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Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy

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Monroe, C; Meekhof, DM; King, BE; Jefferts, SR; Itano, WM; Wineland, DJ; Gould, P
Published in: Physical Review Letters
January 1, 1995

We report laser cooling of a single Be+9 ion held in a rf (Paul) ion trap to where it occupies the quantum-mechanical ground state of motion. With the use of resolved-sideband stimulated Raman cooling, the zero point of motion is achieved 98% of the time in 1D and 92% of the time in 3D. Cooling to the zero-point energy appears to be a crucial prerequisite for future experiments such as the realization of simple quantum logic gates applicable to quantum computation. © 1995 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review Letters

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0031-9007

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January 1, 1995

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75

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22

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4011 / 4014

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  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
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Monroe, C., Meekhof, D. M., King, B. E., Jefferts, S. R., Itano, W. M., Wineland, D. J., & Gould, P. (1995). Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy. Physical Review Letters, 75(22), 4011–4014. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4011
Monroe, C., D. M. Meekhof, B. E. King, S. R. Jefferts, W. M. Itano, D. J. Wineland, and P. Gould. “Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy.” Physical Review Letters 75, no. 22 (January 1, 1995): 4011–14. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4011.
Monroe C, Meekhof DM, King BE, Jefferts SR, Itano WM, Wineland DJ, et al. Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy. Physical Review Letters. 1995 Jan 1;75(22):4011–4.
Monroe, C., et al. “Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 75, no. 22, Jan. 1995, pp. 4011–14. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4011.
Monroe C, Meekhof DM, King BE, Jefferts SR, Itano WM, Wineland DJ, Gould P. Resolved-sideband Raman cooling of a bound atom to the 3D zero-point energy. Physical Review Letters. 1995 Jan 1;75(22):4011–4014.

Published In

Physical Review Letters

DOI

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

Volume

75

Issue

22

Start / End Page

4011 / 4014

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences