arXiv:1401.7181

Optimizing a spin-flip Zeeman slower

Lichao Zhao, Jie Jiang, Yan Liu

Published Jan 28, 2014• 2 citations

Abstract

We present a design of a spin-flip Zeeman slower controlled by a fast feedback circuit for a sodium Bose-Einstein condensate apparatus. We also demonstrate how the efficiency of the slower strongly depends on its intrinsic parameters, and compare these observations with a few theoretical models. Our findings lead to a simple three-step procedure of designing an optimal Zeeman slower for neutral atoms, especially for those atomic species with high initial velocities, such as sodium and lithium atoms.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1401.7181

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