Preparation and detection of a mechanical resonator near the ground state of motion

Nature

Volumn 463, Issue 7277, 2010, Pages 72-75

  Rocheleau, T ^a   Ndukum, T ^a   MacKlin, C ^a   Hertzberg, J B ^b   Clerk, A A ^c   Schwab, K C ^d  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; EXCITATION; HEATING; HUMAN; MICROWAVE FREQUENCY SUPERCONDUCTING RESONATOR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOTION; OCCUPATION; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY NANOMECHANICAL RESONATOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SUPERCONDUCTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 73849131307     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08681     Document Type: Article

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