Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 026805 (2006) [4 pages]Leggett-Garg Inequality with a Kicked Quantum PumpReceived 28 October 2005; published 14 July 2006 A kicked quantum nondemolition measurement is introduced, where a qubit is weakly measured by pumping current. Measurement statistics are derived for weak measurements combined with single-qubit unitary operations. These results are applied to violate a generalization of the Leggett-Garg inequality. The violation is related to the failure of the noninvasive detector assumption, and may be interpreted as either intrinsic detector backaction, or the qubit entangling the microscopic detector excitations. The results are discussed in terms of a quantum point contact kicked by a pulse generator, measuring a double quantum dot. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.026805
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.026805
PACS:
73.23.−b, 03.65.Ta, 03.67.Lx
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