Methods for studying Bose–Einstein condensation in ultracold gases have been under development for over 40 years. A highly sophisticated suite of techniques has emerged from rapid technological advances that show no sign of slowing down.
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Walraven, J. Cold atoms stay cool. Nat. Phys. 17, 1294–1295 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01453-3
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