title: Stochastic resonance and nonlinear response using NMR spectroscopy
abstract: We revisit the phenomenon of quantum stochastic resonance in the regime of validity of the Bloch equations. We find that a stochastic resonance behavior in the steady-state response of the system is present whenever the noise-induced relaxation dynamics can be characterized via a single relaxation time scale. The picture is validated by a simple nuclear magnetic resonance experiment on water.
authors.affiliation: d'Arbeloff Laboratory for Information Systems and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cory