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Physicists Observe “Quantum Boomerang” for First Time

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Research on this project was also conducted by Jeremy L. Tanlimco, Hector Mas, Eber Nolasco-Martinez and Ethan Q. Simmons at UCSB; Tommaso Macri at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil and Patrizia Vignolo at Universite Cote d’Azur in Nice, France.

Image: The Weld Lab’s quantum boomerang showed a lithium atom’s initial departure and return to average zero momentum despite periodic energy “kicks” from their quantum kicked rotor. Credit: Weld Lab, UCSB

 

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