Seminar: Durham
Elastic and inelastic dipolar effects in chromium BECs
Elastic and inelastic dipolar effects in chromium BECs

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We have measured the effect of dipole-dipole interactions on the frequency of a collective mode of a Bose-Einstein condensate.
arXiv:1005.2493 (2010) / Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 040404 (2010)

We report on a strategy to maximize the number of chromium atoms transferred from a magneto-optical trap into an optical trap through accumulation in metastable states via strong optical pumping.
arXiv:1004.3642 (2010) / Appl. Phys. B 102, 1 (2011)
Elastic and inelastic dipolar effects in chromium BECs
Collective excitations in a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate
We study dipolar relaxation in both ultracold thermal and Bose-condensed Cr atom gases. We show three different ways to control dipolar relaxation, making use of either a static magnetic field, an oscillatory magnetic field, or an optical lattice to reduce the dimensionality of the gas from three-dimensional (3D) to two-dimensional (2D).
arXiv:1002.0222 (2010) / Phys. Rev. A 81, 042716 (2010)
French version: Condensation de Bose-Einstein du chrome A cause de son fort moment magnétique dans l’état fondamental, le chrome est un bon candidat pour l’étude des interactions dipolaires dans un gaz dégénéré. Nous avons mis en place un dispositif expérimental…
Elastic and inelastic dipolar effects in chromium Bose-Einstein condensates

Bachelor 3 internship (2 months) / Download report