Experimental system for research on ultracold atomic gases near superconducting microstructures

被引:31
作者
Cano, D. [1 ]
Hattermann, H. [1 ]
Kasch, B. [1 ]
Zimmermann, C. [1 ]
Kleiner, R. [1 ]
Koelle, D. [1 ]
Fortagh, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tubingen, Inst Phys, CQ Ctr Collect Quantum Phenomena & Their Applicat, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
关键词
TRAP; CHIP;
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10.1140/epjd/e2011-10680-8
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe an experimental system that integrates the techniques for producing ultracold atomic gases with the techniques for cooling solid bodies to cryogenic temperatures. Ultracold clouds of (87)Rb are prepared in a trap setup based on room-temperature coils and subsequently transported to a superconducting microstructure by means of optical tweezers. The superconducting microstructure generates a magnetic microtrap and is cooled by a helium-flow cryostat that can achieve temperatures down to 2 K. Both the room-temperature trap setup and the superconducting microtrap are installed in the same ultra-high-vacuum chamber. The presented system is well suited to create hybrid quantum systems by combining ultracold atomic gases and superconducting devices.
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