Nanoscale Detection of Many-Body Entanglement via Multidimensional Correlation Imprinting

Understanding the nonequilibrium dynamics of isolated quantum many-body systems is a central goal of modern physics. Measuring genuine many-body correlations in quantum systems is central to this aim, while it remains a fundamental challenge for systems lacking individual addressability. We introduce a multidimensional correlation imprinting technique that encodes the structure of a many-body state into the temporal fluctuation spectrum of a local quantum probe. This allows direct measurement of arbitrary-order correlations in nonequilibrium quantum states. Using a nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond coupled to a ^{13}C nuclear spin bath, we experimentally reconstruct many-body correlation landscape to third order. Furthermore, by analyzing the spectral structure of correlation cumulants, we directly visualize the dynamics of quantum entanglement. Our Letter establishes a general approach to probing complex nonequilibrium phenomena and entanglement in quantum many-body systems at the nanoscale.

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Physical Review Letters
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2025-11-19
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https://doi.org/10.1103/zfk1-7t4d
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Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
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Nanoscale Detection of Many-Body Entanglement via Multidimensional Correlation Imprinting

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Understanding the nonequilibrium dynamics of isolated quantum many-body systems is a central goal of modern physics. Measuring genuine many-body correlations in quantum systems is central to this aim, while it remains a fundamental challenge for systems lacking individual addressability. We introduce a multidimensional correlation imprinting technique that encodes the structure of a many-body state into the temporal fluctuation spectrum of a local quantum probe. This allows direct measurement of arbitrary-order correlations in nonequilibrium quantum states. Using a nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond coupled to a ^{13}C nuclear spin bath, we experimentally reconstruct many-body correlation landscape to third order. Furthermore, by analyzing the spectral structure of correlation cumulants, we directly visualize the dynamics of quantum entanglement. Our Letter establishes a general approach to probing complex nonequilibrium phenomena and entanglement in quantum many-body systems at the nanoscale.

Physical Review LettersVol. 135(24)
University of Science and Technology of China (CN), Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (CN), Beijing Normal University (CN), Zhejiang University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 67%
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