Temperature is an awkward concept for a single particle, but the energy of the particle's 'quivering' is a useful substitute. Feedback control of this motion can be used to cool a single electron to very low temperature.
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Toschek, P. The electron is cool. Nature 422, 822–823 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/422822a
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