image of the in situ density profile of the cloud of potassium atoms measured with matter-wave optics (IMAGE)

ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences

image of the in situ density profile of the cloud of potassium atoms measured with matter-wave optics

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Single shot experimental image of the in situ density profile of the cloud of potassium atoms measured with matter-wave optics. The vertical fringes show the periodic spatial order reminiscent of the solid-like nature of the supersolid. ©ICFO.

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