Rubidium "whiskers" in a vapor cell
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, $\approx 35 \mu$m on the side, and reach several mm in length.Keywords
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