Atom optics with magnetic surfaces: I. Storage of cold atoms in a curved 'floppy disk'

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 647-658

  Hughes, I G ^a   Barton, P A ^a   Roach, T M ^b,c   Boshier, M G ^a,b   Hinds, E A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; FLOPPY DISK STORAGE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACES;

ATOM GROUND STATE; ATOM OPTICS; COLD ATOMS; FLEXIBLE COMPUTER DISK;

OPTICS;

EID: 0001290529     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/30/3/018     Document Type: Article

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