Double-well magnetic trap for Bose-Einstein condensates
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We present a magnetic trapping scheme for neutral atoms based on a hybrid of Ioffe-Pritchard and Time-averaged Orbiting Potential traps. The resulting double-well magnetic potential has readily controllable barrier height and well separation. This offers a new tool for studying the behavior of Bose condensates in double-well potentials, including atom interferometry and Josephson tunneling. We formulate a description for the potential of this magnetic trap and discuss practical issues such as loading with atoms, evaporative cooling and manipulating the potential.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0108169,
title = {Double-well magnetic trap for Bose-Einstein condensates},
author = {N. R. Thomas and C. J. Foot and A. C. Wilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0108169},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 6 figures, Revtex 4