Observation of Non-Gaussian Statistics and Levy Flights in Nitrogen Vacancy Centers
ORAL
Abstract
A nitrogen-vacancy center can be used as a probe of the interacting
13C nuclear spins in a diamond crystal. Under the right
conditions, its behavior can be described as a random walk with step sizes
drawn from a distribution without a well-defined mean or standard deviation.
Its behavior is then described by Levy statistics, providing an opportunity
to study Levy statistics in a well understood system.
13C nuclear spins in a diamond crystal. Under the right
conditions, its behavior can be described as a random walk with step sizes
drawn from a distribution without a well-defined mean or standard deviation.
Its behavior is then described by Levy statistics, providing an opportunity
to study Levy statistics in a well understood system.
*DL acknowledges support by the National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
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Presenters
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David Levonian
- Harvard University