We give an overview on quantum electrodynamics (QED) with atoms located near a planar surface. Starting from basic concepts like electric and magnetic dipole transitions and electromagnetic near fields, we explain some properties of magnetic fields that are relevant for ultracold atoms in hybrid electromagnetic-surface traps. In particular, we discuss next order corrections to the atom-surface interaction potential due to the magnetic moment.

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Trapping and Control of Ultracold Atoms Near A Surface

Mukund Vengalattore, Wilbert Rooijakkers, Richard Conroy, Mara Goff Prentiss

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\mathrm{U}

-shaped current-carrying

\text{Cu}

structure we collect more than $3\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{8}$

^{87}\mathrm{Rb}

atoms in a mirror magneto-optical trap without using quadrupole coils. These atoms are subsequently loaded to a

\mathrm{Z}

-wire trap where they are evaporatively cooled to a Bose-Einstein condensate close to the surface.