Single-atom source in the picokelvin regime

A. G. Manning*, R. Khakimov, R. G. Dall, A. G. Truscott

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    Abstract

    An important aspect of the rapidly growing field of quantum atom optics is exploring the behavior of ultracold atoms at a deeper level than the mean field approximation, where the quantum properties of individual atoms becomes important. Major recent advances have been achieved with the creation and detection of reliable single-atom sources, which is a crucial tool for testing fundamental quantum processes. Here, we create a source comprised of a single ultracold metastable helium atom, which enables novel free-space quantum atom optics experiments to be performed with single massive particles with large de Broglie wavelengths.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number130403
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume113
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24 Sept 2014

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