One-dimensional window on superconductivity, magnetism: Atoms are proxies for electrons in ultracold optical emulator

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 21:35 in Physics & Chemistry

A team of physicists is reporting the first success from a three-year effort to emulate superconductors with ultracold atoms trapped in grids of laser beams. A new study describes how the group trapped atoms in a one-dimensional tube of light, which allowed them to simultaneously examine superconductivity and magnetism -- phenomena that do not generally coexist.

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