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Happy birthday BEC

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Bose–Einstein condensation in atomic gases was first observed in 1995. As we look back at the past 20 years of this thriving field, it's clear that there is much to celebrate.

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Ketterle, W. Happy birthday BEC. Nature Phys 11, 982–983 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3589

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