Open AccessDeep superconducting magnetic traps for neutral atoms and molecules
Author(s) -
J. G. E. Harris,
R. A. Michniak,
Scott V. Nguyen,
Wesley C. Campbell,
D. Egorov,
Stephen Maxwell,
L. D. van Buuren,
John M. Doyle
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.1633993
Subject(s) - magnetic trap , coaxial , superconductivity , magnetic field , molecule , atomic physics , excitation , trap (plumbing) , materials science , buffer gas , superconducting magnet , cryogenics , physics , condensed matter physics , optics , electrical engineering , laser , quantum mechanics , meteorology , engineering
We describe the design, construction and performance of three realizations of a high-field superconducting magnetic trap for neutral atoms and molecules. Each of these traps utilizes a pair of coaxial coils in the anti-Helmholtz geometry and achieves depths greater than 4 T, allowing it to capture magnetic atoms and molecules cooled in a cryogenic buffer gas. Achieving this depth requires that the repulsive force between the coils ~which can exceed 30 metric tons! be contained. We also describe additional features of the traps, including the elimination of trapped ?uxes from the coils and the integration of the coils into a cryogenic vacuum environment suitable for producing cold atoms and molecules. ? 2004 American Institute of Physics. @DOI: 10.1063/1.1633993#
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