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Probing macroscopic quantum superpositions with nanorotors

Benjamin A. Stickler (University of Duisburg-Essen), Birthe Papendell (University of Duisburg-Essen), Stefan Kühn (University of Vienna, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology), Björn Schrinski (University of Duisburg-Essen), James Millen (University of Vienna, King's College London), Markus Arndt (University of Vienna, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology), Klaus Hornberger (University of Duisburg-Essen)

New Journal of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/aaece4 (Physics and Astronomy)
License: CC BY

Abstract: Whether quantum physics is universally valid is an open question with far-reaching implications. Intense research is therefore invested into testing the quantum superposition principle with ever heavier and more complex objects. Here we propose a radically new, experimentally viable route towards studies at the quantum-to-classical borderline by probing the orientational quantum revivals of a nanoscale rigid rotor. The proposed interference experiment testifies a macroscopic superposition of all possible orientations. It requires no diffraction grating, uses only a single levitated particle, and works with moderate motional temperatures under realistic environmental conditions. The first exploitation of quantum rotations of a massive object opens the door to new tests of quantum physics with submicron particles and to quantum gyroscopic torque sensors, holding the potential to improve state-of-the-art devices by many orders of magnitude.

Published on 31 Oct. 2018