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Ultracold matter

Ultracold matter

Bose–Einstein condensate is in the can

16 May 2013 Hamish Johnston
Artist's impression of the optical-box trap
Canned condensate: artist's impression of the optical-box trap, formed by one hollow-tube beam and two sheet beams (all in green). The atomic cloud is confined to the red cylindrical region. (Courtesy: A Gaunt et al., Phys. Rev. Lett.)
Calculating the properties of a quantum particle in a box is something most physics students have to

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