Radiofrequency-dressed-state potentials for neutral atoms

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 710-716

  Hofferberth, S ^a   Lesanovsky, I ^a,b   Fischer, B ^a   Verdu, J ^a   Schmiedmayer, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^c TU WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; GROUND STATE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ADDITIONAL HEATING; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; COMPLEX POTENTIALS; ELECTRONIC GROUND STATE; ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED STATE; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATING FIELDS;

ATOMS;

EID: 33749329755     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys420     Document Type: Article

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