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Electron in elliptical orbit

2004/05/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

American physicists manage to 'catch' the outer electron of a lithium atom in an elliptical orbit.

Limiting the movement of the electron to an orbit is not impossible, as some American physicists have managed to 'catch' the external electron of a lithium atom in an elliptical orbit. Normally, the electron does not follow a certain trajectory around the nucleus.

It is more complex than this: normally the electron is found in an area called orbital. However, now physicists have forced an electron to follow a certain orbit, like planets orbiting the Sun. For physicists, the precise control of the electron allows the development of new laser manufacturing techniques.

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