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Ph.D. Thesis - Physics

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nearly -3.5. We wish to undertake a similar experiment, but with the electrically floating<br />

wire that will be used for the coupling experiment. Heating rates as a function of the ion’s<br />

distance from an electrically floating conductor have not previously been measured.<br />

Further systematic measurements of the distance dependence of heating rates should be<br />

undertaken. These are not only germane to the eventual coupling experiment, but also are<br />

an interesting experiment in their own right, as they may yield additional insight into the<br />

origins of anomalous heating.<br />

8.5 Summary<br />

In this chapter, we have reviewed the motivation for and theory of the coupling of two ions<br />

over a conducting wire. It has become clear from our predicted coupling rate, together with<br />

observed heating rates at room temperature and at cryogenic temperatures, that cryogenic<br />

cooling will probably be necessary to observe coherent transfer of information across a wire.<br />

However, we have also pointed out some important questions, regarding the potential on<br />

the wire arising from the trapping potentials, together with the distance dependence of the<br />

heating rates, that can be addressed in a room-temperature apparatus.<br />

The pursuit of the answers to these questions is presented in the next chapter. Although<br />

the primary topic of this thesis is quantum simulation, and electronic communication be-<br />

tween ions could certainly facilitate that goal, it is a necessary first step to take a foray into<br />

the interaction between single ions and solid materials.<br />

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