A Compact, Transportable, Microchip-Based System for High Repetition Rate Production of Bose-Einstein Condensates
Atomic Physics
2015-05-14 v1
Abstract
We present a compact, transportable system that produces Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) near the surface of an integrated atom microchip. The system occupies a volume of 0.4 m^3 and operates at a repetition rate as high as 0.3 Hz. Evaporative cooling in a chip trap with trap frequencies of several kHz leads to nearly pure condensates containing 1.9x10^4 87Rb atoms. Partial condensates are observed at a temperature of 1.58(8) \mu K, close to the theoretical transition temperature of 1.1 \mu K.
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@article{arxiv.0912.0553,
title = {A Compact, Transportable, Microchip-Based System for High Repetition Rate Production of Bose-Einstein Condensates},
author = {Daniel M. Farkas and Kai M. Hudek and Evan A. Salim and Stephen R. Segal and Matthew B. Squires and Dana Z. Anderson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0553},
year = {2015}
}
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3 pages, 4 figures