• DocumentCode
    2886688
  • Title

    Cold atom deposition for nanoscale structuring of surfaces

  • Author

    Tantussi, F. ; Camposeo, A. ; Fuso, F. ; Allegrini, M. ; Arimondo, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Fisica, Pisa Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    248
  • Abstract
    The work aims to develop an atom lithography apparatus by exploiting cold atoms, differently from conventional implementations where thermal atomic sources are used. The cold atomic beam of the apparatus is produced continuously out of a pyramidal magnetooptical trap (MOT) for cesium atoms, a specific configuration of mirrors mounted as the inner part of a hollow pyramid, with a small apical aperture.
  • Keywords
    atom optics; atomic beams; caesium; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; nanolithography; Cs; atom lithography; atomic beam; cesium atoms; cold atom deposition; magnetooptical trap; nanoscale surface structuring; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic layer deposition; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Lithography; Optical sensors; Resists; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567414
  • Filename
    1567414