NIST physicists turn to radio dial for finer atomic matchmaking
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 15:14
in Physics & Chemistry
Investigating mysterious data in ultracold gases of rubidium atoms, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland and their collaborators have found that properly tuned radio-frequency waves can influence how much the atoms attract or repel one another, opening up new ways to control their interactions.