Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Tightly Confining dc Magnetic Trap
- 15 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 77 (3) , 416-419
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.77.416
Abstract
Bose-Einstein condensation of sodium atoms has been observed in a novel “cloverleaf” trap. This trap combines tight confinement with excellent optical access, using only dc electromagnets. Evaporative cooling in this trap produced condensates of atoms, a tenfold improvement over previous results. We measured the condensate fraction and the repulsive mean-field energy, finding agreement with theoretical predictions.
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