Atomic gravimeters are used to accurately measure gravity by detecting the quantum interference patterns of freely falling atoms in a vacuum. However, these devices are typically bulky and complex, ...

Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) and cold atom technologies have emerged as pivotal tools in modern atomic physics and quantum engineering. By harnessing the forces produced by laser light in conjunction ...

Pushing experimental boundaries: Aluminum fluoride (AlF) is the first stable “closed shell” molecule ever prepared in a magneto-optical trap and cooled to millikelvin temperatures. The AlF molecular ...

Conventionally, these systems use free-space lasers and optics, generating beams that are guided, directed and manipulated by lenses, mirrors and modulators. These optical systems are combined with ...

Potassium atoms in the magneto-optical trap, an intermediate stage before the formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems, opening new possibilities for sensing, precision ...

Cold atom experiments trap atoms to probe quantum effects, enabling ultra-precise sensing, timekeeping, and monitoring of Earth and space phenomena. (Nanowerk News) Cold atom experiments are among the ...