Piston control in a two-ion quantum device
Quantum
Summary
arXiv:2606.03488v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We propose a scheme for piston control in a two-ion quantum device with motion confined to orthogonal axes. In this system, one ion plays the role of a ''classical'' piston driven by the Coulomb interaction with the other ion, whose quantum motion is controlled through modulation of its trapping potential. The stationary state is determined self-consistently, taking quantum effects into account.
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