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Fundamental Tests of Physics with Optically Trapped Microspheres

Fundamental Tests of Physics with Optically Trapped Microspheres details experiments on studying the Brownian motion of an optically trapped microsphere with ultrahigh resolution and the cooling of its motion towards the quantum ground state. Glass microspheres were trapped in water, air, and vacuum...

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Main Author: Li, Tongcang. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Subjects:
Thermodynamics.
Quantum physics.
Nanoscale science.
Nanoscience.
Nanostructures.
Low temperature physics.
Low temperatures.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
Quantum Physics.
Nanoscale Science and Technology.
Low Temperature Physics.
Complex Systems.
Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6031-2
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Physical Principle of Optical Tweezers
  • Optical Trapping of Glass Microspheres in Air and Vacuum
  • Measuring the Instantaneous Velocity of a Brownian Particle in Air
  • Towards Measurement of the Instantaneous Velocity of a Brownian Particle in Water
  • Millikelvin Cooling of an Optically Trapped Microsphere in Vacuum
  • Towards Quantum Ground-State Cooling
  • Appendix.

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