Ion Trap for Nuclear Clock (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ion Trap for Nuclear Clock

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This RF ion trap at the Georgia Institute of Technology holds individual thorium atoms while they are laser-cooled to near absolute zero temperature.

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Corey Campbell

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