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artificial atom [‚ärd·ə‚fish·əl ′ad·əm] (electronics) A structure, typically 50-100 nanometers in diameter, that is fabricated in a semiconductor crystal and holds a small number of electrons which are trapped in a bowllike potential well. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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9 Nature, the teams present evidence that a microwave photon can merge with one of these artificial atoms and form a hybrid of light and matter. Horst Stormer, Ashoori's co-worker at AT&T, added: "You can make any kind of artificial atom - long, thin atoms and big, round atoms. Moreover, this artificial atom without a nucleus, as Gerald Gabrielse and his colleagues refer to their diminutive apparatus, promises to make possible the most precise measurements yet of certain fundamental constants. |
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