Realization of Quantum Maxwell's Demon with Solid-State Spins

We report experimental realization of a quantum version of Maxwell's demon using solid state spins where the information acquiring and feedback operations by the demon are achieved through conditional quantum gates.A unique feature of this implementation is that the demon can start in a quantum superposition state or in an entangled state with an ancilla observer. Through quantum state tomography, we measure the entropy in the system, demon, and the ancilla, showing the influence of coherence and entanglement on the result. A quantum implementation of Maxwell's demon adds more controllability to this paradoxical thermal machine and may find applications in quantum thermodynamics involving microscopic systems.     

Supplemental Materials: Realization of Quantum Maxwell's Demon with Solid-State Spins

正A:Experimental Setup We use a home-built confocal microscopy with an oil immersed objective lens to address and detect single nitrogen vacancy(NV)centers in a single-crystal diamond sample,which is mounted on a doughnut shape,three-axis,closed-loop piezoelectric actuator     

光子在塑料闪烁体内的传输速率测量

选用90Sr-90Yβ放射源照射自制的塑料闪烁探测器,测量了光子在塑料闪烁体内部的传输时间,计算出传输速率和不确定度,为以后的核物理实验计算以及闪烁体参数测量提供相关数据参考。