Gold Ion Trap in NIST Quantum Computing Experiments (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Gold Ion Trap in NIST Quantum Computing Experiments

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This is a gold ion trap on aluminum nitride backing. In NIST microwave quantum computing experiments, two ions hover above the middle of the square gold trap, which measures 7.4 millimeters on a side. Scientists manipulate and entangle the ions using microwaves fed into wires on the trap from the three thick electrodes at the lower right.

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Y. Colombe/NIST

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