- To advance atom
interferometer technologies based on propagation in a magnetic
atom waveguide for inertial sensing (atom gyroscope)
- To study the effect of
optical delta kicked rotor on matter-wave coherences
- To develop
sources and techniques for loading and manipulating atoms in
magnetic guides
- To investigate
the quasi 1-D nature of ultra-cold atoms in this unique geometry
- To produce,
control and manipulate the interactions of degenerate atoms near a
surface
- High permeability, soft
ferromagnetic foils provide controllable, strong magnetic fields
(up to 1T/cm)
- Novel trap geometry
which can trap and cool >1x109 atoms close to a
surface, which can be transferred with high efficiency to a
magneto-static trap
- Aspect ratio of the
magnetic trap can be tuned between 1:1 to 1:1000
- Expertise in microfabrication and magnetizable
materials, providing an interface between macroscopic guides and
microscopic 'atom chips'
- The quadrupole field of a 2D+ MOT can be
efficiently overlapped with these magnetic guides to provide
efficient transfer of a large, continuous flux (>109
atoms/s) of cold atoms into a magneto-static guide
- Velocity control and
the use of dark states give efficient transport over several
centimeters in straight and curved guides
- Highly anisotropic
nature of these traps is attractive for studying processes such as
nonlinear atom optics and collisions in the 1D limit
- Study of the evolution
of atomic states in these guided geometries and their application
in interferometry
- Development of
continuous, guided sources for probing surface interactions
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