Evaporative Cooling in a Bose-Einstein Condensation
Atoms are color coded: blue are "cold", red are "hot".
As the energetic atoms escape, slowly lower the height of the trap using
the slider.
The goal is to get the temperature as low as possible with
the most atoms still in the trap.
If you can get the temperature indicator below
the "target temperature" indicator you
will achieve Bose-Einstein condensation.
You can also "mark" an atom by clicking on it, to make it easier to
follow one atom's path.
Once you get the temperature down, click and drag with the mouse
to "pick up" one atom and drop it from a height.
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