Answer by kai90 for Why are Alkali atoms used in many Cold Atom experiments?
Alkali atoms have several benefits!The one outer electron makes them "hydrogen-like". Therefore, it is "easy" to calculate the energy levels which makes predictions and calculations using these...
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This is probably related to the presence of a Feshbach resonance, that allows to tune the scattering length via an externally applied magnetic field. A key ingredient to have a Feshbach resonance is...
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It seems that alkali atoms are often used in cold atom experiments. The first BEC was formed with alkali atoms, and many modern experiments used Alkalis. What is special about having a single electron...
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