Atom Interferometry, Atom Optics and the Atom Laser
Abstract
Our goal is to pursue atom interferometry and advances of the atom laser using Bose-Einstein condensates. Condensates will be moved from a vacuum chamber where they were produced into a science chamber where a great variety of experiments can be carried out without the severe limitations imposed by the cooling and trapping techniques applied in the first chamber. The new chamber has been constructed, and first Bose-Einstein condensates were produced in the spring of 2001. A large-volume optical trap which will be used for translating condensates was successfully tested. In this trap, condensates in lower dimensions and in the upper hyperfine state of sodium were produced. One important element for atom interferometry is the transfer of momentum by simulated light scattering. This scattering can be self-amplified and is accompanied by the amplification of atoms and light. Both processes were studied in detail.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA392556
Entities
People
- Wolfgang Ketterle
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology