Observation of Spin Flips with a Single Trapped Proton
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⚛️ physics.atom-ph
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protonspinsinglebaryoncontinuouscryogenicdetecteddirect
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Radio-frequency induced spin transitions of one individual proton are observed for the first time. The spin quantum jumps are detected via the continuous Stern-Gerlach effect, which is used in an experiment with a single proton stored in a cryogenic Penning trap. This is an important milestone towards a direct high-precision measurement of the magnetic moment of the proton and a new test of the matter-antimatter symmetry in the baryon sector.
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