Schematic of the Experimental Set-up (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich Department of Physics

Schematic of the Experimental Set-up

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Atoms are shaped into a wire using laser light. Their flow can be influenced by projecting a variable number of light obstacles focussed on the wire with a microscope objective.

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(Image: Esslinger group/ETH Zurich)

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