General view of the laser set-up. Different wavelengths are are used to produce a chromium BEC (here 425 nm (blue), 532 nm (green light) and 650 nm (red light)

 

Experimental chamber where the Chromium BEC is produced

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General view of the experiment. On the left the vacuum chamber containing the high temperature cell used as effusive source of chromium atoms. The two chambers (source and experience) are connected with a 1 meter long 'Zeeman slower' tube.

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Fine coupling of the 532 light used for the optical lattices into an optical fiber.

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