Nolli, R;
Venturelli, M;
Marmugi, L;
Wickenbrock, A;
Renzoni, F;
(2016)
Compact setup for the production of Rb-87 vertical bar F=2, m(F) =+2 > Bose-Einstein condensates in a hybrid trap.
Review of Scientific Instruments
, 87
(8)
, Article 083102. 10.1063/1.4960395.
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Abstract
We present a compact experimental apparatus for Bose-Einstein condensation of 87Rb in the |F = 2, mF = + 2〉 state. A pre-cooled atomic beam of 87Rb is obtained by using an unbalanced magneto-optical trap, allowing controlled transfer of trapped atoms from the first vacuum chamber to the science chamber. Here, atoms are transferred to a hybrid trap, as produced by overlapping a magnetic quadrupole trap with a far-detuned optical trap with crossed beam configuration, where forced radiofrequency evaporation is realized. The final evaporation leading to Bose-Einstein condensation is then performed by exponentially lowering the optical trap depth. Control and stabilization systems of the optical trap beams are discussed in detail. The setup reliably produces a pure condensate in the |F = 2, mF = + 2〉 state in 50 s, which includes 33 s loading of the science magneto-optical trap and 17 s forced evaporation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Compact setup for the production of Rb-87 vertical bar F=2, m(F) =+2 > Bose-Einstein condensates in a hybrid trap |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.4960395 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960395 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Published by AIP Publishing. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Nolli, R; Venturelli, M; Marmugi, L; Wickenbrock, A; Renzoni, F; (2016) Compact setup for the production of Rb-87 vertical bar F=2, m(F) =+2 > Bose-Einstein condensates in a hybrid trap. Review of Scientific Instruments , 87 (8) , Article 083102. 10.1063/1.4960395 and may be found at http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960395 |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Technology, Physical Sciences, Instruments & Instrumentation, Physics, Applied, Physics, MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP, ATOMS, GAS, BEC |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1508102 |
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