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A cylindrically symmetric magnetic trap for compact Bose-Einstein condensate atom interferometer gyroscopes
1NASA Langley Research Center, Revolutionary Aviation Technologies Branch, Mail Stop 207, Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199, USA.
Abstract:
We present a variant of the time-orbiting potential trap suitable for Bose-Einstein condensate atom interferometers, which provides weak, cylindrically symmetric confinement as well as support for the atoms against gravity. This trapping configuration is well-suited for the implementation of a compact atom interferometer based gyroscope. The trap is made up of six coils, which were produced using photolithographic techniques and take up a modest volume of approximately 1 cubic inch inside a vacuum chamber. The trapping frequencies and thermal characteristics of the trap are presented, showing cylindrical symmetry and scalability of the trapping frequencies from 1 Hz to 8 Hz in the symmetry plane.
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