Magneto-optical trap (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Magneto-optical trap

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The scientists used a device called a magneto-optical trap (MOT) to capture and cool Rubidium atoms, which were then excited to a Rydberg state.

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