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arXiv:1509.00366 · Nature Physics

Observation of a persistent non-equilibrium state in cold atoms

Daniel Lobser, Andrew E. S. Barentine, Eric Cornell, Heather J. Lewandowski

Published Oct 5, 2015• 51 citations
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10.1038/nphys3491

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