Cold atoms and quantum control.

Author(s) : CHU S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

This overview prefaces a collection of insight review articles on the physics and applications of laser-cooled atoms. I will cast this work into a historical perspective in which laser cooling and trapping is seen as one of several research directions aimed at controlling the internal and external degrees of freedom of atoms and molecules.

Details

  • Original title: Cold atoms and quantum control.
  • Record ID : 2002-2789
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Nature - vol. 416 - n. 6877
  • Publication date: 2002/03/14
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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