Ultracold atom

Ultracold atom

Ultracold atoms is a term used to describe atoms that are maintained at temperatures close to 0 kelvin (absolute zero), typically below some tenths of μK (at 1.7 x 10^{-7} K the first Bose-Einstein condensation was observed), where their quantum-mechanical properties become important. In other words, the atoms are so cold that they can no longer be thought of as classical billiard balls. Usually, one finds this term used in research related to the production of the above-mentioned Bose-Einstein condensates. Key methods to produce ultracold atoms are laser cooling and evaporative cooling.


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