Atom chip used in the experiment (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

Atom chip used in the experiment

Caption

The 2D MOT apparatus which feeds the science chamber with cold atoms. At the centre is a glass cell held under vacuum between coils producing magnetic fields. The atoms go into the science chamber through the tiny hole that may be seen in the centre of the yellow (reflecting) surface. Credit: Or Dobkowski.

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Or Dobkowski.

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