Scientific Reports (Aug 2024)

Critical metrology of minimally accessible anisotropic spin chains

  • Marco Adani,
  • Simone Cavazzoni,
  • Berihu Teklu,
  • Paolo Bordone,
  • Matteo G. A. Paris

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70307-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Abstract We address quantum metrology in critical spin chains with anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DM) interaction, and show how local and quasi-local measurements may be exploited to characterize global properties of the systems. In particular, we evaluate the classical (magnetization) and quantum Fisher information of the relevant parameters for the density matrix of a single spin and that of a pair of spins ranging from nearest to sixth-nearest neighbors, to the limiting case of very distant spins. Our results allow us to elucidate the role of the different parameters and to individuate the optimal working regimes for the precise characterization of the system, also clarifying the effects of correlations on the estimation precision.

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