Bollinger, J.
, Britton, J.
and Sawyer, B.
(2013),
Quantum simulation and many-body physics with hundreds of trapped ions, Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913517
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Quantum simulation and many-body physics with hundreds of trapped ions
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By employing forces that depend on the internal electronic state (or spin) of an atomic ion, the Coulomb potential energy of a trapped ion crystal can be modified in a spin-dependent way to mimic effective quantum spin Hamiltonians. We use simple models to explain how the effective spin interactions are engineered with trapped-ion crystals. We summarize the type of effective spin interactions that can be readily generated, and discuss an experimental implementation using single-plane ion crystals in a Penning trap.Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Conference Dates
June 9-14, 2013
Conference Location
San Jose, CA
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Keywords
ion trap, Ising model, Penning trap, quantum magnetism, quantum simulation
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Created September 14, 2013, Updated February 19, 2017