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View SchemaProperties of Microelectromagnet Mirrors as Reflectors of Cold Rb Atoms
| Authors | M. Drndic, G. Zabow, C. S. Lee, J. H. Thywissen, K. S. Johnson, M. Prentiss, R. M. Westervelt, P. D. Featonby, V. Savalli, L. Cognet, K. Helmerson, N. Westbrook, C. I. Westbrook, W. D. Phillips, A. Aspect |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/9908038 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9908038 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.60.4012 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A, Vol. 60 (5) |
Abstract
Cryogenically cooled microelectromagnet mirrors were used to reflect a cloud of free-falling laser-cooled 85Rb atoms at normal incidence. The mirrors consisted of microfabricated current-carrying Au wires in a periodic serpentine pattern on a sapphire substrate. The fluorescence from the atomic cloud was imaged after it had bounced off a mirror. The transverse width of the cloud reached a local minimum at an optimal current corresponding to minimum mirror roughness. A distinct increase in roughness was found for mirror configurations with even versus odd number of lines. These observations confirm theoretical predictions.
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"title": "Properties of Microelectromagnet Mirrors as Reflectors of Cold Rb Atoms",
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