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A Realistic Proposal for the Observation of Zeno Phenomena in the Dynamics of Trapped Ions

Antonino MessinaSabrina Maniscalco

subject

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsContinuous measurementQuantum mechanicsDynamics (mechanics)General Physics and AstronomyIonic bondingPhysics::Atomic PhysicsQuantum PhysicsZeno's paradoxesRabi frequencyQuantum Zeno effectIon

description

A realistic experimental scheme for the observation of a continuous measurement Quantum Zeno Effect in the contest of single trapped ions is proposed. Our method relies on the nonlinearities characterizing the ionic Rabi frequency far from the Lamb-Dicke regime.

https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3978(200110)49:10/11<1027::aid-prop1027>3.0.co;2-8