title: Coupled ion-nanomechanical systems.
abstract: We study ions in a nanotrap, where the electrodes are nanomechanical resonators. The ions play the role of a quantum optical system that acts as a probe and control, and allows entanglement with or between nanomechanical resonators.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zoller