TY - JOUR
T1 - Strictly nonclassical behavior of a mesoscopic system
AU - Hu, J.
AU - Vendeiro, Z.
AU - Chen, W.
AU - Zhang, Hao
AU - McConnell, R.
AU - Sørensen, Anders Søndberg
AU - Vuleti'c, V.
PY - 2017/3/16
Y1 - 2017/3/16
N2 - We experimentally demonstrate the strictly nonclassical behavior in a many-atom system using a recently derived criterion [E. Kot, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 233601 (2012)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.108.233601] that explicitly does not make use of quantum mechanics. We thereby show that the magnetic-moment distribution measured by McConnell et al. [Nature (London) 519, 439 (2015)NATUAS0028-083610.1038/nature14293] in a system with a total mass of 2.6×105 atomic mass units is inconsistent with classical physics. Notably, the strictly nonclassical behavior affects an area in phase space 103 times larger than the Planck quantum.
AB - We experimentally demonstrate the strictly nonclassical behavior in a many-atom system using a recently derived criterion [E. Kot, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 233601 (2012)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.108.233601] that explicitly does not make use of quantum mechanics. We thereby show that the magnetic-moment distribution measured by McConnell et al. [Nature (London) 519, 439 (2015)NATUAS0028-083610.1038/nature14293] in a system with a total mass of 2.6×105 atomic mass units is inconsistent with classical physics. Notably, the strictly nonclassical behavior affects an area in phase space 103 times larger than the Planck quantum.
U2 - 10.1103/physreva.95.030105
DO - 10.1103/physreva.95.030105
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2469-9926
VL - 95
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 3
M1 - 030105
ER -