Manipulation and coherence of ultra-cold atoms on a superconducting atom chip

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bernon, Simon ^a,b   Hattermann, Helge ^a   Bothner, Daniel ^a   Knufinke, Martin ^a   Weiss, Patrizia ^a   Jessen, Florian ^a   Cano, Daniel ^a   Kemmler, Matthias ^a   Kleiner, Reinhold ^a   Koelle, Dieter ^a   Fortágh, József ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD STRESS; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 84885032043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3380     Document Type: Article

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