Local Magnetometry from Measurement-Induced Dissipation
Abstract
Magnetic phases are commonly identified through macroscopic magnetization, yet many ordered states, including antiferromagnets and altermagnets, possess a vanishing net moment despite distinct local spin structure. We show that such an order can be accessed through the measurement-induced steady state of a single primary qubit locally coupled to a spin lattice. Using a controlled primary-ancillary qubit protocol, we derive analytically that the steady state \emph{encodes} a locally weighted exchange field in a signed observable that is linear in the weak-coupling regime. Numerical simulations demonstrate lattice-scale resolution of antiferromagnetic and altermagnetic textures and robustness against short-correlated noise. Our results establish measurement-induced dissipation as a resource for detecting magnetic order through microscopic structure rather than through global moments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.08762,
title = {Local Magnetometry from Measurement-Induced Dissipation},
author = {Rishith Reddy and Parveen Kumar and Ankur Das},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.08762},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 figures