Observation of the dynamical Casimir effect in a superconducting circuit

Nature

Volumn 479, Issue 7373, 2011, Pages 376-379

  Wilson, C M ^a   Johansson, G ^a   Pourkabirian, A ^a   Simoen, M ^a   Johansson, J R ^b   Duty, T ^c   Nori, F ^b,d   Delsing, P ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; MAGNETIC METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION BALANCE; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; CASIMIR EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETISM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION ENERGY; SUPERCONDUCTOR; VACUUM;

EID: 81555207232     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10561     Document Type: Article

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