Physics

Shaking atoms to make them stop

Anonymous

Published Jan 16, 2009• 0 citations

Abstract

Ultracold atoms in an optical lattice share a lot of physics with electrons in a crystalline solid and it is a system that is often much easier to control. By forcing an optical lattice to vary with time, it is possible to engineer the energy of cold atoms and essentially bring them to a halt.

DOI: 10.1103/physics.2.s3

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