Speaker
Dr
Hermann Uys
(National Laser Centre, CSIR)
Description
We report a calibrated measurement of 174 yoctonewton $(1\times10^{-24}\; \textnormal{N} = 1\;\textnormal{yN})$, using a cloud of 60 $^9$Be$^+$ ion confined in a Penning ion trap. These measurements suggest that ion traps may form the basis of a new class of ultra-sensitive deployable force sensors.
Primary author
Dr
Hermann Uys
(National Laser Centre, CSIR)
Co-authors
Dr
A.P. van Devender
(National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Dr
J.J. Bollinger
(National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Dr
J.W. Britton
(National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Dr
M. Biercuk
(School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
