Trapping atoms on a transparent permanent-magnet atom chip

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School of Science | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2006
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en
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051401(R)
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Physical Review A, Volume 73, Issue 5
Abstract
We describe experiments on the trapping of atoms in microscopic magneto-optical traps on an optically transparent permanent-magnet atom chip. The chip is made of magnetically hard ferrite-garnet material deposited on a dielectric substrate. The confining magnetic fields are produced by miniature magnetized patterns recorded in the film by magneto-optical techniques. We trap Rb atoms on these structures by applying three crossed pairs of counterpropagating laser beams in the conventional magneto-optical trapping geometry. We demonstrate the flexibility of the concept in creation and in situ modification of the trapping geometries through several experiments. 
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permanent-magnet atom chips, magneto-optical trapping, MOT, microscopic magneto-optical traps, trapping of atoms, rubidium 85, Rb-85, transparency
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Shevchenko, Andriy & Heiliö, Miika & Lindvall, Thomas & Jaakkola, Antti & Tittonen, Ilkka & Kaivola, Matti & Pfau, Tilman. 2006. Trapping atoms on a transparent permanent-magnet atom chip. Physical Review A. Volume 73, Issue 5, 051401(R). ISSN 1094-1622 (electronic). ISSN 1050-2947 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/physreva.73.051401.