An atomic funnel for atom interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2995, Issue , 1997, Pages 68-77

  McIntyre, David H ^a   Mayer, S K ^a   Silva, N J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atom interferometry; Atomic beam deflection; Atomic funnel; Laser cooling; Magneto optic trap; Microfabricated gratings; Zeeman slowing

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; COOLING; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER COOLING; LASERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOS; MICROFABRICATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE OPTICS; RUBIDIUM;

ATOM INTERFEROMETRY; ATOMIC BEAM DEFLECTION; ATOMIC FUNNEL; MAGNETO-OPTIC TRAP; MICROFABRICATED GRATINGS; ZEEMAN SLOWING;

ATOMS;

EID: 11744281277     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.273773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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