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Giving a Boost to Atoms

Published

Author(s)

Kristian Helmerson

Abstract

Matter waves can now be amplified in the same way that a laser amplifies light. Such matter-wave amplifiers will be essential for future developments in atom optics.
Citation
Nature
Volume
402
Issue
No. 6762

Keywords

atom lasers, atom optics, matter wave amplifier

Citation

Helmerson, K. (1999), Giving a Boost to Atoms, Nature (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created December 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017