Development of a cryofree ultra low temperature environment for quantum enhanced sensors

通常很难在室温下观察到量子力学的微妙行为，因为这些效应被热搅动的噪音淹没了。例如，在电路中运动的电子永远受到它们所通过的材料原子的碰撞。然而，如果我们能将电路冷却到接近绝对零下27摄氏度的非常低的温度，那么有时量子效应可以随着碰撞的减少而发光。该项目汇集了牛津仪器公司的团队，为这些低温环境提供先进低温工程的专家，以及兰开斯特大学的团队，他们熟练地利用这些低温来操纵和控制电子电路的量子行为。我们将共同开发一种新产品，使其他用户能够接触到与周围环境隔离的超低温环境。此外，我们将证明这一新产品将为通过量子力学增强性能的新型传感器技术提供理想的环境。

It is usually very difficult to observe the subtle behaviour of quantum mechanics at room temperature because the effects are drowned out by the noise of thermal agitation. For instance the electrons moving in a circuit are forever being jostled by the atoms of the material that they are moving through. However, if we can cool the circuit down to very low temperatures close to absolute zero, almost -273C, then sometimes the quantum effects can shine through as the jostling is reduced. This project brings together a team from Oxford Instruments, experts in providing these low temperatures enviroments with advanced cryogenic engineering, and a team from Lancaster University, skilled in exploiting these low temperatures to manipulate and control the quantum behaviour of electronic circuits. Together we will develop a new product that will allow other users to gain access to the ultra-low temperature environment isolated from its surrounding. Further, we will demonstrate that this new product will provide the ideal environment for new types of sensor technology whose performance is enhanced by quantum mechanics.