Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 65, Number 6, March 2004
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Page(s) | 844 - 849 | |
Section | Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-10200-6 | |
Published online | 01 March 2004 |
Observation of macroscopic Landau-Zener transitions in a superconducting device
1
Institute for Physical High Technology - P.O. Box 100239, D-07702 Jena, Germany
2
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (State University) Kashirskoe shosse 31, 115409 Moscow, Russia
3
Department of Solid State Physics, Comenius University SK-84248 Bratislava, Slovakia
4
Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Solid State Physics D-07743 Jena, Germany
5
D-Wave Systems Inc. - 320-1985 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 4Y3 Canada
6
Physics and Astronomy Department, The University of British Columbia 6224 Agricultural Rd., Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z1 Canada
Corresponding author: ilichev@ipht-jena.de
Received:
17
October
2003
Accepted:
9
January
2004
A two-level system traversing a level anticrossing has a small
probability to make a so-called Landau-Zener (LZ) transition
between its energy bands, in deviation from simple adiabatic
evolution. This effect takes on renewed relevance due to the
observation of quantum coherence in superconducting qubits
(macroscopic “Schrödinger cat” devices). We report an
observation of LZ transitions in an Al three-junction qubit
coupled to a resonant tank circuit.
PACS: 85.25.Cp – Josephson devices / 85.25.Dq – Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) / 03.65.Ta – Foundations of quantum mechanics; measurement theory
© EDP Sciences, 2004
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