Cold atoms near superconductors: Atomic spin coherence beyond the Johnson noise limit

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kasch, B ^a   Hattermann, H ^a   Cano, D ^a   Judd, T E ^a   Scheel, S ^b   Zimmermann, C ^a   Kleiner, R ^a   Koelle, D ^a   Fortagh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPIN; COLD ATOMS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FORCE SENSING; JOHNSON NOISE; METAL SURFACES; NEAR-FIELD; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM SYSTEM; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; TIME PERIODS;

DATA PROCESSING; NIOBIUM; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ATOMS;

EID: 77955066055     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/6/065024     Document Type: Article

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