BEC (Bose-Einstein Condensation) Homepage «
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/bec/index.html | | " a new form of matter at the coldest temperatures in the universe. " simplified , surprisingly clear explanation. includes cartoon illustrations. |
BEC: Bose Einstein Condensation of Sodium «
http://physics.nist.gov/Divisions/Div842/Gp4/bose.html | | A summary of the nist project. |
Computer Simulation of laser cooling and trapping «
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/jocowan/Cooldown.htm | | Download page for free copies of several " cool simulations. " |
Cornell and Wieman Share 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics «
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/n01-04.htm | | Press releases from the national institute of standards and technology and explanations of the work on bose-einstein condensates which won the nobel prize. |
NIST - Atomic Physics Division - Laser Cooling and Trapping Group «
http://physics.nist.gov/Divisions/Div842/Gp4/group4.html | | This department of the national institute of standards and technology studies the physics of laser cooling , electromagnetic trapping , and other radiative manipulation of neutral atoms and dielectric particles. home of 1997 nobel prize winner william d. |
Research groups involved in atom trapping and cooling «
http://www.phys.umu.se/laser/links11.htm | | A detailed links list of about 50 research groups around the world , with an immense list of subject links , as well. from the laser physics group at umeå university , sweden. |
Steven Chu, former Bell Labs researcher, wins 1997 Nobel in physics «
http://www.bell-labs.com/user/feature/archives/chu/ | | Using lasers to trap and cool molecules for study. nobel prize for chu , phillips , and cohen-tannoudji. |
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1997 «
http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1997/ | | This includes the press release of the nobel committee for the prize given to steven chu , claude cohen-tannoudji , and william d. phillips , for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light. for those wanting more scientific details , be su |
USC Physics & Astronomy: Physics 151 Lab Manual «
http://physics.usc.edu/Undergraduate/Labs/151/manual/ | | Click on: " experiment x: ideal gas law and the absolute zero of temperature. " requires adobe acrobat reader. the experiment uses liquid nitrogen. |
What is absolute zero? «
http://www.pa.msu.edu/~sciencet/ask_st/012992.html | | An answer from the lansing state journal in michigan , january 29 , 1992. |
