Trapped neutral atoms are an attractive platform for quantum computing, as large arrays of atomic qubits can be arranged and manipulated to perform gate operations. However, the loss of useable atoms—either from escape or from disturbance—can be a limitation for long computations with repeated measurements. Researchers at Atom Computing, a company in California, have devised a “reset or reload” protocol that mitigates atom losses [1]. The method was successfully employed during a computation consisting of 41 cycles of qubit measurements.
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