4 papers
A High-Flux Source of Cold Strontium with a Loading Rate of atoms/s for Open Release
Thomas Walker, Anna L. Marchant, Elliot Bentine +17
We present a high-flux source of cold strontium atoms based on a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap (2D MOT) and a Zeeman slower. We use the source to load a 3D MOT in a separate…
AION-10: Technical Design Report for a 10m Atom Interferometer in Oxford
K. Bongs, A. Brzakalik, U. Chauhan +89
This Technical Design Report presents AION-10, a 10-meter atom interferometer to be located at Oxford University using ultracold strontium atoms to make precision measurements of f…
A prototype differential atom interferometer for fundamental physics
C. F. A. Baynham, R. Hobson, O. Buchmueller +89
Gravitational waves and ultralight dark matter are among the most compelling frontiers in fundamental physics, motivating proposals for Very Long-Baseline Atom Interferometers (VLB…
Progress towards ultracold Sr for the AION project -- sub-microkelvin atoms and an optical-heterodyne diagnostic tool for injection-locked laser diodes
E. Pasatembou, C. F. A. Baynham, O. Buchmüller +4
Long-baseline atom interferometers, such as the one to be built by the AION collaboration, require ultra-cold atomic clouds. These are produced by trapping the atoms in Magneto-Opt…