@article{2006-meschede-rauschenbeutel-adv-at-mol-opt-phys-v53-p75, Abstract = {Neutral atoms are interesting candidates for experimentally investigating the transition from well-understood quantum objects to many particle and macroscopic physics. Furthermore, the ability to control neutral atoms at the single atom level opens new routes to applications such as quantum information processing and metrology. We summarize experimental methods and findings in the preparation, detection, and manipulation of trapped individual neutral atoms. The high efficiency and the observed long coherence times of the presented methods are favorable for future applications in quantum information processing.}, Author = {Meschede, D. AND Rauschenbeutel, A.}, Journal = {Adv. At. Mol. Opt. Phys.}, Pages = {75}, Title = {{Manipulating single atoms}}, Volume = {53}, Year = {2006} }