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laser trap
laser trapn. A device that uses magnetic coils and tunable lasers to slow down atoms or particles and trap them in a confined space. A laser trap is used to form a Bose-Einstein condensate. Also called atom trap.laser trap
laser trap[′lā·zər ‚trap] (optics) A device for confining atoms, molecules, and larger neutral particles up to 10 micrometers in diameter, consisting of a focused laser beam tuned to a frequency below an atomic resonance, which attracts the particles toward regions of high laser intensity. laser trap
laser trapA laser beam, focused through a lens of high numeric aperture, which has the ability to lock into position microscopic particles, a mechanism knows as a laser trap, thus permitting manipulation of the object. See also: optic tweezers. |