Molecular Bose-Einstein condensation in a versatile low power crossed dipole trap
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We produce Bose-Einstein condensates of 6Li2 molecules in a low power (22W) crossed optical dipole trap. Fermionic Li atoms are collected in a magnetooptical trap from a Zeeman slowed atomic beam, then loaded into the optical dipole trap where they are evaporatively cooled to quantum degeneracy. Our simplified system offers a high degree of flexibility in trapping geometry for studying ultracold Fermi and Bose gases. PACS numbers: 03.75.Ss, 32.80.Pj, 33.80.Ps Submitted to: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Phys. Molecular Bose-Einstein condensation in a versatile low power crossed dipole trap 2
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تاریخ انتشار 2008