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Image of fluorescence from several trapped mercury (199Hg+) atomic ions. The ions are spaced by ≈15 μm, and the two apparent gaps are different isotopes of mercury, which do not respond to the probe laser. (Courtesy of J. Miller and J. Bergquist, NIST)
