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Here is a description of the apparatus (parts of Ananth Chikkatur's Thesis) (pdf, 1.7 MB). In 2007, the experiment was upgraded to have the capability of producing ultracold clouds of both fermionic lithium-6 and bosonic sodium-23. This allows us to study various quantum phase phenomena with fermions or Bose-Fermi mixtures. We are preparing for optical tweezer transport of fermionic lithium atoms into our science chamber, which will allow maximum optical access for various optical lattice experiments.
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consisting of yellow and red lasers tuned to sodium and lithium transition frequencies respectively. |
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After being cooled to micro-Kelvin temperatures in the MOT, our atoms are transferred into a magnetic trap and evaporatively cooled to nano-Kelvin temperatures. | |
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Brand new science chamber connected to the main chamber
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Optical setup for Magneto-optical trap (MOT)
Double species oven