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Algorithmic cooling of nuclear spins using long-lived singlet order. / Rodin, Bogdan A.; Bengs, Christian; Kiryutin, Alexey S. et al.
In: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 152, No. 16, 30.04.2020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Algorithmic cooling of nuclear spins using long-lived singlet order
AU - Rodin, Bogdan A.
AU - Bengs, Christian
AU - Kiryutin, Alexey S.
AU - Sheberstov, Kirill F.
AU - Brown, Lynda J.
AU - Brown, Richard C. D.
AU - Yurkovskaya, Alexandra V.
AU - Ivanov, Konstantin L.
AU - Levitt, Malcolm H.
PY - 2020/4/30
Y1 - 2020/4/30
N2 - Algorithmic cooling methods manipulate an open quantum system in order to lower its temperature below that of the environment. We achieve significant cooling of an ensemble of nuclear spin-pair systems by exploiting the long-lived nuclear singlet state, which is an antisymmetric quantum superposition of the "up" and "down" Zeeman states. The effect is demonstrated by nuclear magnetic resonance experiments on a molecular system containing a coupled pair of near-equivalent C-13 nuclei. The populations of the system are subjected to a repeating sequence of cyclic permutations separated by relaxation intervals. The long-lived nuclear singlet order is pumped well beyond the unitary limit. The pumped singlet order is converted into nuclear magnetization which is enhanced by 21% relative to its thermal equilibrium value.
AB - Algorithmic cooling methods manipulate an open quantum system in order to lower its temperature below that of the environment. We achieve significant cooling of an ensemble of nuclear spin-pair systems by exploiting the long-lived nuclear singlet state, which is an antisymmetric quantum superposition of the "up" and "down" Zeeman states. The effect is demonstrated by nuclear magnetic resonance experiments on a molecular system containing a coupled pair of near-equivalent C-13 nuclei. The populations of the system are subjected to a repeating sequence of cyclic permutations separated by relaxation intervals. The long-lived nuclear singlet order is pumped well beyond the unitary limit. The pumped singlet order is converted into nuclear magnetization which is enhanced by 21% relative to its thermal equilibrium value.
KW - NMR POPULATION-INVERSION
KW - STATE
KW - FREQUENCIES
KW - LIFETIMES
KW - SYSTEMS
KW - PHASES
KW - SIGNS
U2 - 10.1063/5.0006742
DO - 10.1063/5.0006742
M3 - Article
C2 - 32357786
VL - 152
JO - Journal of Chemical Physics
JF - Journal of Chemical Physics
SN - 0021-9606
IS - 16
ER -
ID: 26096321