Zeeman slower

noun

An experimental system that enables the cooling of atoms to temperatures of the order of a few kelvins, based on the principle that a magnetic field can change the resonance frequency of an atom using the Zeeman effect.

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nounZeeman slower (plural Zeeman slowers)

plural Zeeman slowers

  1. An experimental system that enables the cooling of atoms to temperatures of the order of a few kelvins, based on the principle that a magnetic field can change the resonance frequency of an atom using the Zeeman effect.
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