Multiple species atom source for laser-cooling experiments

2005/03/31 by C. A. Stan, Wolfgang Ketterle, W. Ketterle · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.1935433

published as Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 063113 (2005) · 5 pages, 2 figures

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Abstract

We describe the design of a single beam, multiple species atom source in which the flux of any component can be separately adjusted. Using this design we have developed a Na23–Li6 atom source for ultracold atom experiments. The fluxes of lithium and sodium are independently tunable, allowing operation as a single Na23 or Li6 source as well as a double source with equal atomic fluxes in each component.

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