A pyramidal magneto-optical trap as a source of slow atoms

J. J. Arlt; O. Maragö; S. Webster; S. Hopkins; C. J. Foot

A pyramidal magneto-optical trap as a source of slow atoms

J. J. Arlt, O. Maragö, S. Webster, S. Hopkins, C. J. Foot

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Abstract

We have constructed and characterised a novel source of slow atoms based on a pyramidal magneto optical trap with a small hole at its vertex. Atoms are first captured in the trap and then pushed through the hole by a laser beam. The size and velocity of the resulting pulses of atoms were measured. The flux of cold atoms was 1.1 × 109 atoms/s and the apparatus is readily scaleable to obtain higher fluxes. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-309
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	157
Issue number	1-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1998

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A pyramidal magneto-optical trap as a source of slow atoms

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