Trapped Atom Makes for Supersensitive Probe and Quantum Link
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 10:16
in Physics & Chemistry
The atomic force microscope is a powerful tool in physics, able to image individual atoms by relying on a tiny probe dragged across a surface. Responding to the repulsive forces from the atoms it encounters, the probe gauges the topographical contours of the surface like a needle tracing the inside of a record groove. [More]