Bose-einstein condensation in microgravity

Science

Volumn 328, Issue 5985, 2010, Pages 1540-1543

  Van Zoest, T ^a   Gaaloul, N ^a   Singh, Y ^a   Ahlers, H ^a   Herr, W ^a   Seidel, S T ^a   Ertmer, W ^a   Rasel, E ^a   Eckart, M ^b   Kajari, E ^b   Arnold, S ^b   Nandi, G ^b   Schleich, W P ^b   Walser, R ^c   Vogel, A ^d   Sengstock, K ^d   Bongs, K ^e   Lewoczko Adamczyk, W ^f   Schiemangk, M ^f   Schuldt, T ^f   Peters, A ^f   Konemann T ^g   Muntinga H ^g   Lammerzahl C ^g   Dittus, H ^g   Steinmetz, T ^h   Hansch T W ^h   Reichel, J ⁱ   more..

^a INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e Midlands Ultracold Atom Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; GRAVITY; INTERFEROMETRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; WAVE FIELD;

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROGRAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPACE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77953797765     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1189164     Document Type: Article

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