Bulletin of the American Physical Society
52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume 66, Number 6
Monday–Friday, May 31–June 4 2021; Virtual; Time Zone: Central Daylight Time, USA
Session S10: Quantum Simulation I
10:30 AM–12:30 PM,
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Chair: Dan Cole, NIST
Abstract: S10.00003 : Realization of para-particle oscillators in trapped ions*
10:54 AM–11:06 AM
Live
Presenter:
Cinthia Huerta Alderete
(Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland)
Authors:
Cinthia Huerta Alderete
(Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland)
Alaina Green
(Joint Quantum Institute and Department of Physics, University of Maryland)
Nhung Nguyen
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Yingyue Zhu
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Blas Manuel Rodríguez Lara
(Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnológico de Monterrey)
Norbert M Linke
(University of Maryland, College Park)
A para-particle oscillator is a parity-deformed harmonic oscillator characterized by an order parameter. This generalizes the standard Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics associated with fermions and bosons to para-particles. These are captivating not only because of the underlying algebraic structures but also their dynamical properties. Even though these particles are unlikely to be present in nature, a quantum system involving a spin-½ degree of freedom coupled to two bosonic modes yields the Hamiltonian describing para-bosons and para-fermions. In this work, we report the analog quantum simulation of para-particle oscillators with a single trapped ion by tailoring the native couplings to two orthogonal motional modes in the trap. Our system reproduces the well-defined statistics for para-bosons and para-fermions of even order. These results represent the first experimental realization of a quantum simulation of the para-particle dynamics in any physical system and demonstrate the full controllability of para-particle oscillators using a trapped-ion experiment.
*This work is supported by the NSF via the PFC@JQI (PHY-1430094) and the Maryland-ARL Quantum Partnership (W911NF1920181).
Follow Us |
Engage
Become an APS Member |
My APS
Renew Membership |
Information for |
About APSThe American Physical Society (APS) is a non-profit membership organization working to advance the knowledge of physics. |
© 2024 American Physical Society
| All rights reserved | Terms of Use
| Contact Us
Headquarters
1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844
(301) 209-3200
Editorial Office
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 591-4000
Office of Public Affairs
529 14th St NW, Suite 1050, Washington, D.C. 20045-2001
(202) 662-8700