particles in an
expanding universe due solely to their gravitational interaction. These particles can play an …

Rotations of microscale rigid bodies exhibit pronounced quantum phenomena that do not
exist for their centre-of-mass motion. By levitating nanoparticles in ultra-high vacuum …

We introduce and theoretically analyze a scheme to prepare and detect non-Gaussian
quantum states of an optically levitated particle via the interaction with light pulses that …

A single particle trapped in a harmonic potential can exhibit rich motional quantum states
within its high-dimensional state space. Quantum characterization of motion is key, for …

We describe microwave cavity-magnomechanical center-of-mass cooling of a levitated
magnetic sphere. The standing magnetic component of the electromagnetic wave within a …

We report the detection of individual nuclear α decays through the mechanical recoil of the
entire micron-sized particle in which the decaying nuclei are embedded. Momentum …

A levitated nanomechanical oscillator under ultrahigh vacuum is highly isolated from its
environment. It has been predicted that this isolation leads to very low mechanical …