2002/10/22 by S Schneider, S. Schneider, A. Kasper +11 · 90 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atom (system on chip) #Atomic physics #Bose–Einstein condensate #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Communication #Computer science #Condensation #Einstein #Geometry #Homogeneous #Mathematics #Mirroring #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Simple (philosophy) #Statistical physics #Strong Light-Matter Interactions #Surface (topology) #Trap (plumbing) #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.67.023612
published in Physical Review A 67(2) (American Physical Society) · 4 pages / 4 figures, RevTeX4, Submitted to PRA-Rapid Communications
arxiv created 2002/10/22 · openalex publication_date 2003/02/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A Bose-Einstein condensate is created in a simple and robust miniature Ioffe-Pritchard trap, the so-called Z trap. This trap results from the mere combination of a Z-shaped current-carrying wire and a homogeneous bias field. The experimental procedure allows condensation of typically 3\ifmmode×\else\texttimes\fi105 87Rb atoms in the |F=2, mF=2〉 state close to any mirroring surface, irrespective of the surface structure. Thus it is ideally suited as a simple coherent source for miniature surface traps or for cold atom physics near surfaces.