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Home » Atomic and molecular » Subradiance stores light in dense atomic clouds

Subradiance stores light in dense atomic clouds

24 May 2021
Subradiant light
Slow burn: physicists have observed subradiance in a dense atomic cloud. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Serg-DAV)
Subradiance, whereby excited atoms decay more slowly than usual, has been spotted in a dense atomic

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Sam Jarman is a science writer based in the UK
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