Ion-crystal demonstration of structural phase transition induced solely by temperature

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Ion-crystal demonstration of structural phase transition induced solely by temperature
المؤلفون: Li, J., Yan, L. L., Chen, L., Liu, Z. C., Zhou, F., Zhang, J. Q., Yang, W. L., Feng, M.
المصدر: Phys. Rev. A 99, 063402 (2019)
سنة النشر: 2018
المجموعة: Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics
الوصف: We demonstrate for the first time a linear-zigzag phase transition induced solely by temperature of the $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ ion crystals in a surface-electrode trap. In contrast to the previously observed counterparts based on change of the mechanical equilibrium conditions of the ions, our presented structural phase transition occurs due to controllable influence of thermal fluctuation. The ions' temperature is well controlled by tuning the cooling laser and the experimental observation could be fully understood by classical Langevin equation in addition to the effects from thermal fluctuation. Our experimental investigation indicates the fantastic role of thermal fluctuation played in the thermodynamic process at atomic level, which might bridge the thermodynamics from the macroscopic domain to the quantum regime.
Comment: 3 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.99.063402
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.04347
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.1812.04347
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv
الوصف
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.99.063402