Physicist Andrew Wilson, National Institute of Standards and Technology (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Physicist Andrew Wilson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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NIST researchers have demonstrated fine control of two ions confined in separate zones of an electric-field trap, which is chilled to low temperatures in the silver chamber behind Wilson. The techniques will be useful in simulating complex quantum systems such as high-temperature superconductors.

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