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Heteronuclear molecules in an optical dipole trap
J. J. Zirbel, K. -K. Ni, S. Ospelkaus +6
We report on the creation and characterization of heteronuclear KRb Feshbach molecules in an optical dipole trap. Starting from an ultracold gas mixture of K-40 and Rb-87 atoms, we…
Collisional stability of fermionic Feshbach molecules
J. J. Zirbel, K. -K. Ni, S. Ospelkaus +4
Using a Feshbach resonance, we create ultracold fermionic molecules starting from a Bose-Fermi atom gas mixture. The resulting mixture of atoms and weakly bound molecules provides…
Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson +4
Quantum mechanics is difficult to learn because it is counterintuitive, hard to visualize, mathematically challenging, and abstract. The Physics Education Technology (PhET) Project…
Why we should teach the Bohr model and how to teach it effectively
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, C. E. Wieman
Some education researchers have claimed that we should not teach the Bohr model of the atom because it inhibits students' ability to learn the true quantum nature of electrons in a…