We present experimental observations of dilute ion spin ensemble defects in a low-loss single crystal cylindrical sample of CaWO4 cooled to 30 mK in temperature. Crystal field perturbations were elucidated by constructing a dielectrically loaded microwave cavity resonator from the crystal. The resonator exhibited numerous whispering gallery modes with high Q-factors of up to 3×107, equivalent to a loss tangent of ∼3×10−8. The low loss allowed precision multi-mode spectroscopy of numerous high Q-factor photon-spin interactions. Measurements between 7 to 22 GHz revealed the presence of Gd3+, Fe3+, and another trace species, inferred to be rare-earth, at concentrations on the order of parts per billion. These findings motivate further exploration of prospective uses of this low-loss dielectric material for applications regarding precision and quantum metrology, as well as tests for beyond standard model physics.
@article{arxiv.2312.05199,
title = {Precision Multi-Mode Microwave Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic and Rare-Earth Ion Spin Defects in Single Crystal Calcium Tungstate},
author = {Elrina Hartman and Michael E Tobar and Ben T McAllister and Jeremy Bourhill and Maxim Goryachev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.05199},
year = {2024}
}