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Simulating magnetism

Laser-excited oscillations of ion crystals can be used to make ions interact like magnetic quantum particles. This mechanism has now been demonstrated in a large, two-dimensional ion lattice. See Letter p.489

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Figure 1: Vibrational modes of a two-dimensional ion crystal.

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