Thermalization of a two-dimensional photonic gas in a white wall photon box

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 512-515

  Klaers, Jan ^a   Vewinger, Frank ^a   Weitz, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSONS; CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; GROUND STATE; LIGHT; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PHOTONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

BLACK BODY RADIATION; BOSONIC PARTICLES; CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; LIGHT CONCENTRATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICRO RESONATORS; PHOTON SCATTERING; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION;

EID: 77954349183     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1680     Document Type: Article

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