Higgs Mode (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Higgs Mode

Caption

In the ETH-experiment, rubidium atoms were coupled to the light waves in two resonators. In the "energy sombrero" resulting from that coupling, Goldstone and Higgs modes (red dots and arrows) were directly observed.

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Tilman Esslinger group / ETH Zurich

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