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AIP conference proceedings

Magnetic trapping, evaporative cooling, and Bose Einstein Condensation

S. L. Rolston

Published Jan 1, 1999• 1 citation
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Abstract

In these lecture notes I will discuss the techniques of magnetic trapping of neutral atoms and evaporative cooling methods. I will further discuss the observation of Bose Einstein Condensation in weakly interacting gases and summarize some of the experiments that have been performed on the condensates.
DOI
10.1063/1.58236

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