Reflections of an Atom

From Physical Review Focus, 1 August 2006

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Bouncing Back

Atoms move into the new device and then "reflect" back out, as shown in this distance vs. time plot of the experimental data. The new atom mirror could allow researchers to better control atomic and molecular beams in many types of experiments.

Reflections of an Atom

Image credit: E. Vliegen/ETH