Keywords: Ultracold atoms (5940521621).jpg A Optical lattice of five laser beams trapping an atomic cloud Color scale indicates cloud density black is low white high B Jittering motion of the atomic cloud in the optical lattice The horizontal axis represents the spatial distribution of the cloud along one direction while the vertical axis shows the variation of cloud density with time Credit NIST Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/5940521621/ Ultracold atoms 2008-03-07 11 07 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/5940521621 2016-09-07 02 12 53 United States Government Work Ultracold atoms |