A String of 20 Single Atoms (IMAGE)

University of Innsbruck

A String of 20 Single Atoms

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Conceptual picture of the new exotic quantum states that have been generated in Innsbruck. The generation of quantum entanglement in a string of 20 single atoms is shown. Entanglement between neighboring atom pairs (blue), atom triplets (pink), atom quadruplets (red) and quintuplets (yellow) was observed, before the system became too complex to characterize with existing techniques.

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IQOQI Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch

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