A lattice of magneto-optical and magnetic traps for cold atoms Export

@article{citeulike:2139820, abstract = {We describe basic periodic trapping configurations for ultracold atoms above surfaces. The approach is based on a simple wire grid and can be scaled to provide large arrays of periodically arranged magnetic or magneto-optical traps. The unit cells of the trap lattices are based on crossed wire segments. By alternating the current directions in the wires of the grid it can be distinguished between 3 basic lattice configurations. As a first demonstration, we used macroscopic wires in a 2 layer configuration to realize the unit cells of the lattices. With this experimental setup, we observe two of the basic unit cells and an array of 2\&\#502 magneto optical traps.}, author = {Grabowski, A. and Pfau, T.}, citeulike-article-id = {2139820}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00047-3}, day = {6}, doi = {10.1140/epjd/e2003-00047-3}, journal = {The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics}, keywords = {atom-chips, magnetic-lattice, microtraps}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {347--354}, posted-at = {2007-12-18 07:41:49}, priority = {2}, title = {A lattice of magneto-optical and magnetic traps for cold atoms}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00047-3}, volume = {22}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2139820 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2139820 N2 - We describe basic periodic trapping configurations for ultracold atoms above surfaces. The approach is based on a simple wire grid and can be scaled to provide large arrays of periodically arranged magnetic or magneto-optical traps. The unit cells of the trap lattices are based on crossed wire segments. By alternating the current directions in the wires of the grid it can be distinguished between 3 basic lattice configurations. As a first demonstration, we used macroscopic wires in a 2 layer configuration to realize the unit cells of the lattices. With this experimental setup, we observe two of the basic unit cells and an array of 2&#502 magneto optical traps. IS - 3 JF - The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics EP - 354 TI - A lattice of magneto-optical and magnetic traps for cold atoms VL - 22 SP - 347 KW - atom-chips KW - magnetic-lattice KW - microtraps AU - Grabowski, A AU - Pfau, T PY - 2003/03/06/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00047-3 ER -