John J. Bollinger

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John J. Bollinger by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
An experimental atomic physicist who coauthored the beryllium-ion quantum Zeno experiment of 1990. Its Penning trap isolated laser-cooled ions; state-dependent scattering of photons distinguished the two hyperfine levels. Repeated probes suppressed a driven transition even when a particular probe detected no scattered photons, illustrating the information carried by a null measurement.[ref]

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