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Force sensing with an optically levitated charged nanoparticle

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Hempston, David
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Jamie Vovrosh
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Marko Toroš
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Winstone, George
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Muddassar Rashid *
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Ulbricht, Hendrik
DOI:10.1063/1.4993555delete
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Levitated optomechanics is showing potential for precise force measurements. Here, we report a case study to show experimentally the capacity of such a force sensor, using an electric field as a tool to detect a Coulomb force applied onto a levitated nanosphere. We experimentally observe the spatial displacement of up to 6.6 nm of the levitated nanosphere by imposing a DC field. We further apply an AC field and demonstrate resonant enhancement of force sensing when a driving frequency, omega(AC), and the frequency of the levitated mechanical oscillator, omega(0), converge. We directly measure a force of 3.0 +/- 1.5 x 10(-20) N with 10 s integration time, at a centre of mass temperature of 3 K and at a pressure of 1.6 x 10(-5) mbar. Published by AIP Publishing.
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Applied Physics Letters cover
Applied Physics Letters
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3.6
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university of southampton
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