Large magnetic storage ring for Bose-Einstein condensates

Journal Article · Sat Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0· OSTI ID:20787054

Arnold, A S; Garvie, C S; Riis, E ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG (United Kingdom)

Cold atomic clouds and Bose-Einstein condensates have been stored in a 10 cm diameter vertically oriented magnetic ring. An azimuthal magnetic field enables low-loss propagation of atomic clouds over a total distance of 2 m, with a heating rate of less than 50 nK/s. The vertical geometry was used to split an atomic cloud into two counter-rotating clouds which were recombined after one revolution. The system will be ideal for studying condensate collisions and ultimately Sagnac interferometry.

• OSTI ID: 20787054
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 73, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.041606; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOM COLLISIONS
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION
DISTANCE
GEOMETRY
HEATING RATE
INTERFEROMETRY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
STORAGE RINGS