Spectrum estimation of density operators with alkaline-earth atoms

TitleSpectrum estimation of density operators with alkaline-earth atoms
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsBeverland, ME, Haah, J, Alagic, G, Campbell, GK, Rey, AMaria, Gorshkov, AV
Volume120
Issue025301
Date Published2018/01/09
Abstract

We show that Ramsey spectroscopy of fermionic alkaline-earth atoms in a square-well trap provides an efficient and accurate estimate for the eigenspectrum of a density matrix whose n copies are stored in the nuclear spins of n such atoms. This spectrum estimation is enabled by the high symmetry of the interaction Hamiltonian, dictated, in turn, by the decoupling of the nuclear spin from the electrons and by the shape of the square-well trap. Practical performance of this procedure and its potential applications to quantum computing, quantum simulation, and time-keeping with alkalineearth atoms are discussed.

URLhttp://arxiv.org/abs/1608.02045
DOI10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.025301