Ytterbium Atoms in An Ion Trap (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Ytterbium Atoms in An Ion Trap

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This is a photograph of individual ytterbium atoms in an ion trap in Professor Michael Biercuk's Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney. Information can be encoded on each atom and their quantum states manipulated in order to perform computations.

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Professor Michael Biercuk/University of Sydney

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