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| Keywords: The Energy Spectrum of Ultracold Atoms in a Synthetic Magnetic Field (5941079874).jpg One of the driving forces behind studying ultracold atoms is the exquisite control and flexibility available in experiments This flexibility enables us to engineer new states of matter e g cold atom emulators of other physical systems which are not presently accessible to experiment The figure on the left shows the spectrum of energy levels of a cold atom in a laser configuration designed to make the atom mimic an electron confined in two dimensions in a generalization of a magnetic field called a non-Abelian gauge field The atom's energy levels are functions of three parameters a1 and a2 are related to the strengths of the artificial magnetic field and ky represents the atom's momentum Along the line a1 a2 the field reduces to the usual Abelian magnetic field See also http //math nist gov/mcsd/savg/vis/moth/index html math nist gov/mcsd/savg/vis/moth/index html Credit NIST Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/5941079874/ The Energy Spectrum of Ultracold Atoms in a Synthetic Magnetic Field 2011-07-15 12 43 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/5941079874 2016-09-07 02 10 57 United States Government Work Ultracold atoms | ||||
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