Ultracold Atom Vacuum System (IMAGE)

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Ultracold Atom Vacuum System

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Pictured is a vacuum system that isolates ultracold atoms from room temperature and pressure. Atoms are suspended in this vacuum with laser beams, and manipulated with magnetic fields. A simple photograph taken with an infrared sensitive camera gives information about the atoms.

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Denzil Green / Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

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