Topic

Quantum acoustics

The study and engineering of sound at the quantum level, where vibrational energy in a solid comes in discrete units called phonons that can be controlled and measured like light or charge.

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Stanford catches single phonons jumping to zero inside a two-millisecond ringdown

Stanford physicists report in Science the first real-time observation of quantum jumps of sound, using a superconducting qubit to check a mechanical resonator hundreds of times during its two milliseconds of vibration.

Publishers:phys.org

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