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A Schrodinger Cat" Superposition State of an Atom

January 1, 1996
Author(s)
C Monroe, D M. Meekhof, B E. King, David J. Wineland
A "Schrödinger cat"-like state of matter was generated at the single atom level. A trapped 9Be+ ion was laser-cooled to the zero-point energy and then prepared in a superposition of spatially separated coherent harmonic oscillator states. This state was
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