Simplified system for creating a Bose-Einstein condensate

被引:118
作者
Lewandowski, HJ [1 ]
Harber, DM
Whitaker, DL
Cornell, EA
机构
[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Joint Inst Lab Astrophys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Bose-Einstein condensation; experimental apparatus; magnetic trap; degenerate gas;
D O I
10.1023/A:1024800600621
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We designed and constructed a simplified experimental system to create a Bose-Einstein condensate in Rb-87. Our system has several novel features including a mechanical atom transfer mechanism and a hybrid Ioffe-Pritchard magnetic trap. The apparatus has been designed to consistently produce a stable condensate even when it is not well optimized.
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页码:309 / 367
页数:59
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