Inside a Coulomb Crystal (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Inside a Coulomb Crystal

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This is a simulation of spatial distribution of individual nitrogen ions (green) in the interior of a Coulomb crystal of laser-cooled calcium ions (blue).

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Illustration: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry

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