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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence
Detectability of dissipative motion in quantum vacuum via superradiance
arXiv
Authors: Woo-Joong Kim, James Hayden Brownell, Roberto Onofrio
Year
2007
Paper ID
50236
Status
Preprint
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We propose an experiment for generating and detecting vacuum-induced dissipative motion. A high frequency mechanical resonator driven in resonance is expected to dissipate energy in quantum vacuum via photon emission. The photons are stored in a high quality electromagnetic cavity and detected through their interaction with ultracold alkali-metal atoms prepared in an inverted population of hyperfine states. Superradiant amplification of the generated photons results in a detectable radio-frequency signal temporally distinguishable from the expected background.
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