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, m on the side, and reach several mm in length.
Cite
@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