• Home
  • Group Members
  • Research »
    • Ion-Photon Quantum Networks
    • Quantum Simulations of Magnetism
    • Local Coulomb Quantum Gates
    • Trapped Ion Photonics
    • Fast Lasers and Cold Ions
    • Ion Trap Development
    • Cold Neutrals and Cold Ions
    • Microsphere Traps
  • Research Info »
    • Ion Periodic Table
    • TIQC Tutorial
  • Publications »
    • Group Publications
    • Other Publications
    • Group Abstracts
    • Presentation Slides
    • Group Theses
  • Popular Press
  • Links »
    • Worldwide Ion Trap Groups
    • Quantum Information Science
    • Journals
    • Societies
    • Lab Related

Catalog of candidate ions for trapped ion quantum computing.  The periodic table is shown with the hydrogenic ions highlighted with links to individual pages. Included on each page are energy diagrams for the outer electron for each ion, the relative transition strengths for hyperfine transitions (useful for locating cooling transitions), links to more information about the physical properties, isotope information, and research groups using the ions for various projects.  In addition, several two electron ion systems have applications for both quantum computing and optical time standards.

 

Group

1a

2a

 

3a

4a

5a

6a

7a

8a

8a'

8a"

1b

2b

3b

4b

5b

6b

7b

8

Period

1

1

2

2

3

4 Be

5

B 

6

7

8

9

10

3

11

12 Mg

13 Al

14

15

16

17

18

4

19

20 Ca

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 Zn

31 Ga

32

33

34

35

36

5

37

38 Sr

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48 Cd

49 In

50

51

52

53

54

6

55

56 Ba

*

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80 Hg

81 Tl

82

83

84

85

86

7

87

88

Ra

**

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

*Lanthanoids

*

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70 Yb

*Actinoids

**

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

No