Atomic trampolining

In a novel experiment, cesium atoms have been made to bounce up and down nearly ten times above a curved glass. The number of bounces is limited only by scattering processes.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 366; no. 6456; pp. 632 - 633
Main Author Foot, C. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 16.12.1993
Subjects
Atoms & subatomic particles
Cesium
Optics
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Summary:In a novel experiment, cesium atoms have been made to bounce up and down nearly ten times above a curved glass. The number of bounces is limited only by scattering processes.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/366632a0