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This experiment demonstrates how leveraging electron entanglement in helium atoms allows researchers to surpass theoretical limits in X-ray generation, offering a novel pathway for ultrafast quantum sensing. By observing paired-electron correlations through this all-optical method, the study provides critical insights into strongly correlated dynamics that could redefine precision measurement capabilities.
UC San Diego helium experiment points to new quantum sensing method

UC San Diego physicists surpassed theoretical limits in X-ray production using helium atoms, potentially advancing new frontiers in quantum sensing.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, TU Wien, and the University of Salamanca have overcome a long-held theoretical limit in X-ray production using helium atoms. Standard models predicted an energy cutoff for laser-induced X-rays, but the team achieved a higher energy range by harnessing the quantum properties of electrons. The experiment revealed that when freed by laser pulses, the…
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