Time-resolved measurements of surface spin-wave pulses at millikelvin temperatures

In this work, we experimentally investigate the propagation of pulsed magnetostatic surface spin-wave (magnon) signals in an yttrium iron garnet (YIG) waveguide at millikelvin temperatures. Our measurements are performed in a dilution refrigerator at microwave frequencies. The excellent signal-to-noise ratio afforded by the low-temperature environment allows the propagation of the pulses to be observed in detail. The work gives insight both into low-temperature magnon dynamics in YIG and the potential application of systems of propagating magnons to solid-state quantum information processing.
Comment: Updated to bring in line with journal version, including an added a segment on GGG affecting spin-waves as seen from a shift in the FMR frequency