Observation of power-law scaling for phase transitions in linear trapped ion crystals

被引：66

作者：

Enzer, DG

Schauer, MM

Gomez, JJ

Gulley, MS

Holzscheiter, MH

Kwiat, PG

Lamoreaux, SK

Peterson, CG

Sandberg, VD

Tupa, D

White, AG

Hughes, RJ

James, DFV

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2000年 / 85卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2466

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We report an experimental confirmation of the power-law relationship between the critical anisotropy parameter and ion number for the linear-to-zigzag phase transition in an ionic crystal. Our experiment uses laser cooled calcium ions confined in a linear radio-frequency trap. Measurements for up to ten ions are in good agreement with theoretical and numeric predictions. Implications on an upper limit to the size of data registers in ion trap quantum computers are discussed.

引用

页码：2466 / 2469

页数：4

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