The nuclear spins of the central europium ion (green) in a molecular crystal can be controlled and read out using laser (blue) and radio-frequency (purple) radiation (IMAGE)

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

The nuclear spins of the central europium ion (green) in a molecular crystal can be controlled and read out using laser (blue) and radio-frequency (purple) radiation

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The nuclear spins of the central europium ion (green) in a molecular crystal can be controlled and read out using laser (blue) and radio-frequency (purple) radiation. (illustration: Jo Richers).

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Jo Richers

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