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Introduction to Nanomechanics (Spring 2012). Martino Poggio. Cooling Mechanical Resonators. Achieve ultimate force resolution Approach the quantum regime Measure mechanical superpositions and coherences. Strategies for Cooling Resonators.
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Introduction to Nanomechanics(Spring 2012) Martino Poggio
Cooling Mechanical Resonators • Achieve ultimate force resolution • Approach the quantum regime • Measure mechanical superpositions and coherences Introduction to Nanomechanics
Strategies for Cooling Resonators • “Brute force”: High resonance frequencies & low reservoir temperatures • Damping mechanical motion • Cavity cooling Introduction to Nanomechanics
Various cavity cooling systems Introduction to Nanomechanics