A nuclear-spin dark state is a special quantum state where the nucleus of an atom becomes, in essence, "hidden" from the outside world. In a nuclear-spin dark state, the tiny magnetic properties ...

“Andrea’s group put into motion the spin of a nucleus of antimony, and for every cycle or rotation took seven measurements to check whether it pointed in the positive direction or no ...

This magnetic field makes the possible spin-states of the nucleus differ in energy, and using NMR techniques the spins can be made to create observable transitions between the spin states. Common NMR ...

Instead we used a much larger particle, the nucleus of an antimony atom. The spin of this particle can point in eight different directions, instead of just two. We were able to place the atom in a ...

"Andrea's group put into motion the spin of a nucleus of antimony, and for every cycle or rotation took seven measurements to check whether it pointed in the positive direction or not. Using the ...