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OU physicists first to create new molecule with record-setting dipole moment


April 3, 2015

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A proposed pathway to construct quantum computers may be the outcome of research by a University of Oklahoma (OU) physics team that has created a new molecule based on the interaction between a highly-excited type of atom, known as a Rydberg atom, and a ground-state atom. A unique property of the molecule is the large, permanent dipole moment, which reacts with an electric field much like a bar magnet reacts with a magnetic field.Full Story

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