Two-Dimensional Liquid Helium System (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Two-Dimensional Liquid Helium System

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The Quantum Dynamics Unit traps a 2D layer of electrons in liquid helium, held inside a sealed chamber and cooled to nearly absolute zero. Inside the chamber, a metal plate and spherical mirror on the top reflect microwave light (the red beam), and thus form a microwave cavity (resonator). The trapped microwaves interact with the electrons floating on the liquid helium.

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