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nuclei interacts with the spin of the electron and create hyperfine structure. Here is part of the structure for the positive Yb ion. Hyperfine structure for Yb ion (source) We can use the split |↑⟩ and |↓⟩ states above as |1⟩ and |0⟩ respectively. This two hyperfine level is chosen because it is