Shadows of atoms in optical lattice (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Shadows of atoms in optical lattice

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Shadows of atoms trapped in a web of laser light, or optical lattice, before they are paired into ultracold potassium-rubidium molecules. JILA researchers then used an electric field to precisely control molecular collisions and suppress chemical reactions that would otherwise occur within the layers.

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Ye Group/JILA

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