A laser cooled nanocryostat: Refrigeration, alignment and rotation of levitated Yb${}^{+3}$:YLF nanocrystals

A. T. M. Anishur Rahman, P. F. Barker

The ability to cool and manipulate levitated nano-particles in vacuum is a promising new tool for exploring macroscopic quantum mechanics\cite{WanPRL2016,Scala2013,Zhang2013}, prec…