Controlling the velocity of neutral particles is an experimental challenge, owing to their absence of charge. Scientists have now demonstrated a technique that can be used to accelerate neutral argon atoms by polarizing them in moving optical lattices.
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Osterwalder, A. Pushing atoms with light. Nature Photon 6, 346–348 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.115
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