R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminars |
Events on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022
- Quantum stochastic resonance of individual Fe atoms
- Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Place: 5310 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Sue Coppersmith, UNSW Sydney
- Abstract: Stochastic resonance, where noise synchronizes a system’s response to an external drive, is a phenomenon that occurs in a wide variety of noisy systems ranging from the dynamics of neurons to the periodicity of ice ages. This talk will present theory and experiments on a quantum system that exhibits stochastic resonance — the quantum tunneling of the magnetization of a single Fe atom measured using spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy. Stochastic resonance is shown deep in the quantum regime, where fluctuations are driven by tunneling of the magnetization, as well as in a semi-classical crossover region where thermal excitations set in. An analytic theory with no adjustable parameters agrees quantitatively with experiment, and provides a path towards probing dynamics on time scales shorter than can be resolved experimentally.
- Host: Mark Eriksson