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

在室温下观察量子力学的微妙行为通常是非常困难的，因为这种效应被热扰动的噪音所淹没。例如，在电路中运动的电子永远受到它们所穿过的材料的原子的推挤。然而，如果我们能将电路冷却到接近绝对零度的非常低的温度，几乎是-273 ℃，那么有时量子效应可以随着碰撞的减少而显现出来。该项目汇集了来自牛津仪器的一个团队，他们是为这些低温环境提供先进低温工程的专家，以及来自兰开斯特大学的一个团队，他们擅长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，使其他用户能够进入与周围环境隔离的超低温环境。此外，我们将证明这种新产品将为新型传感器技术提供理想的环境，其性能通过量子力学增强。

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.