2004
DOI: 10.1063/1.1820524
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Optimum design and construction of a Zeeman slower for use with a magneto-optic trap

Abstract: Articles you may be interested inA Zeeman slower design with permanent magnets in a Halbach configuration Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 063115 (2011); 10.1063/1.3600897An efficient magneto-optical trap of metastable krypton atoms Rev.A method for optimizing the design and construction of a Zeeman slower coil is presented. Unlike traditional designs, the measured magnetic field profile very accurately matches the desired field profile, enabling significant advantages for loading a magneto-optic trap.

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“…The Doppler shift of the laser frequency, which changes as the atom decelerates, is compensated by the Zeeman shift induced by a tailored magnetic field. Zeeman slowing of a single species has been an important tool [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] for the field of ultracold atom trapping, typically enabling the collection in a few seconds of around 10 9 atoms in a MOT.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Doppler shift of the laser frequency, which changes as the atom decelerates, is compensated by the Zeeman shift induced by a tailored magnetic field. Zeeman slowing of a single species has been an important tool [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] for the field of ultracold atom trapping, typically enabling the collection in a few seconds of around 10 9 atoms in a MOT.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the magnetic field gradient does not affect the capture velocity as far as the total shift (Doppler+Zeeman) is still decreasing. This condition is fulfilled if the magnetic field gradient is lower than [19]:…”
Section: Broadband Loading Of the Red Motmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To remain resonant during the deceleration process, the change in Doppler shift in the atoms' rest frame is compensated by a position dependent Zeeman shift of the corresponding cycling transition (Metcalf and van der Straten, 1999;Phillips and Metcalf, 1982). The respective Zeeman slowing sections typically have a length between 40 cm for krypton and more than two meters for helium, although even for helium, a liquid helium source and careful optimisation of the coil design permitted a length of less than one meter (Dedman et al, 2004). After the slowing section, the mean velocity of the atoms is reduced to a few tens of m/s (Morita and Kumakura, 1991).…”
Section: B Intense and Slow Beams Of Metastable Atomsmentioning
confidence: 99%