Cold atoms: A field enabled by light

Besides being a source of energy, light can also cool gases of atoms down to the lowest temperatures ever measured, where atomic motion almost stops. The research field of cold atoms has emerged as a multidisciplinary one, highly relevant, e.g., for precision measurements, quantum gases, simulations...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2015-06, Vol.110 (5), p.53001-p1-53001-p7
Main Authors: Fallani, L., Kastberg, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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03.75.-b
37.10.-x
67.85.-d
Atom optics
Cold atoms
Energy measurement
Energy sources
Mastering
Multidisciplinary
Nuclear power generation
Physics
Plugs
Quantum Physics
Simulation
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Summary:Besides being a source of energy, light can also cool gases of atoms down to the lowest temperatures ever measured, where atomic motion almost stops. The research field of cold atoms has emerged as a multidisciplinary one, highly relevant, e.g., for precision measurements, quantum gases, simulations of many-body physics, and atom optics. In this focus article, we present the field as seen in 2015, and emphasise the fundamental role in its development that has been played by mastering light.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/110/53001