Detecting single-electron qubits: Microwaves could probe quantum states above liquid helium

One intriguing method that could be used to form the qubits needed for quantum computers involves electrons hovering above ...
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Scientists show how microwaves could probe electron qubits on liquid helium

A potential breakthrough from Japan may address one of the key obstacles facing this ...

Measuring the quantum extent of a single molecule confined to a nanodroplet

There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is ...
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Researchers succeed in controlling quantum states in a new energy range

An international research team has controlled hybrid electron-photon quantum states in helium atoms. Control of these special quantum states was enabled by the pulse formation of very intense, extreme ...
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Superfluid confines exotic atoms without disrupting precision measurements

A complementary approach is to swap the helium gas for liquid helium, which has a much higher density. Sótér and colleagues found that this method could be used to measure very narrow lines in the ...