arXiv:cond-mat/0510661 · Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Circular Magneto-Optical Trap for Neutral Atoms

Makoto Morinaga

Published Sep 25, 2008• 3 citations

Abstract

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel scheme to magneto-optically trap neutral atoms in a ring shaped trap that can be used to transfer atoms into a circular magnetic trap with high density. This inturn enables to evaporatively cool atoms and study the behaviour of ultra cold gases in a periodic 2-dimensional potential. The circular magneto-optical trap itself is also of interest to investigate the properties of magneto-optical trap of deformed shape, such as reduction of photon-reabsorption.

DOI: 10.1143/jpsj.77.104402

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