Physicists close in on a simpler route to quantum degenerate molecules
17 Apr 2020
Molecular refrigerator: Sodium atoms (yellow spheres) collide with sodium-lithium molecules (combined-yellow-red spheres). The frost on the molecules indicates that they have reached a temperature of 200 nK. (Courtesy: Pilsu Heo, Micropicture, South Korea)
Cooling atoms to ultracold temperatures is a routine task in atomic physics labs, but molecules are
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