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Copper coils surround a central glass vacuum cell in QuEra’s Aquila apparatus, with optical mounts, lenses and metal vacuum fittings nearby.
“QuEra Aquila Magneto-Optical Trap” — QuEra Computing, Inc. · CC BY 4.0
Optics & controls · Neutral atom

Aquila’s magneto-optical trap

The magneto-optical trap in QuEra’s first-generation Aquila neutral-atom quantum computer. The source identifies this as a 2023 photograph; the exact capture day has not been independently established.

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“QuEra Aquila Magneto-Optical Trap” — QuEra Computing, Inc. · CC BY 4.0

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