January 1, 1997
Author(s)
Wayne M. Itano, C R. Monroe, D M. Meekhof, Dietrich G. Leibfried, B E. King, David J. Wineland
We laser-cool single beryllium ions in a Paul trap to the ground (n = 0) quantum harmonic oscillator state with greater than 90% probability. From this starting point, we can put the atom into various quantum states of motion by application of optical and