Role of rotations in Stern-Gerlach interferometry with massive objects
arXiv:2202.10535 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.113602
Abstract
Realizing a spatial superposition with massive objects is one of the most fundamental challenges, as it will test quantum theory in new regimes, probe quantum-gravity, and enable to test exotic theories like gravitationally induced collapse. A natural extension of the successful implementation of an atomic Stern-Gerlach interferometer (SGI), is a SGI with a nano-diamond (ND) in which a single spin is embedded in the form of a nitrogen-vacancy center (NV). As the ND rotation, and with it the rotation of the NV spin direction, may inhibit such a realization, both in terms of Newtonian trajectories and quantum phases, we analyze here the role of rotations in the SGI. We take into account fundamental limits, such as those imposed by the quantum angular uncertainty relation and thermal fluctuations. We provide a detailed recipe for which a superposition of massive objects is enabled. This may open the door not only to fundamental tests, but also to new forms of quantum technology.
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