HOW DO YOU COOL MATTER THAT FAR?

How do you cool matter to the edge of quantum degeneracy?

Laser cooling is only the beginning. Trapping, evaporation, thermalization, and the RF knife drive the cascade toward BEC.

#UltracoldAtoms #BoseEinsteinCondensation #EvaporativeCooling #QuantumDegeneracy

WHEN MATTER BECOMES A WAVE

What happens when atomic wavefunctions begin to overlap?

From de Broglie wavelength to quantum degeneracy, this is where separate particles enter the regime of collective quantum behavior.

#QuantumPhysics #BEC #CondensedMatter #QuantumDegeneracy