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arXiv:1606.07220 · Applied Physics B

A long-lived Zeeman trapped-ion qubit

Thomas Ruster, Christian Tomás Schmiegelow, Henning Kaufmann, C. Warschburger, Ferdinand Schmidt‐Kaler, Ulrich Poschinger

Published Sep 23, 2016• 123 citations
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10.1007/s00340-016-6527-4

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