Exotic helium atom lit up

An elusive type of atom known as pionic helium has been directly excited by laser light for the first time. The work establishes a promising experimental platform for probing fundamental physics. Laser excitation of pionic helium.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature (London) 2020-05, Vol.581 (7806), p.32-33
Main Author: Madsen, Niels
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antihydrogen
Antimatter
Antiparticles
Antiprotons
Atoms & subatomic particles
Cesium 133
Expected values
Helium
Helium atoms
Hydrogen
International System of Units
Lasers
Lifetime
News And Views
Physics
Pions
Studies
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