Modeling magnetically levitated superconducting ellipsoids, cylinders, and cuboids for quantum magnetomechanics
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We theoretically investigate the properties of magnetically levitated superconducting elements confined in anti-Helmholtz traps, for application in magnetomechanical experiments. We study both the translational modes and the librational mode. The librational mode gives an additional degree of freedom that levitated spheres do not have access to. We compare levitated particles of different shapes: ellipsoids (with analytical and numerical treatment), cylinders, and rectangular cuboids (numerical treatment). We find that the stable orientations of the particles depend on their aspect ratios. Published by the American Physical Society 2024
Source: Physical Review Research
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,625
Funders: European Commission, Austrian Science Fund, Generalitat de Catalunya, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Vetenskapsrådet, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, QuantERA, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Agencia Estatal de Investigación, H2020 European Research Council
Awards: G3690828678, G4517963591, G5602316953, G5889778180, G6204132440, G6464183799, Exploring nonclassical states of center-of-mass mechanical motion with superconducting magneto- and levitomechanics, Levitated Superconductors for Dark Matter Search, G7364240373, G7425137858, Testing quantum physics in uncharted territory using a magneto-mechanical oscillator, G7663115157, G7778125224, G7799207878, G8684520763, G971561849, G98815664
OpenAlex ID: W4403486050