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Letter

Nature Physics 3, 115–118 (1 February 2007) | doi:10.1038/nphys513

A molecular synchrotron

Cynthia E. Heiner , David Carty , Gerard Meijer & Hendrick L. Bethlem

Many of the tools for manipulating the motion of neutral atoms and molecules take their inspiration from techniques developed for charged particles. Traps for atoms—akin to the Paul trap for ions—have paved the way for many exciting experiments, ranging from ultra-precise clocks to creating quantum degenerate matter.