Quantum rotations of nanoparticles

BA Stickler, K Hornberger, MS Kim - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Testing the foundation of quantum physics in space via Interferometric and non-interferometric experiments with mesoscopic nanoparticles

G Gasbarri, A Belenchia, M Carlesso, S Donadi… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Quantum technologies are opening novel avenues for applied and fundamental science at
an impressive pace. In this perspective article, we focus on the promises coming from the …

Probing fundamental physics with spin-based quantum sensors

DF Jackson Kimball, D Budker, TE Chupp, AA Geraci… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental
physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for spin-based …

Searches for massive neutrinos with mechanical quantum sensors

D Carney, KG Leach, DC Moore - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
The development of quantum optomechanics now allows mechanical sensors with
femtogram masses to be controlled and measured in the quantum regime. If the mechanical …

Ferromagnetic levitation and harmonic trap** of a milligram-scale yttrium iron garnet sphere

M Fuwa, R Sakagami, T Tamegai - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We report passive magnetic levitation and three-dimensional harmonic trap** of a 0.3-
milligram, 0.5-millimeter-diameter yttrium iron garnet sphere at 4 K. The gradient of an …

Levitated micromagnets in superconducting traps: A new platform for tabletop fundamental physics experiments

A Vinante, C Timberlake, H Ulbricht - Entropy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Magnetically levitated microparticles have been proposed as mechanical sensors with
extreme sensitivity. In particular, micromagnets levitated above a superconductor can …

Ultralight dark matter detection with levitated ferromagnets

S Kalia, D Budker, DFJ Kimball, W Ji, Z Liu… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Levitated ferromagnets act as ultraprecise magnetometers, which can exhibit high quality
factors due to their excellent isolation from the environment. These instruments can be …

Suppressing mechanical dissipation of diamagnetically levitated oscillator via engineering conductive geometry

H **e, Y Li, R Li, Y Leng, Y Chen, L Wang, D Long… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Diamagnetically levitated oscillators of millimeter and submillimeter size are emerging
ultrasensitive sensors for gravitylike force and acceleration measurements. However …