Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include a portable air pump comprising an electric air compressor and a compressor housing enclosing the electric air compressor. The electric air compressor includes an electric motor, a piston cylinder, a piston, and a reed valve. The piston has a piston head within the piston cylinder and a piston rod attached to the electric motor. The piston head includes a piston valve that allows air to enter the piston cylinder. The reed valve is configured to allow air to pass from the piston cylinder to an air outlet while the portable air pump and inflator system is in operation. The piston head further includes a relief channel that defines an opening through the piston head to allow air pressure to escape from within the piston cylinder.

Abstract: A multi-atomic object crystal is transported from a first leg to a second leg of an atomic object confinement apparatus through a corresponding junction. Voltage sources in electrical communication with electrodes of the apparatus are controlled to confine the crystal in the first leg. The voltage sources are controlled to cause transport of the crystal along the first leg to proximate the junction and then to cause generation of a time-dependent potential at the junction that is configured to cause the crystal to traverse a transport path through the junction from the first leg to the second leg via a dynamic potential well defining a particular variable axial frequency. The transport path is determined by combining a path of constant total confinement for a representative atomic object of the crystal and a path of radio frequency minimum for the representative atomic object, using a particular variable path ratio.

Abstract: A multi-atomic object crystal is transported from a first leg to a second leg of an atomic object confinement apparatus through a corresponding junction. Voltage sources in electrical communication with electrodes of the apparatus are controlled to confine the crystal in the first leg. The voltage sources are controlled to cause transport of the crystal along the first leg to proximate the junction and then to cause generation of a time-dependent potential at the junction that is configured to cause the crystal to traverse a transport path through the junction from the first leg to the second leg via a dynamic potential well. An order of atomic objects within the multi-atomic object crystal is changed as the multi-atomic object crystal traverses the transport path.

Abstract: Quantum object confinement apparatus comprising confinement corridors and confinement sites, systems comprising such confinement apparatuses, and corresponding methods are provided. A quantum object confinement apparatus of an example embodiment comprises one or more confinement corridors and one or more confinement sites. Each confinement corridor is defined at least in part by respective corridor sequences of control electrodes. The confinement corridors are configured for transport of one or more quantum objects there along. Each confinement site is defined at least in part by respective site sequences of control electrodes. Each confinement site is coupled to a respective confinement corridor such that one or more quantum objects may be transported from the respective confinement corridor to the confinement site and from the confinement site to the respective confinement corridor.

Abstract: A multi-atomic object crystal is transported from a first leg to a second leg of an atomic object confinement apparatus through a corresponding junction. Voltage sources in electrical communication with electrodes of the apparatus are controlled to confine the crystal in the first leg. The voltage sources are controlled to cause transport of the crystal along the first leg to proximate the junction and then to cause generation of a time-dependent potential at the junction that is configured to cause the crystal to traverse a transport path through the junction from the first leg to the second leg via a dynamic potential well. An order of atomic objects within the multi-atomic object crystal is changed as the multi-atomic object crystal traverses the transport path.

Abstract: A multi-atomic object crystal is transported from a first leg to a second leg of an atomic object confinement apparatus through a corresponding junction. Voltage sources in electrical communication with electrodes of the apparatus are controlled to confine the crystal in the first leg. The voltage sources are controlled to cause transport of the crystal along the first leg to proximate the junction and then to cause generation of a time-dependent potential at the junction that is configured to cause the crystal to traverse a transport path through the junction from the first leg to the second leg via a dynamic potential well defining a particular variable axial frequency. The transport path is determined by combining a path of constant total confinement for a representative atomic object of the crystal and a path of radio frequency minimum for the representative atomic object, using a particular variable path ratio.