Author :
Lewoczko-Adamczyk, W. ; Schiemangk, M. ; Peters, A. ; van Zoest, T. ; Rasel, E. ; Ertmer, W. ; Vogel, A. ; Wildfang, S. ; Bongs, K. ; Sengstock, K. ; Steinmetz, T. ; Reichel, J. ; Könemann, T. ; Brinkmann, W. ; Lämmerzahl, C. ; Dittus, H. ; Nandi, G. ; Sc
Abstract :
Magneto-optically trapped (in a mirror-MOT) 87Rb atoms have been observed in microgravity during the 4.5 s. flight. Furthermore, the experiment was able to capture 3ldr106 atoms at the temperature of 40 muK in an Ioffe-Pritchard magnetic chip trap. The corresponding phase-space density is of the order of 10-7. Evaporative cooling - the final stage on the way towards BEC - is currently being implemented.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; rubidium; zero gravity experiments; BEC; Ioffe-Pritchard magnetic chip trap; QUANTUS; Rb; degenerate quantum gases; evaporative cooling; magneto-optical trap; microgravity; phase-space density; Acceleration; Atomic beams; Distributed feedback devices; Gas lasers; Gases; Laboratories; Laser stability; Physics; Poles and towers; Temperature;
