TY - JOUR
T1 - Decoherence of a single-ion qubit immersed in a spin-polarized atomic bath
AU - Ratschbacher, L.
AU - Sias, C.
AU - Carcagni, L.
AU - Silver, J.M.
AU - Zipkes, C.
AU - Köhl, M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We report on the immersion of a spin qubit encoded in a single trapped ion into a spin-polarized neutral atom environment, which possesses both continuous (motional) and discrete (spin) degrees of freedom. The environment offers the possibility of a precise microscopic description, which allows us to understand dynamics and decoherence from first principles. We observe the spin dynamics of the qubit and measure the decoherence times (T1 and T2), which are determined by the spin-exchange interaction as well as by an unexpectedly strong spin-nonconserving coupling mechanism. © 2013 American Physical Society.
AB - We report on the immersion of a spin qubit encoded in a single trapped ion into a spin-polarized neutral atom environment, which possesses both continuous (motional) and discrete (spin) degrees of freedom. The environment offers the possibility of a precise microscopic description, which allows us to understand dynamics and decoherence from first principles. We observe the spin dynamics of the qubit and measure the decoherence times (T1 and T2), which are determined by the spin-exchange interaction as well as by an unexpectedly strong spin-nonconserving coupling mechanism. © 2013 American Physical Society.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.160402
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.160402
M3 - Article
VL - 110
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 16
ER -