Approximately$4\times10\sp8$ ground state lithium atoms have been confined in a non-zero magnetic field minimum produced by six permanent magnets in an Ioffe configuration. These atoms have a kinetic temperature of 1.1 mK and a peak density of $8\times10\sp9$ cm$\sp{-3}$ The trapped atom lifetime is 240 seconds, limited by collisions with background gas. The tightly confining fields generated through the use of permanent magnets create a trap which is an excellent environment for the study of quantum statistical effects, atomic collisions, and other ultra-low temperature phenomena.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:RICE/oai:scholarship.rice.edu:1911/16891 |
Date | January 1995 |
Creators | Tollett, Jeffrey John |
Contributors | Hulet, Randall G. |
Source Sets | Rice University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis, Text |
Format | 182 p., application/pdf |
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