arXiv:1802.00126quant-ph
Observation of Discrete-Time-Crystal Signatures in an Ordered Dipolar Many-Body System
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Abstract
A discrete time crystal (DTC) is a robust phase of driven systems that breaks the discrete time translation symmetry of the driving Hamiltonian. Recent experiments have observed DTC signatures in two distinct systems. Here we show nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) observations of DTC signatures in a third, strikingly different system: an ordered spatial crystal. We use a novel DTC echo experiment to probe the coherence of the driven system. Finally, we show that interactions during the pulse of the DTC sequence contribute to the decay of the signal, complicating attempts to measure the intrinsic lifetime of the DTC.
Here are Arxiv pre-prints, which are still a bit different from the published versions: https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.00126 https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.00457
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