Thermalization and temperature distribution in a driven ion chain

Details Thermalization and temperature distribution in a driven ion chain Thermalization and temperature distribution in a driven ion chain

2010-01-25

arxiv.org/abs/1001.4559v1

New J. Phys. 13 075015 (2011)

Physics

Quantum Physics

5 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/13/7/075015

We study thermalization and non-equilibrium dynamics in a dissipative quantum many-body system -- a chain of ions with two points of the chain driven by thermal bath under different temperature. Instead of a simple linear temperature gradient as one expects from the classical heat diffusion process, the temperature distribution in the ion chain shows surprisingly rich patterns, which depend on the ion coupling rate to the bath, the location of the driven ions, and the dissipation rates of the other ions in the chain. Through simulation of the temperature evolution, we show that these unusual temperature distribution patterns in the ion chain can be quantitatively tested in experiments within a realistic time scale.

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