Ultracold atoms confined in rf-induced two-dimensional trapping potentials
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We present the experimental implementation of a new trap for cold atoms proposed by O. Zobay and B. M. Garraway. It relies on adiabatic potentials for atoms dressed by a rf field in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. This trap is well suited to confine atoms tightly along one direction to produce a two-dimensional atomic gas. We transferred ultracold atoms into this trap, starting either from thermal samples or Bose--Einstein condensates. In the latter case, technical noise during the loading stage caused heating and prevented us from observing 2D BECs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0403006,
title = {Ultracold atoms confined in rf-induced two-dimensional trapping potentials},
author = {Yves Colombe and Elena Knyazchyan and Olivier Morizot and Brigitte Mercier and Vincent Lorent and Helene Perrin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0403006},
year = {2007}
}
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soumis a Europhysics Letters le 29 fevrier 2004