NIST Ion Trap (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Ion Trap

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NIST physicists demonstrated sustained, reliable quantum information processing in the ion trap at the left center of this photograph, improving prospects for building a practical quantum computer. The ions are trapped inside the dark slit (3.5mm long and 200 micrometers wide) between the gold-covered alumina wafers. By changing the voltages applied to each of the gold electrodes, scientists can move the ions between the six zones of the trap.

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J. Jost/NIST

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