Charge it: Neutral atoms made to act like electrically charged particles
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 07:33
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Completing the story they started by creating synthetic magnetic fields, scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, have now made atoms act as if they were charged particles accelerated by electric fields.