The findings, published in Nature Communications, could help researchers build more capable quantum simulators and, eventually, quantum computers.
Quantum simulators recreate quantum systems that scientists want to investigate.
The Stuttgart team worked with circular Rydberg atoms, whose excited electron occupies a circular state around the nucleus.
More Time for Quantum Calculations “These advances could play an important role in the development of quantum simulators and quantum computers,” says Pfau.
The team plans to use it to develop new quantum computers, quantum simulators, and high-precision quantum sensors.