Muller, D.
, Anderson, D.
, Grow, R.
, Schwindt, P.
and Cornell, E.
(1999),
Guiding Neutral Atoms Around Curves With Lithographically Patterned Current-Carrying Wires, Physical Review Letters
(Accessed April 25, 2024)
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Guiding Neutral Atoms Around Curves With Lithographically Patterned Current-Carrying Wires
Published
Author(s)
D Muller, D Z. Anderson, R J. Grow, P Schwindt,
Abstract
Laser-cooled neutral atoms from a low-velocity atomic source are guided via a magnetic field generated between two parallel wires on a glass substrate. The atoms bend around three curves, each with a 15-cm radius of curvature, while traveling along a 10-cm long track. A maximum flux of 2 X 106 atoms/sec is achieved with a current density of 3 X 104 A/ cm2 in the 100 x 100- m-cross-section wires. The kinetic energy of the guided atoms in one transverse dimension is measured to be 42 K.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
83
Issue
No. 25
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
atom guiding, atom optics, magnetic guiding
Citation
Created November 30, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021