Quantum Thermal Machine as a Thermometer
Hofer, Patrick P. LU
; Brask, Jonatan Bohr
; Perarnau-Llobet, Martí
and Brunner, Nicolas
(2017)
In Physical Review Letters
119(9).
- Abstract
We propose the use of a quantum thermal machine for low-temperature thermometry. A hot thermal reservoir coupled to the machine allows for simultaneously cooling the sample while determining its temperature without knowing the model-dependent coupling constants. In its most simple form, the proposed scheme works for all thermal machines that perform at Otto efficiency and can reach Carnot efficiency. We consider a circuit QED implementation that allows for precise thermometry down to ∼15 mK with realistic parameters. Based on the quantum Fisher information, this is close to the optimal achievable performance. This implementation demonstrates that our proposal is particularly promising in systems where thermalization between different... (More)
We propose the use of a quantum thermal machine for low-temperature thermometry. A hot thermal reservoir coupled to the machine allows for simultaneously cooling the sample while determining its temperature without knowing the model-dependent coupling constants. In its most simple form, the proposed scheme works for all thermal machines that perform at Otto efficiency and can reach Carnot efficiency. We consider a circuit QED implementation that allows for precise thermometry down to ∼15 mK with realistic parameters. Based on the quantum Fisher information, this is close to the optimal achievable performance. This implementation demonstrates that our proposal is particularly promising in systems where thermalization between different components of an experimental setup cannot be guaranteed.
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- author
- Hofer, Patrick P.
LU
; Brask, Jonatan Bohr
; Perarnau-Llobet, Martí
and Brunner, Nicolas
- publishing date
- 2017-09-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- in
- Physical Review Letters
- volume
- 119
- issue
- 9
- article number
- 090603
- publisher
- American Physical Society
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85029693274
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.090603
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 22804c22-62f0-41a1-843d-e41fd9ed039c
- date added to LUP
- 2019-03-11 16:54:21
- date last changed
- 2022-04-25 22:03:33
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