Physicists snap the first images of 'free-range' atoms

MIT Physicists Snap the First Ever Images of Atoms – Capturing Them in Their ‘Free-Range’ States

MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the “free-range” particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed. Their findings will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space. The images were taken using a technique developed by the team that […] The post MIT Physicists Snap the First Ever Images of Atoms –…

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First images of individual, free-moving atoms taken by physicists

Physicists have taken the first images of individual atoms interacting with each other, helping to prove theoretical correlations that had never been directly observed. The findings are published in the Physical Review Letters. Images of individual atoms have been taken before – but only ever in the context of a crystal-like structure or in strong fields where the atoms cannot move. Using single-atom-resolved microscopy, ultracold quantum gases …

MIT Snaps Stunning First Photos of Atoms Interacting in Open Space

MIT scientists have snapped the first-ever images of individual atoms interacting freely in space, making visible the elusive quantum effects that govern their behavior. Using a unique technique that briefly traps atoms in place with a lattice of light, the researchers captured never-before-seen interactions between bosons and fermions. These snapshots confirm decades of theoretical predictions, [...]

MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms

MIT physicists captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the “free-range” particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed.