Physicists build an atom laser that can stay on forever - Phys.org
6/14/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Science X staff
by Science X staff
Lasers use coherent waves of light: All the light inside a laser vibrates completely in sync. Meanwhile, quantum mechanics tells us that particles like atoms should also be thought of as waves. As a result, we can build "atom lasers" containing coherent waves…
Lasers use coherent waves of light: All the light inside a laser vibrates completely in sync. Meanwhile, quantum mechanics tells us that particles like atoms should also be thought of as waves. As a … [+5798 chars]
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