In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have "held" individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions
Por: Mark Hathaway, University of Otago, Phys.org. Acesse aqui a matéria original.
"Our method involves the individual trapping and cooling of three atoms to a temperature of about a millionth of a Kelvin using highly focused laser beams in a hyper-evacuated (vacuum) chamber, around the size of a toaster. We slowly combine the traps containing the atoms to produce controlled interactions that we measure," says Associate Professor Mikkel F. Andersen of Otago's Department of Physics. Saiba mais...
LASER-cooled atom cloud viewed through microscope camera. Imagem: University of Otago
