Depumping

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That returns an atom (etc) to its ground state (or a less excited state) not-comparable

    "The depumping laser increases atom number in the magnetic trap and subsequent cooling stages by up to 65 % for the bosonic isotopes and up to 30 % for the fermionic isotope of strontium."

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"The depumping laser increases atom number in the magnetic trap and subsequent cooling stages by up to 65 % for the bosonic isotopes and up to 30 % for the fermionic isotope of strontium."

Etymology

From de- + pumping.

Related phrases

excited stateground state

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