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Ultracold fermionic potassium atoms are attractive candidates for experimental studies on a dilute Fermi gas, including the possible formation of a superfluid phase of paired fermions. We present here an overview of the peculiarities of potassium with respect to optical and magnetic trapping, and to cooling techniques, following the guidelines of the experiments running at LENS, in Firenze.
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Modugno, G., Roati, G. (2002). Optical and Magnetic Trapping of Fermionic Potassium. In: Atutov, S.N., Calabrese, R., Moi, L. (eds) Trapped Particles and Fundamental Physics. NATO Science Series, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0440-4_5
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