Cooling, Trapping and Manipulation of Neutral Atoms and Bose-Einstein Condensates by Electromagnetic Fields
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Published:2000-09
Issue:supp01
Volume:14
Page:231-280
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ISSN:0217-9849
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Container-title:Modern Physics Letters B
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Mod. Phys. Lett. B
Author:
Helmerson Kristian1,
Phillips William D.1
Affiliation:
1. Atomic Physics Division, Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology - Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
Abstract
We give a general discussion of the mechanical effects of light, and of laser cooling and trapping techniques. This is followed by a description of experiments in the manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates with optical laser pulses.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics