BEC apparatus for optical lattice experiments
Abstract
We report our progress on a BEC transporter apparatus for experiments with ultracold atomic gases in optical lattices. Using a moving-coil quadrupole magnetic trap, laser-cooled clouds of ^87Rb atoms are transported along a 2D path into a glass cell. For evaporation, a TOP trap geometry is used which incorporates the quadrupole coils and affords large optical access for subsequent optical trapping and manipulation. We will discuss our experimental setup and recent results.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- June 2007
- Bibcode:
- 2007APS..DMP.D1016S