Fabrication of micro-magnetic traps for cold neutral atoms

Quantum Information and Computation

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 450-464

  Lev, Benjamin ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atom optics; Magnetic microtraps; Quantum computation

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; FABRICATION; MAGNETISM; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SUBSTRATES;

ATOM OPTICS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; COHERENT MATTER WAVES; FLAT SUBSTRATES; MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT; MICRO-TRAPS; PRECISE CONTROL; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING;

ATOMS;

EID: 0242473887     PISSN: 15337146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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