Spin-Orbit Coupling in an Atomic Gas (IMAGE)

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Spin-Orbit Coupling in an Atomic Gas

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JILA physicists used a strontium lattice atomic clock to simulate magnetic properties long sought in solid materials. The atoms are confined in an optical lattice, shown as an array of disk-shaped traps set at shallow depths. A laser (yellow wave) probes the atoms to couple the atoms' spins and motions. The two atomic spin states (red and blue), which are also the clock

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Steven Burrows and Ye Group/JILA

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