%0 Journal Article %1 Migdall1985First %A Migdall, Alan L. %A Prodan, John V. %A Phillips, William D. %A Bergeman, Thomas H. %A Metcalf, Harold J. %D 1985 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K atomic\_gases, experiment %N 24 %P 2596--2599 %R 10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596 %T First Observation of Magnetically Trapped Neutral Atoms %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596 %V 54 %X We report the first observation of electromagnetically trapped neutral atoms. Laser cooled and stopped sodium atoms are confined in a magnetic quadrupole trap formed by two opposed, separated, coaxial current loops. The decay time constant for atoms in the trap is 0.83(7) s and is limited mainly by collisions with background gas atoms.

@article{Migdall1985First, abstract = {We report the first observation of electromagnetically trapped neutral atoms. Laser cooled and stopped sodium atoms are confined in a magnetic quadrupole trap formed by two opposed, separated, coaxial current loops. The decay time constant for atoms in the trap is 0.83(7) s and is limited mainly by collisions with background gas atoms.}, added-at = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, author = {Migdall, Alan L. and Prodan, John V. and Phillips, William D. and Bergeman, Thomas H. and Metcalf, Harold J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20e8cb03feb3ea79d0fb34d401ec44abd/jaspervh}, citeulike-article-id = {1222231}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596}, day = 17, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596}, interhash = {af84d947f86980003f0315b062aa579d}, intrahash = {0e8cb03feb3ea79d0fb34d401ec44abd}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {atomic\_gases, experiment}, month = jun, number = 24, pages = {2596--2599}, posted-at = {2011-11-07 09:34:48}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, title = {First Observation of Magnetically Trapped Neutral Atoms}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.2596}, volume = 54, year = 1985 }