Spin coherent states in NMR quadrupolar system: experimental and theoretical applications

TL;DR

This paper explores the creation and control of pseudo-nuclear spin coherent states in NMR quadrupolar systems, analyzing their geometric phases and potential for quantum metrology applications.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of pseudo-NSCS in NMR quadrupolar systems and studies their quantum control and geometric phases, bridging nuclear spins with Bose-Einstein condensate analogies.

Findings

Experimental initialization and control of pseudo-NSCS achieved.

Calculated geometric phases for cyclic evolutions in the system.

Established analogies with BEC systems for theoretical analysis.

Abstract

Working with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in quadrupolar spin systems, in this paper we transfer the concept of atomic coherent state to the nuclear spin context, where it is referred to as pseudo-nuclear spin coherent state (pseudo-NSCS). Experimentally, we discuss the initialization of the pseudo-NSCSs and also their quantum control, implemented by polar and azimuthal rotations. Theoretically, we compute the geometric phases acquired by an initial pseudo-NSCS on undergoing three distinct cyclic evolutions: $ i) $ the free evolution of the NMR quadrupolar system and, by analogy with the evolution of the NMR quadrupolar system, that of $ii)$ single-mode and $ iii)$ two-mode Bose-Einstein Condensate like system. By means of these analogies, we derive, through spin angular momentum operators, results equivalent to those presented in the literature for orbital angular momentum operators. The pseudo-NSCS description is a starting point to introduce the spin squeezed state and quantum metrology into nuclear spin systems of liquid crystal or solid matter.