Increased control over ions’ motions may help improve quantum computers
A single ion was put into quantum states with up to 100 quanta of energy
ION MANEUVERS Physicist Katie McCormick (shown manipulating a mirror that directs a laser beam) and colleagues coaxed a beryllium ion to go through the motions. The ion exhibited precise quantum movements within an electromagnetic field.
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