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Bose-Einstein Condensation of Yb atoms

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1928860· OSTI ID:20718881
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  1. Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)
We could recently achieve the Bose Einstein condensation (BEC) of Yb atoms. Yb differs from most of the elements that have previously been condensed, because it is a two-electron atom with the singlet S ground state. Furthermore the Bosonic isotopes of Yb, like 174Yb which we succeeded to condensate, has no nuclear spin, so that the ground state is completely spin-less state and hence insensitive to magnetic fields. Thus a new type of atom could join the group of atoms for BEC studies. We would like to report how we could achieve the BEC of Yb atoms.
OSTI ID:
20718881
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 770; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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