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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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The color plot represents the interaction between the microwave photons at different frequencies and the nuclei in a manganese carbonate crystal. The blue indicates there is no motion at that particular frequency, meaning the microwave has not coupled with the nuclei. The two dark red arcs are the strongest motion, indicating the frequencies at which the microwaves and nuclei are most strongly coupled. This is done in an external magnetic field produced by a superconducting magnet.

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