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JONCTION JOSEPHSON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- charge quantum bit
1, record 1, English, charge%20quantum%20bit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- charge qubit 2, record 1, English, charge%20qubit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The charge qubit uses the number of Cooper pairs on a superconducting island as its logical states. 3, record 1, English, - charge%20quantum%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bit quantique de charge
1, record 1, French, bit%20quantique%20de%20charge
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- qubit de charge 2, record 1, French, qubit%20de%20charge
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un qubit de charge est réalisé à l'aide d’un petit îlot supraconducteur, dont les dimensions n’ excèdent pas quelques centaines de nanomètres, et qui est relié à une électrode supraconductrice à l'aide d’une jonction Josephson de faible capacitance. 3, record 1, French, - bit%20quantique%20de%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Computers and Calculators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cooper-pair box
1, record 2, English, Cooper%2Dpair%20box
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cooper-pair boxes are separated by a thin insulator, and a Cooper pair can move from one box to the other by a quantum tunnelling effect. 2, record 2, English, - Cooper%2Dpair%20box
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boîte à paires de Cooper
1, record 2, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20paires%20de%20Cooper
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'organisme] a notamment réalisé un circuit supraconducteur à une jonction Josephson : la boîte à paires de Cooper. 2, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20paires%20de%20Cooper
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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