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Contact: Phillip F. Schewe
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Joint Quantum Institute

Speckle Disorder Added to Atoms

Caption: Two thin planes of cold atoms are held in an optical lattice by an array of laser beams. Still another laser beam, passed through a diffusing material, adds an element of disorder to the atoms in the form of a speckle pattern.

Credit: Matthew Beeler

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