Title :
Interactions of ultracold atoms with magnetic fields from domain walls in nanowires
Author :
Weatherill, KJ ; Hayward, TJ ; West, A. ; Schrefl, T. ; Fry, PW ; Adams, CS ; Allwood, DA ; Hughes, IG
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Durham Univ., Durham, UK
Abstract :
This work presents a progress on the interaction of cold Rb atoms with magnetic fields from domain walls in nanowires. Micromagnetic simulations show that nanowires can be utilized to create atom traps with MHz-regime frequencies. In addition, this study explores the use of domain walls in nanowires to create an atom mirror that can be switched on and off under pulsing external fields.
Keywords :
atom optics; atomic collisions; laser cooling; mirrors; nanowires; particle traps; Rb; atom traps; atom-magnetic field interactions; cold Rb atoms; domain walls; micromagnetic simulations; nanowires; switchable atom mirror; ultracold atoms; Atom optics; Charge carrier processes; Magnetic domain walls; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Micromagnetics; Mirrors; Nanowires; Optical microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192206