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Rubidium "whiskers" in a vapor cell

Atomic Physics 2015-06-26 v2 General Physics

Abstract

Crystals of metallic rubidium are observed ``growing'' from paraffin coating of buffer-gas-free glass vapor cells. The crystals have uniform square cross-section, 30μ\approx 30 \mum on the side, and reach several mm in length.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0611250,
  title  = {Rubidium "whiskers" in a vapor cell},
  author = {M. V. Balabas and A. O. Sushkov and D. Budker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0611250},
  year   = {2015}
}

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2 pages, 1 figure

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