Quantum Error Mitigation (QEM) presents a promising near-term approach to
reduce error when estimating expectation values in quantum computing. Here, we
introduce QEM techniques tailored for quantum annealing, using Zero-Noise
Extrapolation (ZNE). We implement ZNE through zero-temperature extrapolation as
well as energy-time rescaling. We conduct experimental investigations into the
quantum critical dynamics of a transverse-field Ising spin chain, demonstrating
the successful mitigation of thermal noise through both of these techniques.
Moreover, we show that energy-time rescaling effectively mitigates control
errors in the coherent regime where the effect of thermal noise is minimal. Our
ZNE results agree with exact calculations of the coherent evolution over a
range of annealing times that exceeds the coherent annealing range by almost an
order of magnitude.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure