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PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
卷 116, 期 24, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.243601
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资金
- ERC-QMES [338763]
- U.S. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE-1419118]
- ERC-QnanoMECA [64790]
- Fundacio Privada CELLEX
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) within the SFB ViCoM [F41]
- University of Vienna
- [FIS2013-46141-P]
- ICREA Funding Source: Custom
The momentum transfer between a photon and an object defines a fundamental limit for the precision with which the object can be measured. If the object oscillates at a frequency Omega(0), this measurement backaction adds quanta (h) over bar Omega(0) to the oscillator's energy at a rate Gamma(recoil), a process called photon recoil heating, and sets bounds to coherence times in cavity optomechanical systems. Here, we use an optically levitated nanoparticle in ultrahigh vacuum to directly measure Gamma(recoil). By means of a phase-sensitive feedback scheme, we cool the harmonic motion of the nanoparticle from ambient to microkelvin temperatures and measure its reheating rate under the influence of the radiation field. The recoil heating rate is measured for different particle sizes and for different excitation powers, without the need for cavity optics or cryogenic environments. The measurements are in quantitative agreement with theoretical predictions and provide valuable guidance for the realization of quantum ground-state cooling protocols and the measurement of ultrasmall forces.
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