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Giving a boost to atoms

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Matter waves can now be amplified in the same way that a laser amplifies light. Such matter-wave amplifiers will be essential for future developments in atom optics, and may be the basis of better and brighter atom lasers.

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Figure 1: Optical waves or matter waves?

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Helmerson, K. Giving a boost to atoms. Nature 402, 587–588 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/45092

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