A 3-dimensional scanning trapped-ion probe

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: A 3-dimensional scanning trapped-ion probe
المؤلفون: Sägesser, Tobias, Jain, Shreyans, Hrmo, Pavel, Ferk, Alexander, Simoni, Matteo, Cui, Yingying, Mordini, Carmelo, Kienzler, Daniel, Home, Jonathan
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Physics (Other)
Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics, Physics - Atomic Physics
الوصف: Single-atom quantum sensors offer high spatial resolution and high sensitivity to electric and magnetic fields. Among them, trapped ions offer exceptional performance in sensing electric fields, which has been used in particular to probe these in the proximity of metallic surfaces. However, the flexibility of previous work was limited by the use of radio-frequency trapping fields, which has restricted spatial scanning to linear translations, and calls into question whether observed phenomena are connected to the presence of the radio-frequency fields. Here, using a Penning trap instead, we demonstrate a single ion probe which offers three-dimensional position scanning at distances between $50$ $\mu\mathrm{m}$ and $450$ $\mu\mathrm{m}$ from a metallic surface and above a $200\times200$ $\mu\mathrm{m}^{2}$ area, allowing us to reconstruct static and time-varying electric as well as magnetic fields. We use this to map charge distributions on the metallic surface and noise stemming from it. The methods demonstrated here allow similar probing to be carried out on samples with a variety of materials, surface constitutions and geometries, providing a new tool for surface science.
Comment: 19 pages, 12 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17528
رقم الانضمام: edsarx.2412.17528
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv