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Description: A ‘black hole’ for cold atoms. Laser cooled atoms are launched towards a freely suspended carbon nanotube charged to hundreds of volts. The atoms are attracted from large distance and spiral towards the tube under dramatic acceleration. Close to the nanotube, a captured atom is ripped apart as its electron is sucked into the tube, converting the atom into an ion that is ejected at high energy and detected
Title: Nanoblackholes
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Author: US Government
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