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QuEra Aquila

Neutral Atom (Rydberg) • 256 Physical Qubits • Analog Hamiltonian Simulation (AHS)
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QuEra Aquila is accessed exclusively via AWS Braket. No direct cloud API is available at this time.
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Aquila is not listed as an Azure Quantum target. No Azure integration is expected at this time.

Live Status: Currently, the QuEra Aquila is Online via AWS (725 tasks). Updated real-time for QuEra Computing circuit monitoring.

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Direct Cloud Route

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Azure Route

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System Availability Trends

AWS Route Availability 100%
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Detailed Connectivity (Last 7 Days)

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Hardware Deep Dive

QuEra's Aquila is a neutral atom quantum computer based on Rydberg atom physics. Unlike gate-based QPUs that manipulate qubits with microwave pulses or laser gates, Aquila operates in a programmable analog mode. Atoms are individually trapped and arranged in custom 2D spatial arrays, then driven into strongly interacting Rydberg states to perform quantum computations. With 256 physical qubits, it is one of the largest publicly accessible quantum processors available today.

Technical Specifications

Architecture Neutral Atom (Rubidium-87)
Physical Qubits 256
Computation Mode Analog (AHS — Adiabatic / Hamiltonian Simulation)
Qubit Arrangement Programmable 2D spatial arrays (optical tweezers)
Interaction Mechanism Rydberg blockade (van der Waals interactions)
Max Detuning Range ±125 rad/µs
Cloud Access AWS Braket only Source
Topology Reconfigurable (user-defined atom placement)

Common Provider Questions

What kind of problems is Aquila suited for?

Aquila excels at combinatorial optimization and quantum many-body simulation problems that map naturally to Ising-like Hamiltonians. Because each atom can be placed at a custom (x, y) coordinate, the geometry of the qubit graph itself is a programmable degree of freedom, making it uniquely suited for graph problems such as Maximum Independent Set (MIS), where the interaction graph matches the physical atom array.

How is analog mode different from gate-based computing?

Gate-based QPUs (like IonQ or Rigetti) execute discrete sequences of single- and two-qubit gates. Aquila instead runs Analog Hamiltonian Simulation (AHS): you define a time-varying Rabi frequency and detuning schedule that globally drives all atoms simultaneously, and the system evolves according to the Schrödinger equation. There are no discrete gates, no circuit depth concept, and no CNOT operations. The computation is the natural evolution of the quantum system.

Why is Aquila only available on AWS?

QuEra partnered with Amazon Braket as the exclusive cloud provider for Aquila's public cloud access. Unlike IonQ or Rigetti, which also publish through Azure Quantum, QuEra has not yet listed Aquila on any alternative marketplace (aside from direct premium access). Users wishing to access Aquila must go through an AWS account with Braket enabled in the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) region.