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Mechanical Motion Used To 'Spin' Atoms in a Gas

Caption: Micro-cantilever experiment demonstrating magnetic coupling of mechanical motion to atomic spin. The approximately 200-micrometer cantilever (circled) has a tiny magnetic particle on the free end. Rubidium atoms are confined in the cubic vapor cell to the left.

Credit: Ying-Ju Wang, NIST

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