Historical foreword: Jean Dalibard, the magneto-optical trap, and the ascent of physics with cold atomic gases
I present my personal perspective on the importance of the invention by Jean Dalibard of the magneto-optical trap (MOT), which has for many years been the “workhorse” of the field of laser cooling and cold atomic gases. I recount some of the history related to the MOT and argue that its invention en...
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| description | I present my personal perspective on the importance of the invention by Jean Dalibard of the magneto-optical trap (MOT), which has for many years been the “workhorse” of the field of laser cooling and cold atomic gases. I recount some of the history related to the MOT and argue that its invention enabled cold atomic gases to become the dominant part of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) physics that it is today. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86ba66b089da4d88bbdfb7aa2bd1ca492025-02-07T13:53:11ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Physique1878-15352024-02-0124S351310.5802/crphys.17210.5802/crphys.172Historical foreword: Jean Dalibard, the magneto-optical trap, and the ascent of physics with cold atomic gasesPhillips, William0Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8424, USAI present my personal perspective on the importance of the invention by Jean Dalibard of the magneto-optical trap (MOT), which has for many years been the “workhorse” of the field of laser cooling and cold atomic gases. I recount some of the history related to the MOT and argue that its invention enabled cold atomic gases to become the dominant part of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) physics that it is today.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.172/Jean Dalibardmagneto-optical trapMOTlaser cooling and trappingradiation pressure trapoptical Earnshaw theorem |
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| title | Historical foreword: Jean Dalibard, the magneto-optical trap, and the ascent of physics with cold atomic gases |
| title_full | Historical foreword: Jean Dalibard, the magneto-optical trap, and the ascent of physics with cold atomic gases |
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| topic | Jean Dalibard magneto-optical trap MOT laser cooling and trapping radiation pressure trap optical Earnshaw theorem |
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