Kansas State University physicists and an international team of collaborators have made a breakthrough that improves understanding of matter-light interactions.

A strong laser beam can remove an electron from an atom – a process which takes place almost instantly.

Atomic blockade

University of Chicago physicists have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, that atoms chilled to temperatures near absolute zero may behave like seemingly unrelated natural systems of vastly different scales, offering potential insights into links between the atomic realm and deep questions of cosmology.

How long does it take an electron to form a photon?