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and nanomechanical resonators on an atom chip

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N<strong>an</strong>omech<strong>an</strong>ical res<strong>on</strong>ator with a magnetic tip<br />

Si<br />

Si c<strong>an</strong>tilever fabricated <strong>on</strong> SOI <strong>chip</strong><br />

Co<br />

l = 5 - 15 μm<br />

w = 200 nm<br />

t = 100 nm<br />

ω r<br />

/2π ∼ 1 MHz<br />

m eff<br />

∼ 10 -16 kg<br />

Q ∼ 10 3 –10 5<br />

Co ferromagnet (single magnetic domain)<br />

• n<strong>an</strong>ometer-sized magnet (single domain)<br />

• magnetizati<strong>on</strong> al<strong>on</strong>g l<strong>on</strong>g axis<br />

(form <strong>an</strong>isotropy)<br />

• dipole field with str<strong>on</strong>g gradient<br />

B<br />

y<br />

AFM<br />

S<br />

m<br />

N<br />

MFM

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