Positions of atoms at super cold temp

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This discussion highlights the significant findings from the paper "Observation of spatial charge and spin correlations in the 2D Fermi-Hubbard model" by Cheuk et al., published in Science in 2016. The research demonstrates that cooling atoms to ultracold temperatures allows scientists to observe their behavior and interactions, leading to the formation of exotic states of matter such as superfluids and superconductors. This advancement provides a clearer understanding of atomic dynamics that are otherwise obscured at ambient temperatures.

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I thought this was an interesting paper, good enough to share

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915162930.htm

September 15, 2016
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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If you bottle up a gas and try to image its atoms using today's most powerful microscopes, you will see little more than a shadowy blur. Atoms zip around at lightning speeds and are difficult to pin down at ambient temperatures. If, however, these atoms are plunged to ultracold temperatures, they slow to a crawl, and scientists can start to study how they can form exotic states of matter, such as superfluids, superconductors, and quantum magnets.
 
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The actual paper is
  1. L. W. Cheuk, M. A. Nichols, K. R. Lawrence, M. Okan, H. Zhang, E. Khatami, N. Trivedi, T. Paiva, M. Rigol, M. W. Zwierlein. Observation of spatial charge and spin correlations in the 2D Fermi-Hubbard model. Science, 2016; 353 (6305): 1260 DOI: 10.1126/science.aag3349
 

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