Continuous quantum measurements of a particle in a Paul trap
Abstract
We calculate the propagator of a particle caught in a Paul trap and subject to the continuous quantum measurement of its position. The probabilities of the measurement outputs, the possible trajectories of the particle, are also found. This enables us to propose a series of experiments that would allow us to compare the predictions of one of the models that describe the interaction between a measured quantum system and measuring device, namely the so-called restricted path-integral formalism, with the experiment.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- October 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00586-6
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/9808033
- Bibcode:
- 1998PhLA..247..373C
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- Latex file, 10 pages