Scientists measure atomic nudge
APR 20, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024259
Nature : In schemes for ion-based quantum computing, shared vibrational modes are used to entangle the ions. Michael Biercuk of the University of Sydney in Australia and his colleagues have shown that vibrational modes of coupled ions have another use: as the basis for a detector that can measure forces as small as 174 yoctonewtons (yocto is 10 -24).
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