= P. Gould
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An atomic-physics researcher whose joint work demonstrated <resolved sideband cooling> of a bound ion to near the lowest available motional energy. Resolving individual vibrational sidebands lets light selectively remove excitation, extending <laser cooling> from a broad temperature reduction to preparation of a particular quantum state.<Resolved-Sideband Raman Cooling of a Bound Atom to the 3D Zero-Point Energy by Christopher Monroe and others>[pp. 4011–4014: Raman sidebands and motional-state preparation]{ref}
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