Experimental entanglement of four particles

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6775, 2000, Pages 256-259

  Sackett, C A ^a   Kielpinski, D ^a   King, B E ^a   Langer, C ^a   Meyer, V ^a   Myatt, C J ^a,b   Rowe, M ^a   Turchette, Q A ^a,b   Itano, W M ^a   Wineland, D J ^a   Monroe, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

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ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034673650     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35005011     Document Type: Article

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