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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful technique for investigating the microscopic properties and dynamics of physical systems. In this work we demonstrate state-sensitive MRI of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice. Single-shot…

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have emerged as valuable tools for sensing and polarizing spins. Motivated by potential applications in chemistry, biology, and medicine, we show that NV-based sensors are capable of detecting single…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-10 M. Bruderer , P. Fernández-Acebal , R. Aurich , M. B. Plenio

Performing nanoscale scanning electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) requires three essential ingredients. First, a static magnetic field together to field gradients to Zeeman split the electronic energy levels with spatial resolution.…

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Imaging of microwave magnetic fields with nano-scale resolution has interesting applications. Specifically, detecting the orientation of the microwave fields is useful in condensed matter physics and quantum control. However, most of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-13 Akshat Rana , Pooja Lamba , Atanu Ghosh , Siddharth Dhomkar , Rama K. Kamineni

We demonstrate a precision magnetic microscope based on direct imaging of the Larmor precession of a $^{87}$Rb spinor Bose-Einstein condensate. This magnetometer attains a field sensitivity of 8.3 pT/Hz$^{1/2}$ over a measurement area of…

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Spin defects in solids, such as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, have emerged as a key tool for detecting nuclear spins at the nanoscale. While active nuclear spin control via radio-frequency (RF) irradiation is often…

A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a promising sensor for nanoscale magnetic sensing. Here we report electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy using a single NV center in diamond. First, using a 230 GHz ESR spectrometer, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-05 Chathuranga Abeywardana , Viktor Stepanov , Franklin H. Cho , Susumu Takahashi

The negatively charged boron vacancy center in 2D hexagonal boron nitride has emerged as a promising quantum sensor. However, its sensitivity is constrained due to ubiquitous nuclear spins in the environment. The nuclear spins, hyperfine…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Basanta Mistri , Saksham Mahajan , Felix Donaldson , Rama K. Kamineni , Siddharth Dhomkar

We demonstrate quantitative magnetic field mapping with nanoscale resolution, by applying a lock-in technique on the electron spin resonance frequency of a single nitrogen-vacancy defect placed at the apex of an atomic force microscope tip.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 L. Rondin , J. -P. Tetienne , P. Spinicelli , C. Dal Savio , K. Karrai , G. Dantelle , A. Thiaville , S. Rohart , J. -F. Roch , V. Jacques

Magnetic resonance techniques provide a powerful tool for controlling spin systems, with applications ranging from quantum information processing to medical imaging. Nevertheless, the behavior of a spin system under strong excitation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Lilian Childress , Jean McIntyre

On-chip Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) of magnetic molecules requires the ability to precisely position nanosized samples in antinodes of the electro-magnetic field for maximal magnetic interaction. A method is developed to entrap…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-08-28 N. Groll , S. Bertaina , M. Pati , N. S. Dalal , I. Chiorescu

Spin relaxometry based on quantum spin systems has developed as a valuable tool in medical and condensed matter systems, offering the advantage of operating without the need for external DC or RF fields. Spin relaxometry with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-08 Ella P. Walsh , Sepehr Ahmadi , Alexander J. Healey , David A. Simpson , Liam T. Hall

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with solid-state spin sensors is a promising pathway for the detection of nuclear spins at the micro- and nanoscale. Although many nanoscale experiments rely on a single sensor spin for the detection…

Quantum sensors have attracted broad interest in the quest towards sub-micronscale NMR spectroscopy. Such sensors predominantly operate at low magnetic fields. Instead, however, for high resolution spectroscopy, the high-field regime is…

We propose a scheme to increase the sensitivity and thus the detection volume of nanoscale single molecule magnetic resonance imaging. The proposal aims to surpass the T1 limited detection of the sensor by taking advantage of a long-lived…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-05 Johannes N. Greiner , D. D. Bhaktavatsala Rao , Philipp Neumann , Jörg Wrachtrup

Micron scale imaging of magnetic fields is an important tool for understanding the evolution of magnetism through phase transitions and as a result of interactions inside of heterostructures. However, most imaging platforms, like the…

For precision coherent measurements with ensembles of quantum spins the relevant Figure-of-Merit (FOM) is the product of polarized spin density and coherence lifetime, which is generally limited by the dynamics of the spin environment.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-08 N. Bar-Gill , L. M. Pham , C. Belthangady , D. Le Sage , P. Cappellaro , J. R. Maze , M. D. Lukin , A. Yacoby , R. Walsworth

Ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are versatile quantum sensors with broad applications in the physical and life sciences. The concentration of neutral substitutional nitrogen ([N$_\text{s}^0$]) strongly influences…

Localized spins in the solid state are attracting widespread attention as highly sensitive quantum sensors with nanoscale spatial resolution and fascinating applications. Recently, adaptive measurements were used to improve the dynamic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-26 Yi-Hao Zhang , Wen Yang

Diamonds with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center ensembles are one of the most promising solid-state quantum platforms for various sensing applications. The combination of a long spin dephasing time ($T_2^*$) and a high NV center concentration is…