High-resolution scanning electron microscopy of an ultracold quantum gas

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 949-953

  Gericke, Tatjana ^a   Würtz, Peter ^a   Reitz, Daniel ^a   Langen, Tim ^a   Ott, Herwig ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); GASES; IMAGE RESOLUTION; OPTICAL LATTICES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; SINGLE SITES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ULTRACOLD QUANTUM GAS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 57049120512     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1102     Document Type: Article

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