Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator

Nature

Volumn 464, Issue 7289, 2010, Pages 697-703

  O'Connell, A D ^a   Hofheinz, M ^a   Ansmann, M ^a   Bialczak, Radoslaw C ^a   Lenander, M ^a   Lucero, Erik ^a   Neeley, M ^a   Sank, D ^a   Wang, H ^a   Weides, M ^a   Wenner, J ^a   Martinis, John M ^a   Cleland, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; COOLING; FREEZING; MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATOR; PHONON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77950371829     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08967     Document Type: Article

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