Adaptive inelastic magnetic mirror for Bose-Einstein condensates

2001/03/28 by A. S. Arnold, Aidan S. Arnold, C. MacCormick +1 · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #cond-mat.soft

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.65.031601

4 pages, 4 figures

arxiv created 2001/03/28 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/30 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We report the reflection and focusing of a Bose-Einstein condensate by a pulsed magnetic mirror. The mirror is adaptive, inelastic, and has extremely high optical quality. Deviations from specularity are below 1 mrad rms --- almost an order of magnitude better than other atomic mirrors. The mirror has been used to realize the atom-optical analog of a beam expander, producing an ultracold collimated fountain of matter waves. The results of these experiments are in good agreement with simple theoretical models.

Citations

• Observation of Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Atomic Vapor
• Periodic trajectories of cold atoms in a gravitational cavity

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