%0 Journal Article %1 Boyd2007Atom %A Boyd, Micah %A Streed, Erik W. %A Medley, Patrick %A Campbell, Gretchen K. %A Mun, Jongchul %A Ketterle, Wolfgang %A Pritchard, David E. %D 2007 %I APS %J Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) %K atomchip, bec, permanent-magnet, rsi2013 %N 4 %R 10.1103/physreva.76.043624 %T Atom trapping with a thin magnetic film %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.76.043624 %V 76 %X We have created a 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate in a magnetic trapping potential produced by a hard disk platter written with a periodic pattern. Cold atoms were loaded from an optical dipole trap and then cooled to Bose-Einstein condensation on the surface with radio-frequency evaporation. Fragmentation of the atomic cloud due to imperfections in the magnetic structure was observed at distances closer than 40  µm from the surface. Attempts to use the disk as an atom mirror showed dispersive effects after reflection.

@article{Boyd2007Atom, abstract = {{We have created a 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate in a magnetic trapping potential produced by a hard disk platter written with a periodic pattern. Cold atoms were loaded from an optical dipole trap and then cooled to Bose-Einstein condensation on the surface with radio-frequency evaporation. Fragmentation of the atomic cloud due to imperfections in the magnetic structure was observed at distances closer than 40\ \ \µm from the surface. Attempts to use the disk as an atom mirror showed dispersive effects after reflection.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Boyd, Micah and Streed, Erik W. and Medley, Patrick and Campbell, Gretchen K. and Mun, Jongchul and Ketterle, Wolfgang and Pritchard, David E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2948262dc2fd889c4f1b1b9cf1832a1dd/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {2458263}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal\&id=PLRAAN000076000004043624000001\&idtype=cvips\&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v76/e043624}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.76.043624}, doi = {10.1103/physreva.76.043624}, interhash = {e8bfe58a5881cee9aab9c40d6ec566d7}, intrahash = {948262dc2fd889c4f1b1b9cf1832a1dd}, journal = {Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)}, keywords = {atomchip, bec, permanent-magnet, rsi2013}, number = 4, posted-at = {2008-07-18 12:15:27}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Atom trapping with a thin magnetic film}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.76.043624}, volume = 76, year = 2007 }