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Velten S, Bocklage L, Zhang X, Schlage K, Panchwanee A, Sadashivaiah S, Sergeev I, Leupold O, Chumakov AI, Kocharovskaya O, Röhlsberger R. Nuclear quantum memory for hard x-ray photon wave packets. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn9825. [PMID: 38924415 PMCID: PMC11204287 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn9825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
Optical quantum memories are key elements in modern quantum technologies to reliably store and retrieve quantum information. At present, they are conceptually limited to the optical wavelength regime. Recent advancements in x-ray quantum optics render an extension of optical quantum memory protocols to ultrashort wavelengths possible, thereby establishing quantum photonics at x-ray energies. Here, we introduce an x-ray quantum memory protocol that utilizes mechanically driven nuclear resonant 57Fe absorbers to form a comb structure in the nuclear absorption spectrum by using the Doppler effect. This room-temperature nuclear frequency comb enables us to control the waveform of x-ray photon wave packets to a high level of accuracy and fidelity using solely mechanical motions. This tunable, robust, and highly flexible system offers a versatile platform for a compact solid-state quantum memory at room temperature for hard x-rays.
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- Sven Velten
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging CUI, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging CUI, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Fraunhoferstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging CUI, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Fraunhoferstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Shvyd'ko Y, Röhlsberger R, Kocharovskaya O, Evers J, Geloni GA, Liu P, Shu D, Miceli A, Stone B, Hippler W, Marx-Glowna B, Uschmann I, Loetzsch R, Leupold O, Wille HC, Sergeev I, Gerharz M, Zhang X, Grech C, Guetg M, Kocharyan V, Kujala N, Liu S, Qin W, Zozulya A, Hallmann J, Boesenberg U, Jo W, Möller J, Rodriguez-Fernandez A, Youssef M, Madsen A, Kolodziej T. Resonant X-ray excitation of the nuclear clock isomer 45Sc. Nature 2023; 622:471-475. [PMID: 37758953 PMCID: PMC10584683 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06491-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Resonant oscillators with stable frequencies and large quality factors help us to keep track of time with high precision. Examples range from quartz crystal oscillators in wristwatches to atomic oscillators in atomic clocks, which are, at present, our most precise time measurement devices1. The search for more stable and convenient reference oscillators is continuing2-6. Nuclear oscillators are better than atomic oscillators because of their naturally higher quality factors and higher resilience against external perturbations7-9. One of the most promising cases is an ultra-narrow nuclear resonance transition in 45Sc between the ground state and the 12.4-keV isomeric state with a long lifetime of 0.47 s (ref. 10). The scientific potential of 45Sc was realized long ago, but applications require 45Sc resonant excitation, which in turn requires accelerator-driven, high-brightness X-ray sources11 that have become available only recently. Here we report on resonant X-ray excitation of the 45Sc isomeric state by irradiation of Sc-metal foil with 12.4-keV photon pulses from a state-of-the-art X-ray free-electron laser and subsequent detection of nuclear decay products. Simultaneously, the transition energy was determined as [Formula: see text] with an uncertainty that is two orders of magnitude smaller than the previously known values. These advancements enable the application of this isomer in extreme metrology, nuclear clock technology, ultra-high-precision spectroscopy and similar applications.
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- Helmholtz Institute Jena, Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
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- Helmholtz Institute Jena, Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Jena, Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility, Schenefeld, Germany
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Khairulin IR, Radeonychev YV, Antonov VA, Kocharovskaya O. Acoustically induced transparency for synchrotron hard x-ray photons. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7930. [PMID: 33846377 PMCID: PMC8041895 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86555-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The induced transparency of opaque medium for resonant electromagnetic radiation is a powerful tool for manipulating the field-matter interaction. Various techniques to make different physical systems transparent for radiation from microwaves to x-rays were implemented. Most of them are based on the modification of the quantum-optical properties of the medium under the action of an external coherent electromagnetic field. Recently, an observation of acoustically induced transparency (AIT) of the 57Fe absorber for resonant 14.4-keV photons from the radioactive 57Co source was reported. About 150-fold suppression of the resonant absorption of photons due to collective acoustic oscillations of the nuclei was demonstrated. In this paper, we extend the AIT phenomenon to a novel phase-locked regime, when the transmitted photons are synchronized with the absorber vibration. We show that the advantages of synchrotron Mössbauer sources such as the deterministic periodic emission of radiation and controlled spectral-temporal characteristics of the emitted photons along with high-intensity photon flux in a tightly focused beam, make it possible to efficiently implement this regime, paving the way for the development of the acoustically controlled interface between hard x-ray photons and nuclear ensembles.
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- I R Khairulin
- Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
- N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia.
- N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia.
- Kazan Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, 420029, Russia.
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Institute for Quantum Studies and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4242, USA
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Radeonychev YV, Khairulin IR, Vagizov FG, Scully M, Kocharovskaya O. Observation of Acoustically Induced Transparency for γ-Ray Photons. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:163602. [PMID: 32383930 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.163602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report an observation of a 148-fold suppression of resonant absorption of 14.4 keV photons from exp(-5.2) to exp(-0.2) with preservation of their spectral and temporal characteristics in an ensemble of the resonant two-level ^{57}Fe nuclei at room temperature. The transparency was induced via collective acoustic oscillations of nuclei. The proposed technique allows extending the concept of induced optical transparency to a hard x-ray or γ-ray range and paves the way for acoustically controllable interface between x-ray or γ-ray photons and nuclear ensembles, advancing the field of x-ray or γ-ray quantum optics.
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- Y V Radeonychev
- Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Street, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
- Kazan E.K. Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 10/7 Sibirsky tract, Kazan 420029, Russia
- N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Avenue, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
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- Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Street, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
- N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Avenue, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
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- Kazan E.K. Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 10/7 Sibirsky tract, Kazan 420029, Russia
- Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan 420008, Russia
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Studies and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Studies and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Studies and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, USA
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