High-dynamic-range magnetometry with a single electronic spin in diamond

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-113

  Nusran, N M ^a   Momeen, M Ummal ^a   Dutt, M V Gurudev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LINEWIDTH; MAGNETOMETRY; NANOMAGNETICS; NITROGEN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIGH-PRECISION SPECTROSCOPY; MAXIMUM FIELD STRENGTH; NITROGEN VACANCIES; PHASE ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS; QUANTUM PHASE ESTIMATION; SINGLE ELECTRONICS; SPECTRAL LINE WIDTH; STANDARD MEASUREMENTS;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

NANODIAMOND;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE MAGNETOMETRY; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SINGLE ELECTRONIC SPIN;

EID: 84857049278     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.225     Document Type: Article

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