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Measuring the mean value of vibrational observables in trapped ion systems

Anna NapoliAntonino MessinaBenedetto Militello

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PhysicsQuantum PhysicsFOS: Physical sciencesObservableMeasurement problemElectromagnetic radiationAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsCharged particleIonCoupling (physics)Vibronic couplingExcited stateQuantum mechanicsQuantum Physics (quant-ph)

description

The theoretical foundations of a new general approach to the measurement problem of vibrational observables in trapped ion systems is reported. The method rests upon the introduction of a simple vibronic coupling structure appropriately conceived to link the internal ionic state measurement outcomes to the mean value of a motional variable of interest. Some applications are provided and discussed in detail, bringing to light the feasibility and the wide potentiality of the proposal.

https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0203111