Zoom-In of the Artificial Atom (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Zoom-In of the Artificial Atom

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Microscope image: This is a zoom-in of the artificial atom, with its integrated Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) in violet. The SQUID gives the atom its quantum properties, and the fingers sticking up to the left provide the coupling to sound waves.

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Martin Gustafsson and Maria Ekström

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