Computer Simulations: A Tool to Predict Experimental Parameters with Cold Atoms

Abstract

Computer simulations are commonly used in the laboratory to support, facilitate, or optimize the experimental process. We present the use of two different software packages, COMSOL and LiveAtom, and explain how they assist us through the experimental procedure. Both programs perform finite element analysis to solve partial differential equations. COMSOL is a multiphysics simulation software that is very powerful and particularly useful for solving and visualizing physical problems. LiveAtom was specifically designed to work with cold atom systems and atom chips, and is already able to compute their key properties. We simulate our experimental parameters by combining the results of the two programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582430

Entities

People

  • Christopher Rowlett
  • Jason Alexander
  • Patricia Lee
  • Violeta Prieto
  • William Golding

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bose Einstein Condensates
  • Boundaries
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chambers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Current Density
  • Electrical Insulation
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magneto Optical Traps
  • Physics
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Software Engineering.