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Big Think - Can you see it? This photo of a single, glowing Strontium atom suspended in an ion trap was taken by University of Oxford physicist David Nadlinger, and has won
![Single Atom in an Ion Trap', by David Nadlinger, from the University of Oxford, shows the atom held by the fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it. : r/ThatsInsane Single Atom in an Ion Trap', by David Nadlinger, from the University of Oxford, shows the atom held by the fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it. : r/ThatsInsane](https://i.redd.it/3o2n2iwbjap91.jpg)
Single Atom in an Ion Trap', by David Nadlinger, from the University of Oxford, shows the atom held by the fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it. : r/ThatsInsane
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Scientists set traps for atoms with single-particle precision | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
![Probing the position of the optical dipole trap with a single ion. (a)... | Download Scientific Diagram Probing the position of the optical dipole trap with a single ion. (a)... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225271657/figure/fig6/AS:289401214128144@1446010034715/Probing-the-position-of-the-optical-dipole-trap-with-a-single-ion-a-First-the-ion-is.png)
Probing the position of the optical dipole trap with a single ion. (a)... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Combined atom-ion trap: A linear radiofrequency Paul trap is used to... | Download Scientific Diagram Combined atom-ion trap: A linear radiofrequency Paul trap is used to... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49751345/figure/fig1/AS:667175945773056@1536078549032/Combined-atom-ion-trap-A-linear-radiofrequency-Paul-trap-is-used-to-store-ions-20.jpg)