Ultracold atoms confined in rf-induced two-dimensional trapping potentials

We present the experimental implementation of a new trap for cold atoms proposed by O. Zobay and B. M. Garraway (Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 (2001) 1195). It relies on adiabatic potentials for atoms dressed by a rf field in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. This trap is well suited to confine atoms tightly a...

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Published inEurophysics letters Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 593 - 599
Main Authors Colombe, Y, Knyazchyan, E, Morizot, O, Mercier, B, Lorent, V, Perrin, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.08.2004
EDP Sciences
European Physical Society / EDP Sciences / Società Italiana di Fisica / IOP Publishing
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03.75.-b
32.80.Pj
42.50.Vk
Physics
Quantum Physics
condensation de Bose-Einstein
atomes froids
potentiels adiabatiques
dimensions réduites
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Summary:We present the experimental implementation of a new trap for cold atoms proposed by O. Zobay and B. M. Garraway (Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 (2001) 1195). It relies on adiabatic potentials for atoms dressed by a rf field in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. This trap is well suited to confine atoms tightly along one direction to produce a two-dimensional atomic gas. We transferred ultracold atoms into this trap, starting either from thermal samples or Bose-Einstein condensates. In the latter case, technical noise during the loading stage caused heating and prevented us from observing 2D BECs.
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ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/epl/i2004-10095-7