Abstract
A gas of spin-polarized atomic hydrogen can be prepared in the upper hyperfine states and loaded into a static magnetic trap. Evaporative cooling and magnetic compression of such a gas can produce temperatures of 30 \ensuremath{\mu}K and densities of ${10}^{14}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}3}$. Under these conditions a Bose-Einstein condensate may form.
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Hyperfine structureEvaporative coolerHydrogenAtomic physicsMagnetic trapSpin (aerodynamics)Bose–Einstein condensateCompression (physics)PhysicsMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsNuclear physicsPlasmaThermodynamics
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- 34
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- 5
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- 3476-3479
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Harald F. Hess
(1986).
Evaporative cooling of magnetically trapped and compressed spin-polarized hydrogen.
Physical review. B, Condensed matter
, 34
(5)
, 3476-3479.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.34.3476
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- 10.1103/physrevb.34.3476