Demagnetization cooling of a gas

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 765-768

  Fattori, M ^a   Koch, T ^a   Goetz, S ^a   Griesmaier, A ^a   Hensler, S ^a   Stuhler, J ^a   Pfau, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COOLING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DEMAGNETIZATION; DIPOLE MOMENT; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

ADIABATIC DEMAGNETIZATION; DIPOLAR MOMENT; HETERONUCLEAR MOLECULES; MAGNETIC WORK; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHASE SPACE DENSITIES; QUANTUM DEGENERACY; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION;

GASES;

EID: 33750612249     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys443     Document Type: Article

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