Experimental realization of para-particle oscillators
Para-particles are fascinating because they are neither bosons nor fermions. While unlikely to be found in nature, they may still offer accurate descriptions of exotic quantum phenomena. We report the quantum simulation of para-particle oscillators by tailoring the native couplings of two orthogonal motional modes of a trapped ion. Our system accurately reproduces the dynamics of para-bosons and para-fermions of even order, demonstrating the first experimental analogy of para-particle dynamics in any physical system and demonstrate full control of para-particle oscillators.
Authors
- Norbert M. Linke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-9258)
- C. Huerta Alderete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-9985)
- Nhung H. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-9258)
- Yingyue Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9891-231X)
- B. M. Rodríguez-Lara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-0450)
- Alaina Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3365-4433)
Institutions
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Universidad Politécnica de Pachuca (MX)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25271-2
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Joint Quantum Institute
- Office of Science
- Nuclear Physics