JQI physicists demonstrate coveted 'spin-orbit coupling' in atomic gases
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 09:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland-College Park, have for the first time caused a gas of atoms to exhibit an important quantum phenomenon known as spin-orbit coupling. Their technique opens new possibilities for studying and better understanding fundamental physics and has potential applications to quantum computing, next-generation 'spintronics' devices and even 'atomtronic' devices built from ultracold atoms...