Observation of power-law scaling for phase transitions in linear trapped ion crystals

D. G. Enzer; M. M. Schauer; J. J. Gomez; M. S. Gulley; M. H. Holzscheiter; P. G. Kwiat; S. K. Lamoreaux; C. G. Peterson; V. D. Sandberg; D. Tupa; A. G. White; R. J. Hughes; D. F.V. James

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2466

Observation of power-law scaling for phase transitions in linear trapped ion crystals

D. G. Enzer, M. M. Schauer, J. J. Gomez, M. S. Gulley, M. H. Holzscheiter, P. G. Kwiat, S. K. Lamoreaux, C. G. Peterson, V. D. Sandberg, D. Tupa, A. G. White, R. J. Hughes, D. F.V. James

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We report an experimental confirmation of the power-law relationship between the critical anisotropy parameter and ion number for the linear-to-zigzag phase transition in an ionic crystal. Our experiment uses laser cooled calcium ions confined in a linear radio-frequency trap. Measurements for up to ten ions are in good agreement with theoretical and numeric predictions. Implications on an upper limit to the size of data registers in ion trap quantum computers are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2466-2469
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	85
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2466
State	Published - Sep 18 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Enzer, D. G., Schauer, M. M., Gomez, J. J., Gulley, M. S., Holzscheiter, M. H., Kwiat, P. G., Lamoreaux, S. K., Peterson, C. G., Sandberg, V. D., Tupa, D., White, A. G., Hughes, R. J., & James, D. F. V. (2000). Observation of power-law scaling for phase transitions in linear trapped ion crystals. Physical review letters, 85(12), 2466-2469. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2466

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