Title :
Permanent magnet atom chips for BEC and microtrap arrays
Author :
Whitlock, S. ; Gerritsma, R. ; Fernholz, T. ; Spreeuw, R.J.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Abstract :
An atom chip is designed to manipulate magnetically trapped ultracold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) near a surface using micro fabricated patterns of current-carrying wires or permanent magnetic materials. We report on experiments using our permanent magnet atom chip.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; particle traps; trapped ions; BEC; Bose-Einstein condensates; magnetically trapped ultracold atoms; microtrap arrays; permanent magnet atom chips; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Lattices; Magnetic fields; Magnetostatic waves; Optical surface waves; Permanent magnets; Radio frequency; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386683
