{
  "id": "2005.11662",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2020-05-24T06:10:44.000Z",
  "updated": "2020-05-24T06:10:44.000Z",
  "title": "A hybrid quantum system formed by trapping atoms in the near-field of a levitated nanosphere",
  "authors": [
    "A. Hopper",
    "P. F. Barker"
  ],
  "comment": "6 pages, 5 figures",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph",
    "physics.atom-ph",
    "physics.optics"
  ],
  "abstract": "Near-field, radially symmetric optical potentials centred around a levitated nanosphere can be used for sympathetic cooling and for creating a bound nanosphere-atom system analogous to a large molecule. We demonstrate that the long range, Coulomb-like potential produced by a single blue detuned field increases the collisional cross-section by eight orders of magnitude, allowing fast sympathetic cooling of a trapped nanosphere to microKelvin temperatures using cold atoms. By using two optical fields to create a combination of repulsive and attractive potentials, we demonstrate that a cold atom can be bound to a nanosphere creating a new levitated hybrid quantum system suitable for exploring quantum mechanics with massive particles.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2020-05-24T06:10:44.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "levitated nanosphere",
      "trapping atoms",
      "hybrid quantum system suitable",
      "near-field",
      "symmetric optical potentials"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 6,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}