2 papers
physics.atom-ph2019
Doppler Cooled Ions in a Compact, Reconfigurable Penning Trap
Brian J. McMahon, Curtis Volin, Wade G. Rellergert +1
We report the design and experimental demonstration of a compact, reconfigurable Penning ion trap constructed with rare-earth permanent magnets placed outside of a trap vacuum encl…
quant-ph2019
Testing the Robustness of Robust Phase Estimation
Adam M. Meier, Karl A. Burkhardt, Brian J. McMahon +1
The Robust Phase Estimation (RPE) protocol was designed to be an efficient and robust way to calibrate quantum operations. The robustness of RPE refers to its ability to estimate a…