The Coolest Place in the Universe: Cooling and Trapping Atoms with Lasers Lecture by Paul Haljan (University of Michigan), 16 October 2004 170 Dennison, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor duration: 49:09      43 slides       Summary: The Coolest Place in the Universe: Cooling and Trapping Atoms with Lasers The behavior of atoms and light played a central role in the birth of Quantum Theory, developed to explain the physics of the "very small" - the atomic and subatomic worlds. The ability to trap and cool atoms to unbelievably low temperatures is stimulating a new explosion of activity in atom and laser physics. We'll look at how to make an atomic refrigerator and how this is opening a new window on quantum mechanics, maybe bringing it a little closer to "human scale." Additional options: 6.8MB 0Bytes unzip and open index.htm (lower bandwidth)

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