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Barium Ions for Quantum Computation

Atomic Physics 2009-05-19 v1

Abstract

Individually trapped 137Ba+ in an RF Paul trap is proposed as a qubit ca ndidate, and its various benefits are compared to other ionic qubits. We report the current experimental status of using this ion for quantum computation. Fut ure plans and prospects are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2701,
  title  = {Barium Ions for Quantum Computation},
  author = {M. R. Dietrich and A. Avril and R. Bowler and N. Kurz and J. S. Salacka and G. Shu and B. B. Blinov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2701},
  year   = {2009}
}
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