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Add support for BackendProperties to Qiskit backends

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Description

Qiskit supports a BackendProperties model that includes information about the quantum device, such as numbers of qubits and T1/T2. It would be great to support that here for the IonQ and Honeywell backends.

More info here:
https://qiskit.org/documentation/stubs/qiskit.providers.models.BackendProperties.html

Azure Quantum device specs can be found here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-ionq#quantum-computer
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/provider-honeywell#honeywell-system-model-h1

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the IonQ and Honeywell backend entry points and the linked Qiskit BackendProperties model, then compare the Azure Quantum device specifications in the two linked provider documents. Done means both backends expose the relevant device properties consistently, with coverage for the supported fields.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, python
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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