The magnetic moment of a single spin interacting with a cantilever in magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) experiences quantum jumps in orientation rather than smooth oscillations. These jumps cannot be detected by a conventional MRFM based on observation of driven resonant oscillations of a cantilever. In this paper, we propose a method which will allow detection of the magnetic signal from a single spin using a modification of a conventional MRFM. We estimate the opportunity to detect the magnetic signal from a single proton.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9907495,
title = {A Modified Approach to Single-Spin Detection Using Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy},
author = {Gennady P. Berman and Vladimir I. Tsifrinovich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9907495},
year = {2009}
}