Cold atoms: A field enabled by light
Year: 2015
Authors: Fallani L., Kastberg A.
Autors Affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and LENS, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy; Universit� Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique de la Mati�re Condens�e UMR 7336 Parc Valrose, Nice, 06100, France
Abstract: Besides being a source of energy, light can also cool gases of atoms down to the lowest temperatures ever measured, where atomic motion almost stops. The research field of cold atoms has emerged as a multidisciplinary one, highly relevant, e.g., for precision measurements, quantum gases, simulations of many-body physics, and atom optics. In this focus article, we present the field as seen in 2015, and emphasise the fundamental role in its development that has been played by mastering light.
Journal/Review: EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 110 (5) Pages from: 53001 to: 53001
KeyWords: Bose-Einstein condensation; Anderson localization; Mott insulator
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/110/53001
ImpactFactor: 1.963
Citations: 13
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